2020_Hangzhou_Spark_season
The 2020 Hangzhou Spark season was the second season of Hangzhou Spark's existence in the Overwatch League and their second season under head coach Lee "Mask" Mu-ho. The Spark planned on hosting two homestand events in the 2020 season, taking place at the Hangzhou Grand Theatre and Wuzhen Grand Theatre; however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all homestand events were cancelled by the league.
| 2020 Hangzhou Spark season | |
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| General manager | Saisai Huang |
| Owner | Rui Chen |
| Conference | Pacific |
| Division | East |
| Region | Asia |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–11 (.476) |
| Place | |
| May Melee | Quarterfinals |
| Summer Showdown | Quarterfinals |
| Countdown Cup | Finals |
| Season Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| Total Earnings | $35,000 |
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Organizational changes
In late October, the Spark announced that they had parted ways with assistant coach Han "Sup7eme" Seung-jun.[1] The team signed former Florida Mayhem assistant coach Jung "yeah" Young-su as an assistant coach in mid-November.[2]
Roster changes
The Spark enter the new season with no free agents, four players which they have the option to retain for another year, and eight players under contract.[3] The OWL's deadline to exercise a team option was November 11, after which any players not retained became a free agent. Free agency officially began on October 7.[4] The Spark's first departure of the offseason was on November 11, when the team released flex support An "Revenge" Hyeong-Geun.[5] On November 23, it was announced that tank player Jeong "NoSmite" Da-Un had signed to the Paris Eternal.[6] The Spark promoted support players Liu "M1ka" Jiming and Tong "Coldest" Xiaodong from their academy team Bilibili Gaming on January 14.[7]
In August 2019, the Spark announced that they would hold two homestand events, with the first at the Hangzhou Theatre from February 29 to March 1, 2020, and the second at the Wuzhen Grand Theatre from June 21 to 22, 2020.[8] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league cancelled all February and March matches planned in China, which cancelled the Spark's first homestand at the Hangzhou Theatre.[9] The Overwatch League announced that the cancelled homestand events in China would be rescheduled for Weeks 5 through 7 in a studio in Seoul, South Korea; however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea, these matches were cancelled as well.[10]
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Legend:
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Transactions
Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2020 regular season:
- On February 13, the Spark signed damage player Chon "Ado" Gi-hyeon.[11]
| Pos | Con | Team | Pld | W | BW | L | PCT | MW | ML | MT | MD | Qualification |
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| 1 | PAC | Shanghai Dragons | 21 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0.905 | 59 | 15 | 1 | +44 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | PAC | Guangzhou Charge | 21 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 0.667 | 44 | 39 | 1 | +5 | |
| 3 | ATL | New York Excelsior | 21 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 0.619 | 50 | 30 | 2 | +20 | Advance to play-ins |
| 4 | PAC | Hangzhou Spark | 21 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 0.476 | 36 | 40 | 2 | −4 | |
| 5 | PAC | Seoul Dynasty | 21 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0.429 | 33 | 40 | 2 | −7 | |
| 6 | PAC | Chengdu Hunters | 21 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 0.333 | 33 | 47 | 1 | −14 | |
| 7 | ATL | London Spitfire | 21 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0.286 | 27 | 51 | 0 | −24 |
Rules for classification: 1) Wins plus bonus wins 2) winning percentage (excluding bonus wins); 3) map differential; 4) head-to-head record; 5) head-to-head map differential
Regular season
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February–March: 4–5
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May Melee qualifiers: 2–2
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Summer Showdown qualifiers: 1–3
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Countdown Cup qualifiers: 2–1
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August: 1–0
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Midseason tournaments
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May Melee: 0–1
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Summer Showdown: 0–1
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Countdown Cup: 2–1
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| Bonus wins awarded: 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Postseason
| 2020 playoff game log |
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Asia Play-ins: 0–1 |
- "Fusion, Fuel, Defiant and more make Overwatch League roster moves". ESPN. Reuters. October 30, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- "yeah joins the Spark". over.gg. November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- Morello, Matt (July 30, 2019). "2020 Team Needs and Player Contract Status". Overwatch League. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- Richardson, Liz (October 4, 2019). "Overwatch League reveals player contract status for entire league". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- Peres, Pedro (November 11, 2019). "Hangzhou Spark retain Bazzi, part ways with Revenge". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- Richardson, Liz (November 23, 2019). "Paris Eternal add NoSmite". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
- O'Dwyer, Samuel (January 15, 2020). "Hangzhou Spark call up two players from its Academy team". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- Hayward, Andrew (August 21, 2019). "Update: Five More OWL Teams Confirm Homestand Venues". The Esports Obesrver. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- Amenabar, Teddy; Hume, Mike (January 29, 2020). "Overwatch League cancels China matches for February, March due to coronavirus". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- Richardson, Liz (February 24, 2020). "Overwatch League cancels Seoul Dynasty homestand, studio games due to coronavirus". Dot Esports. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
- Samples, Rachel (February 13, 2020). "Hangzhou Spark signs Ado ahead of 2020 Overwatch League week 2". Dot Esports. Retrieved February 13, 2020.