The WNBA‘s fifth annual Commissioner’s Cup, sponsored by Coinbase, will take place over a concentrated 17-day stretch in June 2025, during which all league games will be part of the competition. So, what do you need to know?
This tournament has quickly become an integral part of the WNBA calendar, merging regular-season play with an exciting in-season championship race and this time will consist of 36 games played between June 1 and June 17.
Each team competes exclusively against their conference rivals in Cup games, ensuring high stakes within familiar matchups, allowing a thrilling run of fixtures for the teams.
The two conference leaders face off for a substantial prize pool totaling $500,000. Coinbase, the tournament’s presenting sponsor, has also committed $120,000 in cryptocurrency as part of the winnings, including $5,000 awarded to each player participating in the final.
The competition culminates in a championship game held on July 1, hosted by the conference team with the best winning percentage in Cup play, where teams will set out to end the Minnesota Lynx‘s spell as winners.
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Eastern Conference teams will face each other once, resulting in five Cup games per team, while Western Conference teams will have six Cup games each.
The distribution of home and away games varies: Eastern teams will play either three at home and two on the road or vice versa, while Western teams will split their six games evenly between home and away venues. These games count towards the regular season standings.
Sunday, June 1, 2025
Chicago Sky at Dallas Wings – 20:00 ET / 17:00 PT
Connecticut Sun at New York Liberty – 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT – TNT Sports 1
Phoenix Mercury at Los Angeles Sparks – 18:00 ET / 15:00 PT
Las Vegas Aces at Seattle Storm – 18:00 ET / 15:00 PT
Monday, June 2, 2025
Minnesota Lynx at Golden State Valkyries – 20:30 ET / 17:30 PT
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Washington Mystics at Indiana Fever – 19:00 ET / 16:00 PT
Phoenix Mercury at Minnesota Lynx – 20:00 ET / 17:00 PT
Dallas Wings at Seattle Storm – 21:30 ET / 18:30 PT
Friday, June 6, 2025
New York Liberty at Washington Mystics – 19:30 ET / 16:30 PT
Golden State Valkyries at Phoenix Mercury – 22:00 ET / 19:00 PT
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Atlanta Dream at Connecticut Sun – 19:30 ET / 16:30 PT
Los Angeles Sparks at Dallas Wings – 21:30 ET / 18:30 PT
Las Vegas Aces at Golden State Valkyries – 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT – TNT Sports 1
Sunday, June 8, 2025
Indiana Fever at Chicago Sky – 20:00 ET / 17:00 PT
Seattle Storm at Phoenix Mercury – 22:00 ET / 19:00 PT
Connecticut Sun at Washington Mystics – 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT
Minnesota Lynx at Dallas Wings – 16:00 ET / 13:00 PT
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Golden State Valkyries at Los Angeles Sparks – 22:00 ET / 19:00 PT
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Indiana Fever at Atlanta Dream – 19:30 ET / 16:30 PT
Chicago Sky at New York Liberty – 20:00 ET / 17:00 PT
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Los Angeles Sparks at Las Vegas Aces – 22:00 ET / 19:00 PT
Dallas Wings at Phoenix Mercury – 22:00 ET / 19:00 PT
Minnesota Lynx at Seattle Storm – 22:00 ET / 19:00 PT
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Chicago Sky at Atlanta Dream – 19:30 ET / 16:30 PT
Dallas Wings at Las Vegas Aces – 22:00 ET / 19:00 PT
Los Angeles Sparks at Minnesota Lynx – 13:00 ET / 10:00 PT – TNT Sports 1
New York Liberty at Indiana Fever – 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT
Sunday, June 15, 2025
Seattle Storm at Golden State Valkyries – 20:30 ET / 17:30 PT
Chicago Sky at Connecticut Sun – 12:00 ET / 09:00 PT
Atlanta Dream at Washington Mystics – 14:00 ET / 11:00 PT
Phoenix Mercury at Las Vegas Aces – 18:00 ET / 15:00 PT
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Connecticut Sun at Indiana Fever – 19:00 ET / 16:00 PT
Atlanta Dream at New York Liberty – 19:00 ET / 16:00 PT
Washington Mystics at Chicago Sky – 20:00 ET / 17:00 PT
Golden State Valkyries at Dallas Wings – 20:00 ET / 17:00 PT
Las Vegas Aces at Minnesota Lynx – 20:00 ET / 17:00 PT
Seattle Storm at Los Angeles Sparks – 22:00 ET / 19:00 PT
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