2020 Atlanta Reign season

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2020   Atlanta Reign season
Head coachBrad "Sephy" Rajani
General managerPaul Hamilton
Owner Atlanta Esports Ventures
ConferenceAtlantic
DivisionSouth
RegionNorth America
Results
Record10–11 (.476)
Place
May Melee Quarterfinals
Summer Showdown Quarterfinals
Countdown Cup Quarterfinals
Season Playoffs NA Lower Round 2
Total Earnings$85,000

The 2020 Atlanta Reign season was the second season of the Atlanta Reign's existence in the Overwatch League and the team's second under head coach Brad "Sephy" Rajani. Atlanta planned to host two homestand weekends in the 2020 season, with the first at the Coca-Cola Roxy in late March and the second at a different, undetermined location in mid-June, [1] but all homestand matches were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Contents

The Reign finished in the quarterfinals in each of the three midseason tournaments of the 2020 season. [2] [3] [4] After advancing through the North America play-ins to the season playoffs, Atlanta was eliminated from North America playoff bracket by the Florida Mayhem. [5]

Preceding offseason

Organizational changes

In late October, the Reign announced the departure of player development coach Cas "Casores" van Andel. [6] The following month, Atlanta picked up GC Busan Kim "Mentalist" Chung-in as an assistant coach. [7]

Roster changes

The Reign enter the new season with no free agents, nine players which they have the option to retain for another year, and one player under contract. [8] 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. [9]

Acquisitions

The Reign's first signing of the offseason was announced on October 31, when the team promoted tank Xander "Hawk" Domecq from their academy team ATL Academy. In addition, the team also announced that tank Blake "Gator" Scott would no longer be on a two-way contract with ATL Academy and would strictly play for the Reign. [10] On November 12, the team announced the signing of GC Busan Wave DPS Kim "Edison" Tae-hoon. [11] The team added another DPS three days later when they signed Hugo "SharP" Sahlberg from Team Envy. [12] The Reign announced their full roster for the 2020 season on January 31, which included the promotion of former Reign support player Steven "Kodak" Rosenberger from ATL Academy and signing of support player Anthony "Fire" King. [13]

Departures

The Reign's first departure was on October 30, when it was announced that support player Daniel "FunnyAstro" Hathaway had been signed to the Philadelphia Fusion. [14] The following week, on November 8, the team announced that they would not pick up off-tank Seo "Daco" Dong-hyung's option for another season of play. [15] The following day, the team also elected not to exercise their option to retain DPS Ilya "NLaaeR" Koppalov. [16]

Roster

2020 Atlanta Reign roster
PlayersCoaches
RoleNo.HandleNameNationality
Damage  7Edison Kim Tae-hoon South Korea 
Damage  9SharP Sahlberg, Hugo  Sweden 
Damage  10Erster Jeong Joon South Korea 
Damage  18Saucy Roland, Garrett  United States 
Tank  1Gator Scott, Blake  United States 
Tank  4frd Goebel, Nathan  United States 
Tank  6Pokpo Park Hyeon-jun South Korea 
Tank  8Hawk Domecq, Xander  United States 
Support  0Fire King, Anthony  United States 
Support  11Dogman Bowerman, Dusttin  United States 
Support  20Lr1s Kim Seung-hyun South Korea 
Support  66Masaa Kantanen, Petja  Finland 
Head coach
  • Brad "Sephy" Rajani
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • Emojione BW 1F503.svg Substitute
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injury / Illness
  

Latest roster transaction: July 31, 2020.

Transactions

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

Standings

2020 Overwatch League North America standings
#TeamConferenceWBWLPCTPMRMD
Playoffs
1 Philadelphia Fusion ATL1952.9052159–19–0 +40
2 San Francisco Shock PAC1873.8572156–17–2 +39
3 Paris Eternal ATL1546.7142150–31–0 +19
4 Florida Mayhem ATL1437.6672148–30–0 +18
5 Los Angeles Valiant PAC11110.5242141–41–0 ±0
Play-ins
6 Los Angeles Gladiators PAC11010.5242143–39–5 +4
7 Atlanta Reign ATL10011.4762143–35–0 +8
8 Dallas Fuel PAC9012.4292135–44–0 -9
9 Toronto Defiant ATL7114.3332132–48–0 -16
10 [lower-alpha 1] Houston Outlaws ATL6015.2862132–50–3 -18
11 [lower-alpha 1] Vancouver Titans PAC6015.2862123–48–0 -25
12 Washington Justice ATL4017.1902121–54–1 -33
13 Boston Uprising ATL2019.0952114–61–4 -47
Tiebreakers
  1. 1 2 Houston placed ahead of Vancouver based on map differential.

