2020 Chengdu Hunters season

The 2020 Chengdu Hunters season is the second season of Chengdu Hunters's existence in the Overwatch League and the team's first without head coach Wang "RUI" Xingrui. The team will look to improve from their 2019 season, where they posted a 13–15 regular season record and were eliminated from season playoff contention after losing to the Guangzhou Charge in the play-in tournament. The Hunters will host two back-to-back homestand weekends at the Wuliangye Chengdu Performing Arts Centre.[1]

2020 Chengdu Hunters season
Head coach	Chang "Ray" Chia-Hua Wu "Dokkaebi" Xiuqing
Owner	Huya
Arena(s)	Wuliangye Chengdu Performing Arts Centre
Results
Record	8–14 (.364)
Place	Pacific: 9th League: 16th

Preceding offseason

Organizational changes

On November 16, head coach Wang "RUI" Xingrui announced that he would be stepping down from his position due to health issues.[2] On January 14, the team announced that Hunters' assistant coach Chang "Ray" Chia-Hua and LGE.Huya head coach Wu "Dokkaebi" Xiuqing would serve as the Hunters' co-head coaches. Additionally, former Hunters support player Li "Garry" Guan was added as an assistant coach.[3]

Roster changes

The Hunters enter the new season with all ten of their players under contract.[4] The OWL's deadline to exercise a team option is November 11, after which any players not retained will become a free agent. Free agency officially began on October 7.[5]

The Hunters' first offseason change was announced on December 27 with the departures of DPS Zhihao "YangXiaoLong" Zhang and main tank Yansong "Jiqiren" Wei.[6] On January 14, the Hunters revealed the signing of damage player Chen "ATing" Shao-Hua and promotions of support players He "Molly" Chengzhi and Chen "Lengsa" Jingyi from their academy team LGE.Huya.[3]

Roster

Chengdu Hunters roster
Players	Coaches
Role No. Handle Name Nationality Previous team Damage 24 JinMu  Yi Hu  China  Big Time Regal Gaming  Damage 74 Baconjack  Lo Tzu-Heng  Taiwan  Flash Wolves  Damage 23 leave  Huang Xin  China  Miraculous Youngster  Tank 5 Ameng  Ding Menghan  China  Big Time Regal Gaming  Tank 53 ATing  Chen Shao-Hua  Taiwan  Nova Monster Shield  Tank 3 Elsa  Luo Wenjie  China  LinGan Esports  Tank 64 LateYoung  Ma Tianban  China  Team CC  Support 29 Yveltal  Li Xianyao  China  LinGan Esports  Support 28 Lengsa  Chen Jingyi  China  LGE.Huya  Support 7 Kyo (C)  Kong Chunting  China  Team CC  Support 66 Molly  He Chengzhi  China  LGE.Huya	Head coach Chang "Ray" Chia-Hua Wu "Dokkaebi" Xiuqing Legend (C) Team captain (2W) Two-way player (I) Inactive (S) Suspended Injury/Illness Latest roster transaction: January 15, 2020.

Standings

2020 Overwatch League standings
#	Team	Division	W	L	PCT	P	MR	MD	STK
Conference leaders
1	Shanghai Dragons	PAC	26	2	.929	28	56–15–1	+41
2	Philadelphia Fusion	ATL	23	2	.920	25	56–19–0	+37
Wild cards
3	San Francisco Shock	PAC	22	2	.917	24	47–12–2	+35
4	Paris Eternal	ATL	17	6	.739	23	44–28–0	+16
5	Guangzhou Charge	PAC	18	7	.720	25	44–39–1	+5
6	Florida Mayhem	ATL	15	6	.714	21	40–25–0	+15
Play-in tournament
7	New York Excelsior	ATL	15	7	.682	22	47–26–2	+21
8	Atlanta Reign	ATL	10	7	.588	17	37–23–0	+14
9	Los Angeles Valiant	PAC	10	9	.526	19	33–36–0	-3
10	Hangzhou Spark	PAC	11	11	.500	22	33–40–2	-7
11	Los Angeles Gladiators	PAC	7	9	.438	16	30–33–4	-3
12	Seoul Dynasty	PAC	8	11	.421	19	21–35–2	-14
In the hunt
12	Seoul Dynasty	PAC	8	11	.421	19	21–35–2	-14
13	Dallas Fuel	PAC	7	10	.412	17	28–37–0	-9
14	Toronto Defiant	ATL	8	12	.400	20	31–42–0	-11
15	London Spitfire	ATL	6	10	.375	16	24–36–0	-12
16	Chengdu Hunters	PAC	8	14	.364	22	33–47–1	-14
17	Houston Outlaws	ATL	6	15	.286	21	32–50–3	-18
18	Vancouver Titans	PAC	4	11	.267	15	16–38–0	-22
19	Washington Justice	ATL	3	16	.158	19	21–51–1	-30
20	Boston Uprising	ATL	2	17	.105	19	14–55–3	-41

