Global Sports World Series
How to qualify:
Teams of ages 7 - 14 qualify to participate in a Global World Series by participating in a Global World Series Qualifier and also satisfying your home State's USSSA and Global State Tournament requirements. Please contact your State USSSA Office for information concerning Global World Series qualifying in your State.
Teams must be registered with USSSA and registered with Global Sports to participate in Global Sports World Series Qualifiers. Please check with your USSSA State Director for qualifiers in your area.
How to enter a Global Sports World Series:
Teams earning a berth at a Global Sports Qualifier may participate in any state's Global World Series. Teams must enter the Global Sports World Series at www.usssa.com on a first come, first served basis started on January 16th at noon. Teams that qualify will not be assured a spot at a specific World Series location. Qualified teams may enter multiple Global Sports World Series.
Global Sports World Series Format:
- Open to all Classifications
- Elite World Series participating teams are ineligible to play
- Ages 7 - 14
- Limited to 24 teams per age group
- Pool play followed by championship play
- Teams will play 6 or 7 games
- Champions of the 3 divisions will be crowned World Series Champion
- Teams earn World Series Ranking Points
POOL PLAY:
All teams will play 4 games within pool play. After pool play is complete, teams will be seeded 1 - 24 and placed into a championship bracket. Seeding for championship play is based on USSSA pool play / tie breaker criteria.
Pool seeding is based on:
- USSSA Classification,
- Ranking Points,
- Geographical location.
The tournament director has the final decision on seeding teams into pool play.
CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY
RED CHAMPIONSHIP
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Seed 8 |
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Seed 6 |
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Seed 7 |
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Loser 6 |
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Loser 2 |
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WHITE CHAMPIONSHIP
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Seed 16 |
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Seed 13 |
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Seed 14 |
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Seed 15 |
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Loser 14 |
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Loser 20 |
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BLUE CHAMPIONSHIP
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Seed 24 |
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Seed 22 |
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Seed 23 |
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Loser 26 |
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Loser 27 |
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Loser 28 |
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Loser 32 |
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Global Sports World Series Rules:
Global Sports World Series will be governed by the USSSA National Baseball Bylaws and Rules unless noted differently below.
USSSA Rosters will be the official roster at the GS World Series. Teams may add two additional players to the official roster at team check-in at the Global Sports World Series.
USSSA Baseball reserves the right to alter, change, or abbreviate the tournament format when necessary to complete the tournament due to weather.
Global Sports World Series Awards:
Team and individual awards will be presented to the champion and runner up of the Red, White and Blue Championship Divisions.