Game log

Regular season

2020 game log (Regular season record: 10–11)
February–April: 4–3
1February 29 Toronto Defiant 0–3Atlanta Reign Houston, TX
5:00 pm EST     Revention Music Center
Hosted by the Houston Outlaws
0 Nepal 2
0 Blizzard World 1
1 Temple of Anubis 2
2March 01 Paris Eternal 3–1Atlanta Reign Houston, TX
3:00 pm EST     Revention Music Center
Hosted by the Houston Outlaws
2 Busan 1
3 King's Row 1
1 Hanamura 2
3 Dorado 2
3March 08 Boston Uprising 0–3Atlanta Reign Washington, DC
7:00 pm EDT     The Anthem
Hosted by the Washington Justice
0 Oasis 2
1 Havana 2
2 Eichenwalde 3
4March 29Atlanta Reign3–0 Florida Mayhem Online
8:00 pm UTC    
5April 12Atlanta Reign2–3 Philadelphia Fusion Online
10:00 pm UTC    
6April 16Atlanta Reign3–0 Washington Justice Online
11:00 pm UTC    
7April 25Atlanta Reign0–3 Philadelphia Fusion Online
8:00 pm UTC    

May Melee qualifiers: 1–2
8May 02Atlanta Reign2–3 Los Angeles Valiant Online
9:00 pm UTC    
9May 09Atlanta Reign3–0 Houston Outlaws Online
11:00 pm UTC    
10May 17Atlanta Reign0–3 San Francisco Shock Online
1:00 am UTC    

Summer Showdown qualifiers: 2–1
11June 13Atlanta Reign1–3 Los Angeles Gladiators Online
11:00 pm UTC    
12June 20Atlanta Reign3–0 Toronto Defiant Online
9:00 pm UTC    
13June 28Atlanta Reign3–0 Vancouver Titans Online
9:00 pm UTC    

Countdown Cup qualifiers: 3–1
14July 18Atlanta Reign3–0 Los Angeles Valiant Online
11:00 pm UTC    
15July 19Atlanta Reign1–3 Florida Mayhem Online
8:30 pm UTC    
16July 24Atlanta Reign3–1 Boston Uprising Online
7:00 pm UTC    
17August 02Atlanta Reign3–1 Dallas Fuel Online
7:00 pm UTC    

August: 0–4
18August 15Atlanta Reign2–3 Paris Eternal Online
7:00 pm UTC    
19August 16Atlanta Reign1–3 Vancouver Titans Online
11:00 pm UTC    
20August 22Atlanta Reign1–3 Los Angeles Gladiators Online
11:00 pm UTC    
21August 23Atlanta Reign2–3 San Francisco Shock Online
9:00 pm UTC    

Midseason tournaments

2020 midseason tournaments game log
May Melee: 1–1
KnockoutsMay 22Atlanta Reign3–0 Toronto Defiant Online
11:15 pm UTC    
QuarterfinalsMay 23Atlanta Reign1–3 Florida Mayhem Online
9:00 pm UTC    

Summer Showdown: 0–1
QuarterfinalsJuly 04Atlanta Reign2–3 Toronto Defiant Online
9:00 pm UTC    

Countdown Cup: 1–1
KnockoutsAugust 07Atlanta Reign3–0 Vancouver Titans Online
7:00 pm UTC    
QuarterfinalsAugust 08Atlanta Reign0–3 Florida Mayhem Online
11:00 pm UTC    

Bonus wins awarded: 0

Postseason

2020 playoff game log
North America Play-ins: 1–0
Round 1  First-round bye  


Round 2September 04Atlanta Reign3–1 Boston Uprising Online
9:00 pm UTC    

North America Bracket: 1–2
Upper Round 1September 06Atlanta Reign3–2 Paris Eternal Online
1:00 am UTC    
Upper Round 2September 07Atlanta Reign1–3 San Francisco Shock Online
1:00 am UTC    
Lower Round 2September 11Atlanta Reign0–3 Florida Mayhem Online
7:00 pm UTC    

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