The Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries will battle over the WNBA championship, with one of the two teams emerging with the first title in franchise history. With the league's growing popularity and the emergence of new star players, demand to watch the WNBA Finals play out has reached an all-time high. There's an average purchase price of $355 per ticket for Game 1, which the Valkyries host at their venue.
The average "get-in" price for tickets to see Game 1 unfold is $214 for the matchup at San Francisco's Chase Center, also the home of the NBA's Golden State Warriors. It has a capacity of 18,064 fans to pack in and watch all the action. Meanwhile, Atlanta's ticket prices reportedly achieved a record for Game 3.
It became the highest-priced WNBA Finals ticket on record at TickPick, with a get-in price reportedly at $201 on Wednesday. Some courtside and lower-level pairs of tickets have reached $4,000 or higher, per USA Today For the Win's Charles Curtis. More news: Fever Star Sophie Cunningham Rips WNBA Over Liberty-Dream Playoffs Controversy It makes sense for many reasons, as many people will be watching to see if Angel Reese can lead the Dream to a championship in her third WNBA season.
On the other side, Gabby Williams and her squad are looking to win Golden State's first championship in just the team's second season in the WNBA. It's important to note that ticket prices and data are constantly fluctuating, but based on the early indicators, this has a strong possibility of becoming the most expensive WNBA Finals in history. The surging ticket prices also came after there were initial concerns about where the Dream's home games would be held in the city.
Their WNBA home arena holds approximately 3,500 fans, but they were granted permission to hold their first two home games of the series in State Farm Arena, the home of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks, which has a capacity of over 17,000. Atlanta reached the WNBA Finals by sweeping the 2024 champion New York Liberty 3-0 in the semifinals. The Valkyries, led by stars Williams, Tiffany Hayes, and Kayla Thornton, also swept their semifinal matchup, eliminating the defending champion Las Vegas Aces.
The WNBA Finals is a best-of-seven series. If it goes more than five games, Game 6 is in Atlanta on Thursday, Oct. 29, and Game 7 is in San Francisco on Saturday, Oct. 31. Game 1 of the WNBA Finals between Atlanta and Golden State tips off on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 3:30 p.m.
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