KBO Postseason 2023

Korean Series

KT
W: Son Dong-hyun
SV: Park Yeong-hyun
3 : 2
Final
LG
L: Go Woo-suk
KT
L: Park Yeong-hyun
4 : 5
Final
LG
W: Ham Deok-ju
SV: Go Woo-suk
LG
W: Go Woo-suk
SV: Yi Jung-yong
8 : 7
Final
KT
L: Kim Jae-yoon
LG
W: Kim Yun-sik
15 : 4
Final
KT
L: Um Sang-back
KT
L: Ko Young-pyo
2 : 6
Final
LG
W: Kelly
KT
Canceled
LG
KT
Canceled
LG

Playoff

NC
W: Fedde
9 : 5
Final
KT
L: Cuevas
NC
W: Shin Min-hyeok
SV: Lee Yong-chan
3 : 2
Final
KT
L: Benjamin
KT
W: Ko Young-pyo
SV: Kim Jae-yoon
3 : 0
Final
NC
L: Tully
KT
W: Cuevas
11 : 2
Final
NC
L: Song Myung-gi
NC
L: Kim Young-kyu
2 : 3
Final
KT
W: Son Dong-hyun
SV: Kim Jae-yoon

Semi-Playoff

NC
W: Kim Young-kyu
SV: Lee Yong-chan
4 : 3
Final
SSG
L: Elías
NC
W: Choi Sung-young
7 : 3
Final
SSG
L: Kim Kwang-hyun
SSG
L: Noh Kyung-eun
6 : 7
Final
NC
W: Lee Jae-hak
SV: Lee Yong-chan
SSG
Canceled
NC
NC
Canceled
SSG

Wild Card Game

Doosan
L: Lee Young-ha
9 : 14
Final
NC
W: Kim Young-kyu
SV: Lee Yong-chan
Doosan
Canceled
NC

KBO Postseason Structure

  • Wild Card (와일드카드): #4 and #5 face off in a “best of 3 series” in which the #4 team is considered to have already won one game. In other words, either one or two games will be played. The #5 team must win two games to advance, whereas the #4 team can advance with just one win or tie. (No #5 team has ever done this.)
  • Semi-Playoff (준PO/준플레이오프): The Wild Card winner faces #3 in a best of 5 series: two games at #3 team’s home stadium, a travel day, two at the other team’s home, another travel day, and the final game at #3’s home.
  • Playoff (PO/플레이오프): The Semi-Playoff winner faces #2 in a best of 5 series (same format as Semi-Playoff).
  • Korean Series (코시/한국시리즈): The Playoff winner faces #1 in a best of 7 series: two games at the #1 team’s home stadium, a travel day, three games at the other team’s home, another travel day, and the final two games at #1’s home.
  • Games not played (because one team won the series quickly) simply become extra rest days for the winning team.

KBO 2023 Standings

Rank / Team W L D PCT GB
1 LG Twins 86 56 2 .606 0.0
2 KT Wiz 79 62 3 .560 6.5
3 SSG Landers 76 65 3 .539 9.5
4 NC Dinos 75 67 2 .528 11.0
5 Doosan Bears 74 68 2 .521 12.0
6 Kia Tigers 73 69 2 .514 13.0
7 Lotte Giants 68 76 0 .472 19.0
8 Samsung Lions 61 82 1 .427 25.5
9 Hanwha Eagles 58 80 6 .420 26.0
10 Kiwoom Heroes 58 83 3 .411 27.5