The Best-of-7 2013 Korean Series began on Tuesday, October 24, at the

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. It featured the

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, who had claimed homefield advantage by finishing in first place at the end of the regular season, and the

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, who finished second during the regular season and defeated the

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in a best-of-5 playoff series (3 games to 2) to advance to the Finals. The Samsung Lions won the series in seven games to collect their fifth Korean Series championship.

Roster

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Summary

Matchups

References

Korean Series

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