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The match between Hanwha and KIA at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon on the 8th. Hanwha won 14-8 against KIA. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.07.08/ |
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On the golden holiday, to fall baseball? It seems very likely that various kinds of chaos will unfold.
KBO has yet to confirm the remaining game schedule. The official regular season schedule announced so far is through Aug. 31. The schedule from September 1 will be confirmed later.
A total of 47 matches were canceled in the first half. Among them, there were 35 games to cancel the rain. The remaining game schedule will be organized in consideration of the distance of movement, movement, and confrontation schedule by team by collecting all canceled games and unorganized games.
On top of that, there is a high possibility of additional cancellation matches. The rainy season ended earlier than expected this year, but summer weather is difficult to predict due to climate change. Last year, it rained a lot since August.
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The Kiwoom-LG match at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 9th. LG players, who won 12-6, are giving high fives. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.9/ |
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KBO predicts that the regular season schedule will end roughly around the end of September based on the trends so far. We still need to make a detailed schedule to know, but it is similar to last year. Last year, the KBO League ended its regular season on October 1, and on the same day, the fifth-place match between SSG Landers and KT Wiz was held. And KT, the winning team in the 5th place match, immediately entered the wild card match against the Doosan Bears the next day.
The end of the regular season was Oct. 1 and the start of the postseason was Oct. 2. And after the semi-playoffs and playoffs, the Korean Series between the regular-season winners, the KIA Tigers, and the second-place Samsung Lions ended on October 28.
The overall schedule is not expected to be much different this year from last year. When the regular season ends at the end of September, the postseason is likely to start in late October or early October.
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Lotte-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 6th. Lotte won the game 5 to 2. The players are giving high fives. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.6/ |
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The problem is that it overlaps with the 'Chusuk Golden Week' in early October. Early October this year is a 'all-time' holiday in which you can rest for up to 10 days. National Foundation Day is a public holiday on Friday, October 3, and Saturday and Sunday are the 4th and 5th. And Chuseok falls on the 6th, a Monday, and the seven-day holiday will continue from the 3rd to the 9th, including alternative holidays and Hangul Day on the 9th. In the case of a typical monthly to Friday office worker, if you take an additional 10 days off or add a few more days to rest, it is an opportunity to take a maximum of 10 days off.
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Lotte-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 5th. KIA won 13-0. The players are giving high fives. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.5/ |
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However, KBO League officials have an unexpected concern. The possibility of playing the postseason in the middle of this golden holiday has become very high. If there are no variables during the holiday season, there is a high possibility that they will play wild card games, semi-playoffs, and even early playoff games, but since it is a long holiday, transportation or accommodation chaos may occur nationwide. You must stand in the middle of a train ticket war, a return to your hometown, or a war on your way home. The issue of moving the team is also a concern.
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Lotte and KT at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 29th. KT Kang Hyun-woo, who hit a solo home run in the first half of the third inning. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.29/ |
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In addition, considering the ranking table of the first half, three of the top five teams are local. Hanwha Eagles, who finished first in the first half of the year, are moving to Daejeon, Lotte Giants in third place are in Busan, and KIA Tigers in fourth place are in Gwangju. The second-ranked LG Twins are Jamsil, and the fifth-ranked KT Wiz is Suwon, but the inclusion of local teams is expected to lead to ticketing chaos, as well as mobile and lodging wars during the golden holiday season.
Of course, the box office can be guaranteed unconditionally. Baseball fans are already very interested in fall baseball, including teams that have not been able to play fall baseball for a long time. The direction of autumn baseball will be decided during the golden holiday in the second half of the year's ranking competition, which will begin in earnest from the 17th.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.