2020 Washington Justice season

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2020   Washington Justice season
Head coachSeetoh Jian Qing (rel. Jun 5)
Han Seung-jun
General managerAnalynn Dang
OwnerMark Ein
Arena(s) The Anthem
ConferenceAtlantic
DivisionSouth
RegionNorth America
Results
Record4–17 (.190)
Place
May Melee Knockouts
Summer Showdown Quarterfinals
Countdown Cup Knockouts
Season Playoffs NA Lower Finals
Total Earnings$255,000

The 2020 Washington Justice season was the second season of Washington Justice's existence in the Overwatch League. The Justice planned to host a league-high five homestand weekends in the 2020 season; the first three would take place at The Anthem, while the second two would be at the Entertainment and Sports Arena. [1] While the first two homestands at took place, all other homestand events were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Contents

On June 5, the Justice parted ways with head coach Seetoh "JohnGalt" Jian Qing. [2] On June 17, Washington promoted assistant coach Han "Sup7eme" Seung-jun to head coach. [3] After finishing the regular season with a 4–17 record, the Justice swept both the Vancouver Titans and Dallas Fuel in the North America play-in tournament to qualify to the season playoffs. [4] In their first match in the North America bracket, Washington squandered an early 2–0 lead over the San Francisco Shock and lost by a score of 2–3, sending them to the lower bracket. [5] The following day, on September 6, the Justice swept the third-seeded Paris Eternal, 3–0. [6] Washington continued their playoff run, taking down the fourth-seeded Florida Mayhem on September 11 and needing one more win to qualify for the Grand Finals Bracket. [7] However, the team fell to the top-seeded Philadelphia Fusion the following day by a score of 0–3, ending their playoff run. [8]

Preceding offseason

Organizational changes

In late September 2019, the Justice parted ways with their entire coaching staff from their inaugural season, including head coach Kim "WizardHyeong" Hyeong-seok. [9] The team signed Seetoh "JohnGalt" Jian Qing, who was an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Gladiators, as their new head coach in October. [10] Washington added two more coaches to their staff on November 8, with the hiring of former Hangzhou Spark assistant coach Han "Sup7eme" Seung-jun as a development coach and former XL2 Academy coach Lee "Wiz" Hae-joon as a strategic coach. [11] [12] A month later, on December 5, the Justice signed former Houston Outlaws support player Chris "Bani" Banell as an assistant coach. [13]

Roster changes

Free agents
RolePlayerContract
status		Date signed2020 team
HandleName
Damage AdoGi-Hyeon ChonFree agent––
Support ArkYeon-Jun HongFree agentOctober 31Washington Justice [14]
Support HyeonuHyeon-Woo JoFree agent––
Tank JanusJoon-Hwa SongFree agent––
Tank SansamHyang-Gi KimFree agent––
Support SleepyNikola AndrewsFree agent––
Legend
  Re-signed/Retained by the Justice.
  Departed from the Justice.

The Justice enter the new season with six free agents, two players which they have the option to retain for another year, and three players under contract. [15] 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. [16]

Acquisitions

The Justice's first offseason acquisition was on October 18, when they agreed to acquire main tank Gye "rOar" Chang-hoon from the Los Angeles Gladiators, pending approval from the league. [17] The team made their first signing on October 23 in flex DPS Lee "TTuba" Ho-sung. [18] On November 7, Washington signed former Boston Uprising flex support Kwon "AimGod" Min-seok. [19]

Departures

On October 7, the Justice announced that they would not re-sign free agents main tank Song "Janus" Joon-hwa, off-tank Kim "SanSam" Hyang-gi, DPS Chon "Ado" Gi-Hyeon, and support Jo "Hyeonu" Hyeon-woo. [20] Days later, they announced that they would not re-sign support Nikola "Sleepy" Andrews, and they would not exercise their option to retain flex support Mun "Gido" Gi-do. [21]

Roster

2020 Washington Justice roster
PlayersCoaches
RoleNo.HandleNameNationality
Damage  22Stitch Lee Chung-hee South Korea 
Damage  18Decay Jang Gui-un South Korea 
Damage  21TTuba Lee Ho-sung South Korea 
Tank  37rOar Gye Chang-hoon South Korea 
Tank  14JJANU Choi Hyeon-woo South Korea 
Support  0ArK Hong Yeon-jun South Korea 
Support  31AimGod Kwon Min-seok South Korea 
Head coach
  • Han "Sup7eme" Seung-jun
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • Emojione BW 1F503.svg Substitute
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injury / Illness
  

