Qualification for the 2026 Little League World Series (LLWS) spanned ten U.S. and ten international regions, taking place from March through August 2026. In the U.S., regional finals were held in cities like Whitestown, Bristol, and Waco, with the most dramatic twist occurring in the Southwest region, where Tulsa National was disqualified for fielding an ineligible player—despite a temporary restraining order briefly reviving their hopes, the ruling was dismissed and Boerne Little League was confirmed as champion. Internationally, Curaçao and Panama earned direct entries through a rotation schedule, holding their championship series as early as March and April, while other qualifiers spanned from Hwaseong, South Korea (June) to Kutno, Poland (July) and Glace Bay, Canada (August). Notably, Taiwan competes under the name "Chinese Taipei" due to complicated cross-strait relations with China. These tournaments ultimately determined the 20 teams—ten from the U.S. and ten international—that would secure berths for the main LLWS tournament later that summer.