2020 Florida Mayhem season

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2020   Florida Mayhem season
Head coachKim "KuKi" Dae-kuk
General managerAlbert Yeh
Owner Ben Spoont
ConferenceAtlantic
DivisionSouth
RegionNorth America
Results
Record14–7 (.667)
Place
May Melee Finals
Summer Showdown Semifinals
Countdown Cup Knockouts
Season Playoffs NA Lower Round 3
Total Earnings$120,000

The 2020 Florida Mayhem season was the third season of the Florida Mayhem's existence in the Overwatch League and the team's first season under head coach Kim "KuKi" Dae-kuk. The Mayhem planned to host two homestand weekends in the 2020 season at the Watsco Center at the University of Miami and the Full Sail Live Venue at Full Sail University, [1] but all homestand matches were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Contents

The Mayhem opened the season going 7–4 heading into the May Melee tournament, where they reached the finals before being defeated by the San Francisco Shock. [2] Florida finished the season with 14 wins, 3 bonus wins from midseason tournaments, and 7 losses to claim the fourth seed in the North America season playoffs. [3] A 0–3 loss to the Washington Justice on September 12 eliminated the Mayhem from the North America bracket. [4]

Preceding offseason

Organizational changes

In early October 2019, Florida released assistant general manager Scott "Bearhands" Tester and promoted assistant general manager Andrew "yeHHH" Yeh to general manager. [5] Assistant coach Kim "KH1" Hyung-il was released from the team a few days later. [6] On November 20, Florida announced the signing of former RunAway coach Kim "KuKi" Dae-kuk as their head coach and former MVP Space coach Kim "Dox" Min-seok as an assistant coach. [7]

For the 2020 season, the Mayhem debuted new colors, trading the yellow and red color scheme that the team had used for two years in favor of a 1980s Miami color scheme, featuring pink, teal, and black. [8]

Roster changes

The Mayhem enter the new season with no free agents, ten players which they have the option to retain for another year, and two players under contract. [9] 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. [10]

On October 7, Florida announced that they would not pick up the team option for flex support Jo "HaGoPeun" Hyeon-woo, tank Yoon "Swon" Seong-won, substitute off-tank Koo "Xepher" Jae-mo, substitute support Park "RaiN" Jae-ho, and substitute DPS Choi "DPI" Yong-joon. [6] Florida's first acquisitions of the offseason were announced on November 20, when the team announced the signings of DPS Kim "Yaki" Jun-ki and support Gang "Gangnamjin" Nam-jin from Korean Contenders team RunAway. [11]

Roster

2020 Florida Mayhem roster
PlayersCoaches
RoleNo.HandleNameNationality
Damage  4Sayaplayer (I) Ha Jeong-woo South Korea 
Damage  22BQB Lee Sang-bum South Korea 
Damage  7Yaki Kim Jun-ki South Korea 
Tank  1Fate Koo Pan-seung South Korea 
Tank  20Karayan Choi San-ha South Korea 
Tank  18Gargoyle Lee Beom-jun South Korea 
Support  24Byrem Lee Seong-ju South Korea 
Support  11Gangnamjin Gang Nam-jin South Korea 
Support  96Kris Choi Jun-doo South Korea 
Head coach
  • Kim "KuKi" Dae-kuk
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • Emojione BW 1F503.svg Substitute
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injury / Illness
  

