1989 Big League World Series

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.

1989 Big League World Series
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
CityFort Lauderdale, Florida
Dates12–19 August 1989 (1989-08-12 – 1989-08-19)
Teams11
Final positions
ChampionsTaiwan Taipei, Taiwan
Runner-upVenezuela Maracaibo, Venezuela
← 1988
1990 →

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

Teams

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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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[2][3][4][5]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper round 3Upper finalFinal
1–0  Taiwan7
  Taiwan5  Canada0
2–0  Taiwan8
  Host1
1–0  Puerto Rico0
  Puerto Rico6
  Illinois5
3–0  Taiwan4
3–0  Panama1
1–0  Venezuela7
  Venezuela4  Delaware1
2–0  Venezuela0
  Florida1
2–0  Panama2
1–0  Panama9
  Panama6  West Germany3
  California34–0  Taiwan1
5–1  Venezuela0
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower final
0–1  Florida3
2–1  Venezuela
0–1  Illinois5
1–1  Illinois82–1  Illinois
3–1  Panama6
1–1  Canada2
0–1  California13–1  Venezuela34–1  Venezuela7
0–1  Canada63–1  Host1
1–1  Puerto Rico6
0–1  Delaware22–1  Host12
0–1  West Germany11–1  Host12
0–1  Host11
1989 Big League World Series Champions
 
Taipei, Taiwan

References

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  1. ^ Probability Of Expansion Leads To Format Changes. [1] Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Sun-Sentinel.
  2. ^ Broward Ousts Puerto Rico From Series. [2] Archived 2015-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. Sun-Sentinel.
  3. ^ Venezuela Eliminates Broward Home Runs Lead To A 3-1 Victory. [3] Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine. Sun-Sentinel.
  4. ^ Venezuela To Face Taiwan For Title. [4] Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine. Sun-Sentinel.
  5. ^ Far East Keeps Title, Beats Venezuela 1-0. [5] Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine. Sun-Sentinel.