Recapping week six and who was crowned “The One”.
The only two regular-season games this week took place on Monday, Feb. 9. Phantom won against Vinyl 76-73 and clinched a playoff spot. Mist defeated Rose, 90-64.
1-on-1 Tournament
Unrivaled players took part in a one-on-one tournament, competing to be “The One” and receive $200,000. All players who made it to the semifinals received $25,000, and the runner-up gets $50,000. There is no time clock for the game, but there is a shot clock. The player who gets to 11 points first wins. After 10 minutes, if no one gets to 11 points, whoever has the higher score wins and moves on.
Aliyah Boston, Allisha Gray, Chelsea Gray, and Kelsey Plum were the semifinalists. The matchups were Kelsey Plum vs. Chelsea Gray and Aliyah Boston vs. Allisha Gray. All four players were extremely dominant in the first three rounds.
Allisha Gray and Chelsea Gray made it to the finals. The finals consisted of a best out of three. In the first round, Allisha won 7-0. In game two, Chelsea tied it up, winning 8-3. The last game was winner-takes-all, and it was a close game. Chelsea Gray defeated Allisha Gray, winning 7-6 and winning the 1v1 tournament!
Connecticut Sun Players
Sanyia Rivers received a bye for the first round. Rivers lost to Allisha Gray in the second round 9-12.
Marina Mabrey played against Sonia Citron in the first round. Citron defeated Mabrey 12-10. Mabrey was the higher seed at the three seed, and Citron was the six seed, making this an upset.
Aaliyah Edward, who was last year’s 1v1 runner-up, had an amazing start to the tournament. She won in the first round against Dominique Malonga, 11-8. Edwards played a great game in round two against Shakria Austin. At the start of the game, she was down 7-0 and came back to win 11-9. In the third round, Edwards played against Aliyah Boston. Edwards went scoreless and lost 12-0.
Top Players of Week Six
Chelsea Gray dominated every play she played against. In round one, Gray defeated Natasha Cloud 11-10, and in round two, she won 12-6 against Jackie Young. In the quarterfinals, Gray played against Paige Bueckers, only letting her score one basket, and won 11-2.
Veronica Burton defeated Courtney Williams in just one minute and 23 seconds, and did not let Williams score. Burton won 11-0. In round two, she lost 11-5 against Kelsey Mitchell.