2018 Korean Series

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DatesNovember 4 – November 12
TelevisionSBS (Game 1, 4)
MBC (Game 2, 5)
KBS2 (Game 3, 6)
2018 Korean Series
Team (Wins) Managers Season
SK Wyverns (4) Trey Hillman 78–65–1
Doosan Bears (2) Kim Tae-hyoung 93–51–0
DatesNovember 4 – November 12
MVPHan Dong-min
Broadcast
TelevisionSBS (Game 1, 4)
MBC (Game 2, 5)
KBS2 (Game 3, 6)
 2017 Korean Series 2019 

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+12 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.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1November 4SK Wyverns7, Doosan Bears – 3Jamsil Baseball Stadium3:1725,000 
2November 5SK Wyverns – 3, Doosan Bears7Jamsil Baseball Stadium3:1425,000 
3November 7Doosan Bears – 2, SK Wyverns7Munhak Baseball Stadium3:1325,000 
4November 9Doosan Bears2, SK Wyverns – 1Munhak Baseball Stadium2:5425,000 
5November 10Doosan Bears – 1, SK Wyverns4Munhak Baseball Stadium3:0825,000 
6November 12SK Wyverns – 5, Doosan Bears – 4 (13)Jamsil Baseball Stadium4:3025,000

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