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The 2001 Little League World Series took place between August 17 and August 26 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Kitasuna Little League of Tokyo, Japan, defeated Apopka National Little League of Apopka, Florida, in the championship game of the 55th Little League World Series (LLWS). This tournament saw the expansion of pool play to 16 teams, eight from the United States, and eight from around the world. This was the first LLWS to use Little League Volunteer Stadium; it was built to accommodate games added to the pool stage and to host the tournament's consolation game for third place.
Age controversy
Following the conclusion of the tournament, Danny Almonte, a pitcher from the Bronx, New York, team representing the Mid-Atlantic Region, was the center of a scandal when it was discovered that he was not eligible to play in the tournament because he was two years over the maximum age limit. Because of this, the Mid-Atlantic team was retroactively assessed a forfeit for each game they won in the tournament.[1] The team's statistics, including a perfect game thrown by Almonte, were also invalidated.[1]
Qualification
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Between five and twelve teams take part in 16 regional qualification tournaments, which vary in format depending on region. In the United States, the qualification tournaments are in the same format as the Little League World Series itself: a round-robin tournament followed by an elimination round to determine the regional champion.
| Pool A
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Pool B
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Pool C
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Pool D
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Template:Flagicon Lincoln, Rhode Island
New England
Lincoln Little League
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Template:Flagicon Bronx, New York
Mid-Atlantic
Rolando Paulino Little League
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Template:Flagicon Santiago de Veraguas, Panama
Latin America
Santiago de Veraguas Little League
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Template:Flagicon Hagåtña, Guam
Pacific
Guam Little League
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Template:Flagicon Oceanside, California
West
Oceanside American Little League
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Template:Flagicon Bainbridge Island, Washington
Northwest
Bainbridge Island Little League
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Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon Willemstad, Curaçao
Caribbean
Pariba Little League
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Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon Calgary, Alberta
Canada
Calgary West Little League
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Template:Flagicon Brownsburg, Indiana
Great Lakes
Brownsburg Little League
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Template:Flagicon Davenport, Iowa
Midwest
Davenport East Little League
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Template:Flagicon Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Transatlantic
Arabian-American Little League
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Template:Flagicon Moscow, Russia
Europe
Khovrino Little League
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Template:Flagicon Lake Charles, Louisiana
Gulf States
South Lake Charles Little League
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Template:Flagicon Apopka, Florida
Southeast
Apopka National Little League
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Template:Flagicon Tokyo, Japan
Asia
Kitasuna Little League
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Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon Matamoros, Tamaulipas
Mexico
Matamoros Little League
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Pool play
The top two teams in each pool moved on to the elimination round.
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United States
Pool A
| Region
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Record
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| Indiana
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3–0
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| California
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2–1
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| Louisiana
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1–2
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| Rhode Island
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0–3
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Template:Dagger Bronx, New York, won all three of their pool games, but were
later assessed forfeits due to their use of an ineligible player.[1]
Template:Double dagger Bainbridge Island, Washington, was retroactively placed second
in Pool B due to the Bronx forfeits.
- August 17
| Rhode Island
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0–8
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California
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| Indiana
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2–0
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Louisiana
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- August 18
| New York
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Florida
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| Washington
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4–3
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Iowa
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| Rhode Island
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1–5
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Indiana
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- August 19
| Florida
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2–0
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Washington
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| California
|
5–2
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Louisiana
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- August 20
| Iowa
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New York
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| Rhode Island
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2–5
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Louisiana
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| Indiana
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2–1
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California
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- August 21
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International
Pool C
| Region
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Record
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| Curaçao
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2–1
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| Japan
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2–1
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| Saudi Arabia
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1–2
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| Panama
|
1–2
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Pool D
| Region
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Record
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| Guam
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3–0
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| Mexico
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2–1
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| Canada
|
1–2
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| Russia
|
0–3
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- August 17
- August 18
| Mexico
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5–6
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Pacific
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| Caribbean
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3–2
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Latin America
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| Europe
|
1–5
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Canada
|
- August 19
| Transatlantic
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3–10
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Caribbean
|
- August 20
| Canada
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5–6
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Mexico
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| Europe
|
0–5
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Pacific
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| Asia
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1–6
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Latin America
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- August 21
| Pacific
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6–5
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Canada
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| Mexico
|
2–0
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Europe
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| Asia
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4–2
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Caribbean
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| Transatlantic
|
11–0†
(5 innings)
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Latin America
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† Game ended by "mercy rule" (at least 10-run difference through 5 innings)
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Elimination rounds
The 2001 Little League World Series was the first edition that had a female umpire call the championship game: Flora Stansbury from Seneca, Missouri. U.S. President George W. Bush, himself a little leaguer as a child, was also in attendance at the championship game. Nobuhisa Baba's single in the bottom of the sixth drove in the winning run.[2]
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| 2001 Little League World Series Champions
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Japan
Kitasuna Little League
Tokyo, Japan
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Champions' path
The Kitasuna LL reached the LLWS with an undefeated record of four wins and no losses.[3] In total, their record was 9–1, their only loss coming in the LLWS qualifying round against Santiago de Veraguas LL of Panama.
| Round |
Opposition |
Result
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| All-Tokyo Tournament
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| Opening Round |
Ryuugasaki LL |
11–4
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| Quarterfinals |
Suzaka LL |
6–1
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| Semifinals |
Matsusaka LL |
12–8
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| Japan Championship |
Nagoya Kita LL |
5–4
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Notable players
Notes
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References
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