2020 Washington Justice season

The 2020 Washington Justice season is the second season of Washington Justice's existence in the Overwatch League and their first under head coach Seetoh "JohnGalt" Jian Qing. The team will look to improve upon their 8–20 record from 2019. The Justice will host a league-high five homestand weekends in the 2020 season; the first three will take place at The Anthem, while the second two will be at the Entertainment and Sports Arena.[1]

2020 Washington Justice season
Head coachSeetoh Jian Qing
General managerAnalynn Dang
OwnerMark Ein
Arena(s)
Results
Record3–16 (.158)
Place

Preceding offseason

Organizational changes

In late September 2019, the Justice parted ways with their entire coaching staff from their inaugural season, including head coach Kim "WizardHyeong" Hyeong-seok.[2] The team signed Seetoh "JohnGalt" Jian Qing, who was an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Gladiators, as their new head coach in October.[3] Washington added two more coaches to their staff on November 8, with the hiring of former Hangzhou Spark assistant coach Han "Sup7eme" Seung-jun as a development coach and former XL2 Academy coach Lee "Wiz" Hae-joon as a strategic coach.[4][5] A month later, on December 5, the Justice signed former Houston Outlaws support player Chris "Bani" Banell as an assistant coach.[6]

Roster changes
Free agents
RolePlayerContract
status		Date signed2020 team
HandleName
DamageAdoGi-Hyeon ChonFree agent––
SupportArkYeon-Jun HongFree agentOctober 31Washington Justice[7]
SupportHyeonuHyeon-Woo JoFree agent––
TankJanusJoon-Hwa SongFree agent––
TankSansamHyang-Gi KimFree agent––
SupportSleepyNikola AndrewsFree agent––
Legend
     Re-signed/Retained by the Justice.
     Departed from the Justice.

The Justice enter the new season with six free agents, two players which they have the option to retain for another year, and three players under contract.[8] 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.[9]

Acquisitions

The Justice's first offseason acquisition was on October 18, when they agreed to acquire main tank Gye "rOar" Chang-hoon from the Los Angeles Gladiators, pending approval from the league.[10] The team made their first signing on October 23 in flex DPS Lee "TTuba" Ho-sung.[11] On November 7, Washington signed former Boston Uprising flex support Kwon "AimGod" Min-seok.[12]

Departures

On October 7, the Justice announced that they would not re-sign free agents main tank Song "Janus" Joon-hwa, off-tank Kim "SanSam" Hyang-gi, DPS Chon "Ado" Gi-Hyeon, and support Jo "Hyeonu" Hyeon-woo.[13] Days later, they announced that the would not re-sign support Nikola "Sleepy" Andrews, and they would not exercise their option to retain flex support Mun "Gido" Gi-do.[14]

Roster
Washington Justice roster
PlayersCoaches
RoleNo.HandleNameNationalityPrevious team
Damage 22 Stitch  Lee Chung-hee  South Korea  Vancouver Titans 
Damage 18 Decay  Jang Gui-un  South Korea  Dallas Fuel 
Damage 21 TTuba  Lee Ho-sung  South Korea  Bubble Burster Gaming 
Tank 37 rOar  Gye Chang-hoon  South Korea  Los Angeles Gladiators 
Tank 15 LullSiSH (I)  Wiklund, Lukas   Sweden  Team Envy 
Tank 14 JJANU  Choi Hyeon-woo  South Korea  Vancouver Titans 
Support 0 ArK  Hong Yeon-jun  South Korea  New York Excelsior 
Support 31 AimGod  Kwon Min-seok  South Korea  Boston Uprising 
Head coach
  • Han "Sup7eme" Seung-jun
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injury/Illness

Latest roster transaction: August 12, 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

Game log
2020 game log (Overall record: 2–4)
February–March: 2–4
April–May: 0–0
June–August: 0–0
2020 season schedule

References
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  2. "Washington Justice part ways with coaching staff". ESPN. ESPN. September 30, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  3. Howard, Brandon (October 10, 2019). "Washington Justice Find New Head Coach". TheGamer. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  4. Field Level Media (November 8, 2019). "Justice hire 'Wiz' as strategic coach". Gwinett Prep Sports. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  5. Scrubasaurus (November 8, 2019). "Sup7eme joins Washington Justice". over.gg. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  6. Richardson, Liz (December 5, 2019). "Washington Justice add Bani as coach". Dot Esports. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  7. "Valiant, Defiant, Justice make moves in Overwatch League". ESPN. Reuters. October 31, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  8. Morello, Matt (July 30, 2019). "2020 Team Needs and Player Contract Status". Overwatch League. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  9. Richardson, Liz (October 4, 2019). "Overwatch League reveals player contract status for entire league". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  10. Richardson, Liz (October 18, 2019). "Washington Justice acquire rOar from Los Angeles Gladiators". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  11. Richardson, Liz (October 23, 2019). "TTuba joins Washington Justice". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  12. "Justice round out Overwatch League roster with AimGod". ESPN. Reuters. November 7, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  13. Richardson, Liz (October 7, 2019). "Washington Justice release 4 players". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  14. Richardson, Liz (October 11, 2019). "Washington Justice release Sleepy and Gido". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
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