Analysis
KBO Korean Series 2026 Game 1: KT beat Samsung 8-7 in Suwon to lead the series 1-0, Game 2 Wednesday November 4 at 18:30 KST in Suwon
Regular-season champions KT beat Samsung 8-7 in Game 1 of the Korean Series in Suwon on Tuesday, November 3. In the best of seven KT need three more wins and Samsung four. Game 2 is Wednesday, November 4 at 18:30 KST in Suwon.
Clinch Desk · Wed, Nov 4
The Korean Series opened in Suwon on Tuesday, November 3, and KT beat Samsung 8-7 in Game 1, a one-run game.
The score and the series record here come straight from the data behind this site's postseason page, as of the afternoon of November 4. A result is used only once two separate outlets report the same score. Line scores and player stats are not in this site's data at the moment, so they are left out.
The arithmetic of the wins left. It is a best of seven, so KT need three more wins and Samsung four, with at most six games left. Samsung must win four of the remaining six; KT need three. If KT win Games 2, 3 and 4 it ends in Game 4 on November 7; at 3-3 it goes to Game 7 on November 11.
The regular season. KT went straight to the Korean Series as first-place finishers (90-49-5); Samsung finished second (83-58-3) and came through the Playoff, beating KIA 3-2. Samsung had one day off between Playoff Game 5 on November 1 and Game 1.
Schedule. Game 2 Wednesday November 4, 18:30 in Suwon; Game 3 Friday November 6, 18:30 in Daegu; Game 4 Saturday November 7, 14:00 in Daegu; Game 5 Sunday November 8, 14:00 in Daegu (if needed); Game 6 Tuesday November 10, 18:30 in Suwon (if needed); Game 7 Wednesday November 11, 18:30 in Suwon (if needed). All times KST. Because the Playoff went to five games, the KBO moved the whole schedule back one day. A rained-out game moves to the next day.
How to read these numbers. This site works only from results and KBO rules, with no probabilities or predictions. The 'who lifts the trophy' card on the postseason page shows both clubs' wins still needed after every game.