1989 Big League World Series

1989 Big League World Series

Tournament information
Location	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Dates	August 12–19
Final positions
Champions	Taipei, Taiwan
Runner-up	Maracaibo, Venezuela
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The 1989 Big League World Series took place from August 12–19 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Taipei, Taiwan defeated Maracaibo, Venezuela in the championship game. It was Taiwan's third straight championship.

This year featured the debut of the Central America region.^[1]

Teams[]

United States	International
Broward County, Florida District 10 Host	Surrey, British Columbia, Canada Canada
Dover, Delaware East	Panama City, Panama Central America
Chicago, Illinois North	Ramstein, West Germany Europe
Orlando, Florida South	Taipei, Taiwan Far East
San Leandro, California West	Carolina, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
	Maracaibo, Venezuela Venezuela

Results[]

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Opening Round

	—
	—	Venezuela	4
	—	Florida	1

	—
	—	Panama	6
	—	California	3

	—
	—	Taiwan	5
	—	Host	1

Winner's Bracket

	—					—					Bracket Final
	1–0	Venezuela	7
	—	Delaware	1
						2–0	Venezuela	0
						2–0	Panama	2
	1–0	Panama	9
	—	West Germany	3
											3–0	Panama	1
											3–0	Taiwan	4
	1–0	Taiwan	7
	—	Canada	0
						2–0	Taiwan	8
						1–0	Puerto Rico	0
	—	Puerto Rico	6
	—	Illinois	5

Loser's Bracket

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Bracket Semifinal

0–1

Delaware

2

0–1

West Germany

1

1–1

Host

12

0–1

Host

11

1–1

Puerto Rico

6

2–1

Host

12

3–1

Host

1

3–1

Venezuela

3

0–1

Florida

3

0–1

Illinois

5

2–1

Venezuela

1–1

Illinois

8

2–1

Illinois

1–1

Canada

2

0–1

California

1

0–1

Canada

6

Elimination Round

	Semifinals					World Championship
	3–0	Panama	1
	3–0	Taiwan	4
						4–0	Taiwan	1
						5–1	Venezuela	0
	3–1	Panama	6
	4–1	Venezuela	7

1989 Big League World Series Champions
Taipei, Taiwan

References[]