2018 WCBA Playoffs

The 2018 WCBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the 2017–18 season. It began on January 24, 2018.

Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. Teams with home court advantage are shown in italics.

First round
24 January–3 February 		Semifinals
Finals
         
1 Beijing Great Wall 3
8 Zhejiang Chouzhou Bank Golden Bulls 1
1 Beijing Great Wall 3
4 Shanghai Swordfish 0
4 Shanghai Swordfish 3
5 Jiangsu Phoenix 0
1 Beijing Great Wall 3
3 Shanxi Flame 0
2 Xinjiang Magic Deer 1
7 Guangdong Dolphins 3
7 Guangdong Dolphins 0
3 Shanxi Flame 3
3 Shanxi Flame 3
6 Heilongjiang Dragons 0
  • Bold Series winner
  • Italics Team with home-court advantage


First round

All times are in China standard time (UTC+8)

(1) Beijing Great Wall vs. (8) Zhejiang Chouzhou Bank Golden Bulls

January 24
19:30
Zhejiang Chouzhou Bank Golden Bulls 88–80 Beijing Great Wall
Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 21–17, 34–18, 14–22
Zhejiang leads series, 1–0
Meihu Arena, Yiwu, Zhejiang
Referees: Wang Zebo, Kang Pengfei, Yuan Jun
January 27
19:30
Beijing Great Wall 96–61 Zhejiang Chouzhou Bank Golden Bulls
Scoring by quarter: 31–13, 23–21, 18–18, 24–9
Series tied, 1–1
Shougang Basketball Center, Beijing
Referees: Shi Jing, Liu Ke, Wang Yang
January 29
19:30
Beijing Great Wall 81–62 Zhejiang Chouzhou Bank Golden Bulls
Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 17–17, 21–12, 17–15
Beijing leads series, 2–1
Shougang Basketball Center, Beijing
Referees: Yang Xiaoguang, Wang Haiying, Hu Jing
February 3
19:30
Zhejiang Chouzhou Bank Golden Bulls 59–81 Beijing Great Wall
Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 14–22, 20–19, 6–17
Beijing wins series, 3–1
Meihu Arena, Yiwu, Zhejiang
Referees: Zuo Kun, Yu Yijing, Geng Zijian

(2) Xinjiang Magic Deer vs. (7) Guangdong Dolphins

January 24
19:30
Guangdong Dolphins 86–91 Xinjiang Magic Deer
Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 19–23, 20–21, 29–23
Xinjiang leads series, 1–0
Dalang Arena, Dongguan, Guangdong
Referees: Peng Ling, Wang Xiang, Ge Qian
January 27
20:00
Xinjiang Magic Deer 74–81 Guangdong Dolphins
Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 15–21, 19–19, 23–19
Series tied, 1–1
Xinjiang Sports Centre Gymnasium, Ürümqi, Xinjiang
Referees: Song Zhanjun, Zhang Dongmei, Li Pengbo
January 29
20:00
Xinjiang Magic Deer 73–83 Guangdong Dolphins
Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 13–25, 26–17, 20–21
Guangdong leads series, 2–1
Xinjiang Sports Centre Gymnasium, Ürümqi, Xinjiang
Referees: Shi Jing, Li Zhihui, Liu Qi
February 3
19:30
Guangdong Dolphins 89–78 Xinjiang Magic Deer
Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 29–19, 19–18, 25–17
Guangdong wins series, 3–1
Dalang Arena, Dongguan, Guangdong
Referees: Qiao Longsheng, Fang Wenxuan, Liu Ke

(3) Shanxi Flame vs. (6) Heilongjiang Dragons

January 24
16:00
Heilongjiang Dragons 81–92 Shanxi Flame
Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 24–22, 24–28, 14–23
Shanxi leads series, 1–0
Daqing Gymnasium, Daqing, Heilongjiang
Referees: Zheng Lei, Wang Qiulin, Pan Dazhi
January 27
19:30
Shanxi Flame 74–65 Heilongjiang Dragons
Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 12–17, 25–14, 16–20
Shanxi leads series, 2–0
Shanxi Sports Centre Gymnasium, Taiyuan, Shanxi
Referees: Zuo Kun, Shi Qirong, Liu Sen
January 29
19:30
Shanxi Flame 91–66 Heilongjiang Dragons
Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 25–12, 26–17, 19–20
Shanxi wins series, 3–0
Shanxi Sports Centre Gymnasium, Taiyuan, Shanxi
Referees: Zhang Wei, Liu Huabo, Duan Xiaopeng

