The 2020 Philadelphia Fusion season was the third season of the Philadelphia Fusion's existence in the Overwatch League and their first under head coach Kim "KDG" Dong-gun. The Fusion planned to host three homestand weekends in the 2020 season, with the first two taking place at The Met in Philadelphia and the third at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.[1] While their first homestand weekend took place, all following homestand events were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On August 16, in their final regular season game, the Fusion clinched the top seed in the North America region for the season playoffs with a win over the San Francisco Shock.[2] In the first round of the North America bracket, Philadelphia swept the Los Angeles Gladiators, 3–0.[3] The following day, the Fusion swept the Los Angeles Valiant, 3–0, sending them to the North America upper bracket finals.[4] In the upper finals match, which took place on September 12, Philadelphia were handed their first lost of the postseason, falling to San Francisco by a score of 1–3.[5] The loss sent the Fusion to the North America lower bracket finals, where they swept the Washington Justice, 3–0, sending them to the Grand Finals bracket.[6]
The Fusion's first match in the Grand Finals bracket was on October 8, where they were swept, 0–3, by the Shanghai Dragons.[7] The following day, they were swept, 0–3, by the Seoul Dynasty, ending their postseason run.[8]
In September 2019, Director of Overwatch Operations Yann "Kirby" Luu, who was also the head coach of the team in 2018, left the team.[9] Less than a month later, both co-head coaches Se-hwi "NamedHwi" Go and Elliot "Hayes" Hayes announced their departures from the team.[10] The team found their replacement on October 25 with the hiring of former Seoul Dynasty head coach Kim "KDG" Dong-gun. Additionally, the team promoted Roston Yoo from team manager to assistant general manager the same day.[11]
The Fusion enter the new season with two free agents, four players which they have the option to retain for another year, and three players under contract.[14] 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.[15]
AcquisitionsEdit
The Fusion's first acquisitions of the offseason were announced on October 30. The team traded tank Shin "BERNAR" Se-won and support Kim "Fuze" Tae-hoon from Fusion University to the London Spitfire in exchange for tank Kim "Fury" Jun-ho, signed former Toronto Defiant DPS Lee "Ivy" Seung-hun, acquired support Daniel "FunnyAstro" Hathaway from the Atlanta Reign, and promoted support Kim "Alarm" Kyeong-bo from Fusion University. Additionally, the team announced that DPS Josue "Eqo" Corona as part of their roster, although he had been let go from the team earlier in the month.[13] On November 25, the team announced that they had acquired DPS Jeong "Heesu" Hee-su from RunAway, although he would not turn 18, and thus ineligible to play, until late March.[16]
On November 26, the acquisition of DPS Philip "ChipSa" Graham, a popular streamer, was announced.[17] This signing proved to be controversial, as several figures in the professional Overwatch community criticized the signing. Namely, Envy Gaming content creator Justin "Jayne" Conroy noted his lack of professional experience and accused the Fusion of nepotism, as ChipSa's brother Chris "ChrisTFer" Graham works as an assistant coach for the team.[18]
DeparturesEdit
The Fusion's first free agent to depart from the team was support Alberto "neptuNo" González, who had been with the team since its inception in 2017, as the team announced that they had parted ways with him on October 21.[19] The following day, the team elected not to exercise their option to retain DPS Josue "Eqo" Corona, who was also an inaugural season team member.[20] Support Elijah "Elk" Gallagher and DPS Finley "Kyb" Adisi, the final two players that were under team options, were released a day later.[21] Although he was announced as a part of the Fusion's roster in October, DPS Simon "Snillo" Ekström was released from the team on December 19.[22]
