Unrivaled women’s basketball: $350K on the line in 1-on-1 tournament

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.

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