(4) Shanghai Swordfish vs. (5) Jiangsu Phoenix

January 24
19:30
Jiangsu Phoenix 71–98 Shanghai Swordfish
Scoring by quarter: 20–33, 21–18, 18–26, 12–21
Shanghai leads series, 1–0
Jiangning Sports Center Gymnasium, Nanjing, Jiangsu
Referees: Zhang Wei, Xu Jian, Yu Yijing
January 27
19:30
Shanghai Swordfish 96–84 Jiangsu Phoenix
Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 28–15, 23–18, 27–28
Shanghai leads series, 2–0
Baoshan Sports Center Gymnasium, Shanghai
Referees: Yang Xiaoguang, Xue Kui, Liu Shuo
January 29
16:00
Shanghai Swordfish 86–76 Jiangsu Phoenix
Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 25–17, 23–16, 20–24
Shanghai wins series, 3–0
Baoshan Sports Center Gymnasium, Shanghai
Referees: Xue Kui, Chen Yingbai, Wen Zhilin

Semifinals

(1) Beijing Great Wall vs. (4) Shanghai Swordfish

February 10
19:30
Shanghai Swordfish 65–81 Beijing Great Wall
Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 14–23, 13–24, 18–19
Beijing leads series, 1–0
Baoshan Sports Center Gymnasium, Shanghai
Referees: Shi Jing, Zhang Wei, Wang Qiulin
February 24
19:30
Beijing Great Wall 85–62 Shanghai Swordfish
Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 22–16, 24–17, 18–15
Beijing leads series, 2–0
Shougang Basketball Center, Beijing
Referees: Jiang Zhiyuan, Shi Qirong, Feng Lei
February 26
16:00
Beijing Great Wall 76–72 Shanghai Swordfish
Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 13–20, 24–14, 17–13
Beijing wins series, 3–0
Shougang Basketball Center, Beijing
Referees: Wang Mei, Fang Wenxuan, Liu Shuo

(3) Shanxi Flame vs. (7) Guangdong Dolphins

February 10
19:30
Guangdong Dolphins 62–73 Shanxi Flame
Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 16–19, 18–22, 12–13
Shanxi leads series, 1–0
Dalang Arena, Dongguan, Guangdong
Referees: Xin Genwei, Xue Kui, Zhang Dongmei
February 24
19:30
Shanxi Flame 88–84 (OT) Guangdong Dolphins
Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 24–16, 18–19, 21–23, Overtime: 9–5
Shanxi leads series, 2–0
Shanxi Sports Centre Gymnasium, Taiyuan, Shanxi
Referees: Song Zhanjun, Zuo Kun, Liu Sen
February 26
19:30
Shanxi Flame 78–69 Guangdong Dolphins
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Shanxi wins series, 3–0
Shanxi Sports Centre Gymnasium, Taiyuan, Shanxi
Referees: Yan Jun, Li Kai, Wang Zebo

Final

(1) Beijing Great Wall vs. (3) Shanxi Flame

March 10
16:00
Shanxi Flame 81–84 Beijing Great Wall
Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 17–18, 22–23, 21–24
Beijing leads series, 1–0
Shanxi Sports Centre Gymnasium, Taiyuan, Shanxi
Referees: Yan Jun, Shi Jing, Fang Wenxuan
March 12
16:00
Beijing Great Wall 82–55 Shanxi Flame
Scoring by quarter: 19–11, 18–10, 19–17, 26–17
Beijing leads series, 2–0
Shougang Basketball Center, Beijing
Referees: Qiao Longsheng, Zhang Wei, Shi Qirong
March 14
20:00
Beijing Great Wall 85–63 Shanxi Flame
Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 23–13, 20–16, 18–18
Beijing wins series, 3–0
Shougang Basketball Center, Beijing
Referees: Jiang Zhiyuan, Zuo Kun, Xue Kui

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