2020 New York Excelsior season

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2020   New York Excelsior season
Head coachJeong "imt" Yong-cheol
General managerKim Yo-han
Owner Jeff Wilpon
Arena(s) Hammerstein Ballroom
ConferenceAtlantic
DivisionNorth
RegionAsia
Results
Record13–8 (.619)
Place
May Melee Semifinals
Summer Showdown Semifinals
Countdown Cup Semifinals
Season Playoffs Asia Lower Finals
Total Earnings$290,000

The 2020 New York Excelsior season was the third season of New York Excelsior's (NYXL) existence in the Overwatch League and their first under head coach Jeong "imt" Yong-cheol. New York planned to host two homestand weekends in the 2020 season at the Hammerstein Ballroom in the Manhattan Center. [1] While the first homestand took place, all other homestand events were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Contents

Preceding offseason

Organizational changes

On October 21, 2019, New York parted ways with head coach Ty "Pavane" Hyun-sang, as he joined the London Spitfire as an assistant coach. Pavane had been with the team since its inception and led them to a 56–12 regular season record over his career with the team. [2] In his replacement, New York promoted assistant coach Jeong "imt" Yong-cheol as their new head coach on November 19. [3] On December 1, NYXL signed former Seoul Dynasty assistant coach Lee "WhyNot" Ju-hyub as an assistant coach. [4]

Roster changes

The Excelsior enter the new season with one free agents, one players which they have the option to retain for another year, and seven players under contract. [5] 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. [6]

Acquisitions

NYXL's first offseason acquisition was on February 15, when the team announced the signing of former Guangzhou Charge off-tank Choi "HOTBA" Hong-jun. [7] The following week, the team promoted off-tank Kim "BiaNcA" Dong-wook from their academy team, XL2 Academy. [8] On November 26, New York signed support player Kim "Mandu" Chan-hee from Korean Contenders team O2 Blast. [9] The following week, on December 4, the team signed DPS player Lee "WhoRU" Seung-joon from Fusion University. [10]

Departures

On October 8, the Excelsior announced that they would not pick up their option to keep DPS Yeon-Oh "Fl0w3r" Hwang on the roster another year. [11] A week later, the team announced that they would not re-sign off-tank Kim "MekO" Tae Hong, who had been with the team since their inception in 2017. [12] On December 6, the team announced that DPS player Kim "Pine" Do-hyeon had retired from professional Overwatch and would become a streamer for NYXL. [13]

Roster

2020 New York Excelsior roster
PlayersCoaches
RoleNo.HandleNameNationality
Damage  9 Saebyeolbe  (C) Park Jong-ryeol South Korea 
Damage  10Libero Kim Hae-seong South Korea 
Damage  23WhoRU Lee Seung-jun South Korea 
Damage  31Nenne Jeong Yeon-kwan South Korea 
Damage  1 Haksal  Kim Hyo-jong South Korea 
Tank  7Mano Kim Dong-gyu South Korea 
Tank  17HOTBA Choi Hong-joon South Korea 
Tank  13BiaNcA Kim Dong-wook South Korea 
Support  44 JJoNak  Bang Seong-hyun South Korea 
Support  97Anamo Jung Tae-sung South Korea 
Support  2Mandu (I) Kim Chan-hee South Korea 
Head coach
  • Jeong "imt" Yong-cheol
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • Emojione BW 1F503.svg Substitute
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injury / Illness
  

Latest roster transaction: June 5, 2020.

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: 13–8)
February–April: 7–1
1February 08 London Spitfire 1–3New York Excelsior New York City, NY
3:00 pm EST     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
2February 09 Boston Uprising 0–3New York Excelsior New York City, NY
3:00 pm EST     Hammerstein Ballroom
Hosted by the New York Excelsior
0 Oasis 2
1 Blizzard World 2
2 Temple of Anubis 3
3February 22New York Excelsior1–3 Philadelphia Fusion Washington, DC
3:00 pm EST     The Anthem
Hosted by the Washington Justice
1 Busan 2
0 Horizon Lunar Colony 2
3 Havana 2
3 Eichenwalde 4
4February 23New York Excelsior3–0 Houston Outlaws Washington, DC
3:00 pm EST     The Anthem
Hosted by the Washington Justice
2 Ilios 0
2 Hanamura 1
3 Havana 0
5February 29New York Excelsior3–0 Florida 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
6March 08New York Excelsior3–1 Washington Justice Washington, DC
5:00 pm EDT     The Anthem
Hosted by the Washington Justice
0 Nepal 2
3 Dorado 2
3 King's Row 1
1 Horizon Lunar Colony 0
7April 25New York Excelsior3–0 Chengdu Hunters Online
10:00 am UTC    
8April 26New York Excelsior3–0 Guangzhou Charge Online
10:30 am UTC    

May Melee qualifiers: 2–2
9May 02New York Excelsior2–3 Shanghai Dragons Online
9:15 am UTC    
10May 03New York Excelsior3–1 Chengdu Hunters Online
10:00 am UTC    
11May 09New York Excelsior1–3 Guangzhou Charge Online
12:00 noon UTC    
12May 16New York Excelsior3–1 Hangzhou Spark Online
12:00 noon UTC    

Summer Showdown qualifiers: 2–2
13June 13New York Excelsior3–0 Seoul Dynasty Online
9:30 am UTC    
14June 20New York Excelsior2–3 Hangzhou Spark Online
12:00 noon UTC    
15June 21New York Excelsior3–1 London Spitfire Online
12:30 pm UTC    
16June 28New York Excelsior2–3 Guangzhou Charge Online
12:00 noon UTC    

Countdown Cup qualifiers: 1–2
17July 18New York Excelsior2–3 Chengdu Hunters Online
12:00 noon UTC    
18July 25New York Excelsior3–0 Guangzhou Charge Online
12:00 noon UTC    
19August 01New York Excelsior1–3 Shanghai Dragons Online
12:00 noon UTC    

August: 1–1
20August 15New York Excelsior0–3 Seoul Dynasty Online
8:00 am UTC    
21August 22New York Excelsior3–1 London Spitfire Online
10:00 am UTC    

Midseason tournaments

2020 midseason tournaments game log
May Melee: 1–1
QuarterfinalsMay 23New York Excelsior3–2 Chengdu Hunters Online
9:15 am UTC    
SemifinalsMay 24New York Excelsior0–3 Shanghai Dragons Online
10:00 am UTC    

Summer Showdown: 1–1
QuarterfinalsJuly 04New York Excelsior3–0 Hangzhou Spark Online
12:00 noon UTC    
SemifinalsJuly 05New York Excelsior0–3 Guangzhou Charge Online
10:00 am UTC    

Countdown Cup: 1–1
QuarterfinalsAugust 08New York Excelsior3–2 Guangzhou Charge Online
12:00 noon UTC    
SemifinalsAugust 09New York Excelsior0–3 Shanghai Dragons Online
8:00 am UTC    

Bonus wins awarded: 3

Postseason

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


Round 2September 05New York Excelsior3–2 Chengdu Hunters Online
9:00 am UTC    

Asia Bracket: 1–2
Upper Round 1September 06New York Excelsior1–3 Shanghai Dragons Online
9:00 am UTC    
Lower Round 1September 12New York Excelsior3–0 Guangzhou Charge Online
9:00 am UTC    
Lower FinalsSeptember 13New York Excelsior0–3 Seoul Dynasty Online
9:00 am UTC    

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