MEDLEY, Fla. – Unrivaled women’s basketball players will compete for a share of a $350,000 prize pool during the new league’s 1-on-1 tournament next month.
Thirty of Unrivaled’s 36 players will participate in the tournament Feb. 10-14 to “Crown the One” best player in the women’s basketball league started by, and featuring, WNBA players.
The winner of the tournament will win $200,000, the runner-up will receive $50,000, and the other two semifinalists will take away $25,000. Each club teammate of the winner will also receive $10,000, according to a league press release Tuesday.
Unrivaled fans will get to vote on player seedings in the tournament from Jan. 30 to Feb. 2. The tournament field will be announced in early February.
Unrivaled 1-on-1 tournament rules
The first round of the tournament will be split in two sessions on Feb. 10. The second round and quarterfinals will be played on Feb. 11. The semifinals and final will be on Feb. 14.
Each game before the final will be played to 11 points or 10 minutes, whichever comes first. The final will be a best-of-three series, also with a winning score of 11 points.
Players will play make-it, take-it style – if they score, they retain possession. There will be a running clock and a shot clock of seven seconds per possession.
Unrivaled 1-on-1 tournament player pods
Unrivaled players were separated into four pods with the goal of distributing talent, positions and creating compelling matchups. Fans will vote to seed the players and form matchups in a 1-8, 2-7, 3-6, and 4-5 format. There are eight players in Pods B and C, and seven players each in Pods A and D, where the top seed will have a first-round bye.
Pod A
- Shakira Austin – Lunar Owls
- Rae Burrell – Vinyl
- Natasha Cloud – Phantom
- Chelsea Gray – Rose
- Jewell Loyd – Mist
- Azurá Stevens – Rose
- Alyssa Thomas – Laces
Pod B
- Napheesa Collier – Lunar Owls
- Tiffany Hayes – Laces
- Rhyne Howard – Vinyl
- Lexie Hull – Rose
- Rickea Jackson – Mist
- Katie Lou Samuelson – Phantom
- Courtney Williams – Lunar Owls
- Jackie Young – Laces
Pod C
- Aliyah Boston – Vinyl
- Jordin Canada – Vinyl
- Kahleah Copper – Rose
- Aaliyah Edwards – Mist
- Allisha Gray – Lunar Owls
- Marina Mabrey – Phantom
- Kate Martin – Laces
- Breanna Stewart – Mist
Pod D
- DiJonai Carrington – Mist
- Skylar Diggins- Smith – Lunar Owls
- Dearica Hamby – Vinyl
- Kayla McBride – Laces
- Arike Ogunbowale – Vinyl
- Satou Sabally – Phantom
- Brittney Sykes – Rose
Which Unrivaled players are not participating in 1-on-1 tournament?
Sabrina Ionescu, Brittney Griner, Angel Reese, Stefanie Dolson, Courtney Vandersloot and Cameron Brink are not listed as participants for the Unrivaled 1-on-1 tournament.
How to watch Unrivaled women’s basketball
Unrivaled games are broadcast on TNT and truTV in the United States, and available to live stream on Max, TSN+ in Canada, and YouTube Live internationally on Monday, Friday and Saturday nights.
