This year also brought back the Three-Point Contest and Skills Competition, for the first time since 2019.
[3] Allie Quigley won the MTN Dew 3-Point Shootout for a WNBA and NBA record 4th time.
[4] Sabrina Ionescu and her high school partner and NC State commit, Zoe Brooks, won the Skills Challenge.
Fans, WNBA players, head coaches, sports writers, and broadcasters would all be able to vote for All Stars.
The top 10 players receiving votes based on this weighting would be selected to the All-Star Game.
ESPN broadcast the WNBA All-Star Team Selection Special on July 2, 2022.
[9] They earned the right to be the coaches as they guided their teams to the top two spots in the standings as of that date.
The starters for the game were announced on June 22, 2022, with A'ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces and Breanna Stewart of the Seattle Storm leading in fan votes.
Candace Parker of the Chicago Sky and Nneka Ogwumike of the Los Angeles Sparks were named to the starting frontcourt, both earning their seventh all-star appearance.
Jonquel Jones of the Connecticut Sun rounded out the frontcourt, earning her fourth all-star selection.
In the backcourt, Sabrina Ionescu of the New York Liberty, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young of the Las Vegas Aces were named to the starting lineup, each earning their first all-star selection.
A'ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart were named captain respectively as they received the most fan votes.
The Skills Challenge were teams consisting of one WNBA player and one athlete from the Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) participating in the 2022 Nike Nationals.
The teams competed head-to-head in an obstacle course relay competition that tests dribbling, passing, agility and shooting skills.
A three-round, bracket-style event, the Skills Challenge featured two teams competing simultaneously on an identical course.
The team that successfully completes the course first shall be deemed the winner of that matchup and advance to the next round of the competition.