1986 Big League World Series

1986 Big League World Series

Tournament information
Location	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Dates	August 9–16
Final positions
Champions	Maracaibo, Venezuela
Runners-up	Broward County, Florida
← 1985 1987 →

The 1986 Big League World Series took place from August 9–16 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. Maracaibo, Venezuela defeated Broward County, Florida twice in the championship game.

Teams

United States	International
Broward County, Florida District 10 Host	Canada Canada
Middletown, New Jersey East	Cairo, Egypt Europe
Chicago, Illinois North	Taipei, Taiwan Far East
Beaumont, Texas South	Mexico Mexico
San Bernardino, California West	Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
	Maracaibo, Venezuela Venezuela

Results

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Preliminary Round

Winners Bracket

	Round 1							Round 2							Bracket Semifinals					Bracket Final
								—	Florida	9	—	—			1–0	Florida	13
	—	New Jersey	16	—	—			1–0	New Jersey	0	—	—			1–0	California	2
	—	Egypt	6	—	—
								—	California	6	—	—
	—	Mexico	2	—	—			1–0	Canada	1	—	—								2–0	Florida	4
	—	Canada	7	—	—															2–0	Texas	3
								—	Puerto Rico	7	—	—
	—	Taiwan	4	—	—			1–0	Taiwan	6	—	—
	—	Venezuela	2	—	—
								—	Texas	10	—	—			1–0	Puerto Rico
								—	Illinois	7	—	—			1–0	Texas

Losers Bracket

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Bracket Semifinal

1–1

Taiwan

7

0–1

Mexico

0

1–1

New Jersey

0

2–1

Taiwan

10

1–1

Puerto Rico

0

3–1

Taiwan

7

4–1

Taiwan

6

4–1

Venezuela

7

1–1

California

1

3–1

Venezuela

3

1–1

Canada

3

0–1

Illinois

2

2–1

Venezuela

7

0–1

Egypt

4

1–1

Venezuela

4

0–1

Venezuela

17

Elimination Round

	Semifinals					World Championship
	2–0	Florida	4
	2–0	Texas	3
						3–0	Florida _________2	4
						6–1	Venezuela______6	6
	2–1	Texas	2
	5–1	Venezuela	12

1986 Big League World Series Champions
Maracaibo, Venezuela

References

1. Usa East Routs Cairo In Opener. .Sun-Sentinel.
2. Broward Too Much For Usa East. . Sun-Sentinel.
3. Taiwan Eliminates Mexico From Big League Series 7-0. . Sun-Sentinel.
4. Broward`s Scharff No-hits West. . Sun-Sentinel.
5. Kuo Lee, Taiwan Oust Puerto Rico. . Sun-Sentinel.
6. Broward Makes 7 Errors, Still Tips Usa South 4-3. . Sun-Sentinel.
7. Venezuela Advances To Final Vs. Broward. . Sun-Sentinel.
8. Broward Loses Big League Title. . Sun-Sentinel.