I think this is a real miracle. KT and Suwon are trying to reach 1 million viewers. It depends on the audience for the rest of the game
Sep 02, 2025
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One million in a season is not a popular club, but a dream spectator. Until now, it has been a symbol that only popular teams with so-called big stadiums, such as the LG Twins, Lotte Giants, and Doosan Bears, can have.
However, with the recent establishment of a new stadium with 20,000 seats and the increasing popularity of professional baseball, teams have achieved 1 million spectators. SSG Landers became the fourth club to surpass 1 million for the first time in 2012, and the fifth club to surpass 1 million in 2017, when the KIA Tigers won the championship. And last year, the Samsung Lions cut the tape for the first 1 million people due to a huge crowd explosion of 1.34 million people.
And this year, the Hanwha Eagles, which opened a new stadium with 17,000 seats, will be listed as the seventh club with a 99.2% overwhelming seat share.
In the KBO League, which is running toward the era of 12 million this season, seven teams, including Hanwha, are expected to exceed 1 million.
But a dark horse appeared. There is a possibility of 1 million people in Suwon, which was unexpected. KT Wiz, an unpopular team, has a dream.
KT has attracted 822,541 spectators in 62 home games as of the 1st. The average is 13,267 per game.
KT's highest number of spectators in the season since its foundation was 843,942 last year. There are 21,401 people short. It's a figure that can be exceeded in just two games.
KT, which will play 73 games in Suwon this year, is expected to find about 968,400 arithmetically. It's a bit disappointing for a million people.
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However, if you look at the matchup of the remaining home games, you can look forward to it. This is because there are many games against popular teams.
He will play four games, the most against the LG Twins, and two against the Hanwha Eagles. Lotte, Samsung, Doosan, Kiwoom, and NC will play one game each. The two consecutive games against Hanwha (19th and 20th) are highly likely to be sold out because they are Friday and Saturday, and the Lotte match on the 3rd or the Samsung match on the 21st is highly anticipated due to the fierce battle for fifth place. Since all four games against LG are on weekdays, the key will be how much spectators will visit.
Suwon was a place where there were few spectators when the Hyundai Unicorns used it as a temporary home stadium since 2000. It was also when the popularity of professional baseball hit rock bottom at the time, but Hyundai had the largest number of spectators in Suwon in 2003, with 170,000 and 4,915 visitors. The average attendance is 2,611 people.
KT was newly founded in 2015 and turned it into a baseball city by using Suwon Stadium. As a result of continuing efforts for fan service, such as installing water slides in the ballpark and holding the first water festival to shoot water into the stands in August, we have a dream moment to see 1 million spectators. Will he be able to surpass 1 million in the final home match.
Even if it does not achieve it, it will be remembered as meaningful 2025 for KT and Suwon.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.