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The Big League World Series was a baseball tournament for children aged 15 to 18 years old that began in 1968. On August 26, 2016, Little League International announced that it was eliminating the Big League Level of both baseball and softball. It was patterned after the Little League World Series, which was named for the World Series in Major League Baseball. Most recently, the tournament was held in Easley, South Carolina.
The Big League World Series was one of twelve tournaments sponsored by Little League International. Each of them brings baseball or softball teams from around the world together in one of four age divisions. The tournament structure for each division's World Series was similar to that used for the Little League Baseball World Series.
The Big League World Series was held at four different sites.
Tournament format
Unlike the Little League World Series — which has sixteen regions (eight in the U.S. and eight international) — the Big League World Series had only ten regions.
Also unlike the Little League World Series, there was a host team, which played in the U.S. pool. The ten regional champions were divided into Pool A (U.S.) and Pool B (International). The teams advanced to the semi-finals via a modified double elimination format; the semifinal and final are single elimination. Teams that lost their first two games faced off in classification games.