2005 Little League World Series

Infobox LLWS
Year=2005
Start_date=August 19
End_date=August 28
Teams_participating=16
Champion=Oahu Little League
flagicon|USAflagicon|Hawaii Ewa Beach, Hawaii
Runnerup=Pabao Little League
flagicon|Curaçao Willemstad, Curaçao
MVP=Jurickson Profar (Willemstad, Curaçao)The 2005 Little League World Series took place between August 19 and August 28 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Oahu Little League of Ewa Beach, Hawaii defeated the defending champion Pabao Little League of Willemstad, Curaçao in the championship game of the 59th Little League World Series. This was the first Little League World Series to end with a game-winning home run. Micahel Memea hit it in the bottom of the 7th inning.

The tournament used two venues, both in South Williamsport:
*Howard J. Lamade Stadium - The main stadium, completed in 1959, with seating capacity for 10,000 in the main stands and hillside terrace seating for up to 30,000 more
*Little League Volunteer Stadium - Opened in 2001; seats about 5,000

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Qualification

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.

Infobox LLWSQualifiers
A1=flagicon|Hawaii Ewa Beach, HI
Northwest
Oahu
A2=flagicon|Florida Maitland, FL
Southeast
Maitland
A3=flagicon|Pennsylvania Newtown, PA
Mid-Atlantic
Council Rock
A4=flagicon|Iowa Davenport, IA
Midwest Northwest
B1=flagicon|California Vista, CA
West
Rancho Buena Vista
B2=flagicon|Louisiana Lafayette, LA
Southwest
Lafayette
B3=flagicon|Maine Westbrook, ME
New England
Westbrook
B4=flagicon|Kentucky Owensboro, KY
Great Lakes
Southern
C1=flagicon|GUM Mangilao-Barrigada
Pacific
Central East
C2=flagicon|CANflagicon|British Columbia Surrey, BC
Canada
Whalley
C3=flagicon|MEX Mexicali
Mexico
Seguro Social
C4=flagicon|RUS Moscow
Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)
Brateevo
D1=flagicon|JPN Chiba City
Asia
Chiba City
D2=flagicon|Curaçao Willemstad
Caribbean
Pabao
D3=flagicon|VEN|1930 Valencia
Latin America
Los Leones
D4=flagicon|KSA Dhahran
Transatlantic
Arabian-American

Pool play

The top two teams in each pool moved on to their respective semifinals. The winners of each met on August 28 to play for the Little League world championship.

USA

August 20

August 23

August 19

August 22

Notes

* * — No-hitter.
* † — Game ended by "mercy rule" (at least 10-run difference through 5 innings)

External links

* [http://www.littleleague.org/series/2005divisions/llbb/series.htm Little League World Series results]