'Rain forecast pushed back after 8 p.m.'Chances are that the first game of the Korean Series will start normally ↑

Oct 21, 2024

A match between the KIA Tigers and the Samsung Lions in Game 1 of the Korean Series at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 21st. KIA Yang Hyun-jong is training. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.10.21/

The rain forecast was pushed to late time. The possibility of hosting the first game of the Korean Series has increased.

The regular season winner KIA Tigers and the playoff winner Samsung Lions will face off in Game 1 of the Korean Series at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju from 6:30 p.m. on the 21st. KIA will have 'foreign ace' James Nail starting, and Samsung will have 'domestic ace' Won Tae-in.

However, the most worrisome part ahead of the first and second games in Gwangju was the weather. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration's forecast, there is a rain forecast in Gwangju on both the 21st and the 22nd. Both teams sensitively checked the weather forecast because it could be greatly affected by the cancellation of rain or the delay in the game schedule as it was a short-term match.

A match between the KIA Tigers and the Samsung Lions in Game 1 of the Korean Series at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 21st. KIA nail and Kim Do-young are talking. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.10.21/

Fortunately, the first game is more likely to be held normally. On this day, the Gwangju area is cloudy and cloudy. After 3 p.m., light rain fell one drop at a time, but the teams of both teams conducted outdoor training as scheduled. The home team KIA team came out first and conducted outdoor batting training and warm-up normally, and Samsung players, the away team, also began normal outdoor training from 4 p.m. It's cloudy, but fortunately, the temperature was not as low as 22 degrees Celsius, so both teams were relieved.

2024 KBO Korean Series Media Day was held at Ramada Plaza in Gwangju on the 20th. KIA Kim Do-young, Yang Hyun-jong, Lee Bum-ho, Samsung manager Park Jin-man, Kang Min-ho and Kim Young-woong are posing. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.10.20/

The variable is when it rains after the start of the game. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) forecast, the expected time has been delayed due to rain after 8 p.m., but the flow of rain clouds has changed, which could lead to variables that require the game to start falling sooner than expected or to stop due to thick rain.

Meanwhile, Champions Field sold out all 19,300 seats on the day. It is the record of selling out 17 consecutive KBO postseason games since the first game of the Korean Series last year, and the Korean Series has sold out 12 consecutive games since the first game of 2022. The cumulative number of spectators in the postseason this year, including Game 1 of the Korean Series, is 267,850.

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'Rain forecast pushed back after 8 p.m.'Chances are that the first game of the Korean Series will start normally ↑

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