See main article: 2012 Little League World Series.
The results of the 2012 Little League World Series were determined between August 16 and August 26, 2012 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. 16 teams were divided into two groups, one with eight teams from the United States and another with eight international teams, with both groups playing a modified double-elimination tournament. In each group, the last remaining undefeated team faced the last remaining team with one loss, with the winners of those games advancing to play for the Little League World Series championship.[1] All times shown are US EDT.
| United States | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner's bracket | |||||||||
| CA 6◄ CT 4 Linescore | TN 12◄ NE 1 Linescore | NJ 2 TX 5◄ Linescore | OR 0 IN 4◄ Linescore | TN 9◄ CA 6 Linescore | TX 13◄ IN 3 Linescore | TN 4◄ TX 3 Linescore | |||
| Loser's bracket | |||||||||
| CT 12◄ NE 0 (F/5) Linescore | NJ 10◄ OR 4 Linescore | NJ 4 (F/8) CA 5◄ Linescore | IN 0 CT 4◄ Linescore | CT 0 CA 5◄ Linescore | TX 1 (F/5) CA 11◄ Linescore | ||||
| International | |||||||||
| Winner's bracket | |||||||||
CUR 0  JPN 7◄ Linescore | TPE 14◄ GER 1 (F/4) Linescore |  CAN 13◄  MEX 9 Linescore |  UGA 3  PAN 9◄ Linescore | CAN 3 PAN 8◄ Linescore | TPE 0 (F/9) JPN 2◄ Linescore | PAN 1 JPN 4◄ Linescore | |||
| Loser's bracket | |||||||||
| CUR 14◄ GER 2 (F/4) Linescore | MEX 12◄ UGA 0 (F/4) Linescore | CUR 4◄ CAN 3 Linescore | TPE 3 MEX 4◄ Linescore | MEX 6◄ CUR 2 Linescore | PAN 2◄ MEX 1 Linescore | ||||
| Crossover games | Nebraska 17◄ Germany 1 (F/4) Linescore | Oregon 2 Uganda 3◄ Linescore | |||||||
| Single-Elimination | |||||||||
| International Championship | Japan 10◄ Panama 2 Linescore | ||||||||
| United States Championship | Tennessee 24◄ California 16 (F/7) Linescore | ||||||||
| Consolation Game | Panama 4 California 12◄ Linescore | ||||||||
| World Championship Game | Tennessee 2 (F/5) Japan 12◄ Linescore | ||||||||