2020 Shanghai Dragons season

The 2020 Shanghai Dragons season is the third season of the Shanghai Dragons's existence in the Overwatch League and their first under head coach Moon Byung-chul. The team will look to improve upon their 13–15 record from 2019 and qualify for their first season playoffs. The Dragons will planned host two homestand weekends in the 2020 season; both were to be held at XinYeFang Studio in Shanghai's Jing'an District. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dragons's first homestand event was cancelled by the league.

2020 Shanghai Dragons season
Head coachMoon Byung-chul
General managerYang Van
OwnerNetEase
Arena(s)XinYeFang Studio
Results
Record16–2 (.889)
Place

Preceding offseason

Organizational changes

In September 2019, the Dragons parted ways with head coach We "BlueHaS" Seong-hwan and assistant coach Jeong "Levi" Chung-Hyeok. The team promoted Moon Byung-chul, who was the head coach of the Dragons' academy team Team CC, to the head coach of the Dragons.[1] In November, it was announced that the Dragons signed Dong-soo "Dongsu" Shin and former London Spitfire coach former Los Angeles Valiant coach Jeong-min "Jfeel" Kim as assistant coaches.[2]

Roster changes

The Dragons enter the new season with one free agent, seven players which they have the option to retain for another year, and two players under contract.[3] 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.[4]

Acquisitions

The Dragon's first pick up of the offseason was announced on November 12 with the acquisition of DPS Kim "Fleta" Byung-sun from the Seoul Dynasty.[5] The team announced their full roster on November 26, which included the additions of main tank Seo "Stand1" Ji-won from Gladiators Legion, former Los Angeles Gladiators off-tank Kang "Void" Jun-woo, support Lee "LeeJaeGon" Jae-gon from RunAway, and DPS Lee "LIP" Jae-won from Blossom.[6] The team promoted tank player Lee "Fearless" Eui-seok from their academy team Team CC on January 19.[7]

Departures

The Dragon's first departure was on October 23, when they chose not to exercise their option to retain DPS Jin "YOUNGJIN" Young-jin.[8] Shanghai announced that they would not re-sign their only free agent, Noh "Gamsu" Young-jin, on November 4.[9] Four days later, support Son "CoMa" Kyung-woo was released from the team.[10] The Dragons announced on January 19 that off-tank player Lee "Envy" Kang-jae was released from the team.[7]

Homestand events

In August 2019, the Dragons announced that they would hold two homestand events; both were to be held at XinYeFang Studio in Shanghai's Jing'an District.[11] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dragons decided to relocate their team to South Korea with no specific return time. Additionally, the league cancelled all February and March matches planned in China, which cancelled the Dragons's first homestand on February 15 to 16. The cancelled matches will be rescheduled for later in the season.[12] 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.[13]

Roster
Shanghai Dragons roster
PlayersCoaches
RoleNo.HandleNameNationalityPrevious team
Damage 21 diem   Bae Min-seong  South Korea  Lucky Future Zenith 
Damage 31 DDing  Yang Jin-hyeok  South Korea  Team KongDoo Panthera 
Damage 1 Fleta  Kim Byung-sun  South Korea  Seoul Dynasty 
Damage 87 Diya (TW)  Lu Weida  China  Vici Gaming 
Damage 70 LIP  Lee Jae-won  South Korea  BlossoM 
Tank 17 Stand1  Seo Ji-won  South Korea  Gladiators Legion 
Tank 8 Fearless  Lee Eui-seok  South Korea  Team CC 
Tank 57 Void  Kang Jun-woo  South Korea  Los Angeles Gladiators 
Tank 96 Geguri  Kim Se-yeon  South Korea  ROX Orcas 
Support 2 LeeJaeGon  Lee Jae-gon  South Korea  RunAway 
Support 66 Luffy  Yang Sung-hyeon  South Korea  Team KongDoo Panthera 
Support 22 Izayaki  Kim Min-chul  South Korea  Los Angeles Valiant 
Head coach
  • Moon Byung-chul
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (TW) Two-way player
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injury/Illness

Latest roster transaction: January 19, 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: 1–1)
February–March: 1–1
April–May: 0–0
June–August: 0–0
2020 season schedule

References
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  7. "Shanghai Dragons bring back Fearless; Envy retires". ESPN. Reuters. January 19, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  8. Vera, Nicolas (October 23, 2019). "Around the OWL: Seoul Dynasty sign Profit and Gesture as they part ways with London Spitfire". Esports.net. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  9. Esguerra, Tyler (November 4, 2019). "Shanghai Dragons part ways with Gamsu". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  10. Samples, Rachel (November 8, 2019). "Shanghai Dragons part ways with CoMa, re-sign 7 players". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
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