2020 Paris Eternal season

The 2020 Paris Eternal season is the second season of Paris Eternal's existence in the Overwatch League and their first under head coach Yun "Rush" Hee-won. The team will look to improve upon their 11–17 from 2019 and qualify for their first playoffs. The Eternal will host three homestand weekends in the 2020 season; all three will take place at Zénith Paris in Paris, France.[1]

2020 Paris Eternal season
Head coachYun "Rush" Hee-won
General managerMichael De Wit
OwnerDrew McCourt
Arena(s)Zénith Paris
Results
Record8–6 (.571)
Place

Preceding offseason

Organizational changes

In October 2019, Paris Eternal parted ways with Felix "Féfé" Munch, who joined the team as their head coach midway through their inaugural season, assistant coach Kyle "KyKy" Souder, and manager Alban "Albless" de la Grange.[2] The team signed Kim "NineK" Beom-hoon, former assistant coach of the San Francisco Shock, as a coach two days later, although the team did not specify whether he would serve as the team's head coach or assistant coach.[3] On 24 October, the Eternal announced the acquisition of the former Element Mystic head coach Yun "Rush" Hee-won as their new head coach. In addition, the team also picked up former Shanghai Dragons and Element Mystic assistant coach Jeong "Levi" Chung-Hyeok and former Toronto Defiant support player Go "Aid" Jae-yoon as assistant coaches.[4] On 10 December, Eternal signed former Washington Justice coach Kyoung-Ey "AVALLA" Kim as their assistant general manager.[5]

Roster changes

The Eternal enter the new season with no free agents, six players which they have the option to retain for another year, and four players under contract.[6] The OWL's deadline to exercise a team option is 11 November, after which any players not retained will become a free agent. Free agency officially began on 7 October.[7]

Acquisitions

The Eternal's first offseason acquisition was on 24 October, when they signed former Element DPS player Mystic Kim "SP9RK1E" Young-han, one of the most sought after free agents of the offseason. SP9RK1E will not be eligible to play until 31 May 2020, when he turns 18.[4] The following day, the team picked up two more former Element Mystic players in DPS Jung "Xzi" Kihyo and tank Choi "Hanbin" Han-bin.[8] On 23 November, Paris signed former Hangzhou Spark tank player Jeong "NoSmite" Da-Un.[9] The team signed tank player Eoghan "Smex" O'Neill from Montreal Rebellion on 3 December.[10] Paris rounded out their roster on 7 January with the signing of support player Brice "FDGod" Monsçavoir.[11]

Departures

On 23 October, the Eternal announced that they would not exercise their option to retain DPS George "ShaDowBurn" Gushcha, DPS Karol "Danye" Szcześniak, main tank Roni "lhcloudy" Tiihonen, and off-tank Finnbjörn "Finnsi" Jónasson for the upcoming season.[12]

Roster
Paris Eternal roster
PlayersCoaches
RoleNo.HandleNameNationalityPrevious team
Damage 10 NiCOgdh  Moret, Nicolas   France  Eagle Gaming 
Damage 99 SoOn  Tarlier, Terrence   France  Los Angeles Valiant 
Damage 1 Sp9rk1e  Jung Ki-hyo  South Korea  Element Mystic 
Damage 11 Xzi  Kim Yeong-han  South Korea  Element Mystic 
Tank 17 BenBest  Dieulafait, Benjamin   France  Young and Beautiful 
Tank 3 NoSmite  Jeong Da-un  South Korea  Hangzhou Spark 
Tank 19 Hanbin  Choi Han-been  South Korea  Element Mystic 
Tank 20 Smex (I)  O'Neill, Eoghan   United Kingdom  Montreal Rebellion 
Support 27 FDGod  Monsçavoir, Brice   France  Young and Beautiful 
Support 31 Fielder  Kwon Joon  South Korea  GC Busan WAVE 
Head coach
  • Yun "Rush" Hee-won
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (TW) Two-way player
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injury/Illness

Latest roster transaction: May 7, 2020.

Standings
# Team Division W L PCT P MR MD STK
Conference leaders
1 Shanghai Dragons PAC 16 2 .889 18 41–11–1 +30 W4
2 Philadelphia Fusion ATL 15 1 .938 16 44–14–0 +30 W8
Wild cards
3 San Francisco Shock PAC 13 2 .867 15 32–11–2 +21 W9
4 New York Excelsior ATL 12 4 .750 16 39–17–2 +22 W1
5 Guangzhou Charge PAC 11 6 .647 17 32–31–0 +1 W6
6 Florida Mayhem ATL 10 5 .667 15 27–18–0 +9 L1
Play-in tournament
7 Paris Eternal ATL 8 6 .571 14 29–26–0 +3 L1
8 Los Angeles Valiant PAC 8 6 .571 14 26–25–0 +1 W5
9 Hangzhou Spark PAC 7 8 .467 15 27–31–2 -4 L1
10 Atlanta Reign ATL 6 6 .500 12 24–18–0 +6 W1
11 Seoul Dynasty PAC 6 6 .500 12 14–20–1 -6 L3
12 Houston Outlaws ATL 6 10 .375 16 25–35–3 -10 W1
In the hunt
13 Los Angeles Gladiators PAC 5 6 .455 11 21–23–3 -2 L1
14 London Spitfire ATL 5 7 .417 12 18–27–0 -9 L1
15 Toronto Defiant ATL 5 9 .357 14 25–31–0 -6 L1
16 Dallas Fuel PAC 4 8 .333 12 18–28–0 -10 L4
17 Chengdu Hunters PAC 4 12 .250 16 23–37–1 -14 L3
18 Vancouver Titans PAC 3 7 .300 10 11–23–0 -12 W1
19 Washington Justice ATL 3 12 .200 15 16–38–0 -22 L4
20 Boston Uprising ATL 2 12 .143 14 12–40–3 -28 L2

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

References
  1. Hayward, Andrew (21 August 2019). "Update: Five More OWL Teams Confirm Homestand Venues". The Esports Observer. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  2. "Overwatch League moves: Valiant shake up team, Fusion extend Carpe". ESPN. Reuters. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  3. Richardson, Liz (18 October 2019). "Paris Eternal add NineK as coach". Dot Esports. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  4. Richardson, Liz (24 October 2019). "Paris Eternal sign SP9RK1E, add coaching staff". Dot Esports. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  5. Shepard, Kate (10 December 2019). "Avalla joins the Paris Eternal as Assistant GM". The Game Haus. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  6. Morello, Matt (30 July 2019). "2020 Team Needs and Player Contract Status". Overwatch League. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  7. Richardson, Liz (4 October 2019). "Overwatch League reveals player contract status for entire league". Dot Esports. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  8. Martinello, Eva (25 October 2019). "Former Element Mystic players Xzi and Hanbin join Paris Eternal". Dot Esports. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  9. Richardson, Liz (23 November 2019). "Paris Eternal add NoSmite". Dot Esports. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  10. "Overwatch League's Paris Eternal add Smex to 2020 roster". ESPN. Reuters. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  11. Peres, Pedro (7 January 2020). "Paris Eternal sign FDGod". Dot Esports. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  12. Richardson, Liz (23 October 2019). "Paris Eternal release 4 players". Dot Esports. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
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