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2020 Hangzhou Spark season

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2020 Hangzhou Spark season
Head coach
  • Lee "Mask" Mu-ho
    (Released 31 July)
  • Hwang "paJion" Ji-sub
General managerSaisai Huang
OwnerRui Chen
ConferencePacific
DivisionEast
RegionAsia
Results
Record10–11 (.476)
Place
May MeleeQuarterfinals
Summer ShowdownQuarterfinals
Countdown CupFinals
Season PlayoffsDid not qualify
Total Earnings$35,000

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.

Preceding offseason

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Organizational changes

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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

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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]

Homestand events

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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]

Roster

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2020 Hangzhou Spark roster
Players Coaches
Role No. Handle Name Nationality
Damage 17 Ado Chon Gi-hyeon South Korea
Damage 1 Adora Kang Jae-hwan South Korea
Damage 21 Architect Park Min-ho South Korea
Damage 10 GodsB Kim Kyeong-bo South Korea
Damage 20 SASIN Song Sang-hyun South Korea
Tank 8 guxue Xu Qiulin China
Tank QoQ Yu Sung-jun South Korea
Tank 11 Ria (I) Park Seong-wook South Korea
Support 23 BeBe Yoon Hui-chang South Korea
Support 37 iDK Park Ho-jin South Korea
Support 14 Coldest Tong Xiaodong China
Support 13 M1ka Liu Jiming China
Head coach
  • Lee "Mask" Mu-ho

Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness
  

Latest roster transaction: June 18, 2020.

Transactions

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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]

Standings

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Pos Con Team Pld W BW L PCT MW ML MT MD Qualification
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
Source: The Overwatch League
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


Game log

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Regular season

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2020 game log (Regular season record: 10–11)
February–March: 4–5
1 March 28 Hangzhou Spark 3 2 Chengdu Hunters Online
9:30 am UTC    
2 March 29 Hangzhou Spark 2 3 Guangzhou Charge Online
10:00 am UTC    
3 April 05 Hangzhou Spark 0 3 Shanghai Dragons Online
8:00 am UTC    
4 April 06 Hangzhou Spark 3 2 Guangzhou Charge Online
10:00 am UTC    
5 April 11 Hangzhou Spark 3 0 Chengdu Hunters Online
8:00 am UTC    
6 April 18 Hangzhou Spark 0 3 Shanghai Dragons Online
10:00 am UTC    
7 April 19 Hangzhou Spark 1 3 Guangzhou Charge Online
8:00 am UTC    
8 April 25 Hangzhou Spark 0 3 Seoul Dynasty Online
8:00 am UTC    
9 April 26 Hangzhou Spark 3 1 Chengdu Hunters Online
8:00 am UTC    

May Melee qualifiers: 2–2
10 May 03 Hangzhou Spark 3 0 Seoul Dynasty Online
8:00 am UTC    
11 May 10 Hangzhou Spark 0 3 Shanghai Dragons Online
8:00 am UTC    
12 May 16 Hangzhou Spark 1 3 New York Excelsior Online
12:00 noon UTC    
13 May 17 Hangzhou Spark 3 0 London Spitfire Online
10:00 am UTC    

Summer Showdown qualifiers: 1–3
14 June 20 Hangzhou Spark 3 2 New York Excelsior Online
12:00 noon UTC    
15 June 21 Hangzhou Spark 2 3 Guangzhou Charge Online
8:00 am UTC    
16 June 27 Hangzhou Spark 0 3 London Spitfire Online
12:00 noon UTC    
17 June 28 Hangzhou Spark 0 3 Shanghai Dragons Online
8:00 am UTC    

Countdown Cup qualifiers: 2–1
18 July 18 Hangzhou Spark 3 0 Seoul Dynasty Online
8:00 am UTC    
19 July 26 Hangzhou Spark 0 3 Chengdu Hunters Online
8:00 am UTC    
20 August 01 Hangzhou Spark 3 0 London Spitfire Online
10:00 am UTC    

August: 1–0
21 August 22 Hangzhou Spark 3 0 Seoul Dynasty Online
8:00 am UTC    

Midseason tournaments

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2020 midseason tournaments game log
May Melee: 0–1
Quarterfinals May 23 Hangzhou Spark 0 3 Seoul Dynasty Online
8:00 am UTC    

Summer Showdown: 0–1
Quarterfinals July 04 Hangzhou Spark 0 3 New York Excelsior Online
12:00 noon UTC    

Countdown Cup: 2–1
Quarterfinals August 08 Hangzhou Spark 3 2 Seoul Dynasty Online
10:00 am UTC    
Semifinals August 09 Hangzhou Spark 3 1 Chengdu Hunters Online
10:00 am UTC    
Finals August 09 Hangzhou Spark 0 4 Shanghai Dragons Online
12:00 noon UTC    

Bonus wins awarded: 2

Postseason

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2020 playoff game log
Asia Play-ins: 0–1
Round 1   First-round bye  


Round 2 September 05 Hangzhou Spark 0 3 Seoul Dynasty Online
11:00 am UTC    

References

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  1. ^ "Fusion, Fuel, Defiant and more make Overwatch League roster moves". ESPN. Reuters. October 30, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  2. ^ "yeah joins the Spark". over.gg. November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  3. ^ Morello, Matt (July 30, 2019). "2020 Team Needs and Player Contract Status". Overwatch League. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  4. ^ Richardson, Liz (October 4, 2019). "Overwatch League reveals player contract status for entire league". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  5. ^ Peres, Pedro (November 11, 2019). "Hangzhou Spark retain Bazzi, part ways with Revenge". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  6. ^ Richardson, Liz (November 23, 2019). "Paris Eternal add NoSmite". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  7. ^ O'Dwyer, Samuel (January 15, 2020). "Hangzhou Spark call up two players from its Academy team". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  8. ^ Hayward, Andrew (August 21, 2019). "Update: Five More OWL Teams Confirm Homestand Venues". The Esports Obesrver. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Richardson, Liz (February 24, 2020). "Overwatch League cancels Seoul Dynasty homestand, studio games due to coronavirus". Dot Esports. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  11. ^ Samples, Rachel (February 13, 2020). "Hangzhou Spark signs Ado ahead of 2020 Overwatch League week 2". Dot Esports. Retrieved February 13, 2020.