2020 Hangzhou Spark season

The 2020 Hangzhou Spark season is the second season of Hangzhou Spark's existence in the Overwatch League and their second season under head coach Lee "Mask" Mu-ho. The team will look to improve upon their 18–10 record from 2019 and return to the playoffs. 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, their first homestand event was cancelled by the league.

2020 Hangzhou Spark season
Head coachLee "Mask" Mu-ho
General managerSaisai Huang
OwnerRui Chen
Arena(s)
  • Hangzhou Grand Theatre
  • Wuzhen Grand Theatre
Results
Record11–11 (.500)
Place

Preceding offseason

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]

Homestand events

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
Hangzhou Spark roster
PlayersCoaches
RoleNo.HandleNameNationalityPrevious team
Damage 17 Ado  Chon Gi-hyeon  South Korea  Washington Justice 
Damage 1 Adora  Kang Jae-hwan  South Korea  Seven 
Damage 21 Architect  Park Min-ho  South Korea  San Francisco Shock 
Damage 10 GodsB  Kim Kyeong-bo  South Korea  X6-Gaming 
Damage 20 SASIN  Song Sang-hyun  South Korea  White Whale Incheon E-Sports 
Tank 8 guxue  Xu Qiulin  China  LGD Gaming 
Tank 77  QoQ  Yu Sung-jun  South Korea  T1 
Tank 11 Ria (I)  Park Seong-wook  South Korea  X6-Gaming 
Support 23 BeBe  Yoon Hui-chang  South Korea  X6-Gaming 
Support 37 iDK  Park Ho-jin  South Korea  Lucky Future Zenith 
Support 14 Coldest  Tong Xiaodong  China  Bilibili Gaming 
Support 13 M1ka  Liu Jiming  China  Bilibili Gaming 
Head coach
  • Lee "Mask" Mu-ho
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injury/Illness

Latest roster transaction: June 18, 2020.

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

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]

Game log
2020 game log (Overall record: 1–1)
February–March: 1–1
April–May: 0–0
June–August: 0–0
2020 season schedule
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References
  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.
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