2026 NPB Postseason Bracket

2026 NPB postseason bracket and Climax Series schedule. The top three teams in each of the Central and Pacific Leagues play the CS First Stage (2nd vs 3rd, best of 3) and the CS Final Stage (1-win advantage for the 1st seed, first to 4 wins in up to 6 games; if the gap to the 1st seed is 10+ games or the opponent finished below .500, a 2-win advantage and first to 5 wins in up to 7 games), and the two league champions meet in the Japan Series (best of 7).