2026 Climax Series and Japan Series schedule
In 2026, the CS First Stage starts on Sat, Oct 10 / the CS Final Stage starts on Wed, Oct 14 / the Japan Series runs from Sat, Oct 24 to Sun, Nov 1.
Dates follow the official NPB announcement (checked Oct 7, 2026) and can move if a reserve day is used.
Central League
CS First Stage
Schedule and results
- Game 1 Sat, Oct 10 Tokyo Dome Starts 14:00
- Game 2 Sun, Oct 11 Tokyo Dome Chance it is played
- Game 3 Mon (hol), Oct 12 Tokyo Dome Chance it is played
Reserve day: Oct 20, 2026
Reserve day: Oct 21, 2026
Reserve day: Oct 21, 2026
Series odds for each record from here, and how many games it goes
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| Record from here | Yomiuri advances |
DeNA advances |
Game 3 is played |
|---|---|---|---|
| Now (0 wins each) | |||
| If Yomiuri leads 1 win to 0 | |||
| If DeNA leads 1 win to 0 | |||
| If tied, 1 win each |
CS Final Stage
Chance the Central League Final Stage goes to 7 games 0.0%
In the Climax Series Final Stage the win column includes the league champion's advantage wins.
Chance it goes to Game 4: 81%, Game 5: 54%, Game 6: 26%
Pacific League
CS First Stage
Schedule and results
- Game 1 Sat, Oct 10 Belluna Dome Starts 14:00
- Game 2 Sun, Oct 11 Belluna Dome Chance it is played
- Game 3 Mon (hol), Oct 12 Belluna Dome Chance it is played
Reserve day: Oct 20, 2026
Reserve day: Oct 21, 2026
Reserve day: Oct 21, 2026
Series odds for each record from here, and how many games it goes
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| Record from here | Seibu advances |
Nippon-Ham advances |
Game 3 is played |
|---|---|---|---|
| Now (0 wins each) | |||
| If Seibu leads 1 win to 0 | |||
| If Nippon-Ham leads 1 win to 0 | |||
| If tied, 1 win each |
CS Final Stage
Chance the Pacific League Final Stage goes to 7 games 100.0%
In the Climax Series Final Stage the win column includes the league champion's advantage wins.
Chance it goes to Game 4: 76%, Game 5: 49%, Game 6: 28%, Game 7: 12%
The record of the Climax Series
The Climax Series record starts in 2007. In 2020 only the Pacific League held a CS, under a different format. From 2026, matchups that meet the conditions are best-of-seven and the league winner's advantage becomes two wins.
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| Item | Actual | If even | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second-place clubs past the CS First | 50.0% | ±0.0 pt | |
| CS First game one winners that advanced | 75.0% | +11.1 pt | |
| League winners past the CS Final | 65.6% | +16.8 pt * | |
| CS Final game one winners that advanced | — | — | |
| League winners that won CS Final game one and advanced | 81.3% | — | |
| CS First winners that won CS Final game one and advanced | 50.0% | — |
- Third-place clubs in the Japan Series: 2010 Lotte / 2017 DeNA / 2024 DeNA
- Years a third-place club won it all: 2010 Lotte / 2024 DeNA
League winners past the CS Final: the share is 16.8 pt higher than if the two sides were even.
"*" = a gap that chance is unlikely to explain given the number of times.
The estimated figures are worked out by this site and are not official announcements.