2020 London Spitfire season

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2020   London Spitfire season
Head coachHong "Agape" Cheol-yong
General managerLee Seung-hwan
Owner Jack Etienne
ConferenceAtlantic
DivisionNorth
RegionAsia
Results
Record6–15 (.286)
Place
May Melee Quarterfinals
Summer Showdown Quarterfinals
Countdown Cup Quarterfinals
Season PlayoffsDid not qualify
Total Earnings$0

The 2020 London Spitfire season was the third season of the London Spitfire's existence in the Overwatch League. The Spitfire planned to host two homestand events in the 2020 season; the first was to be held at The SSE Arena Wembley, [1] while the second was to be at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. [2] However, all homestand events were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Contents

Preceding offseason

Organizational changes

In early October 2019, the Spitfire parted ways with coach Kim "Jfeel" Jeong-min, who had been with the team since London's inception. [3]

London found their new head coach within the organization, promoting assistant coach Hong "Agape" Cheol-yong to the position. Additionally, the team signed former New York Excelsior head coach Ty "Pavane" Hyun-sang, former Florida Mayhem assistant coach Kim "SNT" Sung-hoon, and former O2 Blast assistant coach Lim "Twinkl" Young-bin all as assistant coaches. The changes reunited Agape, Pavane, and SNT, as Apage and Pavane previously coached LuxuryWatch Blue and LuxuryWatch Red together, while SNT played with LuxuryWatch Red at the same time. [4]

Roster changes

Free agents
RolePlayerContract
status		Date signed2020 team
HandleName
Damage Birdring Ji-Hyeok KimFree agent6 November Los Angeles Gladiators [5]
Damage GuardHee-Dong LeeFree agent––
Support NusJong-Seok KimFree agent––
Legend
  Re-signed/Retained by the Spitfire.
  Departed from the Spitfire.

The Spitfire enter the new season with three free agents, one players which they have the option to retain for another year, and five players under contract. [6] The OWL's deadline to exercise a team option is 11 November, after which any players not retained will become a free agent. Free agency officially began on 7 October. [7]

Acquisitions

The Spitfire's first acquisitions of the offseason were announced on 30 October, when the team traded tank Kim "Fury" Jun-ho to the Philadelphia Fusion in exchange for Fusion University players tank Shin "BERNAR" Se-won and support Kim "Fuze" Tae-hoon. [8]

London announced eight players on their roster on 23 November. The five new players announced were support players Lee "Highly" Sung-hyeok and Lim "SanGuiNar" Kyu-min, DPS players Lee "Schwi" Dong-Jae and Lim "Glister" Gil-seong, as well as tank player Choi "JMAC" Dae Han. Of the players, only Highly has ever previously played for an OWL team, while the remaining had only experience in Overwatch Contenders. [9] The following month, on 27 December, London announced four more players to round out their 12-man roster in damage players Jung "Although" Hyun-wook and Park "Babel" Sang-jun and support players Kim "Jihun" Ji-hun and Cho "Clestyn" Gun-hee. [10]

Departures

The Spitfire elected not to re-sign all three of their free agents, DPS Kim "Birdring" Ji-hyeok, support Kim "NUS" Jong-seok, and alternate DPS Lee "Guard" Hee-dong, heading into the 2020 season. [3]

On 22 October, the Spitfire agreed to transfer tank Hong "Gesture" Jae-hee and DPS Park "Profit" Joon-yeong to the Seoul Dynasty. [11] The team released Choi "Bdosin" Seung-tae and Song "Quatermain" Ji-hoon in mid-November. With the release of Bdosin, no players from the Spitfire's 2018 Grand Finals roster remained with the team. [12]

Roster

2020 London Spitfire roster
PlayersCoaches
RoleNo.HandleNameNationality
Damage  1Schwi Lee Dong-jae South Korea 
Damage  26Glister Lim Gil-seong South Korea 
Damage  23ALTHOUGH Jung Hyeon-wook South Korea 
Damage  16Babel Park Sang-jun South Korea 
Tank  97JMAC Choi Dae-han South Korea 
Tank  18BERNAR Shin Se-won South Korea 
Tank  30Clestyn Cho Gun-hee South Korea 
Tank  5Jihun Kim Ji-hun South Korea 
Support  11Krillin Jeong Yung-hoon South Korea 
Support  10Highly Lee Sung-hyeok South Korea 
Support  14SanGuiNar Lim Kyu-min South Korea 
Support  99Fuze Kim Tae-hoon South Korea 
Head coach
  • Hong "Agape" Cheol-yong
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • Emojione BW 1F503.svg Substitute
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injury / Illness
  

Latest roster transaction: 27 December 2019.

