2011 Korean Series
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. Matchups. Game 1. Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at Daegu Baseball  Stadium in Daegu Game 2. Tuesday, October 28, 2011 at Daegu Baseball Stadium in Daegu Game 3. Saturday, October 28, 2011 at Munhak Baseball Stadium in Incheon Game 4. Monday, October 29, 2011 at Munhak Baseball Stadium in Incheon Game 5. Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul Samsung Lions closer Oh Seung-Hwan was named the series MVP.