One of the most eagerly awaited WNBA seasons in league history will be 2025. The league’s popularity surged after the New York Liberty won the league championship and Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark took over the scene in 2024. Fans in other nations can now see what Clark and company are presenting thanks to the WNBA’s intriguing offseason decision.
The WNBA revealed on Monday that Vancouver, Canada, would host its first-ever foreign regular-season match. “Vancouver, it’s YOUR time,” read the caption on the WNBA’s official social media page. Tickets for the late-season game are already on sale. On August 15, 2025, the Seattle Storm and Atlanta Dream will play at Rogers Arena.
The 2024 season saw three meetings between Atlanta and Seattle, with the Storm winning the series 2-1. With a 25–15 record at the end of the season, Seattle was ranked fifth in the WNBA standings, while the Dream finished with a 15–25 record, ranking eighth.
After breaking innumerable records in the 2024 season, the WNBA took this momentous choice. With 54 million unique viewers across ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, CBS, ION, and NBATV, the WNBA set a new record in 2024. With an average of 1.19 million viewers, this included the most-viewed regular season ever—a 170% increase over the previous season. With 2,353,735 spectators, the WNBA saw its largest attendance during the previous 22 years.