The Korean Series ( Korean : 한국시리즈 ; Hanja : 韓國시리즈 ; RR : Hanguk Sirijeu ) is the final championship series of the KBO League . It has been held since the KBO League's first season in 1982 and is the final series of the post-season play-offs . From 2005 to 2013 , the winner of the Korean Series went on to play in the Asia Series .
8-457: The teams finishing in fourth and fifth place in the regular season face each other in the wild card game, which was added to the KBO League postseason in 2015 . The winner of the wild card game faces the team that finished in third place during the regular season in the first round of the play-offs, with the winner then facing the team that finished in second place during the regular season in
16-610: The Korean Series . The All-Star Game was played on 18 July 2015 at the Suwon Baseball Stadium and won by the Dream All-Stars 6–3. 2015 KBO League season culminated in its championship series, known as the Korean Series . The Semi-Playoff format was tweaked. Previously, the top four teams after the end of the regular season qualified for the postseason, but in 2015, the top five teams qualified for
24-586: The "Season(s)" column, bold years indicate winning appearances. 2015 KBO League season The 2015 KBO League season was the 34th season in the history of the Korea Professional Baseball league. Due to the addition of the KT Wiz into the KBO, the 2015 KBO league schedule was increased to each team playing 144 games during the regular season (each team had played 128 games during
32-456: The 2014 regular season), with each team playing each other 16 times. In July, the best players participated in the 2015 KBO All-Star Game. The participating franchises were divided into two regions, the Dream All-Stars ( Samsung Lions , Doosan Bears , Lotte Giants , SK Wyverns , KT Wiz ) and Nanum All-Stars ( Kia Tigers , Hanwha Eagles , LG Twins , Nexen Heroes , NC Dinos ). The Korean All-Star Game did not determine home-field advantage in
40-452: The KBO League have a limit to the number of extra innings and/or time that could be played before being officially declared a tied game (except in 2008 when this rule was removed). When post-season games were declared tied, they had to be replayed. In the sortable table below, teams are ordered first by number of appearances, then by number of wins, and finally by year of first appearance. The names in brackets are former team names. In
48-440: The home venue of the league pennant winner, while the third and fourth games are played at the home of the winner of the second round. If the game ends in a tie, more games would be scheduled until any one of the teams wins four games. * Note: Winning team and losing team columns indicate the number of times that team has appeared in a Korean Series as well as each respective teams' Korean Series record to date. * Note: Games in
56-497: The postseason. The team with the best record gained a direct entry into the Korean Series, while the other four teams competed for the remaining place in a step-ladder playoff system. Starting in 2015, the fourth-place and the fifth-place teams played in a "Wildcard" game. Source Each team could have signed up to three foreign players. Due to the high proportion of pitchers signed in previous years, beginning in 2014
64-409: The second round of the play-offs. The winner of that round faces the team that finished in first place for the championship in the Korean Series. All championships are a best-of-seven playoff series between the league pennant winner and the winner of the second round of the play-offs. The series follow a 2–2–3 format since 2022; the first two games and the last three games, if necessary, are played at
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