Unrivaled 1-on-1 tournament: Bracket, rules, schedule, first-round matchups, prize pool

The first round of Unrivaled’s highly anticipated 1-on-1 tournament took place on Monday and featured a few big upsets, none more notable than Aaliyah Edwards’ shutout win over two-time WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart. Edwards drained a number of jumpers en route to a 12-0 win that took less than two minutes. 

The (mostly) single-elimination event was supposed to feature 30 players, but Unrivaled announced Sunday that “due to lingering injuries and to prioritize player wellbeing for regular-season games,” the bracket had been adjusted. All told, six first-round matchups were cancelled. 

Here is a look at the remaining broadcast schedule:

• Second round and quarterfinals: Tuesday, Feb. 11, 7-10 p.m. ET (truTV)
• Semifinals and Finals: Friday, Feb. 14, 7:30-9 p.m. ET (TNT/truTV)

The 1-on-1 tournament has a $350,000 prize pool with $200,000 going to the champion. In addition, the winning player’s teammates will receive $10,000, while the runner-up gets $50,000 and the semi-finalists earn $25,000. 

To create the bracket, the players were first separated into four pods, then ranked 1-8 (or 1-7 in the case of Pods A and D). Pods A and B are on the left side of the bracket, while Pods C and D are on the right side. The No. 1 seed in Pod A (Jewell Loyd) and the No. 1 seed in Pod D (Arike Ogunbowale) received a first-round bye. 

Here’s a look at the bracket for the first round:

Pod A

First round

• No. 1 Jewell Loyd advances with bye
• No. 7 Shakira Austin def. No. 2 Chelsea Gray, 12-2
• No. 3 Alyssa Thomas (OUT) vs. No. 6 Azura Stevens — Stevens advances in walkover
• No. 4 Rae Burrell vs. No. 5 Natasha Cloud (OUT) — Burrell advances in walkover

Second round

• No. 1 Jewell Loyd vs. No. 4 Rae Burrell
• No. 6 Azura Stevens vs. No. 7 Shakira Austin

Pod B

First round

• No. 1 Napheesa Collier def. No. 8 Katie Lou Samuelson, 12-6
• No. 2 Rhyne Howard def. No. 7 Lexie Hull, 12-7
• No. 3 Tiffany Hayes (OUT) vs. No. 6 Courtney Williams — Williams advances in walkover
• No. 5 Rickea Jackson def. No. 4 Jackie Young, 11-3

Second round

• No. 1 Napheesa Collier vs. No. 5 Rickea Jackson
• No. 2 Rhyne Howard vs. No. 6 Courtney Williams

Pod C

First round

• No. 8 Aaliyah Edwards def. No. 1 Breanna Stewart, 12-0
• No. 2 Kahleah Copper def. No. 7 Aliyah Boston, 11-6
• No. 3 Allisha Gray def. No. 6 Jordin Canada, 11-4
• No. 4 Marina Mabrey (OUT) vs. No. 5 Kate Martin (OUT) — Game cancelled

Second round

• No. 8 Aaliyah Edwards advances with bye
• No. 2 Rhyne Howard vs. No. 3 Allisha Gray 

Pod D

First round

• No. 1 Arike Ogunbowale advances with bye
• No. 2 Kayla McBride (OUT) vs. No. 7 DiJonai Carrington — McBride advances in walkover
• No. 3 Satou Sabally vs. No. 6 Brittney Sykes (OUT) — Sabally advances in walkover
• No. 4 Skylar Diggins-Smith def. No. 5 Dearica Hamby, 11-3

Second round

• No. 1 Arike Ogunbowale vs. No. 4 Skylar Diggins-Smith
• No. 2 Kayla McBride vs. No. 3 Satou Sabally 

Here’s a look at the rules for the competition:

• Every round until the finals will be single-elimination, with games played to 11 points or 10 minutes in length, whichever comes first. The finals will be a best-of-three series, witch games played to 11 points. 
• The clock will not stop during the game
• There will be a seven-second shot clock
• Make-it, take-it rules will be in effect. That means if a player scores, they get to keep possession of the ball
• Traditional scoring will be in place. Shots inside the arc will be worth two points, while those outside the arc will be worth three points