'The festival is over. Why do we meet now? Will KT-Lotte's counterattack be realized as a breathtaking war begins
Jul 07, 2024
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On the 6th, the KBO League All-Star Game ended successfully amid keen interest over the cancellation of rain. Now, the players, who are scattered back to their teams, will take a break until the 8th and start the second half of the race from the 9th.
This season's ranking competition is all-time. Competition to rank the top five every year has continued until the end of the regular season, but this year is a little more special. The winning rate of the first-place KIA Tigers is less than 60% (0.593), and the winning rate of the last-place Kiwoom Heroes is as high as 0.432. There is no overwhelming first place or unrivaled last place.
In particular, it is breathtaking just by looking at the ride. The 3.5 game difference between No. 1 KIA and No. 2 LG Twins is the farthest difference. No. 2 LG and No. 3 Doosan Bears are only 0.5 games apart, and No. 3 Doosan and No. 4 Samsung Lions are only one game apart. It is interesting to note that the two teams' differences completely disappeared as NC won two games in the final showdown between fifth-ranked SSG Landers and sixth-ranked NC Dinos in the first half, and that SSG is slightly ahead only in the winning rate. NC, which fell from second place to sixth place, has a chance to rebound again.
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The same goes for Lotte, which was in last place at the beginning of the season. In terms of performance since June 1, Lotte ranks first among the 10 clubs (0.560 winning rate) with 14 wins, 1 draw and 11 losses in 26 games. His performance was better during the same period than Kia (0.538), which is currently ranked first in the team's rankings. This is proof that Lotte's signs are unusual.
In the case of KT, the winning rate did not recover until mid-June, but since then, he has found his true color. Looking at the winning rate of each team as of June 15 and after, KT ranks second among the 10 clubs with 10 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses. The first place finisher is KIA (0.643). KT is also the only team that has won 10 games in the same period. KT has been reborn as the scariest team, beating all the top teams.
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It's interesting from the first series match of the second half. No. 7 KT meets No. 3 Doosan and tries to win six consecutive winning series, and if it wins more than two games, the gap with the top ranks could be sharply narrowed. 8th-ranked Lotte also meets SSG and aims to advance to the 5th round, and 4th-ranked Samsung, which even changed its coaching staff position after finishing the first half in the worst atmosphere, will face 6th-ranked NC in three games. KIA and LG's 1-2 ranked series and Hanwha-Kium's 9-10 ranked war are also interesting.
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