There are 60 games played throughout the WNBA regular season that are part of a new feature the league is still trying out — the Commissioner's Cup.
As part of the Commissioner's Cup, each of the WNBA's 12 teams play 10 games apiece — essentially the first home and road games against each of their conference opponents. When the cup ends on July 12, the top team from both the Eastern and Western Conferences will play in the third annual Commissioner's Cup Championship.
Last year, the cup was won by the eventual league champions in Las Vegas. In its inaugural season, the cup was won by the Chicago Sky.
In addition to winning the title, a $500,000 prize pool is awarded to the victor. The championship game will take place at the home of whichever team's win percentage is higher when compared, per the league.
This in-season tournament has no bearing on the actual playoffs and is more for entertainment, added competition, and charitable outlets.
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Here's the 2023 WNBA Commissioner's Cup schedule, complete with past results and upcoming matchups:
WNBA Commissioner's Cup schedule 2023
Here is the complete list of games in the 2023 Commissioner's Cup, which concludes with a trio of afternoon matinees on July 12.
Date | Matchup | Time (ET) | TV channel |
July 7 | Fever at Mystics | 7 p.m. | Ion |
July 7 | Dream at Sky | 8 p.m. | Ion |
July 7 | Aces at Wings | 8 p.m. | Ion |
July 7 | Mercury at Lynx | 8 p.m. | Ion |
July 9 | Aces at Lynx | 7 p.m. | League Pass |
July 11 | Mercury at Aces | 10 p.m. | CBS Sports |
July 12 | Liberty at Fever | 12 p.m. | NBA TV |
July 12 | Sun at Sky | 12 p.m. | League Pass |
July 12 | Wings at Lynx | 1 p.m. |
Past games
Results |
Connecticut Sun 70, Indiana Fever 61 |
Washington Mystics 80, New York Liberty 64 |
Los Angeles Sparks 94, Phoenix Mercury 71 |
Las Vegas Aces 105, Seattle Storm 64 |
Connecticut Sun 80, Washington Mystics 74 |
New York Liberty 90, Indiana Fever 73 |
Connecticut Sun 88, Washington Mystics 81 |
Las Vegas Aces 94, Los Angeles Sparks 85 |
Phoenix Mercury 90, Minnesota Lynx 81 |
Washington Mystics 71, Chicago Sky 69 |
Dallas Wings 95, Seattle Storm 91 |
New York Liberty 81, Connecticut Sun 65 |
Las Vegas Aces 93, Los Angeles Sparks 65 |
Indiana Fever 90, Atlanta Dream 87 |
Las Vegas Aces 94, Minnesota Lynx 73 |
Atlanta Dream 83, Chicago Sky 65 |
Connecticut Sun 81, Indiana Fever 78 |
Dallas Wings 94, Minnesota Lynx 89 |
New York Liberty 77, Chicago Sky 76 |
Los Angeles Sparks 99, Phoenix Mercury 93 |
Los Angeles Sparks 92, Seattle Storm 85 |
Chicago Sky 86, New York Liberty 82 |
Chicago Sky 108, Indiana Fever 103 |
Seattle Storm 66, Los Angeles Sparks 63 |
Dallas Wings 84, Phoenix Mercury 79 |
New York Liberty 106, Atlanta Dream 83 |
Connecticut Sun 89, Atlanta Dream 77 |
Minnesota Lynx 91, Los Angeles Sparks 86 |
Indiana Fever 87, Washington Mystics 66 |
Atlanta Dream 86, New York Liberty 79 |
Seattle Storm 83, Phoenix Mercury 69 |
Los Angeles Sparks 79, Dallas Wings 61 |
Atlanta Dream 92, Connecticut Sun 88 |
Las Vegas Aces 96, Seattle Storm 63 |
Minnesota Lynx 77, Los Angeles Sparks 72 |
Seattle Storm 109, Dallas Wings 103 |
Washington Mystics 77, Chicago Sky 69 |
Atlanta Dream 100, Indiana Fever 94 |
Las Vegas Aces 99, Phoenix Mercury 79 |
Los Angeles Sparks 76, Dallas Wings 74 |
Seattle Storm 97, Phoenix Mercury 74 |
Connecticut Sun 96, Chicago Sky 72 |
New York Liberty 89, Washington Mystics 88 |
New York Liberty 89, Connecticut Sun 81 |
Minnesota Lynx 104, Seattle Storm 93 |
Dallas Wings 77, Phoenix Mercury 62 |
Washington Mystics 109, Atlanta Dream 86 |
Minnesota Lynx 99, Seattle Storm 97 |
Atlanta Dream 94, Washington Mystics 89 |
Chicago Sky 89, Indiana Fever 87 |
Las Vegas Aces 89, Dallas Wings 82 |
WNBA Commissioner's Cup Standings
(Current as of July 7)
Eastern Conference
Seed | Team | Record | Games Back |
1. | New York Liberty | 6-3 | — |
2. | Connecticut Sun | 6-3 | — |
3. | Atlanta Dream | 5-4 | 1 |
4. | Washington Mystics | 4-5 | 2 |
5. | Chicago Sky | 3-5 | 2.5 |
6. | Indiana Fever | 2-6 | 3.5 |
Western Conference
Seed | Team | Record | Games Back |
1. | Las Vegas Aces | 7-0 | — |
2. | Minnesota Lynx | 4-3 | 3 |
3. | Los Angeles Sparks | 5-5 | 3.5 |
4. | Dallas Wings | 4-4 | 3.5 |
5. | Seattle Storm | 4-6 | 4.5 |
6. | Phoenix Mercury | 1-7 | 6.5 |