Understand what the Commissioner's Cup is, the WNBA "cup" - Jumper Brasil

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Understand what the Commissioner's Cup is, the WNBA "cup"

Tournament "interrupts" the regular season of the women's basketball league

From June 1 to 13, the WNBA regular season will be interrupted for the Commissioner's Cup. It is a kind of cup between the 12 teams in the league with the aim of serving as an extra preparation. In addition, it also provides for a special prize and donations to charities.

What is the Commissioner's Cup?

As previously stated, the Commissioner's Cup is a competition that has been taking place since 2021. The idea is to recover rivalries between the Western Conference and the WNBA Eastern Conference, something that happened until the 2015 playoffs. After this period, the league adopted a general classification format, largely due to the number of teams that play in the women's basketball league.

In its fourth edition, the Commissioner's Cup has a system that takes advantage of games already scheduled by the WNBA to count in the tournament as well. Thus, there are 30 games between June 1st and 13th, in which each team plays five games, one against each of the conference rivals. As a result, the teams that take first place in their respective conferences will compete for $500,000 on June 25.

Awards and action for charity

The Commissioner's Cup also arose from the need to support causes, actions, and non-profit organizations that help humanity. As the WNBA already has a very positive track record regarding social positioning, teams and players are always using their voices to spread information, serve as spokespeople and make donations. In 2024, the "W Cup" is sponsored by Coinbase, a company that reiterates the duty of collective and social actions in the United States. As a result of the partnership, it will serve as a platform for raising amounts for conversion into donations.

Which teams have already been champions of the "copinha"?

The first WNBA Commissioner's Cup champion was the Seattle Storm in 2021. Against the Connecticut Sun, the team won by 79 to 57. Subsequently, in 2022, the Las Vegas Aces beat the Chicago Sky by 93 to 83 and won the trophy. Recently, in 2023, it was the New York Liberty's turn to lift the cup after applying a score of 82 to 63 over the Las Vegas Aces.

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WNBA Commissioner's Cup Schedule

June 1st

Chicago Sky vs. Indiana Fever

June 2nd

Connecticut Sun vs. Atlanta Dream

Los Angeles Sparks vs. Phoenix Mercury

Indiana Fever vs. New York Liberty

Dallas Wings vs. Minnesota Lynx

June 4

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Washington Mystics vs. Connecticut Sun

New York Liberty vs. Chicago Sky

Phoenix Mercury vs. Seattle Storm

June 5

Las Vegas Aces vs. Dallas Wings

Minnesota Lynx vs. Los Angeles Sparks

June 6

Chicago Sky vs. Washington Mystics

New York Liberty vs. Atlanta Dream

June 7

Indiana Fever vs. Washington Mystics

Seattle Storm vs. Las Vegas Aces

Dallas Wings vs. Los Angeles Sparks

June 8

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New York Liberty vs. Connecticut Sun

Atlanta Dream vs. Chicago Sky

June 9

Washington Mystics vs. New York Liberty

Phoenix Mercury vs. Dallas Wings

Seattle Storm vs. Minnesota Lynx

Las Vegas Aces vs. Los Angeles Sparks

June 10

Indiana Fever vs. Connecticut Sun

June 11

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Washington Mystics vs. Atlanta Dream

Minnesota Lynx vs. Las Vegas Aces

Los Angeles Sparks vs. Seattle Storm

June 12

Connecticut Sun vs. Chicago Sky

June 13

Atlanta Dream vs Indiana Fever

Seattle Storm vs. Dallas Wings

Las Vegas Aces vs. Phoenix Mercury