2026 WPBL playoff schedule and results
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The 2026 WPBL playoffs are complete. The Los Angeles Queens are the first WPBL champions after beating San Francisco 3–2 in the Championship series, finishing with a 2–0 win in Game 5 on Tue Sep. 22. In the semifinals, San Francisco beat Boston 2–0 in Series A and Los Angeles beat New York 2–1 in Series B. Every score below matches the official game page.
Offseason note (Oct 4, 2026): Season over: Los Angeles won the first title. Next up: WPBL 2027: what we know (schedule, home cities, expansion).
Final bracket
| Round | Matchup (seed) | Result | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semifinal A (best of 3) | San Francisco (#1) vs Boston (#4) | SF wins 2–0 | G1 SF 6, BOS 4 · G2 SF 9, BOS 6 |
| Semifinal B (best of 3) | New York (#2) vs Los Angeles (#3) | LA wins 2–1 | G1 LA 10, NY 3 · G2 NY 9, LA 7 · G3 LA 15, NY 11 |
| Championship (best of 5) | Los Angeles vs San Francisco | LA wins 3–2 (2026 champions) | G1 LA 7, SF 6 · G2 LA 11, SF 7 · G3 SF 10, LA 5 · G4 SF 17, LA 4 · G5 LA 2, SF 0 |
Seeds came from the final regular-season table: SF 10–5, NY 8–7, LA 8–7, BOS 4–11 (WPBL standings). New York clinched the #2 seed on Sep. 4, per the official Sep. 5 recap. Championship series notes: Firebells vs Queens.
Playoff schedule and results, game by game
Dates and first-pitch times (CDT) are from the official game pages. Every playoff game was at Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield, Illinois (venue notes). Playoff games streamed on ESPN+ in the US (ESPN+ steps).
| Date | CT | ET | Game | Final | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Sep 9 | 6:00 p.m. | 7:00 p.m. | Semifinal A Game 1 | SF 6, BOS 4 | SF leads 1–0 |
| Thu Sep 10 | 6:00 p.m. | 7:00 p.m. | Semifinal B Game 1 | LA 10, NY 3 | LA leads 1–0 |
| Fri Sep 11 | 5:00 p.m. | 6:00 p.m. | Semifinal A Game 2 | SF 9, BOS 6 | SF wins 2–0 |
| Sat Sep 12 | 6:00 p.m. | 7:00 p.m. | Semifinal B Game 2 | NY 9, LA 7 | tied 1–1 |
| Sun Sep 13 | — | — | Semifinal A Game 3 | not played | SF had already won 2–0 |
| Mon Sep 14 | 6:00 p.m. | 7:00 p.m. | Semifinal B Game 3 | LA 15, NY 11 | LA wins 2–1 |
| Wed Sep 16 | 6:00 p.m. | 7:00 p.m. | Championship Game 1 | LA 7, SF 6 | LA leads 1–0 |
| Thu Sep 17 | 6:00 p.m. | 7:00 p.m. | Championship Game 2 | LA 11, SF 7 | LA leads 2–0 |
| Sat Sep 19 | 6:00 p.m. | 7:00 p.m. | Championship Game 3 | SF 10, LA 5 | LA leads 2–1 |
| Sun Sep 20 | 2:00 p.m. | 3:00 p.m. | Championship Game 4 | SF 17, LA 4 | tied 2–2 |
| Tue Sep 22 | 6:00 p.m. | 7:00 p.m. | Championship Game 5 | LA 2, SF 0 | LA wins 3–2 |
We checked every final score, date, and first-pitch time against the linked official game pages on Sep. 29, 2026. ESPN’s pre-playoff explainer listed every game at 7:30 p.m. ET, but the official pages show the times above. Regular-season dates and results are on the WPBL schedule page, which we don’t duplicate here.
Format
From the official April 30 schedule post and the official postseason page:
- Regular season: August 1–September 6, 15 games per team. Final table: standings
- All four clubs qualified: No. 1 vs No. 4 in Series A, No. 2 vs No. 3 in Series B
- Playoffs began September 9. Each semifinal was best of three, with Game 3 only if needed
- The Championship was best of five (Games 4–5 only if needed). The winner is the first WPBL champion
Team pages: Los Angeles Queens · San Francisco · New York Heights · Boston Hunters. What the league is: What is the WPBL? · Venue: Springfield.
From the official site / ESPN: official game pages (linked in the table above), official homepage, Sep. 5 #2-seed recap, official postseason page, April 30 schedule post, ESPN schedule, ESPN press release, official watch post.