2000 Little League World Series

2000 Little League World Series
Dates	August 20– August 26
Teams participating	8
Champion	Sierra Maestra Little League Maracaibo, Venezuela
Runner-up	Bellaire Little League Bellaire, Texas

The 2000 Little League World Series took place August 20 and August 26 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Sierra Maestra Little League of Maracaibo, Venezuela defeated Bellaire Little League of Bellaire, Texas in the championship game of the 54th Little League World Series.

Qualification

United States	International
Davenport, IA Central East	Toronto Canada High Park
Goffstown, NH East Goffstown	Dhahran Europe Arabian-American
Bellaire, TX South Bellaire	Tokyo Far East Musashi-Fuchu
Vancouver, WA West Hazel Dell	Maracaibo Latin America Sierra Maestra

Pool play

United States

Region	Record
Central	2-1
South	2-1
West	2-1
East	0-3

International

Region	Record
Far East	3-0
Latin America	2-1
Europe	1-2
Canada	0-3

August 20, 2000	Far East	10 – 0	Latin America

August 20, 2000	East	0 – 3	South

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August 21, 2000	Canada	8 – 9	Far East

August 21, 2000	Central	5 – 0	East

August 21, 2000	Europe	0 – 3	Latin America

August 21, 2000	West	5 – 0	South

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August 22, 2000	Canada	4 – 5	Latin America

August 22, 2000	East	4 – 6	West

August 22, 2000	Europe	0 – 9	Far East

August 22, 2000	South	4 – 2	Central

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August 23, 2000	Canada	1 – 3	Europe

August 23, 2000	Central	6 – 4	West

Elimination round

	Semi-finals				Final
	24 August
	Tokyo, Japan	4
	Maracaibo, Venezuela	5
					26 August
					Maracaibo. Venezuela	3
					Bellaire, Texas	2
	24 August
	Davenport, Iowa	0
	Bellaire, Texas	8

2000 Little League World Series Champions
Venezuela Sierra Maestra Little League Maracaibo, Venezuela

Notes

Notable players

• Julian Vandervelde (Davenport, Iowa) NFL player Philadelphia Eagles

See also

• Little League

External links

• 2000 Little League World Series