The popularity of women's basketball has risen to new heights over the past couple years, and now hoops fans can look forward to what should be an exciting 2025 WNBA Playoffs.
As you might expect, tickets have been flying for each round of the postseason. Every W fan is wondering who will be the last team standing, and after two weeks of games, we finally know.
Buy now: Tickets to every game in the 2025 WNBA Playoffs
It's the Aces and the Mercury lined up for the showdown after two of the best postseason runs fans have seen in WNBA history. Las Vegas will play for the title for the third time in four seasons while it's Phoenix's first appearance since 2021.
A'ja Wilson. Alyssa Thomas. Jewell Loyd. Kahleah Copper. Only one can come out on top in the first seven-game series in league history.
Interested in attending a game in the 2025 WNBA Playoffs? Keep reading to see everything you need to know about the schedule, bracket, and links to the best and most affordable tickets on the road the WNBA Finals.
How to buy tickets to the 2025 WNBA Playoffs
- Tickets: StubHub
Tickets for every game of every round of the 2025 WNBA Playoffs are available on StubHub.
With the finals now here, you can get tickets for Game 1 for as little as $50. Game 3, the first of the matchup in Phoenix, costs at least $55. Game 7 in Las Vegas if necessary starts at $240.
MORE: Updated prices, best seats for every game of the 2025 WNBA Playoffs
When are the WNBA Finals?
- Start date: Friday, Oct. 3.
The 2025 NBA Finals will begin on Friday, Oct. 3. Game 7, if necessary, would be two weeks later on Friday, Oct. 17.
WNBA Playoffs 2025 bracket
Here are the official 2025 playoff matchups:
WNBA Playoffs 2025 schedule
Below, see the full schedule for the 2025 WNBA Playoffs, which begin on Sunday, Sep. 14 and run well into October.
The best-of-three first round starting in mid-September is a 1-1-1 format, with the higher seed hosting Game 1 and, if necessary, Game 3.
The semifinals, a best-of-five round starting on Sunday, Sep. 21, follow a 2-2-1 format, with the higher seed hosting Games 1, 2 and 5.
For the first time, the WNBA Finals will expand to a best-of-seven series and will have a 2-2-1-1-1 structure, in which the higher seed would host Games 1, 2, 5 and 7.
First Round
| Date | Matchup | Game | Time (ET) |
| Sunday, Sept. 14 | Lynx 101, Valkyries 72 | 1 | - |
| Dream 80, Fever 68 | 1 | - | |
| Liberty 76, Mercury 69 (OT) | 1 | - | |
| Aces 102, Storm 77 | 1 | - | |
| Tues., Sept. 16 | Fever 77, Dream 60 | 2 | - |
| Storm 86, Aces 83 | 2 | - | |
| Wed., Sept. 17 | Mercury 86, Liberty 60 | 2 | - |
| Lynx 75, Valkyries 74 | 2 | - | |
| Thurs., Sept. 18 | Fever 87, Dream 85 | 3 | - |
| Aces 74, Storm 73 | 3 | - | |
| Fri., Sept. 19 | Mercury 79, Liberty 73 | 3 | - |
Semifinals
| Date | Matchup | Game | Time (ET) |
| Sun., Sept. 21 | Lynx 82, Mercury 69 | 1 | - |
| Fever 89, Aces 73 | 1 | - | |
| Tues., Sept. 23 | Mercury 89, Lynx 83 OT | 2 | - |
| Aces 90, Fever 68 | 2 | - | |
| Fri., Sept. 26 | Mercury 84, Lynx 76 | 3 | - |
| Aces 84, Fever 72 | 3 | - | |
| Sun., Sept. 28 | Mercury 86, Lynx 81 | 4 | - |
| Fever 90, Aces 83 | 4 | - | |
| Tues., Sept. 30 | Aces 107, Fever 98 OT | 5 | - |
Finals
| Date | Matchup | Game | Time (ET) |
| Fri., Oct. 3 | Aces 89, Mercury 86 | 1 | - |
| Sun., Oct. 5 | Aces 91, Mercury 78 | 2 | - |
| Wed., Oct. 8 | Mercury vs. Aces | 3 | 8 p.m. |
| Fri., Oct. 10 | Mercury vs. Aces | 4 | 8 p.m. |
| Sun.,Oct. 12 | Aces vs. Mercury | 5* | 3 p.m. |
| Wed., Oct. 15 | Mercury vs. Aces | 6* | 8 p.m. |
| Fri., Oct. 17 | Aces vs. Mercury | 7* | 8 p.m. |
*If necessary