Junior League World Series (softball)
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This a list of Junior League World Series champions for softball, for girls aged between 13 and 14. The tournament is administered by Little League Baseball, Inc. and are held annually at Kirkland, Washington.
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[edit] Tournament format
The tournament started on 1999, and is a true "World Series" since ten regions send in teams:
- Asia-Pacific
- Canada
- EMEA (Europe/Middle East/Africa)
- Latin America
- United States (USA) Central
- USA East
- USA South
- USA Southwest
- USA West
- Host team (Washington District 9)
The ten teams are divided into two pools of five members each. The two best teams from each pool andvance to the semi-finals. The winners in the semi-finals dispute the championship. All matches are single-elimination games. The losing teams face off in classification games
[edit] List of champions
[edit] Champions per year
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-Up |
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| 1999 |  Woodway-Hewitt, Texas |
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| 2000 |  Naples, Florida |
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| 2001 | Naples, Florida |
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| 2002 |  Utrecht, Netherlands |
5-3 | Tampa Bay, Florida |
| 2003 |  Bacolod, Philippines |
2-0 |  Manuabo, Puerto Rico |
| 2004 |  South Bend, Indiana |
10-1 | Giddings, Texas |
| 2005 | Lake Wales, Florida |
4-0 | La Grange, Texas |
| 2006 | Naples, Florida |
8-0 | Bacolod, Philippines |
[edit] Championships per location
| Flag | Winner | Total | Years |
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Naples, Florida | 3 | 2000, 2001, 2006 |
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Lake Wales, Florida | 1 | 2005 |
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South Bend, Indiana | 1 | 2004 |
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Bacolod City, Philippines | 1 | 2003 |
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Utrecht, Netherlands | 1 | 2002 |
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Woodway-Hewitt, Texas | 1 | 1999 |
