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🏆 Climax Series

Current CS matchups by standings

As of Oct 02, 2026 05:27 JST

Central League · Based on current standings (not final)

1st Stage (best of 3)
2Giants
vs
3DeNA

Season series 13-11-0 (from #2 Giants's view) · 7 games back

Final Stage (up to 6 games, #1 gets a win advantage)
🏆 1Hanshin (starts 1-0)
vs
1st Stage winner

#1 Hanshin leads #2 by 2 games. Top-3 (CS berth) clinched

Japan Series
Final Stage winner
vs
Pacific League winner

Best of 7

Pacific League · Based on current standings (not final)

1st Stage (best of 3)
2Seibu
vs
3Nippon-Ham

Season series 12-12-1 (from #2 Seibu's view) · 0.5 games back

Final Stage (up to 6 games, #1 gets a win advantage)
🏆 1SoftBank (starts 1-0)
vs
1st Stage winner

#1 SoftBank leads #2 by 13 games. Top-3 (CS berth) clinched

Japan Series
Final Stage winner
vs
Central League winner

Best of 7

Climax Series format, in brief

The top 3 teams in each league qualify. #2 and #3 play a best-of-3 1st Stage, and the winner meets #1 in a Final Stage (up to 6 games) where #1 starts with a one-win advantage. The two leagues' Final Stage winners then meet in the Japan Series (best of 7). See the Climax Series guide for the full explanation.

During the regular season, matchups are shown "based on current standings" and update automatically as the real standings change. Check NPB's official announcements for the confirmed field and schedule.