Taipei Times
Date: Jul 03, 2016
By: Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Taiwan lost the chance to go to Williamsport, Pennsylvania, for the Little League Baseball World Series when hosts South Korea won the Asia-Pacific tournament’s final 7-6 in Seoul on Friday, while controversy surrounded the final out in a tight contest.
Taiwan, represented by Taoyuan’s Chung Ping Elementary School, were disappointed, but still received cheers from family members and supporters when they arrived back in the nation yesterday.
South Korea, represented by a team from the East Seoul Little League, are to travel to Williamsport for the series for baseballers aged 11 to 12 scheduled for Aug. 18 to Aug. 28.
Japan will send their team to Williamsport, being in a separate region from rest of the Asia-Pacific area. [FULL STORY]