^Chan, Eric (August 27, 2019). "The Fusion are bringing the Overwatch League home in 2020 with 3 homestand weekend events". NBC Sports Philadelphia. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
^Field Level Media (August 16, 2020). "Fusion get revenge, top seed with win over Shock". Reuters. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
^Field Level Media. "Trio of 5-map thrillers highlight wild day at OWL playoffs". Reuters. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
^Richardson, Liz (September 6, 2020). "Paris Eternal, Los Angeles Gladiators eliminated from Overwatch League playoffs". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
^Richardson, Liz (September 12, 2020). "Shanghai Dragons, San Francisco Shock lock in Overwatch League Grand Finals spots". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
^Richardson, Liz (September 13, 2020). "Seoul Dynasty, Philadelphia Fusion round out Overwatch League Grand Finals bracket". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
^Alford, Aaron (October 8, 2020). "Shock, Dragons Advance to OWL Winners Bracket Finals". Hotspawn. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
^Czar, Michael (October 9, 2020). "Philadelphia Fusion eliminated from Grand Finals weekend". Daily Esports. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
^Richardson, Liz (September 23, 2019). "Shanghai Dragons, Philadelphia Fusion drop staff". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
^Shepard, Kate (October 7, 2019). "Philadelphia Fusion: Potential Moves for 2020 [Part II]". The Game Haus. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
^Richardson, Liz (October 25, 2019). "Philadelphia Fusion hire new head coach". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
^Esguerra, Tyler (October 23, 2019). "Philadelphia Fusion re-sign Carpe to 3-year contract extension". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
^ ab"Fusion, Fuel, Defiant and more make Overwatch League roster moves". ESPN. Reuters. October 30, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
^Morello, Matt (July 30, 2019). "2020 Team Needs and Player Contract Status". Overwatch League. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
^Richardson, Liz (October 4, 2019). "Overwatch League reveals player contract status for entire league". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
^Peres, Pedro (November 25, 2019). "Philadelphia Fusion sign Heesu". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
^Gwilliam, Michael (November 26, 2019). "Jayne says Fusion "spat in pros' faces" by signing Overwatch streamer". Dexerto.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
^Shepard, Kate (October 21, 2019). "The Philadelphia Fusion Release Neptuno". The Game Haus. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
^Samples, Rachel (October 22, 2019). "Philadelphia Fusion part ways with Eqo ahead of 2020 Overwatch League season". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
^Samples, Rachel (October 23, 2019). "Philadelphia Fusion release Elk and KYB". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
^Richardson, Liz (December 19, 2019). "Philadelphia Fusion part ways with Snillo". Dot Esports. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
August 29, 2023
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The 2020 Philadelphia Fusion season was the third season of the Philadelphia Fusion s existence in the Overwatch League and their first under head coach Kim KDG Dong gun The Fusion planned to host three homestand weekends in the 2020 season with the first two taking place at The Met in Philadelphia and the third at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City 1 While their first homestand weekend took place all following homestand events were canceled due to the COVID 19 pandemic 2020 Philadelphia Fusion seasonNorth America Region championsHead coachKim KDG Dong gunOwnerComcast SpectacorArena s The Met PhiladelphiaConferenceAtlanticDivisionSouthRegionNorth AmericaResultsRecord19 2 905 PlaceNorth America 1stLeague 2ndMay MeleeSemifinalsSummer