After becoming a member of the WNBA as an enlargement group final season, the Golden State Valkyries have received the group’s first playoff collection and superior to the semifinals.
The Las Vegas Aces, however, have reached the semifinals for the eighth straight season.
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The No. 2 seeded Valkyries will play host to the Aces in Sport 1 of the best-of-five collection Sunday, Oct. 4 in San Francisco.
With homecourt in Sport 1, the stress is on the Valkyries to safe the primary win. Their fanbase at Chase Heart — or “Ballhalla” — will try to assist. When the Aces traveled there for the primary time final season, they took a blowout 95-68 loss that led coach Becky Hammon to sentence her group for being “mentally gentle.”
Each groups are totally different this yr however, if the Valkyries come out extra aggressive than the Aces on both aspect of the ball, they may open the collection with a bonus.
The Valkyries have had one of the best protection all season, however confirmed their offensive firepower within the opening spherical towards the Dallas Wings. The Valkyries scored a franchise-record 104 factors of their Sport 1 win, after which Gabby Williams had a career-best 36 factors of their Sport 2 extra time loss in Dallas.
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4-time MVPA’ja Wilson averaged a league-high 32 factors per sport within the Aces’ three video games towards the Indiana Fever within the opening spherical.
This is the best way to watch the semifinal opener between the Aces and Valkyries on Sunday:
WNBA playoffs: What time is Wings vs Valkyries?
06:01 AM ET, October 4 2026, Heather Burns
In Sport 1 of the semifinals of the 2026 WNBA playoffs, the No. 2 seed Golden State Valkyries face the No. 3 seed Las Vegas Aces at 4 p.m. ET on Sunday, Oct. 4, on the Chase Heart in San Francisco.
Time: 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT)
Location: Chase Heart (San Francisco)
What TV channel is Aces vs Valkyries on at present?
Valkyries vs Aces semifinal schedule
06:01 AM ET, October 4 2026, Heather Burns
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Sport 1: Aces at Valkyries, 4 p.m. ET, Sunday (NBC/Peacock)
Sport 2: Aces at Valkyries, 9:30 p.m. ET, Wednesday (NBC/Peacock)
Sport 3: Valkyries at Aces, 9:30 p.m. ET, Friday (NBC/Peacock)
Sport 4: Valkyries at Aces, TBD, Sunday (NBC/Peacock)*
Sport 5: Aces at Valkyries, TBD, Wednesday (NBC/Peacock)*
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