Standings

2020 Overwatch League Asia standings
#TeamConferenceWBWLPCTPMRMD
Playoffs
1 Shanghai Dragons PAC1982.9052159–15–1 +44
2 Guangzhou Charge PAC1447.6672144–39–1 +5
Play-ins
3 New York Excelsior ATL1338.6192150–30–2 +20
4 Hangzhou Spark PAC10211.4762136–40–2 -4
5 Seoul Dynasty PAC9312.4292133–40–2 -7
6 Chengdu Hunters PAC7114.3332133–47–1 -14
7 London Spitfire ATL6015.2862127–51–0 -24

Game log

Regular season

2020 game log (Regular season record: 6–15)
February–April: 3–2
18 FebruaryLondon Spitfire1–3 New York Excelsior New York City, NY
8:00 pm GMT     Hammerstein Ballroom
Hosted by the New York Excelsior
2 Lijiang Tower 0
2 King's Row 3
1 Horizon Lunar Colony 2
0 Junkertown 3
29 FebruaryLondon Spitfire0–3 Paris Eternal New York City, NY
6:00 pm GMT     Hammerstein Ballroom
Hosted by the New York Excelsior
0 Nepal 2
3 King's Row 4
1 Hanamura 2
323 FebruaryLondon Spitfire3–2 Washington Justice Washington, DC
12:00 midnight GMT     The Anthem
Hosted by the Washington Justice
0 Oasis 2
1 Hanamura 2
1 Dorado 0
3 Blizzard World 0
2 Nepal 1
429 FebruaryLondon Spitfire3–2 Houston Outlaws Houston, TX
12:00 midnight GMT     Revention Music Center
Hosted by the Houston Outlaws
2 Busan 0
2 Blizzard World 1
1 Temple of Anubis 2
2 Junkertown 3
2 Ilios 1
51 MarchLondon Spitfire3–2 Florida Mayhem Houston, TX
10:00 pm GMT     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

May Melee qualifiers: 1–3
69 MayLondon Spitfire3–0 Chengdu Hunters Online
10:00 am UTC    
710 MayLondon Spitfire1–3 Guangzhou Charge Online
10:00 am UTC    
816 MayLondon Spitfire0–3 Shanghai Dragons Online
10:00 am UTC    
917 MayLondon Spitfire0–3 Hangzhou Spark Online
10:00 am UTC    

Summer Showdown qualifiers: 2–2
1013 JuneLondon Spitfire0–3 Shanghai Dragons Online
8:00 am UTC    
1120 JuneLondon Spitfire3–0 Chengdu Hunters Online
10:00 am UTC    
1221 JuneLondon Spitfire1–3 New York Excelsior Online
12:30 pm UTC    
1327 JuneLondon Spitfire3–0 Hangzhou Spark Online
12:00 noon UTC    

Countdown Cup qualifiers: 0–3
1418 JulyLondon Spitfire1–3 Guangzhou Charge Online
10:00 am UTC    
1525 JulyLondon Spitfire2–3 Shanghai Dragons Online
10:00 am UTC    
161 AugustLondon Spitfire0–3 Hangzhou Spark Online
10:00 am UTC    

August: 0–5
1714 AugustLondon Spitfire0–3 Seoul Dynasty Online
8:00 am UTC    
1815 AugustLondon Spitfire0–3 Shanghai Dragons Online
10:00 am UTC    
1916 AugustLondon Spitfire0–3 Seoul Dynasty Online
8:00 am UTC    
2022 AugustLondon Spitfire1–3 New York Excelsior Online
10:00 am UTC    
2123 AugustLondon Spitfire2–3 Seoul Dynasty Online
8:00 am UTC    

Midseason tournaments

2020 midseason tournaments game log
May Melee: 0–1
Quarterfinals23 MayLondon Spitfire2–3 Shanghai Dragons Online
11:30 am UTC    

Summer Showdown: 0–1
Quarterfinals4 JulyLondon Spitfire1–3 Seoul Dynasty Online
10:00 am UTC    

Countdown Cup: 0–1
Quarterfinals8 AugustLondon Spitfire0–3 Chengdu Hunters Online
8:00 am UTC    

Bonus wins awarded: 0

Postseason

2020 playoff game log
Asia Play-ins: 0–1
Round 14 SeptemberLondon Spitfire1–3 Chengdu Hunters Online
9:00 am UTC    

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