NOTE: This tournament was played August 27-29, 2021. Because of the timing of the tournament, it determined France's representative in the 2022 Europe-Africa Region tournament. The winning team can elect to participate in the Little League Baseball or Intermediate division tournament, with the runner-up eligible for the tournament not chosen by France's champion.
NOTE: With a densely-packed schedule of games and a limited number of available fields, France's tournament employs a strict 90-minute time limit in which games needed to be completed. As a result, many games conclude prior to a regulation six innings of play.
Tournament Results:
Format: This tournament had nine participants, and included three phases.
In the first phase, teams are divided into three 3-team pools for round robin competition. The three first place teams advanced to the same pool for Phase 2, while the three second place teams and three third place teams were also placed into the same pools.
Phase 2 involved round robin competition within these pools. The three first place teams from Phase 1 as well as the winner of Pool 2 advance to the semifinal round in Phase 3. All other teams advance to consolation games in Phase 3.
Phase 3 involves semifinal and championship round games that determine the France national champion.
(Pool 'A' Participants: Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, Grand Est, and Nouvelle-Aquitaine)
(Pool 'B' Participants: Hauts-de-France, Normandie, and Occitanie)
(Pool 'C' Participants: Bretagne, Ile-de-France, and Provence-Alpes Côte d'Azur)
Phase 1 Tournament
Day 1 (Friday, August 27):
Grand Est 9, Auvergne Rhône-Alpes 7 (3 innings)
Normandie 3, Hauts-de-France 2 (4 innings)
Ile-de-France 15, Bretagne 4 (4 innings)
Occitanie 13, Normandie 0 (4 innings)
Nouvelle-Aquitaine 9, Grand Est 5 (3 innings)
Provence-Alpes Côte d'Azur 8, Ile-de-France 4 (3 innings)
Occitanie 8, Hauts-de-France 4 (3 innings)
Provence-Alpes Côte d'Azur 7, Bretagne 6
Nouvelle-Aquitaine 8, Auvergne Rhône-Alpes 5 (3 innings)
Pool 'A' Standings |
W |
L |
Runs Allowed |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
2 |
0 |
10 |
| Grand Est |
1 |
1 |
16 |
| Auvergne Rhône-Alpes |
0 |
2 |
19 |
|
Pool 'B' Standings |
W |
L |
Runs Allowed |
| Occitaine |
2 |
0 |
4 |
| Normandie |
1 |
1 |
15 |
| Hauts-de-France |
0 |
2 |
11 |
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Pool 'C' Standings |
W |
L |
Runs Allowed |
| Provence-Alpes Côte d'Azur |
2 |
0 |
12 |
| Ile-de-France |
1 |
1 |
12 |
| Bretagne |
0 |
2 |
22 |
All teams continue play in Phase 2. The three pool winners advance to Pool 1, the three second place teams advance to Pool 2, and the three third place teams advance to Pool 3.
Phase 2 Tournament
(Pool 1 Participants: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie, and Provence-Alpes Côte d'Azur)
(Pool 2 Participants: Grand Est, Ile-de-France, and Normandie)
(Pool 3 Participants: Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, Bretagne, and Hauts-de-France)
Day 2 (Saturday, August 28):
Occitanie 14, Nouvelle-Aquitaine 8 (5 innings)
Grand Est 7, Normandie 6 (4 innings)
Hauts-de-France 12, Auvergne Rhône-Alpes 8 (3 innings)
Ile-de-France 16, Normandie 2 (4 innings)
Occitanie 8, Provence-Alpes Côte d'Azur 7 (5 innings)
Bretagne 16, Hauts-de-France 4 (4 innings)
Ile-de-France 14, Grand Est 4 (4 innings)
Bretagne 13, Auvergne Rhône-Alpes 11 (3 innings)
Provence-Alpes Côte d'Azur 7, Nouvelle-Aquitaine 2 (4 innings)
Pool 1 Standings |
W |
L |
Runs Allowed |
| Occitanie |
2 |
0 |
15 |
| Provence-Alpes Côte d'Azur |
1 |
1 |
10 |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
0 |
2 |
21 |
|
Pool 2 Standings |
W |
L |
Runs Allowed |
| Ile-de-France |
2 |
0 |
6 |
| Grand Est |
1 |
1 |
20 |
| Normandie |
0 |
2 |
23 |
|
Pool 3 Standings |
W |
L |
Runs Allowed |
| Bretagne |
2 |
0 |
15 |
| Hauts-de-France |
1 |
1 |
24 |
| Auvergne Rhône-Alpes |
0 |
2 |
25 |
The three teams in Pool 1 and the first place team in Pool 2 advance to the semifinal round. All other teams advance to consolation games.
Tournament Finals
Consolation Games (Sunday, August 29):
Bretagne 13, Normandie 6 (4 innings)
Hauts-de-France 12, Auvergne Rhône-Alpes 5 (4 innings)
Semifinal Round (Sunday, August 29):
Occitanie 6, Ile-de-France 5 (4 innings)
Provence-Alpes Côte d'Azur 8, Nouvelle-Aquitaine 0 (4 innings)
Consolation Games (Sunday, August 29):
Grand Est 8, Bretagne 7 (4 innings) (seventh place)
Normandie 11, Hauts-de-France 4 (3 innings) (fifth place)
Ile-de-France 16, Nouvelle-Aquitaine 1 (4 innings) (third place)
Championship Game (Sunday, August 29):
Provence-Alpes Côte d'Azur 8, Occitanie 4 (4 innings; TITLE)
NOTE: France's champion has the option of choosing to compete in the following year's Europe-Africa Region tournament in either the Little League Baseball division or the Intermediate division. The runner-up may participate in whichever tournament the champion does not select.
Champion Provence-Alpes Côte d'Azur elected to compete in the Intermediate division region tournament for the 2022 international tournament, and no France representative participated in the 2022 region tournament for the Little League Baseball division.
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Provence-Alpes Côte d'Azur Little League from Nice wins the 2021 France national tournament.
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Linescores:
| Semifinal Round |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Ile-de-France |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
5 |
1 |
3 |
| Occitanie |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
6 |
9 |
4 |
|
|
| Semifinal Round |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Provence-Alpes Côte d'Azur |
2 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
|
|
|
8 |
5 |
0 |
|
|
| Consolation Game - Third Place |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
1 |
3 |
9 |
| Ile-de-France |
3 |
6 |
1 |
6 |
|
|
|
16 |
6 |
1 |
|
|
| Championship Game |
| Provence-Alpes Côte d'Azur |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
|
|
8 |
10 |
3 |
| Occitanie |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
4 |
3 |
1 |
|
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