WNBA changes skills challenge format, showcasing teammates partnering up - ESPN

The 2023 WNBA Skills Challenge ahead of this upcoming weekend's All-Star Game will feature a new format where four sets of All-Star teammates will compete in a set of relay competitions highlighting agility, dribbling, passing and shooting skills, the league announced Tuesday.

The pairings are as follows: Team Aces, Chelsea Gray and Kelsey Plum; Team Dream, Allisha Gray and Cheyenne Parker; Team Liberty, Sabrina Ionescu and Courtney Vandersloot; and Team Wings, Arike Ogunbowale and Satou Sabally.

The Las Vegas Aces, who are hosting the All-Star Game, led all squads with four All-Star selections, followed by the New York Liberty and Atlanta Dream with three.

All four teams will compete in the first round of the Skills Challenge, with the two teams who get through the obstacle course the quickest advancing to the final round and going head-to-head for the championship.

The Skills Challenge and 3-point Contest will take place Friday at 4 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on ESPN. The participants of the 3-point Contest have yet to be announced by the league.

The 2023 WNBA All-Star Game will be held Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET and will air on ABC.