2025 Unrivaled 1 on 1 Tournament

Last updated

2025 Unrivaled 1 on 1 Tournament
City Miami, Florida
DatesFebruary 10–14, 2025
Final positions
Champions Napheesa Collier
Runners-up Aaliyah Edwards
Semifinalists
Official website
Website

The 2025 Unrivaled 1 on 1 Tournament was be the inaugural mid-season one-on-one single-elimination tournament for the Unrivaled basketball league during the 2025 Unrivaled season.

Contents

Overview

The tournament took place from February 10–14, 2025, with the winner earning a $200,000 paycheck. [1] [a] In January 2025, Sprite was named the presenting partner of 2025 1 on 1 tournament. [3] The runner-up of the tournament will earn $50,000 and the remaining two semi-finalists, 25,000 each. Additionally, all clubmates of the winner will earn $10,000 each. [4]

Rules

All games for the one-on-one tournament were played with a continuous clock to a winning score of 11 points or to 10 minutes in length, whichever occurs first. The shot clock was set at seven seconds with players earning next possession after each made shot (also known as make it, take it or winner's ball). [1]

In the quarterfinals, one 30-second timeout per player was permitted. The final format was best-of-three games with a winning score of just 8 points or to 10 minutes in length, whichever occurs first, for all games.

Bracket creation

From January 30 to February 2, 2025, fans were able to vote for any of the 30 players to determine their seedings within pods for the first round. [1]

The first round began on February 10 and consist of fourteen single-elimination 1-on-1 games across two televised sessions, with the top seeds in Pods A and D getting byes in the first round. [1] Eight second round games followed by the 4 quarterfinal games aired on February 11 on truTV. [4] The final four remaining players appeared in the semifinals on February 14 and was followed immediately after with a best of three games for the final. [4] Notable exclusions from the 2025 player pool included Stefanie Dolson, Brittney Griner, Sabrina Ionescu, Angel Reese, and Courtney Vandersloot, as well as the leagues's 2025 relief players. [4]

On February 9, the league announced that Natasha Cloud, Tiffany Hayes, Marina Mabrey, Kate Martin, Kayla McBride, Alyssa Thomas, and Brittney Sykes had withdrawn from the tournament due to injury, resulting in multiple walkovers in the bracket. [5]

Draw

The draw for the 2025 1 on 1 tournament was revealed on February 5, 2025. [6]

Key

Pod A

First Round:
Single elimination 		Second Round:
Single elimination 		Quarterfinals:
Single elimination
         
1 Jewell Loyd —
1 Jewell Loyd 4
4 Rae Burrell11
4 Rae Burrell WO
5 Natasha Cloud –
4 Rae Burrell 2
6 Azurá Stevens12
3 Alyssa Thomas –
6 Azurá Stevens WO
6 Azurá Stevens11
7 Shakira Austin 4
2 Chelsea Gray 2
7 Shakira Austin 12

Pod B

First Round:
Single elimination 		Second Round:
Single elimination 		Quarterfinals:
Single elimination
         
1 Napheesa Collier 12
8 Katie Lou Samuelson 6
1 Napheesa Collier12
5 Rickea Jackson 5
4 Jackie Young 3
5 Rickea Jackson 11
1 Napheesa Collier12
6 Courtney Williams 4
3 Tiffany Hayes –
6 Courtney Williams WO
6 Courtney Williams11
2 Rhyne Howard 9
2 Rhyne Howard 12
7 Lexie Hull 7

Pod C

First Round:
Single elimination 		Second Round:
Single elimination 		Quarterfinals:
Single elimination
         
1 Breanna Stewart 0
8 Aaliyah Edwards 12
8Aaliyah EdwardsWO
– BYE–
4 Marina Mabrey –
5 Kate Martin –
8 Aaliyah Edwards12
3 Allisha Gray 6
3 Allisha Gray 11
6 Jordin Canada 4
3 Allisha Gray11
2 Kahleah Copper 5
2 Kahleah Copper 11
7 Aliyah Boston 6

Pod D

First Round:
Single elimination 		Second Round:
Single elimination 		Quarterfinals:
Single elimination
         
1 Arike Ogunbowale —
1 Arike Ogunbowale12
4 Skylar Diggins-Smith 8
4 Skylar Diggins-Smith 11
5 Dearica Hamby 3
1 Arike Ogunbowale12
3 Satou Sabally 8
3 Satou Sabally WO
6 Brittney Sykes –
3 Satou Sabally11
7 DiJonai Carrington 4
2 Kayla McBride –
7 DiJonai Carrington WO

Finals bracket

Quarterfinals:
Single elimination 		Semifinals:
Single elimination 		Final:
Best-of-3
           
A-4 Rae Burrell 2
A-6 Azurá Stevens 12
A-6 Azurá Stevens 2
B-1 Napheesa Collier11
B-1 Napheesa Collier 12
B-6 Courtney Williams 4
B-1 Napheesa Collier6 98
C-8 Aaliyah Edwards 94 0
C-8 Aaliyah Edwards 12
C-3 Allisha Gray 6
C-8 Aaliyah Edwards11
D-1 Arike Ogunbowale 2
D-1 Arike Ogunbowale 12
D-3 Satou Sabally 8

Notes

  1. ↑ Ahead of the 2025 season, the league had originally reported the winner of the tournament would receive a $250,000 prize. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Unrivaled Announces Players, Rules, Ticketing, and Fan Voting Platform for 1 on 1 Tournament Presented by Sprite". Unrivaled. January 28, 2025. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  2. ↑ Leahy, Sean (October 31, 2024). "Unrivaled 3-on-3 basketball league expands to 36 roster spots ahead of debut season". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  3. ↑ Friend, Tom (January 15, 2025). "Unrivaled adds Sprite, BodyArmor as sponsors ahead of launch". Sports Business Journal. Archived from the original on January 16, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Elster, Samara (January 28, 2025). "Unrivaled Reveals 1v1 Tournament Participants and Rules". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  5. ↑ Deen, Safid. "Unrivaled 1-on-1 tournament begins Monday night: Who's playing and what to know". USA Today . Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Unrivaled Basketball Drops 1v1 Tournament Bracket". Just Women's Sports . February 6, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.