2020 Vancouver Titans season

2020 Vancouver Titans season
Head coachHwang Ji-sub (rel. April 30)
Steven Coronel
OwnerFrancesco Aquilini
Arena(s)Rogers Arena
ConferencePacific
DivisionWest
RegionNorth America
Results
Record6–15 (.286)
Place
May MeleeDid not qualify
Summer ShowdownQuarterfinals
Countdown CupKnockouts
Season PlayoffsDid not qualify
Total Earnings$0

The 2020 Vancouver Titans season was the second season of Vancouver Titans's existence in the Overwatch League. The team entered the season as the defending Pacific Conference (previously titled Pacific Division) champions looking to bounce back after their 2019 Grand Finals loss to the San Francisco Shock. The Titans planned to host two homestand weekends in the 2020 season at the Rogers Arena in Downtown Vancouver,[1] but all homestand events were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On April 30, the Titans parted ways with head coach Hwang "paJion" Ji-sub.[2] Vancouver released its entire roster and coaching staff on May 6. Two days later, the Titans announced the hiring of Steven "Flubby" Coronel and revealed their new roster. The team struggled throughout the season, amassing a 6–15 regular season record. A 0–3 loss to the Washington Justice in the North America play-in tournament on September 3 ended the team's season.[3]

Preceding offseason

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Roster changes

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The Titans enter the new season with no free agents, two players which they have the option to retain for another year, and eight 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]

Acquisitions

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On November 26, it was announced that main tank Baek "Fissure" Chan-hyung had come out of retirement and signed with the Titans.[6] A day later, Vancouver announced the signing of veteran support player Ryu "ryujehong" Je-hong.[7]

Departures

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The Titan's first offseason roster change was on November 12, when the team released tank Hwang "TiZi" Jang-hyeon.[8] Two days later, the team announced the departure of flex support Kim "Rapel" Jung-geun.[9] On November 18, the team parted ways with DPS Lee "Hooreg" Dong-eun, as he looked to begin a coaching career in professional Overwatch.[10] The following week, Vancouver released main tank Park "Bumper" Sang-beom.[7]

Roster

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2020 Vancouver Titans roster
Players Coaches
Role No. Handle Name Nationality
Damage 17 Dalton Bennyhoff, Dalton United States
Damage 10 Tsuna Ikram, Samir France
Damage 24 sHockWave Jensen, Niclas Denmark
Tank 3 ShRedLock Shirvani, Abtin Canada
Tank 27 KSAA Alruwaili, Alhumaidi Saudi Arabia
Support 6 CarCar First, Carson United States
Support 4 Roolf Stark, Randal Canada
Head coach
  • Steven "Flubby" Coronel
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness
  

Latest roster transaction: May 22, 2020.

Transactions

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Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2020 regular season:

  • On April 30, the Titans released tank Choi "JJANU" Hyeon-woo.[2]
  • On May 6, the Titans released DPS Kim "Haksal" Hyo-jong, DPS Seo "SeoMinSoo" Min-soo, DPS Lee "Stitch" Chung-hee, tank Baek "Fissure" Chan-hyung, tank Lee "Twilight" Joo-seok, support Ryu "ryujehong" Je-hong, and support Kim "SLIME" Sung-jun.[11]
  • On May 8, the Titans signed support Carson "CarCar" First, DPS Dalton "Dalton" Bennyhoff, tank Abtin "ShRedLock" Shirvani, support Randal "Roolf" Stark, DPS Samir "Tsuna" Ikram, and tank Alhumaidi "KSAA" Alruwaili.[12]
  • On May 22, the Titans signed DPS Niclas "SHockWave" Jensen.[13]

Standings

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Pos Con Team
 Pld W BW L PCT MW ML MT MD Qualification
1 ATL Philadelphia Fusion 21 19 5 2 0.905 59 19 0 +40 Advance to playoffs
2 PAC San Francisco Shock 21 18 7 3 0.857 56 17 2 +39
3 ATL Paris Eternal 21 15 4 6 0.714 50 31 0 +19
4 ATL Florida Mayhem 21 14 3 7 0.667 48 30 0 +18
5 PAC Los Angeles Valiant 21 11 1 10 0.524 41 41 0 0
6 PAC Los Angeles Gladiators 21 11 0 10 0.524 43 39 5 +4 Advance to play-ins
7 ATL Atlanta Reign 21 10 0 11 0.476 43 35 0 +8
8 PAC Dallas Fuel 21 9 0 12 0.429 35 44 0 −9
9 ATL Toronto Defiant 21 7 1 14 0.333 32 48 0 −16
10 ATL Houston Outlaws 21 6 0 15 0.286 32 50 3 −18
11 PAC Vancouver Titans 21 6 0 15 0.286 23 48 0 −25
12 ATL Washington Justice 21 4 0 17 0.190 21 54 1 −33
13 ATL Boston Uprising 21 2 0 19 0.095 14 61 4 −47
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: 6–15)
February–March: 2–2
1 February 08 Los Angeles Gladiators 2 – 3 Vancouver Titans Arlington, TX
2:00 pm PST     Esports Stadium Arlington
Hosted by Dallas Fuel
2 Nepal 1
2 King's Row 3
0 Hanamura 2
2 Dorado 1
0 Lijiang Tower 2
2 February 09 Los Angeles Valiant 0 – 3 Vancouver Titans Arlington, TX
2:00 pm PST     Esports Stadium Arlington
Hosted by Dallas Fuel
0 Lijiang Tower 2
4 Blizzard World 5
2 Temple of Anubis 3
3 April 11 Vancouver Titans 0 – 3 Guangzhou Charge Online
10:00 am UTC    
4 April 12 Vancouver Titans 1 – 3 Chengdu Hunters Online
8:00 am UTC    

