2020 WNBA Playoffs: Matchups, Schedule, Start Times


Find out the matchups, schedule and start times for the 2020 WNBA playoffs in Bradenton, Fla.

The field is set for the 2020 WNBA playoffs.

Postseason seeding came down to the wire as the league's shortened 22-game regular season concluded on Sept. 13. The Las Vegas Aces locked up the top seed of the postseason in a victory over the Seattle Storm, while the Washington Mystics clinched the final playoff spot in a win over the Atlanta Dream. 

The WNBA playoffs are set to begin on Tuesday, Sept. 15 with two single-elimination games between the bottom four seeds. The second round will then see the two first-round winners face the No. 3 and 4 seeds in single-elimination matchups on Sept. 17.

The best-of-five semifinals series will run from Sept. 20-29 between the second-round winners and top seeds Las Vegas and Seattle. The finals are then set to begin on Oct. 2 in a best-of-five series with a champion to be crowned by Oct. 11.

Here are the matchups, dates and start times for the 2020 WNBA playoffs.

First Round: Single Elimination 

  • No. 5 Phoenix Mercury vs. No. 8 Washington Mystics—Tuesday, Sept. 15, 9 p.m. EST
  • No. 6 Chicago Sky vs. No. 7 Connecticut Sun—Tuesday, Sept. 15, 7 p.m. EST

Second Round: Single Elimination 

  • No. 4 Minnesota Lynx vs. No. 5/8 Winner—Thursday, Sept. 17
  • No. 3 Los Angeles Sparks vs. No. 6/7 Winner—Thursday, Sept. 17

Semifinals: Best-of-Five

  • No. 1 Las Vegas Aces vs. No. 4/5/8 Winner—Sunday, Sept. 20-Tuesday, Sept. 29
  • No. 2 Seattle Storm vs. No. 3/6/7 Winner—Sunday, Sept. 20-Tuesday, Sept. 29

WNBA Finals: Best-of-Five

  • No. 1/4/5/8 Winner vs. No. 2/3/6/7 Winner—Friday, Oct. 2-Sunday, Oct. 11