KT keep chasing direct Korean Series berth after beating Hanwha again, staying within half a game of Samsung
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- KT Wiz beat the Hanwha Eagles 9-6 in Suwon for their second consecutive victory and fifth straight win over Hanwha.
- KT remain second in the 2026 KBO League, just 0.5 games behind the Samsung Lions, and continue their bid to reach the Korean Series directly.
KT Wiz beat the Hanwha Eagles for the second day in a row, but the gap at the top remains razor-thin. The Suwon club defeated Hanwha 9-6 at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the second day, in their 13th meeting of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League season.
KT are now on a two-game winning streak and have beaten Hanwha five times in a row. The result left the Wiz in second place, still only half a game behind the first-place Samsung Lions.
Despite remaining behind Samsung, KT’s challenge for a direct place in the Korean Series continues. Choi Won-jun drove in two runs and helped KT seize the momentum in the game.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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