ShowdownFinalsCountdown CupFinalsSeason PlayoffsGF Lower Round 1Total Earnings 430 000 2019 Philadelphia Fusion 2021 On August 16 in their final regular season game the Fusion clinched the top seed in the North America region for the season playoffs with a win over the San Francisco Shock 2 In the first round of the North America bracket Philadelphia swept the Los Angeles Gladiators 3 0 3 The following day the Fusion swept the Los Angeles Valiant 3 0 sending them to the North America upper bracket finals 4 In the upper finals match which took place on September 12 Philadelphia were handed their first lost of the postseason falling to San Francisco by a score of 1 3 5 The loss sent the Fusion to the North America lower bracket finals where they swept the Washington Justice 3 0 sending them to the Grand Finals bracket 6 The Fusion s first match in the Grand Finals bracket was on October 8 where they were swept 0 3 by the Shanghai Dragons 7 The following day they were swept 0 3 by the Seoul Dynasty ending their postseason run 8 Contents 1 Preceding offseason 1 1 Organizational changes 1 2 Roster changes 1 2 1 Acquisitions 1 2 2 Departures 2 Final roster 3 Standings 4 Game log 4 1 Regular season 4 2 Midseason tournaments 4 3 Postseason 5 ReferencesPreceding offseason EditOrganizational changes Edit In September 2019 Director of Overwatch Operations Yann Kirby Luu who was also the head coach of the team in 2018 left the team 9 Less than a month later both co head coaches Se hwi NamedHwi Go and Elliot Hayes Hayes announced their departures from the team 10 The team found their replacement on October 25 with the hiring of former Seoul Dynasty head coach Kim KDG Dong gun Additionally the team promoted Roston Yoo from team manager to assistant general manager the same day 11 Roster changes Edit Free agents Role Player Contractstatus Date signed 2020 teamHandle NameDamage Carpe Jae Hyeok Lee Free agent October 23 Philadelphia Fusion 12 Damage Snillo Simon Ekstrom Free agent October 30 Philadelphia Fusion 13 Legend Re signed Retained by the Fusion Departed from the Fusion The Fusion enter the new season with two free agents four players which they have the option to retain for another year and three players under contract 14 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 15 Acquisitions Edit The Fusion s first acquisitions of the offseason were announced on October 30 The team traded tank Shin BERNAR Se won and support Kim Fuze Tae hoon from Fusion University to the London Spitfire in exchange for tank Kim Fury Jun ho signed former Toronto Defiant DPS Lee Ivy Seung hun acquired support Daniel FunnyAstro Hathaway from the Atlanta Reign and promoted support Kim Alarm Kyeong bo from Fusion University Additionally the team announced that DPS Josue Eqo Corona as part of their roster although he had been let go from the team earlier in the month 13 On November 25 the team announced that they had acquired DPS Jeong Heesu Hee su from RunAway although he would not turn 18 and thus ineligible to play until late March 16 On November 26 the acquisition of DPS Philip ChipSa Graham a popular streamer was announced 17 This signing proved to be controversial as several figures in the professional Overwatch community criticized the signing Namely Envy Gaming content creator Justin Jayne Conroy noted his lack of professional experience and accused the Fusion of nepotism as ChipSa s brother Chris ChrisTFer Graham works as an assistant coach for the team 18 Departures Edit The Fusion s first free agent to depart from the team was support Alberto neptuNo Gonzalez who had been with the team since its inception in 2017 as the team announced that they had parted ways with him on October 21 19 The following day the team elected not to exercise their option to retain DPS Josue Eqo Corona who was also an inaugural season team member 20 Support Elijah Elk Gallagher and DPS Finley Kyb Adisi the final two players that were under team options were released a day later 21 Although he was announced as a part of the Fusion s roster in October DPS Simon Snillo Ekstrom was released