KBO 2026 · ⚾

KBO Postseason Bracket — the Stepladder

The KBO postseason is a stepladder. The top five regular-season teams climb from the bottom, while the pennant winner waits in the Korean Series.

🪜 Seeding if the season ended today

🏆Korea Series (vs 1)
10/28~11/5
Samsung#1
3Playoff (vs 2)
10/20~10/26
KT#2
2Semi-PO (vs 3)
10/12~10/18
KIA#3
1Wild Card (4 vs 5)
10/9~10/10
LG#4Doosan#5

Round by round

  • 1.Wild Card (4 vs 5)10/9~10/10
  • 2.Semi-PO (vs 3)10/12~10/18
  • 3.Playoff (vs 2)10/20~10/26
  • 4.Korea Series (vs 1)10/28~11/5

What happens on a tie

A tie for 1st or 5th is not settled head-to-head — a one-game playoff decides it, hosted by the team with the better head-to-head record. A tie among three or more teams skips the playoff and is ranked by wins, then runs scored, then the previous season's finish.

  • · Samsung · KT → Samsung (9-3)

Schedule

KBO confirms the dates once the regular season ends. The dates below are projected from previous years.