Latest roster transaction: September 1, 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: 4–17)
February–April: 2–8
1February 15Washington Justice1–3 Philadelphia Fusion Philadelphia, PA
6:00 pm EST     The Met Philadelphia
Hosted by the Philadelphia Fusion
1 Nepal 2
2 Havana 1
2 King's Row 3
1 Temple of Anubis 3
2February 16Washington Justice3–0 Houston Outlaws Philadelphia, PA
4:00 pm EST     The Met Philadelphia
Hosted by the Philadelphia Fusion
2 Lijiang Tower 0
3 Junkertown 1
3 King's Row 2
3February 22 Paris Eternal 3–1Washington Justice Washington, DC
7:00 pm EST     The Anthem
Hosted by the Washington Justice
2 Ilios 1
1 Temple of Anubis 2
2 Junkertown 1
3 Blizzard World 2
4February 23 London Spitfire 3–2Washington Justice Washington, DC
7:00 pm EST     The Anthem
Hosted by the Washington Justice
0 Oasis 2
1 Hanamura 2
1 Dorado 0
3 Blizzard World 0
2 Nepal 1
5March 07 Boston Uprising 1–3Washington Justice Washington, DC
7:00 pm EST     The Anthem
Hosted by the Washington Justice
2 Busan 0
1 Havana 2
2 Eichenwalde 3
1 Horizon Lunar Colony 2
6March 08 New York Excelsior 3–1Washington 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 04Washington Justice1–3 Toronto Defiant Online
8:00 pm UTC    
8April 05Washington Justice0–3 Philadelphia Fusion Online
10:00 pm UTC    
9April 12Washington Justice0–3 Dallas Fuel Online
12:00 midnight UTC    
10April 16Washington Justice0–3 Atlanta Reign Online
11:00 pm UTC    

May Melee qualifiers: 1–2
11May 02Washington Justice0–3 Dallas Fuel Online
7:00 pm UTC    
12May 09Washington Justice3–1 Vancouver Titans Online
9:00 pm UTC    
13May 16Washington Justice1–3 Florida Mayhem Online
9:00 pm UTC    

Summer Showdown qualifiers: 0–3
14June 14Washington Justice0–3 Los Angeles Valiant Online
11:00 pm UTC    
15June 21Washington Justice0–3 San Francisco Shock Online
10:25 pm UTC    
16June 28Washington Justice1–3 Los Angeles Gladiators Online
1:00 am UTC    

Countdown Cup qualifiers: 1–3
17July 18Washington Justice0–3 Toronto Defiant Online
9:00 pm UTC    
18July 25Washington Justice0–3 Florida Mayhem Online
9:00 pm UTC    
19July 26Washington Justice3–1 Houston Outlaws Online
11:00 pm UTC    
20August 01Washington Justice1–3 Paris Eternal Online
7:00 pm UTC    

August: 0–1
21August 22Washington Justice0–3 San Francisco Shock Online
7:00 pm UTC    

Midseason tournaments

2020 midseason tournaments game log
May Melee: 0–1
KnockoutsMay 22Washington Justice0–3 Los Angeles Gladiators Online
10:00 pm UTC    

Summer Showdown: 2–1
Qualifier matchJune 28Washington Justice3–1 Boston Uprising Online
11:30 pm UTC    
KnockoutsJuly 04Washington Justice3–1 Los Angeles Gladiators Online
1:00 am UTC    
QuarterfinalsJuly 04Washington Justice0–3 San Francisco Shock Online
11:00 pm UTC    

Countdown Cup: 0–1
KnockoutsAugust 07Washington Justice2–3 Dallas Fuel Online
11:00 pm UTC    

Bonus wins awarded: 0

Postseason

2020 playoff game log
North America Play-ins: 2–0
Round 1September 03Washington Justice3–0 Vancouver Titans Online
9:10 pm UTC    
Round 2September 04Washington Justice3–0 Dallas Fuel Online
11:00 pm UTC    

North America Bracket: 3–2
Upper Round 1September 05Washington Justice2–3 San Francisco Shock Online
11:00 pm UTC    
Lower Round 1September 06Washington Justice3–0 Paris Eternal Online
9:00 pm UTC    
Lower Round 2September 11Washington Justice3–1 Los Angeles Valiant Online
9:00 pm UTC    
Lower Round 3September 12Washington Justice3–0 Florida Mayhem Online
9:00 pm UTC    
Lower FinalsSeptember 13Washington Justice0–3 Philadelphia Fusion Online
7:00 pm UTC    

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