Wnba Schedule (202 1 regular season and playoff arrangement)

WNBA Schedule (202 1 regular season and playoff arrangement)

WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association) is an American women's professional basketball league, which was founded in 1997. At present, there are 12 teams participating. The regular season of 20021season started in May 14 and is expected to end in September 19. The playoffs began on September 23, and the final championship was produced in June 10. This article will introduce you to the relevant information of WNBA schedule, including the arrangement of regular season and playoffs, the time and place of the competition, etc.

Regular seasonal arrangement

In the 32 rounds of the regular season, each team will play 36 games, including 18 at home and 18 away. The competition time is usually seven or eight o'clock in the evening, and the specific time will be different according to the venue and TV broadcast time. The competition system of the regular season is a single round-robin competition system, and each team will play against other 1 1 teams once, among which six teams will play against the other six teams twice to ensure a balanced match. The top eight teams in the regular season will advance to the playoffs.

Playoff arrangements

The playoff adopts the elimination system, * * * three rounds. The first round was a single elimination system. 1 ranked eighth, second seventh, third sixth and fourth fifth. The four winning teams will advance to the second round, and the second round is the best of three games, that is, the team that wins two games first will advance to the next round. In the third round, the best of five games was adopted, that is, the team that won three games first won the championship.

Venue

The venue of WNBA competition is generally an indoor basketball court, including the gymnasium in the city where the team is located and the gymnasium on the university campus. The venues in the regular season and the playoffs are different. The venue of the regular season will be different according to the team's home and away games, and the venue of the playoffs will be different according to the team's ranking and competition time.

playtime

The exact time and date of WNBA will be announced before the start of the season. The regular season is usually at seven or eight o'clock in the evening, and the playoff time will be different according to the game time and TV broadcast time. The match time will also be affected by the weather, venue and team arrangement, so fans need to pay attention to the update information of official website and social media in time.