Korean Series
The Korean Series is the final championship series of the Korea Baseball Organization. It has been held since the KBO's first season in 1982 and is the final series of the post-season play-offs. From 2005, the winner of the Korean Series goes on to play in the Asia Series.
The teams finishing in third and fourth place in the regular season face each other in the first round of the play-offs. The winner of the first round faces the team that finished in second place during the regular season, and the winner of that round faces the team that finished in first place for the championship in the Korean Series.
Korean Series winners
*Note: W indicates a Win for the eventual Korean Series champions, T indicates a tie, and L indicates a loss. Games in the KBO 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.
| Year | Winning Team | Result | Games | Losing Team | Most Valuable Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | OB Bears | 4 – 1 – 1 | T-L-W-W-W-W | Samsung Lions | Kim Yu-dong (OB-OF) |
| 1983 | Haitai Tigers | 4 – 0 – 1 | W-W-W-T-W | MBC Blue Dragons | Kim Bong-yeon (Haitai-IF) |
| 1984 | Lotte Giants | 4 – 3 – 0 | W-L-W-L-L-W-W | Samsung Lions | Yu Du-yeol (Lotte-OF) |
| 1985 | Samsung Lions | N/A[1] | N/A | Lotte Giants[2] | N/A |
| 1986 | Haitai Tigers | 4 – 1 – 0 | W-L-W-W-W | Samsung Lions | Kim Jeong-su (Haitai-P) |
| 1987 | Haitai Tigers | 4 – 0 – 0 | W-W-W-W | Samsung Lions | Kim Jun-hwan (Haitai-OF) |
| 1988 | Haitai Tigers | 4 – 2 – 0 | W-W-W-L-L-W | Binggrae Eagles | Mun Hui-su (Haitai-P) |
| 1989 | Haitai Tigers | 4 – 1 – 0 | L-W-W-W-W | Binggrae Eagles | Park Cheol-u (Haitai-IF) |
| 1990 | LG Twins | 4 – 0 – 0 | W-W-W-W | Samsung Lions | Kim Yong-su (LG-P) |
| 1991 | Haitai Tigers | 4 – 0 – 0 | W-W-W-W | Binggrae Eagles | Jang Chae-geun (Haitai-C) |
| 1992 | Lotte Giants | 4 – 1 – 0 | W-W-L-W-W | Binggrae Eagles | Park Dong-hui (Lotte-P) |
| 1993 | Haitai Tigers | 4 – 2 – 1 | W-L-T-L-W-W-W | Samsung Lions | Lee Jong-beom (Haitai-IF) |
| 1994 | LG Twins | 4 – 0 – 0 | W-W-W-W | Taepyungyang Dolphins | Kim Yong-su (LG-P) |
| 1995 | OB Bears | 4 – 3 – 0 | L-W-W-L-L-W-W | Lotte Giants | Kim Min-ho (OB-IF) |
| 1996 | Haitai Tigers | 4 – 2 – 0 | W-L-W-L-W-W | Hyundai Unicorns | Lee Gang-cheol (Haitai-P) |
| 1997 | Haitai Tigers | 4 – 1 – 0 | W-L-W-W-W | LG Twins | Lee Jong-beom (Haitai-IF) |
| 1998 | Hyundai Unicorns | 4 – 2 – 0 | W-W-L-W-L-W | LG Twins | Chung Min-tae (Hyundai-P) |
| 1999 | Hanwha Eagles | 4 – 1 – 0 | W-W-L-W-W | Lotte Giants | Koo Dae-sung (Hanwha-P) |
| 2000 | Hyundai Unicorns | 4 – 3 – 0 | W-W-W-L-L-L-W | Doosan Bears | Tom Quinlan (Hyundai-3B) |
| 2001 | Doosan Bears | 4 – 2 – 0 | L-W-W-W-L-W | Samsung Lions | Tyrone Woods (Doosan-1B) |
| 2002 | Samsung Lions | 4 – 2 – 0 | W-L-W-W-L-W | LG Twins | Ma Hae-yeong (Samsung-OF) |
| 2003 | Hyundai Unicorns | 4 – 3 – 0 | W-L-L-W-W-L-W | SK Wyverns | Chung Min-tae (Hyundai-P) |
| 2004 | Hyundai Unicorns | 4 – 2 – 3 | W-T-L-T-W-L-T-W-W | Samsung Lions | Cho Yong-joon (Hyundai-P) |
| 2005 | Samsung Lions | 4 – 0 – 0 | W-W-W-W | Doosan Bears | Oh Seung-hwan (Samsung-P) |
| 2006 | Samsung Lions | 4 – 1 – 1 | W-L-W-W-T-W | Hanwha Eagles | Park Jin-man (Samsung-SS) |
| 2007 | SK Wyverns | 4 – 2 – 0 | L-L-W-W-W-W | Doosan Bears | Kim Jae-hyun (SK-OF) |
| 2008 | SK Wyverns | 4 – 1 – 0 | L-W-W-W-W | Doosan Bears | Choi Jeong (SK-3B) |
| 2009 | Kia Tigers | 4 – 3 – 0 | W-W-L-L-W-L-W | SK Wyverns | Na Ji-wan (Kia-LF) |
| 2010 | SK Wyverns | 4 – 0 – 0 | W-W-W-W | Samsung Lions | Park Jung-kwon (SK-1B/RF) |
| 2011 | Samsung Lions | 4 – 1 – 0 | W-W-L-W-W | SK Wyverns | Oh Seung-hwan (Samsung-P) |
| 2012 | Samsung Lions | 4 – 2 – 0 | W-W-L-L-W-W | SK Wyverns | Lee Seung-yeop (Samsung-1B) |
| 2013 | Samsung Lions | 4 – 3 – 0 | L-L-W-L-W-W-W | Doosan Bears | Park Han-yi (Samsung-RF) |
| 2014 | Samsung Lions | 4 – 2 – 0 | L-W-W-L-W-W | Nexen Heroes | Yamaico Navarro (Samsung-2B) |
| 2015 | Doosan Bears | 4 – 1 – 0 | L-W-W-W-W | Samsung Lions | Jung Soo-bin (Doosan-CF) |
| 2016 | Doosan Bears | 4 – 0 – 0 | W-W-W-W | NC Dinos | Yang Eui-ji (Doosan) |
Teams by number of wins
| Team | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| Kia Tigers | 10 | 0 |
| Samsung Lions | 8 | 10 |
| Doosan Bears | 5 | 5 |
| Hyundai Unicorns (defunct) | 4 | 2 |
| SK Wyverns | 3 | 4 |
| LG Twins | 2 | 4 |
| Lotte Giants | 2 | 3 |
| Hanhwa Eagles | 1 | 5 |
| Nexen Heroes | 0 | 1 |
| NC Dinos | 0 | 1 |