The 2026 WNBA 3-Point Contest will be held on Friday, July 24, at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, with eight top shooters competing for the title.
The WNBA's premiere shooters, including Marina Mabrey, Rhyne Howard, and Azzi Fudd, will face off in the competition. The contest will feature six participants, but only the top two from Round 1 will advance to the second round.
Each competitor will have 70 seconds per round to shoot from five different locations beyond the 3-point line. The maximum total score in each round is 40 points, including a "moneyball" worth two points and one full rack of the player's choosing. However, the WNBA has also featured "Starry Range" racks in the past that are far deeper than the rest, with each ball worth three points.
The competition will be a multi-round event, similar to the NBA's 3-Point contest. The top two shooters from Round 1 will advance to a second round, where they will face off head-to-head.
Ties will be broken by a tiebreaker format, which shortens the time to just 30 seconds in a tiebreaker round for each tied player. This means that if two or more players are tied at the top of the leaderboard, they will have to shoot as many balls as possible in 30 seconds to break the tie.
The WNBA 3-Point Contest has a rich history, with past winners including Dawn Staley, Laurie Koehn, Becky Hammon, and Allie Quigley. The competition is a highlight of the WNBA All-Star weekend, and this year's event is expected to be just as exciting.
The contest tips off on Friday, July 24, at 8 p.m. ET from Wintrust Arena in Chicago. Fans can watch the competition live, and follow the action on social media using the hashtag #WNBA3PointContest.
The WNBA 3-Point Contest is a showcase of skill and precision, and fans are in for a treat this year. With some of the league's top shooters competing, it's anyone's game, and the outcome is far from certain.
Source: Yahoo Sports