1995 Big League World Series

The 1995 Big League World Series took place from August 11–19 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. For the third consecutive year, Tainan, Taiwan defeated Broward County, Florida in the championship game. It was Taiwan's third straight title.

1995 Big League World Series
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
CityFort Lauderdale, Florida
Dates11–19 August 1995 (1995-08-11 – 1995-08-19)
Teams11
Final positions
ChampionsTaiwan Tainan, Taiwan
Runners-upFlorida Broward County, Florida

After reverting to the 11 team single bracket format in 1994; the two bracket system for US and International teams returned.[1]

Teams
United States International
Florida Broward County, Florida
District 10
Host		 CanadaBritish Columbia Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Canada
Delaware Dover, Delaware

East		 Mexico Zapopan, Mexico[note 1]

Central America
Illinois Burbank, Illinois

North		 Germany Spangdalhlem, Germany

Europe
Georgia (U.S. state) Macon, Georgia

South		 Taiwan Tainan, Taiwan

Far East
Hawaii Aiea, Hawaii

West 		Puerto Rico Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Venezuela Maracaibo, Venezuela

Venezuela

Results

[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

United States Bracket

First RoundSecond RoundSemifinalsUnited States Championship
1–0Florida Florida10
—Florida Florida3—Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia5
—Illinois Illinois22–0Florida Florida10
1–0Hawaii Hawaii0
—Hawaii Hawaii11
—Delaware Delaware10
3–0Florida Florida1
2–1Hawaii Hawaii7
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower final
1–1Hawaii Hawaii4
0–1Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia91–1Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia0
0–1Illinois Illinois171–1Illinois Illinois8
0–1Delaware Delaware9

International Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalInternational Championship
1–0Taiwan Taiwan3
—Taiwan Taiwan21—Mexico Mexico2
—Germany Germany12–0Taiwan Taiwan3
1–0Venezuela Venezuela2
1–0Puerto Rico Puerto Rico2
—Puerto Rico Puerto Rico5—Venezuela Venezuela14
—Canada Canada2
3–0Taiwan Taiwan23
2–1Venezuela Venezuela70
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
1–1Venezuela Venezuela6
1–1Puerto Rico Puerto Rico43–1Canada Canada4
0–1Mexico Mexico52–1Canada Canada6
0–1Germany Germany11–1Canada Canada10
0–1Canada Canada14

Elimination Round

Semifinals World Championship
      
3–0 Florida Florida 1 · 15
2–1 Hawaii Hawaii 7 · 5
4–1 Florida Florida 1
4–1 Taiwan Taiwan 6
3–0 Taiwan Taiwan 2 · 3
2–1 Venezuela Venezuela 7 · 0
1995 Big League World Series Champions

Tainan, Taiwan

Notes
  1. Zapopan finished third in the Central America regional tournament. They received the World Series berth after the top two teams were disqualified for fighting.

References
  1. Tv Turns Event Into Bigger Deal. Archived 2016-01-22 at the Wayback Machine. Sun-Sentinel.
  2. Broward Sneaks By North. Archived 2015-11-23 at the Wayback Machine. Sun-Sentinel.
  3. Broward Overcomes 7 Errors, Usa South. Archived 2015-11-23 at the Wayback Machine. Sun-Sentinel.
  4. Venezuela Tops Puerto Rico, Will Face Taiwan In Semifinal. Archived 2015-11-23 at the Wayback Machine. Sun-Sentinel.
  5. Broward Shaping Up In Quest For Fourth Straight Title Game. Archived 2015-11-23 at the Wayback Machine. Sun-Sentinel.
  6. Far East Edges Venezuela 3-2 To Reach Semifinals. Archived 2015-11-23 at the Wayback Machine. Sun-Sentinel.
  7. Venezuela Posts 6-4 Victory To End Canada's Hopes. Archived 2015-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. Sun-Sentinel.
  8. Broward, Far East Get Second Chance. Archived 2015-11-23 at the Wayback Machine. Sun-Sentinel.
  9. Broward All-stars In Final. Archived 2015-11-23 at the Wayback Machine. Sun-Sentinel.
  10. Far East Stars Roll To 16th Series Title. Archived 2015-11-23 at the Wayback Machine. Sun-Sentinel.
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