2020 Seoul Dynasty season
Head coachPark Chang-geun
General managerLee Ho-cheol
OwnerKevin Chou
ConferencePacific
DivisionEast
RegionAsia
Results
Record9–12 (.429)
Place
May MeleeFinals
Summer ShowdownSemifinals
Countdown CupQuarterfinals
Season PlayoffsGrand Finals
Total Earnings$795,000

The 2020 Seoul Dynasty season was the third season of the Seoul Dynasty's existence in the Overwatch League. The Dynasty planned to hold two homestand weekends in the 2020 season at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul; however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all homestand events were cancelled.

Preceding offseason

Organizational changes

In October 2019, head coach Kim "KDG" Dong-gun's contract expired, and he did not re-sign with the team.[1] Later that month, Seoul promoted assistant coach Park "changoon" Chang-geun to head coach and brought up Mun "MMA" Seong-won from Gen.G Esports as an assistant coach.[2] The team released assistant coach Lee "WhyNot" Ju-hyeop in early November.[3] On November 8, Seoul signed former Washington Justice head coach Kim "WizardHyeong" Hyeong-seok as a strategic coach.[4]

Roster changes

Free agents
RolePlayerContract
status		Date signed2020 team
HandleName
SupportRyujehongJe-Hong RyuFree agentNovember 27Vancouver Titans[5]
SupportTobiJin-Mo YangFree agentOctober 29Seoul Dynasty[6]
TankZunbaJoon-Hyeok KimFree agent––
Legend
  Re-signed/Retained by the Dynasty.
  Departed from the Dynasty.

The Dynasty enter the new season with three free agents, one player which they have the option to retain for another year, and six players under contract.[7] 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.[8]

Acquisitions

The Dynasty's first acquisition of the offseason was on October 22, when they agreed to acquire tank Hong "Gesture" Jae-hee and DPS Park "Profit" Joon-yeong from the London Spitfire.[9] A week later, support Kim "Creative" Young-wan was promoted from Seoul's academy team Gen.G Esports.[6] On January 12, the Dynasty announced the signing of former London Spitfire support player Choi "Bdosin" Seung-tae.[10]

Departures

The first player to depart from the Dynasty was main support Lee "Jecse" Seung-soo, as he was released from the team on November 1.[3] Two weeks later, it was announced that Seoul transferred DPS Kim "Fleta" Byung-sun to the Shanghai Dragons.[11] On November 23, it was announced that support Lee "Highly" Sung-hyeok had been signed to the London Spitfire.[12] On November 27, veteran support player Ryu "ryujehong" Je-hong was signed to the Vancouver Titans,[5] and three weeks later, Seoul parted ways with off-tank Kim "zunba" Joon-hyeok.[13]

Homestand events

In December 2019, the Dynasty announced that they would hold two homestand events; both were to be held the Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul.[14] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea, the league cancelled the Dynasty's March homestand event that was initially set to be held from March 7 to 8. The game will be made up, with exact dates and times to be announced later.[15]

Roster

2020 Seoul Dynasty roster
PlayersCoaches
Role No. Handle Name Nationality
Damage 1 FITS Kim Dong-eun South Korea
Damage 21 ILLICIT Park Jae-min South Korea
Damage 13 Profit Park Joon-yeong South Korea
Tank 7 Gesture Hong Jae-hee South Korea
Tank 11 Marve1 Hwang Min-seo South Korea
Tank 99 Michelle Choi Min-hyuk South Korea
Tank 6 Toyou (2W) Lim Hyun-woo South Korea
Support 10 Bdosin Choi Seung-tae South Korea
Support 20 Creative Kim Young-wan South Korea
Support 4 tobi Yang Jin-mo South Korea
Support 28 SLIME Kim Sung-jun South Korea
Head coach
  • Park "changoon" Chang-geun
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness
  

Latest roster transaction: August 6, 2020.

Standings

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

Regular season

2020 game log (Regular season record: 9–12)
February–April: 3–1
1 March 28 Seoul Dynasty 3 – 0 Los Angeles Valiant Online
10:00 pm UTC    
2 March 29 Seoul Dynasty 3 – 0 Los Angeles Gladiators Online
10:00 pm UTC    
3 April 25 Seoul Dynasty 3 – 0 Hangzhou Spark Online
8:00 am UTC    
4 April 26 Seoul Dynasty 0 – 3 Shanghai Dragons Online
9:30 am UTC    

May Melee qualifiers: 1–3
5 May 02 Seoul Dynasty 0 – 3 Guangzhou Charge Online
8:00 am UTC    
6 May 03 Seoul Dynasty 0 – 3 Hangzhou Spark Online
8:00 am UTC    
7 May 09 Seoul Dynasty 3 – 2 Shanghai Dragons Online
8:00 am UTC    
8 May 16 Seoul Dynasty 0 – 3 Chengdu Hunters Online
8:00 am UTC    

Summer Showdown qualifiers: 1–3
9 June 13 Seoul Dynasty 0 – 3 New York Excelsior Online
9:30 am UTC    
10 June 20 Seoul Dynasty 2 – 3 Guangzhou Charge Online
8:00 am UTC    
11 June 27 Seoul Dynasty 1 – 3 Shanghai Dragons Online
10:00 am UTC    
12 June 28 Seoul Dynasty 3 – 0 Chengdu Hunters Online
10:00 am UTC    

