Tickets sold out in less than 24 hours and inaugural Capitals championship coach Carrie Graf is dreaming of a new decade of dominance.
The biggest name in the Canberra Capitals'floor moppers hopes they do exactly what he used to and sweep the court with the Adelaide Lightning.
Marianna Tolo can remember it like it was yesterday. The short walk from the AIS Arena to Canberra Stadium as a newly crowned WNBL champion.
Hey Canberra,you were awesome,but we hope we don't see you again - except at the ticker-tape parade.
When push comes to shove,it's the pre-game secret weapon that's fired up the Canberra Capitals'bid to end their nine-year championship drought.
Issie Bourne and Hunter Clarke will be aiming for big wins at the under-20s tournament.
It was hard to miss the signs of the glory days,but the seven championship banners had left a gap just in case there's a new one on the way.
Tolo is the last link to Canberra's championship era and she hopes to break a grand final drought this week.
The Capitals will play Adelaide when they chase their first championship since 2010.
The Canberra Capitals have almost completed a remarkable rise from the bottom of the WNBL to the championship game.
More than 5000 braved the heat which has plagued the arena since the days of the Canberra Cannons across two bumper days.