May Melee qualifiers: 0–4
5 May 09 Vancouver Titans 1 – 3 Washington Justice Online
9:00 pm UTC    
6 May 10 Vancouver Titans 0 – 3 Florida Mayhem Online
11:00 pm UTC    
7 May 16 Vancouver Titans 0 – 3 Houston Outlaws Online
7:00 pm UTC    
8 May 17 Vancouver Titans 0 – 3 Philadelphia Fusion Online
9:00 pm UTC    

Summer Showdown qualifiers: 2–2
9 June 14 Vancouver Titans 0 – 3 Toronto Defiant Online
9:00 pm UTC    
10 June 20 Vancouver Titans 3 – 0 Dallas Fuel Online
11:45 pm UTC    
11 June 27 Vancouver Titans 3 – 0 Boston Uprising Online
11:00 pm UTC    
12 June 28 Vancouver Titans 0 – 3 Atlanta Reign Online
9:00 pm UTC    

Countdown Cup qualifiers: 0–4
13 July 17 Vancouver Titans 0 – 3 Paris Eternal Online
7:00 pm UTC    
14 July 18 Vancouver Titans 0 – 3 Los Angeles Gladiators Online
7:00 pm UTC    
15 July 25 Vancouver Titans 0 – 3 San Francisco Shock Online
7:00 pm UTC    
16 August 01 Vancouver Titans 2 – 3 Toronto Defiant Online
9:00 pm UTC    

August: 2–3
17 August 14 Vancouver Titans 1 – 3 Florida Mayhem Online
7:00 pm UTC    
18 August 15 Vancouver Titans 0 – 3 Dallas Fuel Online
9:00 pm UTC    
19 August 16 Vancouver Titans 3 – 1 Atlanta Reign Online
11:00 pm UTC    
20 August 21 Vancouver Titans 3 – 0 Boston Uprising Online
7:00 pm UTC    
21 August 23 Vancouver Titans 0 – 3 Los Angeles Valiant Online
1:00 am UTC    

Midseason tournaments

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2020 midseason tournaments game log
May Melee: 0–1
Qualifier match May 22 Vancouver Titans 2 – 3 Toronto Defiant Online
5:00 pm UTC    

Summer Showdown: 0–1
Quarterfinals July 04 Vancouver Titans 1 – 3 Paris Eternal Online
7:00 pm UTC    

Countdown Cup: 1–1
Qualifier match August 02 Vancouver Titans 3 – 0 Boston Uprising Online
11:30 pm UTC    
Knockouts August 07 Vancouver Titans 0 – 3 Atlanta Reign Online
7:00 pm UTC    

Bonus wins awarded: 0

Postseason

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2020 playoff game log
North America Play-ins: 0–1
Round 1 September 03 Vancouver Titans 0 – 3 Washington Justice Online
9:10 pm UTC    

References

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  1. ^ Plana, Vincent (August 20, 2019). "Details revealed about Rogers Arena-hosted live esports matches". Daily Hive. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Richardson, Liz (April 30, 2020). "JJANU, head coach Pajion part ways with Vancouver Titans". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  3. ^ Richardson, Liz (September 3, 2020). "Houston Outlaws, Vancouver Titans eliminated from Overwatch League playoffs". Dot Esports. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  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. ^ "Fissure comes out of retirement to join the Vancouver Titans". ESPN. Reuters. November 26, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Overwatch League's Vancouver Titans sign ryujehong, release Bumper". ESPN. Reuters. November 27, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  8. ^ Chen, Ethan (November 12, 2019). "Vancouver Titans release TiZi into free agency". Daily Esports. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  9. ^ Field Level Media (November 14, 2019). "Titans part with Rapel, reportedly add ryujehong". Gwinnett Prep Sports. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  10. ^ Richardson, Liz (November 18, 2019). "Vancouver Titans part ways with Hooreg". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  11. ^ Duwe, Scott (May 6, 2020). "Vancouver Titans release entire Overwatch League roster". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  12. ^ Alford, Aaron (May 8, 2020). "Vancouver Titans Announce New Roster". Hotspawn. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  13. ^ Alford, Aaron (May 22, 2020). "Vancouver Titans Sign SHockwave". Hotspawn. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
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