Unrivaled 1-on-1 Tournament Bracket Revealed Featuring Breanna Stewart, Jewell Loyd
Joseph Zucker@@JosephZucker
Featured Columnist IVFebruary 5, 2025
Unrivaled unveiled Wednesday the full bracket for its 1-on-1 tournament, which includes a $200,000 prize for the winner.
Jewell Loyd and Arike Ogunbowale each received a bye in the first round, which gets underway Feb. 10. The event concludes on Feb. 14.
Unrivaled co-founders Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier were drawn on opposite sides of the bracket. Stewart will face off with fellow UConn alum Aaliyah Edwards in the opening round, while Collier will take on another former Husky, Katie Lou Samuelson.
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Chelsea Gray vs. Shakira Austin is one of the more intriguing battles in the first round.
Gray is nicknamed the "Point Gawd" for a reason. She has averaged five assists per game and executed a number of improbable dimes across her WNBA career.
The six-time All-Star will be giving up six inches to the 6'5" Austin, though. You'd favor a dynamic guard over a rim-protecting big in a one-on-one format, but Austin might be able to stymie Gray.
Looking ahead, the bracket sets up what could be one of the most fun matchups of the entire tournament in the second round: Ogunbowale vs. Skylar Diggins-Smith.
Ogunbowale's 20.58 points per game in the WNBA rank fourth of all time, while Diggins-Smith is 18th on the list at 16.51. They've consistently been elite scorers and have multiple All-WNBA honors on their résumés.
Pitting the two Notre Dame legends against one another would be exactly what this tournament is trying to achieve.
In Unrivaled's 1-on-1 tournament, there's more than just bragging rights and the $200,000 prize on the line. The winner's teammates will each receive $10,000 apiece, too, so everybody will share in the spoils.
