1988 Big League World Series

1988 Big League World Series

Tournament information
Location	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Dates	August 13–20
Final positions
Champions	Taipei, Taiwan
Runners-up	Broward County, Florida
← 1987 1989 →

The 1988 Big League World Series took place from August 13–20 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. In a championship rematch, Taipei, Taiwan defeated Broward County, Florida twice in the championship game. It was Taiwan's second straight title.

Teams

United States	International
Broward County, Florida District 10 Host	Surrey, British Columbia, Canada Canada
Dover, Delaware East	Brussels, Belgium Europe
Grand Rapids, Michigan North	Taipei, Taiwan Far East
Tampa, Florida South	Mexico Mexico
Tucson, Arizona West	Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
	Venezuela Venezuela

Results

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Preliminary Round

Winners Bracket

	Round 1							Round 2							Bracket Semifinals					Bracket Final
								—	Florida (S)	1	—	—			1–0	Florida (S)	1
	—	Arizona (F/9)	6	—	—			1–0	Arizona	0	—	—			2–0	Taiwan	3
	—	Puerto Rico	5	—	—
								—	Delaware	1	—	—
	—	Canada	3	—	—			1–0	Taiwan	4	—	—								3–0	Taiwan	0
	—	Taiwan	4	—	—															3–0	Florida (H)	5
								—	Venezuela	1	—	—
	—	Florida (H)	18	—	—			1–0	Florida (H)	12	—	—
	—	Belgium	2	—	—
								—	Michigan	10	—	—			2–0	Florida (H)	5
								—	Mexico	3	—	—			1–0	Michigan	3

Losers Bracket

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Bracket Semifinal

0–1

Venezuela

12

0–1

Canada

3

1–1

Arizona

3

1–1

Venezuela

4

1–1

Michigan

2

2–1

Venezuela

4

3–1

Venezuela

2

2–1

Florida (S)

8

1–1

Florida (S)

2

1–1

Delaware

0

0–1

Delaware (F/8)

6

0–1

Mexico

6

2–1

Puerto Rico

5

0–1

Belgium

0

1–1

Puerto Rico (F/10)

8

0–1

Puerto Rico

10

Elimination Round

	Semifinals					World Championship
	3–0	Taiwan	0
	3–0	Florida (H)	5
						4–0	Florida (H) _____ 1	0
						4–1	Taiwan ________3	6
	3–1	Taiwan	9
	3–1	Florida (S)	0

1988 Big League World Series Champions
Taipei, Taiwan

References

1. Broward Crushes Belgian Team 18-2. .Sun-Sentinel.
2. Broward Roars Past Venezuela 12-1. . Sun-Sentinel.
3. Broward Tops Usa North 5-3 Behind Hope`s Strong Pitching. . Sun-Sentinel.
4. Far East Usually Goes The Distance. . Sun-Sentinel.
5. Broward`s Woodruff Set For Test. . Sun-Sentinel.
6. Broward Awaiting Its Final Revenge. . Sun-Sentinel.
7. Far East To Meet Broward For Title. . Sun-Sentinel.
8. Far East Defeats Broward For Title. . Sun-Sentinel.