• The 2007 Central League Climax Series (CLCS) consisted of two consecutive series of baseball games, in which Stage 1 was a best-of-three series and Stage...
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  • best-of-five. The winner of the series advanced to the 2007 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2007 Central League Climax Series winner. The top three...
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  • the Climax Series is based. After three seasons, the CL adopted the same system in 2007, creating the current, unified playoff format. Both leagues play...
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  • The 2008 Central League Climax Series (CLCS) consisted of two consecutive series, Stage 1 being a best-of-three series and Stage 2 being a best-of-six...
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  • playoff series was dubbed the Climax Series, NPB's current playoff format. The PL agreed to name the regular-season first-place finishers league champions...
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  • In 2007, a new Climax Series was introduced. This playoff series was inspired by the stepladder playoff used in the Pacific League introduced in 2004...
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  • Japan Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the winners of the Central League (CL) and Pacific League's (PL) postseason tournament, the Climax Series...
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  • leagues adopted the Climax Series to determine their champions. The Climax Series involves the top three finishers in each league, though the format gives...
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    in the 2011 Japan Series, but fell to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in seven games. In 2012, they made the Central League Climax Series, by first defeating...
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  • The 2008 Pacific League Climax Series (PLCS) consisted of two consecutive series, Stage 1 being a best-of-three series and Stage 2 being a best-of-six...
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    regular season with the Central League's best record and defeated the Yomiuri Giants in the Climax Series to advance to the Japan Series, where they lost to...
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  • Japan Series since the introduction of such system. This is also the Central League's first participation in playoff system since 1949. Climax Series does...
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  • 2017 Central League Climax Series Champions for the first time in 19 years. José López was the most valuable player (MVP) of the Central League Climax Series...
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  • introduced to the Central League in 2007, and the post-season intra-league games were renamed the "Climax Series" in both leagues. Player statistics and drafting...
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  • League Regular League and Climax Series' Champion, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, and the Chunichi Dragons, winners of the Central League's Climax...
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    (then known as the Pacific League Playoffs) and in 2007 by the Central League, the Climax Series is a two-stage system; in the "First Stage", the second...
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    2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012 Central League Climax Series. The Giants also have won the head to head series in the Climax Series 3 times to Chunichi's 2....
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  • the Central League for the third consecutive year, earning a bye in the first stage of the Climax Series. They defeated the Yomiuri Giants in Climax Series...
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  • the Japan Series in 2007, 2009, and 2012. The Hiroshima Toyo Carp defeated the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in the Central League Climax Series, four games...
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  • League introduced a post-season playoff series in 2004. The Central League introduced a playoff series in 2007, which is when the name "Climax Series"...
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  • Pacific League's (PL) Climax Series champion, and the defending Japan Series champions, and the Yomiuri Giants, the Central League's (CL) regular-season...
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    Alex Ramírez (category Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players)
    the team finished 69-71-3, finishing third in the Central League, and advancing to the Climax Series, where the BayStars defeated the Yomiuri Giants, 2-1...
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    concerning the need for a playoff system in the Central League, which was finally added in 2007 (see Climax Series). The Marines went on to defeat South Korea's...
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    year. Rakuten secured second place in the Pacific League the next season and advanced to the Climax Series for the first time. A pair of complete game wins...
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    Sanada (wrestler) (category World Tag League (NJPW) winners)
    G1 Climax, where he finished with a record of four wins and five losses. In December, Sanada and Evil won their block in the 2017 World Tag League with...
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    previous year's Climax Series Final. In 2018, the Carp captured another Central League Pennant and swept the Yomiuri Giants in the Climax Series Final. However...
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    Masahiro Chono (category G1 Climax winners)
    Championship (1 time) G1 Climax (1991, 1992, 1994, 2002, 2005) G1 Tag League (2006) – with Shinsuke Nakamura Super Grade Tag League (1995) – with Hiroyoshi...
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    Japan Series, losing to the Chiba Lotte Marines in six games in the Climax Series despite having a 3–1 series lead. SoftBank won the Pacific League again...
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    Central League champion, however, playoff (Climax Series) failed for second round in 2007.[citation needed] Note 2: A regular season Central League champion...
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