2020 WNBL Finals
TeamCoachWins
Southside Flyers Cheryl Chambers 1
Townsville Fire Shannon Seebohm 0
Dates16 – 20 December 2020
MVPLeilani Mitchell (STH)
Preliminary FinalTownsville def. Melbourne,
65–62

The 2020 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2020 season.[1] The Canberra Capitals were the two-time defending champions, but were defeated in the semi-finals by Melbourne. The Southside Flyers won the Grand Final, defeating the Townsville Fire, 99–82.[2] The Flyers took home the franchise's fourth WNBL title overall, this being their first since rebranding as Southside.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a condensed season was held in a North Queensland hub.[3] The season was originally 2020–21 and would be traditionally played over several months across the summer, however this season's scheduling has been amended. The six-week season saw Townsville, Cairns and Mackay host a 52-game regular season fixture, plus a four game Finals series (2 x semi-finals, preliminary final and grand final).[4] The WNBL Finals series schedule and ticketing details were announced 5 December 2020.[5]

Standings

# WNBL Championship ladder
Team W L PCT GP
1 Southside Flyers11284.613
2 Townsville Fire9469.213
3 Canberra Capitals9469.213
4 Melbourne Boomers9469.213
5 Sydney Uni Flames5838.513
6 Adelaide Lightning5838.513
7 Perth Lynx4930.813
8 Bendigo Spirit0130.013

Bracket

Semi-finals

(1) Southside Flyers vs. (2) Townsville Fire

16 December 2020
7:00 PM (AEST)
Southside Flyers 10693 Townsville Fire
Scoring by quarter: 41–25, 19–27, 26–22, 20–19
Pts: Cambage 31
Rebs: Cambage 18
Asts: Mitchell 10
Pts: Heal, Nicholson 30
Rebs: Aokuso, Nicholson 6
Asts: Heal 7
Townsville Stadium, Townsville, Queensland
Attendance: 1,235
Referees: Byron Geddes, James Griguol, Jack Taylor

(3) Canberra Capitals vs. (4) Melbourne Boomers

16 December 2020
5:00 PM (AEST)
Canberra Capitals 6878 Melbourne Boomers
Scoring by quarter: 20–32, 15–9, 17–22, 16–15
Pts: Smart 15
Rebs: Griffin 11
Asts: Rocci 7
Pts: Magbegor 20
Rebs: George 12
Asts: Madgen 6
Townsville Stadium, Townsville, Queensland
Referees: Daniel Battye, Jacqui Dover, Calia Hanks

Preliminary Final

(2) Townsville Fire vs. (4) Melbourne Boomers

18 December 2020
6:00 PM (AEST)
Townsville Fire 6562 Melbourne Boomers
Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 11–12, 21–18, 11–15
Pts: Heal 28
Rebs: McKay, Nicholson 8
Asts: Payne 4
Pts: Magbegor 19
Rebs: George 10
Asts: Madgen 6
Townsville Stadium, Townsville, Queensland
Attendance: 849
Referees: Daniel Battye, Madi Crowley-Long, Guy Richards

Grand Final

(1) Southside Flyers vs. (2) Townsville Fire

20 December 2020
2:00 PM (AEST)
Southside Flyers 9982 Townsville Fire
Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 26–24, 23–15, 28–21
Pts: Mitchell 31
Rebs: Cambage 8
Asts: Mitchell 5
Pts: Nicholson 20
Rebs: Heal, McKay, Nicholson 7
Asts: Nicholson 4
Townsville Stadium, Townsville, Queensland
Attendance: 1,825
Referees: Daniel Battye, James Griguol, Jack Taylor

Rosters

References

  1. "MEDIA GUIDE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  2. "Flyers reach potential earn redemption for WNBL championship". wnbl.basketball.
  3. Elkerton, Matthew; Charles, Caitlan (22 September 2020). "Townsville launches bid to host bubble for upcoming WNBL season". TownsvilleBulletin.com.au. Retrieved 22 September 2020. A council report has detailed a proposal to host, and be central to, the 2020/21 WNBL season within a coronavirus 'bubble'. It's understood the WNBL has plans to host the games wholly within North Queensland, taking advantage of state government grants funding.
  4. "QUEENSLAND SET TO HOST 2020 CHEMIST WAREHOUSE WNBL SEASON". wnbl.basketball. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  5. "2020 WNBL FINAL SERIES VENUE AND TICKETING DETAILS REVEALED". australia.basketball.
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