2011 Korean Series
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The Best-of-7 2011 Korean Series began on Tuesday, October 25th, at the Daegu Baseball Stadium
in Incheon. It featured the Samsung Lions
, who had claimed homefield advantage by finishing in first place at the end of the regular season, and the SK Wyverns
, who finished second during the regular season and defeated the Lotte Giants
in a best-of-5 playoff series (3 games to 2) to advance to the Finals. The Samsung Lions
won the series in five games to collect their fifth Korean Series championship.
in Daegu
in Daegu
in Incheon
in Incheon
in Seoul
Samsung Lions
Closer
Oh Seung-Hwan
was named the series MVP.
Daegu Baseball Stadium
Daegu Baseball Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Daegu, South Korea. It is currently used mostly for baseball games and is the home stadium of Samsung Lions. The stadium holds 13,941 people and was built in 1948....
in Incheon. It featured the Samsung Lions
Samsung Lions
Samsung Lions Baseball Club is a Korea Professional Baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in Daegu and are members of the Korean Baseball Organization. Their home stadium is Daegu Baseball Stadium...
, who had claimed homefield advantage by finishing in first place at the end of the regular season, and the SK Wyverns
SK Wyverns
SK Wyverns Baseball Club is a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 2000. Based in Incheon, they play their home games at Munhak Baseball Stadium.Their current manager is Man Soo Lee .-History:...
, who finished second during the regular season and defeated the Lotte Giants
Lotte Giants
The Lotte Giants are a professional baseball team based in Busan, Korea, and one of the original franchises of the Korea Baseball Organization league. The Lotte Giants are owned by the Japanese-South Korean Lotte conglomerate....
in a best-of-5 playoff series (3 games to 2) to advance to the Finals. The Samsung Lions
Samsung Lions
Samsung Lions Baseball Club is a Korea Professional Baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in Daegu and are members of the Korean Baseball Organization. Their home stadium is Daegu Baseball Stadium...
won the series in five games to collect their fifth Korean Series championship.
Game 1
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at Daegu Baseball StadiumDaegu Baseball Stadium
Daegu Baseball Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Daegu, South Korea. It is currently used mostly for baseball games and is the home stadium of Samsung Lions. The stadium holds 13,941 people and was built in 1948....
in Daegu
Daegu
Daegu , also known as Taegu, and officially the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea, the fourth largest after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon, and the third largest metropolitan area in the country with over 2.5 million residents. The city is the capital and principal city of the...
Game 2
Tuesday, October 28, 2011 at Daegu Baseball StadiumDaegu Baseball Stadium
Daegu Baseball Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Daegu, South Korea. It is currently used mostly for baseball games and is the home stadium of Samsung Lions. The stadium holds 13,941 people and was built in 1948....
in Daegu
Daegu
Daegu , also known as Taegu, and officially the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea, the fourth largest after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon, and the third largest metropolitan area in the country with over 2.5 million residents. The city is the capital and principal city of the...
Game 3
Saturday, October 28, 2011 at Munhak Baseball StadiumMunhak Baseball Stadium
Munhak Baseball Stadium is a baseball stadium in Incheon, South Korea. It is the home stadium of SK Wyverns. The stadium holds 28,500 people and was built in 2001. It is adjacent to Incheon Munhak Stadium.- See also :...
in Incheon
Incheon
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(SKSK WyvernsSK Wyverns Baseball Club is a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 2000. Based in Incheon, they play their home games at Munhak Baseball Stadium.Their current manager is Man Soo Lee .-History:...
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Game 4
Monday, October 29, 2011 at Munhak Baseball StadiumMunhak Baseball Stadium
Munhak Baseball Stadium is a baseball stadium in Incheon, South Korea. It is the home stadium of SK Wyverns. The stadium holds 28,500 people and was built in 2001. It is adjacent to Incheon Munhak Stadium.- See also :...
in Incheon
Incheon
The Incheon Metropolitan City is located in northwestern South Korea. The city was home to just 4,700 people when Jemulpo port was built in 1883. Today 2.76 million people live in the city, making it Korea’s third most populous city after Seoul and Busan Metropolitan City...
Game 5
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at Jamsil Baseball StadiumJamsil Baseball Stadium
Jamsil Baseball Stadium is a baseball stadium in Jamsil 1-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea. The stadium holds 30,265 people and was built from April 1980 to July 1982. It makes up the Jamsil Sports Complex along with the nearby Seoul Olympic Stadium, and hosted the baseball events during the...
in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
Samsung Lions
Samsung Lions
Samsung Lions Baseball Club is a Korea Professional Baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in Daegu and are members of the Korean Baseball Organization. Their home stadium is Daegu Baseball Stadium...
Closer
Closer
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Oh Seung-Hwan
Oh Seung-Hwan
Oh Seung-Hwan is a relief pitcher who plays for the Samsung Lions in the Korea Baseball Organization. He is known as "Dol-bucheo" Oh Seung-Hwan (Hangul:오승환, Hanja: 吳昇桓) (born July 15, 1982 in Jeollabuk-do Jeongeup, South Korea) is a relief pitcher who plays for the Samsung Lions in the Korea...
was named the series MVP.