Countdown Cup qualifiers: 0–4
13 July 18 Seoul Dynasty 0 – 3 Hangzhou Spark Online
8:00 am UTC    
14 July 25 Seoul Dynasty 2 – 3 Chengdu Hunters Online
8:00 am UTC    
15 July 26 Seoul Dynasty 0 – 3 Shanghai Dragons Online
10:00 am UTC    
16 August 01 Seoul Dynasty 1 – 3 Guangzhou Charge Online
8:00 am UTC    

August: 4–1
17 August 14 Seoul Dynasty 3 – 0 London Spitfire Online
8:00 am UTC    
18 August 15 Seoul Dynasty 3 – 0 New York Excelsior Online
8:00 am UTC    
19 August 16 Seoul Dynasty 3 – 0 London Spitfire Online
8:00 am UTC    
20 August 22 Seoul Dynasty 0 – 3 Hangzhou Spark Online
8:00 am UTC    
21 August 23 Seoul Dynasty 3 – 2 London Spitfire Online
8:00 am UTC    

Midseason tournaments

2020 midseason tournaments game log
May Melee: 2–1
Quarterfinals May 23 Seoul Dynasty 3 – 0 Hangzhou Spark Online
8:00 am UTC    
Semifinals May 24 Seoul Dynasty 3 – 2 Guangzhou Charge Online
8:00 am UTC    
Finals May 24 Seoul Dynasty 3 – 4 Shanghai Dragons Online
11:30 am UTC    

Summer Showdown: 1–1
Quarterfinals July 04 Seoul Dynasty 3 – 1 London Spitfire Online
10:00 am UTC    
Semifinals July 05 Seoul Dynasty 0 – 3 Shanghai Dragons Online
8:00 am UTC    

Countdown Cup: 0–1
Quarterfinals August 08 Seoul Dynasty 2 – 3 Hangzhou Spark Online
10:00 am UTC    

Bonus wins awarded: 3

Postseason

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


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

Asia Bracket: 2–1
Upper Round 1 September 06 Seoul Dynasty 3 – 0 Guangzhou Charge Online
11:00 am UTC    
Upper Finals September 12 Seoul Dynasty 2 – 3 Shanghai Dragons Online
11:00 am UTC    
Lower Finals September 13 Seoul Dynasty 3 – 0 New York Excelsior Online
9:00 am UTC    

Grand Finals Bracket: 2–2
Upper Round 1 October 08 Seoul Dynasty 2 – 3 San Francisco Shock Online
11:00 am UTC    
Lower Round 1 October 09 Seoul Dynasty 3 – 0 Philadelphia Fusion Online
11:00 am UTC    
Lower Finals October 09 Seoul Dynasty 3 – 2 Shanghai Dragons Online
1:00 pm UTC    
Grand Finals October 10 Seoul Dynasty 2 – 4 San Francisco Shock Online
1:00 pm UTC    

References

  1. ↑ Dua, Phoebe (October 14, 2019). "Head coach KDG leaves Seoul Dynasty". GINX Esports TV. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  2. ↑ Miller, Chris (October 29, 2019). "Overwatch League's Seoul Dynasty Announces Roster Update, Likely Blew Signing Budget On Profit and Gesture Signing". Happy Gamer. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Peres, Pedro (November 1, 2019). "Seoul Dynasty release Jecse and WhyNot". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  4. ↑ Borja, Ryan (November 8, 2019). "Seoul Dynasty Adds WizardHyeong as Strategic Coach". DBLTAP. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Overwatch League's Vancouver Titans sign ryujehong, release Bumper". ESPN. Reuters. November 27, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  6. 1 2 Lyons, Ben (October 30, 2019). "Seoul Dynasty resign tobi and add Creative to roster". Gamereactor UK. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  7. ↑ Morello, Matt (July 30, 2019). "2020 Team Needs and Player Contract Status". Overwatch League. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  8. ↑ Richardson, Liz (October 4, 2019). "Overwatch League reveals player contract status for entire league". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  9. ↑ Richardson, Liz (22 October 2019). "Seoul Dynasty acquire Gesture and Profit from London Spitfire". Dot Esports. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "Seoul Dynasty sign former Spitfire support Bdosin". ESPN. Reuters. January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  11. ↑ Richadson, Liz (November 13, 2019). "Fleta joins the Shanghai Dragons". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  12. ↑ Almughrabi, Zakaria (23 November 2019). "London Spitfire Announces 2020 Roster". Hotspawn. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  13. ↑ Samples, Rachel (December 21, 2019). "Seoul Dynasty part ways with zunba ahead of 2020 Overwatch League season". Dot Esports. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  14. ↑ Hollingsworth, David (December 11, 2019). "Seoul Dynasty Reveal Overwatch League Homestand Venue". ESTNN. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  15. ↑ Richardson, Liz (February 24, 2020). "Overwatch League cancels Seoul Dynasty homestand, studio games due to coronavirus". Dot Esports. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
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