from the team on December 19 22 Final roster Edit2020 Philadelphia Fusion rosterPlayers CoachesRole No Handle Name NationalityDamage 18 Carpe Lee Jae hyeok South KoreaDamage 2 Ivy Lee Seung hyun South KoreaDamage 15 EQO Corona Josue IsraelDamage 1 ChipSa Graham Philip United KingdomDamage 10 Heesu Jeong Hee su South KoreaTank 9 SADO Kim Su min South KoreaTank 21 Poko Gouzerch Gael FranceTank 19 Fury Kim Jun ho South KoreaSupport 33 FunnyAstro Hathaway Daniel United KingdomSupport 42 Boombox Charles Isaac United KingdomSupport 17 Alarm Kim Kyung bo South Korea Head coachKim KDG Dong gunLegend I Inactive S Suspended 2W Two way player Substitute Injury Illness Latest roster transaction December 19 2019 Standings EditPos Con Teamvte Pld W BW L PCT MW ML MT MD Qualification1 ATL Philadelphia Fusion 21 19 5 2 0 905 59 19 0 40 Advance to playoffs2 PAC San Francisco Shock 21 18 7 3 0 857 56 17 2 393 ATL Paris Eternal 21 15 4 6 0 714 50 31 0 194 ATL Florida Mayhem 21 14 3 7 0 667 48 30 0 185 PAC Los Angeles Valiant 21 11 1 10 0 524 41 41 0 06 PAC Los Angeles Gladiators 21 11 0 10 0 524 43 39 5 4 Advance to play ins7 ATL Atlanta Reign 21 10 0 11 0 476 43 35 0 88 PAC Dallas Fuel 21 9 0 12 0 429 35 44 0 99 ATL Toronto Defiant 21 7 1 14 0 333 32 48 0 1610 ATL Houston Outlaws 21 6 0 15 0 286 32 50 3 1811 PAC Vancouver Titans 21 6 0 15 0 286 23 48 0 2512 ATL Washington Justice 21 4 0 17 0 190 21 54 1 3313 ATL Boston Uprising 21 2 0 19 0 095 14 61 4 47Source The Overwatch LeagueRules 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 differentialGame log EditRegular season Edit 2020 game log Regular season record 19 2 February April 9 1 1 February 15 Washington Justice 1 3 Philadelphia Fusion Philadelphia PA6 00 pm EST The Met PhiladelphiaHosted by the Philadelphia Fusion1 Nepal 22 Havana 12 King s Row 31 Temple of Anubis 32 February 16 Florida Mayhem 0 3 Philadelphia Fusion Philadelphia PA6 00 pm EST The Met PhiladelphiaHosted by the Philadelphia Fusion1 Busan 20 Horizon Lunar Colony 23 Havana 23 Eichenwalde 43 February 22 New York Excelsior 1 3 Philadelphia Fusion Washington DC3 00 pm EST The AnthemHosted by the Washington Justice1 Busan 20 Horizon Lunar Colony 23 Havana 23 Eichenwalde 44 February 23 Toronto Defiant 2 3 Philadelphia Fusion Washington DC5 00 pm EST The AnthemHosted by the Washington Justice0 Oasis 21 Temple of Anubis 22 Dorado 16 King s Row 50 Nepal 25 March 01 Boston Uprising 0 3 Philadelphia Fusion Houston TX1 00 pm EST Revention Music CenterHosted by the Houston Outlaws0 Lijiang Tower 21 King s Row 21 Hanamura 26 March 08 Paris Eternal 3 2 Philadelphia Fusion Washington DC3 00 pm EDT The AnthemHosted by the Washington Justice2 Ilios 03 Junkertown 20 Blizzard World 11 Hanamura 22 Oasis 17 April 05 Philadelphia Fusion 3 0 Washington Justice Online10 00 pm UTC 8 April 11 Philadelphia Fusion 3 2 Paris Eternal Online8 00 pm UTC 9 April 12 Philadelphia Fusion 3 2 Atlanta Reign Online10 00 pm UTC 10 April 25 Philadelphia Fusion 3 0 Atlanta Reign Online8 00 pm UTC May Melee qualifiers 3 0 11 May 03 Philadelphia Fusion 3 2 Paris Eternal Online7 00 pm UTC 12 May 10 Philadelphia Fusion 3 1 Dallas Fuel Online7 00 pm UTC 13 May 17 Philadelphia Fusion 3 0 Vancouver Titans Online9 00 pm UTC Summer Showdown qualifiers 2 1 14 June 14 Philadelphia Fusion 3 0 Houston Outlaws Online7 00 pm UTC 15 June 21 Philadelphia Fusion 3 0 Boston Uprising Online7 00 pm UTC 16 June 28 Philadelphia Fusion 0 3 San Francisco Shock Online11 00 pm UTC Countdown Cup qualifiers 4 0 17 July 26 Philadelphia Fusion 3 2 Los Angeles Gladiators Online1 00 am UTC 18 July 26 Philadelphia Fusion 3 0 Toronto Defiant Online9 00 pm UTC 19 July 31 Philadelphia Fusion 3 0 Dallas Fuel Online7 00 pm UTC 20 August 02 Philadelphia Fusion 3 0 Los Angeles Valiant Online11 00 pm UTC August 1 0 21 August 16 Philadelphia Fusion 3 0 San Francisco Shock Online1 00 am UTC 2020 season scheduleMidseason tournaments Edit 2020 midseason tournaments game logMay Melee 1 1 Quarterfinals May 23 Philadelphia Fusion 3 1 Los Angeles Gladiators Online11 00 pm UTC Semifinals May 24 Philadelphia Fusion 1 