2020 Vancouver Titans season

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2020   Vancouver Titans season
Head coachHwang Ji-sub (rel. April 30)
Steven Coronel
Owner Francesco Aquilini
Arena(s) Rogers Arena
ConferencePacific
DivisionWest
RegionNorth America
Results
Record6–15 (.286)
Place
May MeleeDid not qualify
Summer Showdown Quarterfinals
Countdown Cup Knockouts
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.

Contents

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

Roster changes

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

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

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

2020 Vancouver Titans roster
PlayersCoaches
RoleNo.HandleNameNationality
Damage  17Dalton Bennyhoff, Dalton  United States 
Damage  10Tsuna Ikram, Samir  France 
Damage  24sHockWave Jensen, Niclas  Denmark 
Tank  3ShRedLock Shirvani, Abtin  Canada 
Tank  27KSAA Alruwaili, Alhumaidi  Saudi Arabia 
Support  6CarCar First, Carson  United States 
Support  4Roolf Stark, Randal  Canada 
Head coach
  • Steven "Flubby" Coronel
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • Emojione BW 1F503.svg Substitute
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injury / Illness
  

Latest roster transaction: May 22, 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: 6–15)
February–March: 2–2
1February 08 Los Angeles Gladiators 2–3Vancouver Titans Arlington, TX
2:00 pm PST     Esports Stadium Arlington
Hosted by the Dallas Fuel
2 Nepal 1
2 King's Row 3
0 Hanamura 2
2 Dorado 1
0 Lijiang Tower 2
2February 09 Los Angeles Valiant 0–3Vancouver Titans Arlington, TX
2:00 pm PST     Esports Stadium Arlington
Hosted by the Dallas Fuel
0 Lijiang Tower 2
4 Blizzard World 5
2 Temple of Anubis 3
3April 11Vancouver Titans0–3 Guangzhou Charge Online
10:00 am UTC    
4April 12Vancouver Titans1–3 Chengdu Hunters Online
8:00 am UTC    

May Melee qualifiers: 0–4
5May 09Vancouver Titans1–3 Washington Justice Online
9:00 pm UTC    
6May 10Vancouver Titans0–3 Florida Mayhem Online
11:00 pm UTC    
7May 16Vancouver Titans0–3 Houston Outlaws Online
7:00 pm UTC    
8May 17Vancouver Titans0–3 Philadelphia Fusion Online
9:00 pm UTC    

Summer Showdown qualifiers: 2–2
9June 14Vancouver Titans0–3 Toronto Defiant Online
9:00 pm UTC    
10June 20Vancouver Titans3–0 Dallas Fuel Online
11:45 pm UTC    
11June 27Vancouver Titans3–0 Boston Uprising Online
11:00 pm UTC    
12June 28Vancouver Titans0–3 Atlanta Reign Online
9:00 pm UTC    

Countdown Cup qualifiers: 0–4
13July 17Vancouver Titans0–3 Paris Eternal Online
7:00 pm UTC    
14July 18Vancouver Titans0–3 Los Angeles Gladiators Online
7:00 pm UTC    
15July 25Vancouver Titans0–3 San Francisco Shock Online
7:00 pm UTC    
16August 01Vancouver Titans2–3 Toronto Defiant Online
9:00 pm UTC    

August: 2–3
17August 14Vancouver Titans1–3 Florida Mayhem Online
7:00 pm UTC    
18August 15Vancouver Titans0–3 Dallas Fuel Online
9:00 pm UTC    
19August 16Vancouver Titans3–1 Atlanta Reign Online
11:00 pm UTC    
20August 21Vancouver Titans3–0 Boston Uprising Online
7:00 pm UTC    
21August 23Vancouver Titans0–3 Los Angeles Valiant Online
1:00 am UTC    

Midseason tournaments

2020 midseason tournaments game log
May Melee: 0–1
Qualifier matchMay 22Vancouver Titans2–3 Toronto Defiant Online
5:00 pm UTC    

Summer Showdown: 0–1
QuarterfinalsJuly 04Vancouver Titans1–3 Paris Eternal Online
7:00 pm UTC    

Countdown Cup: 1–1
Qualifier matchAugust 02Vancouver Titans3–0 Boston Uprising Online
11:30 pm UTC    
KnockoutsAugust 07Vancouver Titans0–3 Atlanta Reign Online
7:00 pm UTC    

Bonus wins awarded: 0

Postseason

2020 playoff game log
North America Play-ins: 0–1
Round 1September 03Vancouver Titans0–3 Washington Justice Online
9:10 pm UTC    

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