And then there were four.
After seven second-round games and four quarter-final matchups on Tuesday night, the final four standing in Unrivaled’s 1-on-1 Tournament are No. 1-seed Napheesa Collier of Lunar Owls, No. 1-seed Arike Ogunbowale of Vinyl, No. 6-seed Azurá Stevens of Rose and No. 8-seed Aaliyah Edwards of Mist.
The four semi-finalists already have secured at least $25,000, with the possibility of earning up to $200,000 on Friday. Their teammates on Lunar Owls, Vinyl, Rose and Mist also will be rooting hard for their representative, hoping for $10,000 each from the $350,000 prize pool.
Here’s how Collier, Ogunbowale, Stevens and Edwards prevailed over the other contestants to advance to the semi-finals, along with some exclusive post-match thoughts that winners shared to Swish Appeal’s Stephanie Kaloi:
Second-round
Skill, strategy, a little bit of psycho and some shotmaking luck seem to be the ingredients for success in the 1-on-1 setting. Second-round winners found the right recipe.
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