The 2022 WNBA regular season has come to an end with the Las Vegas Aces finishing with the best record and the Phoenix Mercury securing the final place of the postseason despite the loss to Seattle.
As a reminder, the WNBA has once again changed its playoff system. While the top eight teams will still make the playoffs, there are no more byes. Instead, every team will begin play in the first round with a standard bracket format.
The first-round matchups will be best-of-three series, with the higher seed playing Games 1 and 2 at home, and the lower seed hosting Game 3. The semifinals and Finals will both be best-of-five series with a 2-2-1 format.
WNBA First-round playoff matchups
No. 1 Las Vegas Aces vs. No. 8 Phoenix Mercury
No. 2 Chicago Sky vs. No. 7 New York Liberty
No. 3 Connecticut Sun vs. No. 6 Dallas Wings
No. 4 Seattle Storm vs. No. 5 Washington Mystics
WNBA First round (best-of-three)
Wednesday, Aug. 17 (Game 1s)
- No. 7 New York Liberty at No. 2 Chicago Sky
- No. 8 Phoenix Mercury at No. 1 Las Vegas Aces
Thursday, Aug. 18 (Game 1s)
- No. 6 Dallas Wings at No. 3 Connecticut Sun
- No. 5 Washington Mystics at No. 4 Seattle Storm
Saturday, Aug. 19 (Game 2s)
- No. 7 New York Liberty at No. 2 Chicago Sky
- No. 8 Phoenix Mercury at No. 1 Las Vegas Aces
Sunday, Aug. 20 (Game 2s)
- No. 6 Dallas Wings at No. 3 Connecticut Sun
- No. 5 Washington Mystics at No. 4 Seattle Storm
Tuesday, Aug. 23 (Game 3s)*
- No. 2 Chicago Sky at No. 7 New York Liberty,
- No. 1 Las Vegas Aces at Phoenix Mercury
* If necessary
Wednesday, Aug. 24 (Game 3s)*
- No. 3 Connecticut Sun at No. 6 Dallas Wings
- No. 4 Seattle Storm at No. 5 Washington Mystics
* If necessary
WNBA Semifinals (best-of-five)
Sunday, Aug. 28 (Game 1s)
- TBD vs. TBD
- TBD vs. TBD
Wednesday, Aug. 31 (Game 2s)
- TBD vs. TBD
- TBD vs. TBD
Sunday, Sept. 4 (Game 3s)
- TBD vs. TBD
- TBD vs. TBD
Tuesday, Sept. 6 (Game 4s)*
- TBD vs. TBD
- TBD vs. TBD
Thursday, Sept. 8 (Game 5s)*
- TBD vs. TBD
- TBD vs. TBD
* If necessary
WNBA Finals (best-of-five)
Sunday, Sept. 11 (Game 1)
- TBD vs. TBD
Tuesday, Sept. 13 (Game 2)
- TBD vs. TBD
Thursday, Sept. 15 (Game 3)
- TBD vs. TBD
Sunday, Sept. 18 (Game 4)*
- TBD vs. TBD
Tuesday, Sept. 20 (Game 5)*
