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The Little League World Series is an annual baseball tournament for children aged 10 to 12, held every August in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, since its founding in 1947. Originally called the National Little League Tournament, it was renamed after MLB's World Series and now features teams from around the globe, with games broadcast on ESPN. While U.S. teams have won the most titles, Taiwan dominated from 1969 to 1991 (winning 15 of 23 years), and Japan has been a recent powerhouse, taking five championships between 2010 and 2017. It is actually one of seven World Series events run by Little League International, covering different age divisions in baseball and girls' softball. Qualifying involves All-Star teams advancing through district, state, and regional tournaments, with most U.S. states sending one champion to one of ten regional tournaments—though California and Texas each send two representatives (split into North/South and East/West). Notably, North Dakota and South Dakota began sending separate teams in 2019, after previously sharing a single district.