KBO surpasses 10 million attendance mark as records keep piling up

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KBO surpasses 10 million attendance mark as records keep piling up

Published: 16 Sep. 2024, 10:43 Updated: 16 Sep. 2024, 11:00

Fans cheer during a game between the Samsung Lions and SSG Landers at Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon on Sunday. [NEWS1]

The KBO surpassed the 10-million mark in attendance Sunday, clearing yet another milestone in its record-breaking season.

The KBO said its 10 clubs combined for 10,020,758 fans after four games on Sunday.

Prior to Sunday, the league's attendance sat at 9,943,674.

Three of the games sold out Sunday. The Kia Tigers hosted the Kiwoom Heroes before a packed house of 20,500 fans at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field in Gwangju.

The SSG Landers and the Samsung Lions drew 23,000 fans at Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon. In Busan, the Lotte Giants and the Hanwha Eagles had 22,758 fans at Sajik Baseball Stadium.

Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Gyeongsang, had 10,826 fans for the game between the home team NC Dinos and the LG Twins, about 7,000 short of a sellout.

The KBO established a single-season attendance record Aug. 18 with 8,475,664 fans, eclipsing the previous mark of 8,400,688 from 2017.

Fans have kept flocking to ballparks around the country. Through Sunday, all 10 clubs were averaging at least 10,000 fans per home game, and the leaguewide average was 14,934 fans per game, which would be a new record by about 1,500.

A record six teams have exceeded 1 million fans for the season, led by the defending champions Twins with 1,281,420.

Through Sunday, teams have recorded 195 sellouts, another record figure, or about 29 percent of all games. The Eagles have sold out 43 out of their 66 home games so far at the 12,000-seat Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon.

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