Japan Series 2026: SoftBank, 4 wins to 0

Data as of

Japan Series 2026: the result

championship SoftBank
Final result 4 - 0
Game that decided it Game 4

Game order W W W W

end of Oct 28, 2026 / npbc.media

2026 Japan Series champions: SoftBank. They beat DeNA 4 - 0, clinching the title in game 4.

Championship odds are each club's chance of winning the Japan Series, worked out from how its remaining games are likely to go.

Championship odds (all 12 clubs)

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Team Standing Championship
odds
SoftBank 1 100%
DeNA 3 0%
Hanshin 1 0%
Seibu 2 0%
Nippon-Ham 3 0%
Hiroshima 4 0%
ORIX 4 0%
Yakult 5 0%
Lotte 5 0%
Chunichi 6 0%
Rakuten 6 0%
Yomiuri 2 0%

The estimated figures are worked out by this site and are not official announcements.

What are the odds of reaching the Japan Series? Japan Series odds (all 12 clubs)

See nextClub strength breakdownFirst-place club in its leagueHanshin PitchingA+ BattingA−SoftBank PitchingC− BattingA−Club strength breakdownHighest-rated battersFirst-place club in its leagueHanshin 佐藤 輝明S+ 森下 翔太SSoftBank 近藤 健介S 栗原 陵矢SHighest-rated battersHighest-rated pitchersFirst-place club in its leagueHanshin 髙橋 遥人A− 村上 頌樹A−SoftBank 津森 宥紀B+ ヘルナンデスB+Highest-rated pitchersDraft picks by yearHow draft picks settled in the first team, by year and round

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Championship odds over time

Central League

Central League Championship odds over time end of Oct 8, 2026 npbc.media Interleague 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct T 30% G 5% DB 3% C 0% D 0% S 0%

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Central League Championship odds over time end of Oct 8, 2026 npbc.media Interleague 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Apr Jun Aug Oct T 30% G 5% DB 3% C 0% D 0% S 0%

Pacific League

Pacific League Championship odds over time end of Oct 8, 2026 npbc.media Interleague 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct H 58% L 2% F 2% B 0% E 0% M 0%

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Pacific League Championship odds over time end of Oct 8, 2026 npbc.media Interleague 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Apr Jun Aug Oct H 58% L 2% F 2% B 0% E 0% M 0%
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How to read the championship odds

The table is in order of championship odds. 'Standing' is the place in the official league table.

The Japan Series is contested by the champions of the Central and Pacific Leagues, which makes the championship a single race across both leagues. There is always exactly one champion, so the 12 clubs' odds add up to roughly 100% (displayed values are rounded to one decimal place, so the sum can drift slightly from 100%). One table rather than two lets that single, 100%-in-total race be compared directly.

Reading the odds-over-time chart

Compared with the Japan Series odds, the values are the same or lower.

A displayed 100% or 0% is the result of rounding to one decimal place and does not necessarily mean mathematical certainty or elimination.

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