Taiwan Wins Little League World Series Ending 29-Year Title Drought

Taiwan's Little League team, Chinese Taipei, captured the 2025 Little League World Series championship by defeating Nevada 7-0, ending a 29-year title drought since their last win in 1996. Pitcher Lin Chin-Tse was dominant on the mound, retiring the first 13 batters faced, allowing just one hit, striking out four in five innings, and also contributed offensively with a three-run triple during a decisive five-run fifth inning. Taiwan capitalized on four wild pitches and a passed ball by Nevada, scoring early and maintaining strong defense to hold Nevada to just one hit in the game. This victory gave Taiwan its 18th LLWS title, the most by any country outside the United States, and marked the first international championship since Japan's 2017 win. Nevada, making its first championship appearance, struggled against Taiwan's pitching and defense, with their only hit breaking up a potential perfect game. Taiwan's strategy focused on strong defense to stifle opponents’ scoring, which proved effective throughout the tournament as they allowed just three runs in total.