Game log

2020 game log (Overall record: 1–1)
February–March: 1–1 1 March 28 Chengdu Hunters 2 – 3 Hangzhou Spark Online 6:00 pm CST     2 Ilios 1 1 Dorado 0 2 Numbani 3 2 Paris 3 1 Oasis 2 2 March 29 Chengdu Hunters 3 – 0 Shanghai Dragons Online 4:00 pm CST     2 Nepal 0 2 Dorado 1 1 Eichenwalde 0
April–May: 0–0 3 April 03 Chengdu Hunters v Guangzhou Charge Online 6:00 pm CST     4 April 04 Chengdu Hunters v Shanghai Dragons Online 4:00 pm CST     5 April 05 Chengdu Hunters v Guangzhou Charge Online 6:00 pm CST     6 April 10 Hangzhou Spark v Chengdu Hunters Online 4:00 pm CST     7 April 11 Chengdu Hunters v Hangzhou Spark Online 4:00 pm CST     8 April 12 Shanghai Dragons v Chengdu Hunters Online 6:00 pm CST     9 April 17 Chengdu Hunters v Shanghai Dragons Online 4:00 pm CST     10 April 18 Chengdu Hunters v Shanghai Dragons Online 4:00 pm CST     11 April 19 Hangzhou Spark v Chengdu Hunters Online 4:00 pm CST     12 April 24 Hangzhou Spark v Chengdu Hunters Online 4:00 pm CST     13 April 25 Shanghai Dragons v Chengdu Hunters Online 4:00 pm CST     14 April 26 Guangzhou Charge v Chengdu Hunters Online 4:00 pm CST     15 May 09 Chengdu Hunters v Seoul Dynasty Online 5:00 pm CST     16 May 10 Chengdu Hunters v Guangzhou Charge Online 3:00 pm CST     17 May 24 Chengdu Hunters v Philadelphia Fusion Online 3:00 am CST     18 May 25 Chengdu Hunters v Atlanta Reign Online 1:00 am CST     19 May 31 Chengdu Hunters v Houston Outlaws Online 1:00 am CST
June–August: 0–0 20 June 07 Chengdu Hunters v Florida Mayhem Online 5:00 am CST     21 June 08 Chengdu Hunters v Washington Justice Online 5:00 am CST     22 July 05 London Spitfire v Chengdu Hunters Online 3:00 pm CST     23 July 11 Toronto Defiant v Chengdu Hunters Online 5:00 pm CST     24 July 12 Paris Eternal v Chengdu Hunters Online 3:00 pm CST     25 July 25 New York Excelsior v Chengdu Hunters Online 7:00 pm CST     26 July 26 Boston Uprising v Chengdu Hunters Online 7:00 pm CST     27 August 01 Guangzhou Charge v Chengdu Hunters Online 5:00 pm CST     28 August 02 Hangzhou Spark v Chengdu Hunters Online 5:00 pm CST
2020 season schedule

References

1. Hayward, Andrew (August 21, 2019). "Update: Five More OWL Teams Confirm Homestand Venues". The Esports Observer. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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3. "Hunters officially add Leave in revealing 2020 roster". Reuters. January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
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