2018 WCBA Playoffs
The 2018 WCBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the 2017–18 season. It began on January 24, 2018.
Bracket
| 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, advanced to the next round
- Italics Team with home-court advantage
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.
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 | ||
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 | ||
(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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
(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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
(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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
February 26
19:30 |
| Shanxi Flame | 78–69 | Guangdong Dolphins |
| Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – | ||
| Shanxi wins series, 3–0 | ||
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 | ||
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 |