2020 Chengdu Hunters season

2020 Chengdu Hunters season
Head coach
  • Chang "Ray" Chia-Hua
  • Wu "Dokkaebi" Xiuqing
OwnerHuya
ConferencePacific
DivisionEast
RegionAsia
Results
Record7–14 (.333)
Place
May MeleeQuarterfinals
Summer ShowdownQuarterfinals
Countdown CupSemifinals
Season PlayoffsDid not qualify
Total Earnings$15,000

The 2020 Chengdu Hunters season was the second season of Chengdu Hunters's existence in the Overwatch League and the team's first without head coach Wang "RUI" Xingrui. The Hunters planned to host two back-to-back homestand weekends at the Wuliangye Chengdu Performing Arts Centre,[1] but all homestand events were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Preceding offseason

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Organizational changes

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On November 16, head coach Wang "RUI" Xingrui announced that he would be stepping down from his position due to health issues.[2] On January 14, the team announced that Hunters' assistant coach Chang "Ray" Chia-Hua and LGE.Huya head coach Wu "Dokkaebi" Xiuqing would serve as the Hunters' co-head coaches. Additionally, former Hunters support player Li "Garry" Guan was added as an assistant coach.[3]

Roster changes

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The Hunters enter the new season with all ten of their players under contract.[4] 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.[5]

The Hunters' first offseason change was announced on December 27 with the departures of DPS Zhihao "YangXiaoLong" Zhang and main tank Yansong "Jiqiren" Wei.[6] On January 14, the Hunters revealed the signing of main tank player Chen "ATing" Shao-Hua and promotions of support players He "Molly" Chengzhi and Chen "Lengsa" Jingyi from their academy team LGE.Huya.[3]

Roster

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2020 Chengdu Hunters roster
Players Coaches
Role No. Handle Name Nationality
Damage 24 JinMu Yi Hu China
Damage 74 Baconjack Lo Tzu-Heng Taiwan
Damage 23 leave Huang Xin China
Tank 5 Ameng Ding Menghan China
Tank 53 ATing Chen Shao-Hua Taiwan
Tank 3 Elsa Luo Wenjie China
Tank 64 LateYoung Ma Tianban China
Support 29 Yveltal Li Xianyao China
Support 28 Lengsa Chen Jingyi China
Support 7 Kyo (C) Kong Chunting China
Support 66 Molly He Chengzhi China
Head coach
  • Chang "Ray" Chia-Hua
  • Wu "Dokkaebi" Xiuqing
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness
  

Latest roster transaction: January 15, 2020.

Standings

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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

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Regular season

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2020 game log (Regular season record: 7–14)
February–April: 3–7
1 March 28 Chengdu Hunters 2 – 3 Hangzhou Spark Online
9:30 am UTC    
2 March 29 Chengdu Hunters 3 – 0 Shanghai Dragons Online
8:00 am UTC    
3 April 05 Chengdu Hunters 2 – 3 Guangzhou Charge Online
10:00 am UTC    
4 April 06 Chengdu Hunters 1 – 3 Shanghai Dragons Online
8:00 am UTC    
5 April 11 Chengdu Hunters 0 – 3 Hangzhou Spark Online
8:00 am UTC    
6 April 12 Chengdu Hunters 3 – 1 Vancouver Titans Online
8:00 am UTC    
7 April 18 Chengdu Hunters 3 – 0 Guangzhou Charge Online
8:00 am UTC    
8 April 19 Chengdu Hunters 0 – 3 Shanghai Dragons Online
10:00 am UTC    
9 April 25 Chengdu Hunters 0 – 3 New York Excelsior Online
10:00 am UTC    
10 April 26 Chengdu Hunters 1 – 3 Hangzhou Spark Online
8:00 am UTC    

May Melee qualifiers: 1–3
11 May 03 Chengdu Hunters 1 – 3 New York Excelsior Online
10:00 am UTC    
12 May 09 Chengdu Hunters 0 – 3 London Spitfire Online
10:00 am UTC    
13 May 16 Chengdu Hunters 3 – 0 Seoul Dynasty Online
8:00 am UTC    
14 May 17 Chengdu Hunters 2 – 3 Guangzhou Charge Online
8:00 am UTC    

Summer Showdown qualifiers: 0–4
15 June 20 Chengdu Hunters 0 – 3 London Spitfire Online
10:00 am UTC    
16 June 21 Chengdu Hunters 2 – 3 Shanghai Dragons Online
10:00 am UTC    
17 June 27 Chengdu Hunters 1 – 3 Guangzhou Charge Online
8:00 am UTC    
18 June 28 Chengdu Hunters 0 – 3 Seoul Dynasty Online
10:00 am UTC    

Countdown Cup qualifiers: 3–0
19 July 18 Chengdu Hunters 3 – 2 New York Excelsior Online
12:00 noon UTC    
20 July 25 Chengdu Hunters 3 – 2 Seoul Dynasty Online
8:00 am UTC    
21 July 26 Chengdu Hunters 3 – 0 Hangzhou Spark Online
8:00 am UTC    

Midseason tournaments

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2020 midseason tournaments game log
May Melee: 0–1
Quarterfinals May 23 Chengdu Hunters 2 – 3 New York Excelsior Online
9:15 am UTC    

Summer Showdown: 0–1
Quarterfinals July 04 Chengdu Hunters 0 – 3 Guangzhou Charge Online
8:00 am UTC    

Countdown Cup: 1–1
Quarterfinals August 08 Chengdu Hunters 3 – 0 London Spitfire Online
8:00 am UTC    
Semifinals August 09 Chengdu Hunters 1 – 3 Hangzhou Spark Online
10:00 am UTC    

Bonus wins awarded: 1

Postseason

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2020 playoff game log
Asia Play-ins: 1–1
Round 1 September 04 Chengdu Hunters 3 – 1 London Spitfire Online
9:00 am UTC    
Round 2 September 05 Chengdu Hunters 2 – 3 New York Excelsior Online
9:00 am UTC    

References

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  1. ^ Hayward, Andrew (August 21, 2019). "Update: Five More OWL Teams Confirm Homestand Venues". The Esports Observer. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  2. ^ McHale, Violet (November 17, 2019). "Chengdu Hunters Head Coach Announces Departure". The Game Haus. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Hunters officially add Leave in revealing 2020 roster". Reuters. January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  4. ^ Morello, Matt (July 30, 2019). "2020 Team Needs and Player Contract Status". Overwatch League. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Richardson, Liz (October 4, 2019). "Overwatch League reveals player contract status for entire league". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  6. ^ Samples, Rachel (December 27, 2019). "Chengdu Hunters part ways with YangXiaoLong and Jiqiren ahead of 2020 Overwatch League season". Dot Esports. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
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