Unequalled 2026: Season Dates, Schedule Launched

Unequalled introduced its broadcast schedule for the 2026 season in partnership with TNT Sports activities on Wednesday.

The league introduced the total rosters and guarded lists for all eight groups for the upcoming season only a week in the past, constructing pleasure amongst followers to look at their favourite gamers all through the winter.

New Unequalled Season Begins January 5

All eight groups will play on opening day, Monday, Jan. 5, beginning with a doubleheader within the afternoon slot that can be aired on TruTV and HBO Max.

“With eight groups comes a fourth evening of broadcast. And, fairly actually, it was a no brainer for us,” Unequalled Chief Content material Officer John Learing instructed Forbes. “TNT made all of the sense on the planet from a vacation spot perspective.”

Kelsey Mitchell and Hive BC are taking over Breanna Stewart and Mist BC at 1 p.m. ET, adopted by runner-up Vinyl BC and Rhyne Howard dealing with Alyssa Thomas and Laces BC.

The video games that’ll be streamed later within the evening on TNT, TruTV, and HBO Max will start at 8 p.m. ET with one other doubleheader.

First, Unequalled co-founder and MVP Napheesa Collier and the Lunar Owls will face Chelsea Grey and the reigning Unequalled champion, Rose BC. Adopted by Kelsey Plum and Phantom BC taking over Paige Bueckers and Breeze BC.

Bueckers, Mitchell, and Plum will make their debuts within the league on the opening evening.

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The Unequalled will host its one-on-one event for the second consecutive yr, beginning on Wednesday, Feb. 11, and persevering with Feb. 13 and 14.

Final season, Collier received the inaugural 1-on-1 event within the best-of-three over Aaliyah Edwards and earned a $250,000. The ultimate 4 included Collier, Edwards, Arike Ogunbowale, and Azura Stevens.

Adjustments Made to Unequalled’s Second Season

Unequalled eliminated the back-to-backs for gamers all through the common season, giving extra time for relaxation and restoration.

The league has additionally expanded to 56 video games within the common season that can conclude on Feb. 27 earlier than heading into the playoffs the following day. Moreover, Unequalled has utilized an expanded playoff construction with the highest six groups advancing.

The highest two seeds will mechanically advance to the semifinals through byes, as the primary general seed will face the bottom remaining seed after the primary spherical.

The 2 remaining groups will face off within the Unequalled Championship recreation scheduled on Wednesday, March 4, at 9:30 p.m. ET. It will likely be televised on TNT, TruTV, and HBO Max.

Unequalled heads to Philadelphia for First Time

Guards Natasha Cloud and Kahleah Copper, who each grew up in Philadelphia, are set to play their first video games of their skilled careers of their hometown on Jan. 30.

Within the first recreation of the doubleheader, Cloud and the Phantom BC will face Paige Bueckers and the Breeze at 7:30 p.m. ET.

To conclude the doubleheader, Copper and the Rose BC will tackle Collier and the Lunar Owls at 8:45 p.m. ET.

Final season, the Rose BC handed the Lunar Owls BC their first loss after beginning the season 8-0.

Unequalled: The place to Watch

The upcoming season will function an extra evening of basketball, as Unequalled will host 4 consecutive nights of motion from Friday to Monday.

Video games scheduled on Fridays and Mondays can be aired on TNT, TruTV, and HBO Max, whereas these scheduled on Saturdays and Sundays can be proven on TruTV and HBO Max.

“We’re thrilled to broaden our partnership with Unequalled and add a fourth evening of this unbelievable basketball expertise to the TNT Sports activities lineup. The league’s development and success are a testomony to the athletes’ expertise, imaginative and prescient, and the rising ardour for ladies’s basketball,” TNT Sports activities govt vice chairman and chief content material officer Craig Barry, stated in an announcement to Roberta Rodrigues of Forbes.

The brand new season of Unequalled will function rising and present stars in ladies’s basketball. With the league increasing to eight groups, followers can have much more hoops to sit up for.