Latest roster transaction: June 6, 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: 14–7)
February–April: 4–4
1February 15Florida Mayhem3–0 Houston Outlaws Philadelphia, PA
4:00 pm EST     The Met Philadelphia
Hosted by the Philadelphia Fusion
2 Busan 0
1 Havana 0
3 Eichenwalde 2
2February 16Florida Mayhem0–3 Philadelphia Fusion Philadelphia, PA
6:00 pm EST     The Met Philadelphia
Hosted by the Philadelphia Fusion
1 Lijiang Tower 2
2 Junkertown 3
0 Blizzard World 3
3February 29 New York Excelsior 3–0Florida Mayhem Houston, TX
3:00 pm EST     Revention Music Center
Hosted by the Houston Outlaws
2 Ilios 0
4 King's Row 3
2 Temple of Anubis 1
4March 01 London Spitfire 3–2Florida Mayhem Houston, TX
5:00 pm EST     Revention Music Center
Hosted by the Houston Outlaws
1 Ilios 2
2 Eichenwalde 1
3 Horizon Lunar Colony 4
3 Havana 2
2 Oasis 0
5March 07 Toronto Defiant 1–3Florida Mayhem Washington, DC
3:00 pm EST     The Anthem
Hosted by the Washington Justice
2 Busan 1
0 Junkertown 1
1 Blizzard World 2
0 Hanamura 1
6March 29Florida Mayhem0–3 Atlanta Reign Online
8:00 pm UTC    
7April 17Florida Mayhem3–0 Paris Eternal Online
11:00 pm UTC    
8April 26Florida Mayhem3–0 Boston Uprising Online
8:00 pm UTC    

May Melee qualifiers: 3–0
9May 03Florida Mayhem3–0 Boston Uprising Online
9:00 pm UTC    
10May 10Florida Mayhem3–0 Vancouver Titans Online
11:00 pm UTC    
11May 16Florida Mayhem3–1 Washington Justice Online
9:00 pm UTC    

Summer Showdown qualifiers: 2–1
12June 13Florida Mayhem3–1 Dallas Fuel Online
9:00 pm UTC    
13June 21Florida Mayhem1–3 Los Angeles Valiant Online
9:00 pm UTC    
14June 27Florida Mayhem3–2 Houston Outlaws Online
7:00 pm UTC    

Countdown Cup qualifiers: 3–1
15July 19Florida Mayhem3–1 Atlanta Reign Online
8:30 pm UTC    
16July 24Florida Mayhem1–3 San Francisco Shock Online
9:00 pm UTC    
17July 25Florida Mayhem3–0 Washington Justice Online
9:00 pm UTC    
18August 02Florida Mayhem3–1 Los Angeles Gladiators Online
9:00 pm UTC    

August: 2–1
19August 14Florida Mayhem3–1 Vancouver Titans Online
7:00 pm UTC    
20August 16Florida Mayhem2–3 Los Angeles Valiant Online
9:00 pm UTC    
21August 21Florida Mayhem3–1 Los Angeles Gladiators Online
9:00 pm UTC    

Midseason tournaments

2020 midseason tournaments game log
May Melee: 2–1
QuarterfinalsMay 23Florida Mayhem3–1 Atlanta Reign Online
9:00 pm UTC    
SemifinalsMay 24Florida Mayhem3–1 Philadelphia Fusion Online
9:00 pm UTC    
FinalsMay 24Florida Mayhem2–4 San Francisco Shock Online
11:00 pm UTC    

Summer Showdown: 0–1
KnockoutsJuly 03Florida Mayhem1–3 Houston Outlaws Online
9:00 pm UTC    

Countdown Cup: 1–1
QuarterfinalsAugust 08Florida Mayhem3–0 Atlanta Reign Online
11:00 pm UTC    
SemifinalsAugust 09Florida Mayhem1–3 San Francisco Shock Online
5:00 pm UTC    

Bonus wins awarded: 3

Postseason

2020 playoff game log
North America Bracket: 2–2
Upper Round 1September 05Florida Mayhem2–3 Los Angeles Valiant Online
9:00 pm UTC    
Lower Round 1September 06Florida Mayhem3–0 Los Angeles Gladiators Online
7:00 pm UTC    
Lower Round 2September 11Florida Mayhem3–0 Atlanta Reign Online
7:00 pm UTC    
Lower Round 3September 12Florida Mayhem0–3 Washington Justice Online
9:00 pm UTC    

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