Medley, Florida-Navisa Coller of Minnesota Linux in WNBA won $ 200,000 on Friday after defeating Washington striker Aaliyah Edward in the UNVENTELED 1-1-1 championship final.
The unparalleled commissioner said that the winner's check was the largest day award in the history of women's basketball.
Instdoeded gives WNBA opportunities to compete in the United States and earn good salaries – a particularly attractive option for players who suit years abroad in external seasons to complete their income.
Players get an average salary of more than $ 220,000 in an eight -week season, which is close to the maximum basic salary in WNBA.
“The entire WNBA salary is what I just got in 30 minutes of playing 1 on 1,” Coller said. He is crazy until the saying. The same is about (playing) outside. Many people, this is their full contract, so you play seven months for this type of money. “
Coller, ranked number 1 in the 30-players championship, won the best series of three of the 2-1 Class over Edwards, the eighth seed, to become the first one champion over 1 by 1 by 1.
Each game was played between the most prominent UNCONN for the score of 8, as Edwards came from behind to get the opening match and Collier won in the last two.
Both Koller's five colleagues, who are unparalleled, received $ 10,000 from the $ 350,000 prizes. Edwards won $ 50,000 to reach the final.
Coller hopes that women's basketball can adopt 1-on-1 format.
She said: “You see men or children playing in the gardens-such as Beck August or mono, and you do not see this alongside the woman with the same extent.” “This is something we are trying to change, just this atmosphere where everything is not an organized basketball, but just playing in your backyard or in the garden.”
The victory was crowned a dominant championship for Coller, who plays with the lunar album in an inappropriate and unparalleled in scoring at 29.3 points for each game.
Earlier on Friday, Koller, his former teammate on the Uconn and Azura Stevens team in the semi -finals match.
Coller first scored eight points of the match, and the WNBA defense player in WNBA relied on the suffocating defense to win 11-2.
Coller, she mocked Katie Le Samuelson in the first round before winning a physical battle in the second round against Ricky Jackson.
Then she beat her teammate Lynx and Lunar Owls Courtney Williams to reach the semi -finals.
She was launched on her way to the past Edwards in the decisive game 3, made 4 out of 6 shots and held Edwards without goals.
Edwards, who plays with a non-advanced state, won two of her opponents ranked on her way to the final match, and ranked first in the first rank, Eric Oujunbo 11-2 in the first semifinals match earlier on Friday.
Before that, I closed the number 1 Stewart 12-0 in the opening round. After getting farewell from the second round, Edwards topped the third seeded 12-6.
Ogunbowale and Stevens won $ 25,000 each to reach the semi -finals. The rounds that reach the finals were the same and played at the degree of winning 11. All games achieved a traditional registration, with the value of each basket either two or three points.
The 22 -year -old Edwards is preparing for her second season with mystics and hopes that her performance will appear on Friday how difficult it is to improve.
“I am proud of myself. Edwards said:” No one can take it away from me. “All the work I have done. I was only able to display that and a kind of knowledge of everyone, as you know, I am not playing with him. “
Coller noted that the physical of some matches left many of the players who invaded during the tournament, which she said could be treated next season.
She loves to see an event similar to the American Professional League players.
“It is up to the players if they want to do so,” Coller said. “You put your name on the line. You are putting your reputation on the line. It is a weak position. Once, I praise everyone who competes in this because … anyone can win.”