3 Florida Mayhem Online9 00 pm UTC Summer Showdown 2 1 Quarterfinals July 05 Philadelphia Fusion 3 0 Houston Outlaws Online1 00 am UTC Semifinals July 05 Philadelphia Fusion 3 0 Toronto Defiant Online8 00 pm UTC Finals July 06 Philadelphia Fusion 3 4 Paris Eternal Online12 00 midnight UTC Countdown Cup 2 1 Quarterfinals August 08 Philadelphia Fusion 3 0 Los Angeles Gladiators Online9 00 pm UTC Semifinals August 09 Philadelphia Fusion 3 1 Paris Eternal Online7 00 pm UTC Finals August 09 Philadelphia Fusion 2 4 San Francisco Shock Online9 00 pm UTC Bonus wins awarded 5Postseason Edit 2020 playoff game logNorth America Bracket 3 1 Upper Round 1 September 05 Philadelphia Fusion 3 0 Los Angeles Gladiators Online7 00 pm UTC Upper Round 2 September 06 Philadelphia Fusion 3 0 Los Angeles Valiant Online11 00 pm UTC Upper Finals September 12 Philadelphia Fusion 1 3 San Francisco Shock Online7 00 pm UTC Lower Finals September 13 Philadelphia Fusion 3 0 Washington Justice Online7 00 pm UTC Grand Finals Bracket 0 2 Upper Round 1 October 8 Philadelphia Fusion 0 3 Shanghai Dragons Online1 00 pm UTC Lower Round 1 October 9 Philadelphia Fusion 0 3 Seoul Dynasty Online11 00 am UTC References Edit Chan Eric August 27 2019 The Fusion are bringing the Overwatch League home in 2020 with 3 homestand weekend events NBC Sports Philadelphia Retrieved October 11 2019 Field Level Media August 16 2020 Fusion get revenge top seed with win over Shock Reuters Retrieved November 24 2020 Field Level Media Trio of 5 map thrillers highlight wild day at OWL playoffs Reuters Retrieved November 24 2020 Richardson Liz September 6 2020 Paris Eternal Los Angeles Gladiators eliminated from Overwatch League playoffs Dot Esports Retrieved November 24 2020 Richardson Liz September 12 2020 Shanghai Dragons San Francisco Shock lock in Overwatch League Grand Finals spots Dot Esports Retrieved November 24 2020 Richardson Liz September 13 2020 Seoul Dynasty Philadelphia Fusion round out Overwatch League Grand Finals bracket Dot Esports Retrieved November 24 2020 Alford Aaron October 8 2020 Shock Dragons Advance to OWL Winners Bracket Finals Hotspawn Retrieved November 24 2020 Czar Michael October 9 2020 Philadelphia Fusion eliminated from Grand Finals weekend Daily Esports Retrieved November 24 2020 Richardson Liz September 23 2019 Shanghai Dragons Philadelphia Fusion drop staff Dot Esports Retrieved October 11 2019 Shepard Kate October 7 2019 Philadelphia Fusion Potential Moves for 2020 Part II The Game Haus Retrieved October 11 2019 Richardson Liz October 25 2019 Philadelphia Fusion hire new head coach Dot Esports Retrieved October 26 2019 Esguerra Tyler October 23 2019 Philadelphia Fusion re sign Carpe to 3 year contract extension Dot Esports Retrieved October 23 2019 a b Fusion Fuel Defiant and more make Overwatch League roster moves ESPN Reuters October 30 2019 Retrieved October 30 2019 Morello Matt July 30 2019 2020 Team Needs and Player Contract Status Overwatch League Retrieved October 19 2019 Richardson Liz October 4 2019 Overwatch League reveals player contract status for entire league Dot Esports Retrieved October 10 2019 Peres Pedro November 25 2019 Philadelphia Fusion sign Heesu Dot Esports Retrieved November 27 2019 Richardson Liz November 26 2019 Philadelphia Fusion sign ChipSa Dot Esports Retrieved November 27 2019 Gwilliam Michael November 26 2019 Jayne says Fusion spat in pros faces by signing Overwatch streamer Dexerto com Retrieved November 27 2019 Shepard Kate October 21 2019 The Philadelphia Fusion Release Neptuno The Game Haus Retrieved October 21 2019 Samples Rachel October 22 2019 Philadelphia Fusion part ways with Eqo ahead of 2020 Overwatch League season Dot Esports Retrieved October 23 2019 Samples Rachel October 23 2019 Philadelphia Fusion release Elk and KYB Dot Esports Retrieved October 23 2019 Richardson Liz December 19 2019 Philadelphia Fusion part ways with Snillo Dot Esports Retrieved December 20 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2020 Philadelphia Fusion season amp oldid 1136932570, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
