The first 1 million audience since the foundation of "Soldout-Soldout-Soldout" is off to a good start! All 3 consecutive home games of KT are sold out... Only the first win is left [the site of a water source]

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KT Wiz, who is challenging 1 million spectators at their eighth home in the KBO League, started the 2026 season smoothly. Tickets for the first three consecutive home games with the Samsung Lions were sold out.

KT's team said in a home game against Samsung in the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular season held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 5th, "As of 13:55 on the day, all 18,700 seats were sold out. It's the third time of the season."

This is the third consecutive sell-out case that began with the home opener on the 3rd. KT mobilized 979,941 people last year, breaking both the single-season sales record and consecutive sales records. It was up 126,999 from the previous single-season attendance record of 843,942 in 2024, proving steady growth.

The biggest reason is the steady performance since the 2019 season when head coach Lee Kang-chul (59) took office. He has succeeded in advancing to the postseason for five consecutive years since the 2020 season and won his first regular season and the Korean Series in 2021.

KT's efforts for a pleasant viewing environment and Suwon Special City's help are also indispensable. Suwon KT Wiz Park was built in 1989 and is one of the oldest KBO League home stadiums after Jamsil Baseball Stadium and Sajik Baseball Stadium.

However, the renovation was steadily carried out to increase the satisfaction of the fans. The effort is ongoing. Ahead of this season, all of the exterior walls of the aging stadium and the grandstands have been replaced. At the same time, it expanded table seats and cheering seats, and replaced all of the aging artificial grass and safety fences to improve the players' game environment.

In addition, fans can find their seats at a glance through internal wayfinding, which is visually expressed at the audience's eye level so that fans who visit the stadium can easily find their seats, convenience facilities and entrances.

What's left is a team win. KT has yet to report its first home win in the 2026 season after losing 1-2, 6-8 to Samsung in the previous two games.

On this day, Samsung consisted of Kim Ji-chan (center fielder), Su-ho (right wing), Koo Ja-wook (left wing), Lewin Diaz (first baseman), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Ryu Ji-hyuk (second baseman), Kim Young-woong (third baseman), Park Se-hyuk (catcher), and Yang Woo-hyun (striker). The starting pitcher is Jack O'Rourkelyn.

Against this, KT formed a lineup of Choi Won-joon (center fielder), Kim Hyun-soo (first baseman), Ahn Hyun-min (right fielder), Sam Hilliard (left fielder), Jang Sung-woo (designated hitter), Kim Sang-soo (second baseman), Oh Yoon-seok (third baseman), Han Seung-taek (catcher), and Lee Kang-min (striker). The starting pitcher is Caleb Boschley.

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