1989 Big League World Series

1989 Big League World Series

Tournament information
Location	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Dates	August 12–19
Final positions
Champions	Taipei, Taiwan
Runners-up	Maracaibo, Venezuela
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The 1989 Big League World Series took place from August 12–19 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. Taipei, Taiwan defeated Maracaibo, Venezuela in the championship game. It was Taiwan's third straight title. This was the first year that featured the Central America region.^[1]

Teams

United States	International
Broward County, Florida District 10 Host	Surrey, British Columbia, Canada Canada
Dover, Delaware East	Panama City, Panama Central America
Chicago, Illinois North	Ramstein, West Germany Europe
Orlando, Florida South	Taipei, Taiwan Far East
San Leandro, California West	Carolina, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
	Maracaibo, Venezuela Venezuela

Results

^[2][3][4][5]

Preliminary Round

Winners Bracket

	Round 1							Round 2							Bracket Semifinals					Bracket Final
								—	Delaware	1	—	—			2–0	Venezuela	0
	—	Florida (S)	1	—	—			1–0	Venezuela	7	—	—			2–0	Panama	2
	—	Venezuela	4	—	—
								—	West Germany	3	—	—
	—	Panama	6	—	—			1–0	Panama	9	—	—								3–0	Panama	1
	—	California	3	—	—															3–0	Taiwan	4
								—	Canada	0	—	—
	—	Taiwan	5	—	—			1–0	Taiwan	7	—	—
	—	Florida (H)	1	—	—
								—	Illinois	5	—	—			2–0	Taiwan	8
								—	Puerto Rico	6	—	—			1–0	Puerto Rico	0

Losers Bracket

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Bracket Semifinal

0–1

Delaware

2

0–1

West Germany

1

1–1

Florida (H)

12

0–1

Florida (H)

11

1–1

Puerto Rico

6

2–1

Florida (H)

12

3–1

Florida (H)

1

3–1

Venezuela

3

0–1

Florida (S)

3

0–1

Illinois

5

2–1

Venezuela

1–1

Illinois

8

2–1

Illinois

1–1

Canada

2

0–1

California

1

0–1

Canada

6

Elimination Round

	Semifinals					World Championship
	3–0	Panama	1
	3–0	Taiwan	4
						4–0	Taiwan	1
						5–1	Venezuela	0
	3–1	Panama	6
	4–1	Venezuela	7

1989 Big League World Series Champions
Taipei, Taiwan

References

1. Probability Of Expansion Leads To Format Changes. . Sun-Sentinel.
2. Broward Ousts Puerto Rico From Series. . Sun-Sentinel.
3. Venezuela Eliminates Broward Home Runs Lead To A 3-1 Victory. . Sun-Sentinel.
4. Venezuela To Face Taiwan For Title. . Sun-Sentinel.
5. Far East Keeps Title, Beats Venezuela 1-0. . Sun-Sentinel.