2018 Korean Series
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| 2018 Korean Series | ||||||||||
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| Dates | November 4 – November 12 | |||||||||
| MVP | Han Dong-min | |||||||||
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| Television | SBS (Game 1, 4) MBC (Game 2, 5) KBS2 (Game 3, 6) | |||||||||
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The 2018 Korean Series is the championship series of the 2018 KBO League season. The Doosan Bears, as the regular season champions, automatically advanced to the Korean Series, where they faced the SK Wyverns. The series ran from November 4 to November 12.
The Wyverns defeated Doosan, four games to two. Han Dong-min won the Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award.
The Doosan Bears won the 2015 and 2016 Korean Series. They lost the 2017 Korean Series to the Kia Tigers.[1] Doosan had the best winning percentage during the 2018 KBO League season, advancing directly to the Korean Series. The team with the regular season's best record has won 15 of the previous 16 Korean Series.[2]
The Bears faced the SK Wyverns, who last won the Korean Series in 2010.[3] The Wyverns finished the regular season with the second-best record in the league, 14+1⁄2 games behind Doosan.[4] They advanced to the playoff round.[2] The Wyverns defeated the Nexen Heroes in the KBO League playoffs to reach the Korean Series.[5]
Summary
SK Wyverns won the series, 4–2.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | November 4 | SK Wyverns – 7, Doosan Bears – 3 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 3:17 | 25,000 |
| 2 | November 5 | SK Wyverns – 3, Doosan Bears – 7 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 3:14 | 25,000 |
| 3 | November 7 | Doosan Bears – 2, SK Wyverns – 7 | Munhak Baseball Stadium | 3:13 | 25,000 |
| 4 | November 9 | Doosan Bears – 2, SK Wyverns – 1 | Munhak Baseball Stadium | 2:54 | 25,000 |
| 5 | November 10 | Doosan Bears – 1, SK Wyverns – 4 | Munhak Baseball Stadium | 3:08 | 25,000 |
| 6 | November 12 | SK Wyverns – 5, Doosan Bears – 4 (13) | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 4:30 | 25,000 |


