How to Watch the 2022 WNBA Playoffs: Stream Live, TV Channel
The WNBA playoffs will begin on Wednesday, Aug. 17 and will continue through September. Every game of the 2022 postseason will air on one of ESPN's networks, which are all available to stream live on fuboTV.
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Eight of the 12 teams in the WNBA qualify for the postseason each year. Heading into Sunday's regular-season finale, the final two spots were up for grabs, with the Liberty and Mercury claiming them as the No. 7 and No. 8 seed, respectively.
The first round of the playoffs will feature four series.
No. 1 seed Las Vegas faces No. 8 seed Phoenix; No. 2 seed Chicago faces No. 7 seed New York; No. 3 seed Connecticut takes on No. 6 seed Dallas and No. 4 seed Seattle faces No. 5 seed Washington.
The first round is a best of three format, with the higher seed hosting the first two games of the series and the lower seed hosting Game 3 if necessary.
The semifinals, which are set to begin on Aug. 28, feature a best of five format, as do the WNBA Finals, which will begin on Sep. 11.
The playoffs begin on Aug. 17 with Chicago hosting the Liberty at 8:00 p.m. ET on ESPN2, followed by the Aces hosting the Mercury at 10:00 p.m. ET on ESPN.
The other series begin on Aug. 18, with the Sun hosting the Wings at 8:00 p.m. ET on ESPNU and the Storm hosting the Mystics on ESPN2 at 10:00 p.m. ET.
The WNBA can be live streamed on fuboTV. You can stream every WNBA playoff game with the service. The live sports streaming service can be accessed via iOS, Android, Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV, Roku and Apple TV as well as on a web browser.
Regional restrictions may apply.
