2021 Guangzhou Charge season

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2021   Guangzhou Charge season
Head coach
  • Lee "Arachne" Ji-won
    (Released May 6)
  • Sung-woo "Sungwoo" Hong
Owner Zhong Naixiong
RegionEast
Results
Record5–11 (.250)
Place
May MeleeDid not qualify
June JoustDid not qualify
Summer ShowdownDid not qualify
Countdown CupDid not qualify
Season PlayoffsDid not qualify
Total Earnings$0

The 2021 Guangzhou Charge season was the third season of Guangzhou Charge's existence in the Overwatch League and was their first season under head coach Lee "Arachne" Ji-won. After a poor start to the season, the Charge released head coach Lee "Arachne" Ji-won on May 6 and signed Sung-woo "Sungwoo" Hong as their new head coach on June 17. They finished the season with a 5–11 record and did not qualify any postseason matches for the first time in franchise history.

Contents

Preceding offseason

Roster changes

The Charge entered free agency with seven free agents, four of which became free agents due to the Charge not exercising the option to retain the player for another year. [1]

Acquisitions

The Charge's first offseason acquisition was Park "KariV" Young-seo, a veteran support player coming off of a struggling year with the Toronto Defiant who signed on November 10, 2020. [2] The next day, they signed Kim "Mandu" Chan-hee, a second-year support player who spent most of the 2020 season on the New York Excelsior 's bench. [2] The Charge announced two more signings in the following two days: Zou "MyKaylee" Zijie, a rookie damage player coming from the Hangzhou Spark 's Overwatch Contenders academy team Bilibili Gaming, and Choi "ChoiSehwan" Se-hwan, a rookie damage player from Contenders team Element Mystic. [3] The Charge did not sign another player until January 2021; on January 21, they signed Kim "Jihun" Ji-hun, a second-year tank player who did not see much playing time in his rookie season with the London Spitfire. [4]

Departures

None of the Charge's seven free agents returned, six of which signed with other teams, beginning with support player Kim "Shu" Jin-seo, who signed with the Los Angeles Gladiators on November 9, 2020. [5] Later that month, on November 25, damage player Lee "Happy" Jeong-woo signed with the Houston Outlaws. [6] Five days later, damage player Charlie "Nero" Zwarg signed with the San Francisco Shock. [7] The Charge lost support player Alberto "Neptuno" González Molinillo on December 9 after he signed with the Paris Eternal. [8] Two of the Charge's free agents, damage player Cai "Krystal" Shilong and support player Qi "Wya" Haomiao signed with the Los Angeles Valiant on March 18, 2021. [9] The Charge's final free agent, support player Kim "Chara" Jeong-yeon announced his retirement in the offseason. [10]

Organizational changes

On October 6, 2020, the Charge released their entire Korean coaching staff, consisting of head coach Cho "J1N" Hyo-jin and assistant coaches Jung "Tydolla" Seung-min and Hong "Sungwoo" Sung-woo. [11] Several weeks later, they signed former San Francisco Shock assistant coach Lee "Arachne" Ji-won as their new head coach for the upcoming season. [12]

Regular season

The Charge began their 2021 season on April 17, playing against the Shanghai Dragons in the May Melee qualifiers. They were swept in their opener 0–3. [13] After a 1–3 record to start the season, the Charge released head coach Lee "Arachne" Ji-won and assistant coach Kim "Daemin" Dae-min on May 6. [14] Three days later, the Charge released assistant coach Park "Neko" Se-hyeon and signed Zheng "Extra" Jiawen as an assistant coach. [15] The Charge signed Sung-woo "Sungwoo" Hong as their new head coach on June 17. [16]

With a 5–11 record, the Charge finished the regular season in second-to-last place in the Eastern region, only ahead of the winless Los Angeles Valiant, marking the first time in franchise history that the team would not qualify for any postseason matches. [17]

Final roster

2021 Guangzhou Charge roster
PlayersCoaches
RoleNo.HandleNameNationality
Damage  34MYKaylee (2W) Zou Zijie China 
Damage  0Eileen Ou Yiliang China 
Damage  13ChoiSehwan Choi Se-hwan South Korea 
Tank  14Rio Oh Seung-pyo South Korea 
Tank  2Jihun (2W) Kim Ji-hun South Korea 
Tank  10Cr0ng Nam Ki-cheol South Korea 
Support  2Mandu Kim Chan-hee South Korea 
Support  8KariV Park Young-seo South Korea 
Head coach
  • Vacant
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • Emojione BW 1F503.svg Substitute
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injury / Illness
  

Latest roster transaction: January 21, 2021.

Standings

2021 Overwatch League East standings
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Playoffs
1 Shanghai Dragons 20124.7501638–19–2 +19
2 Chengdu Hunters 15115.6881638–22–2 +16
Play-ins
3 Seoul Dynasty 12124.7501640–22–0 +18
4 Philadelphia Fusion 10106.6251637–24–3 +13
5 [lower-alpha 1] Hangzhou Spark 779.4381632–31–0 +1
Did not qualify for postseason
6 [lower-alpha 1] New York Excelsior 779.4381629–32–0 -3
7 Guangzhou Charge 5511.3131620–38–4 -18
8 Los Angeles Valiant 0016.000162–48–1 -46
Tiebreakers
  1. 1 2 Hangzhou placed ahead of New York based on map differential.

Game log

Regular season

2021 game log
May Melee
Qualifier match 1April 17Guangzhou Charge0–3 Shanghai Dragons Online
5:00 pm CST     Details
1 Lijang Tower 2
3 Blizzard World 3
0 Dorado 1
0 Temple of Anubis 2
Qualifier match 2April 18Guangzhou Charge0–3 Seoul Dynasty Online
5:00 pm CST     Details
0 Busan 2
3King'S Row4
2 Havana 3
Qualifier match 3April 30 Los Angeles Valiant 0–3Guangzhou ChargeOnline
5:00 pm CST     Details
1 Ilios 2
0 Hanamura 1
1 Eichenwalde 2
Qualifier match 4May 01Guangzhou Charge0–3 Hangzhou Spark Online
6:30 pm CST     Details
1 Oasis 2
1 Temple of Anubis 2
2 Blizzard World 3

June Joust
Qualifier match 1May 22Guangzhou Charge1–3 Hangzhou Spark Online
5:00 pm CST     Details
2 Lijiang Tower 0
2 Eichenwalde 3
1 Dorado 3
3 Temple of Anubis 4
Qualifier match 2May 23 New York Excelsior 1–3Guangzhou ChargeOnline
6:30 pm CST     Details
1 Nepal 2
1 Hollywood 3
3 Junkertown 1
0 Hanamura 1
Qualifier match 3June 04Guangzhou Charge0–3 Philadelphia Fusion Hangzhou, CN
5:00 pm CST     Details Future Sci-Tech City
Hosted by the Hangzhou Spark
0 Oasis 2
3 Hanamura 3
1 Hollywood 3
1 Junkertown 3
Qualifier match 4June 05Guangzhou Charge0–3 Seoul Dynasty Hangzhou, CN
6:30 pm CST     Details Future Sci-Tech City
Hosted by the Hangzhou Spark
1 Busan 2
1 Volskaya Industries 2
2 Numbani 3

Summer Showdown
Qualifier match 1June 26Guangzhou Charge3–2 New York Excelsior Online
8:00 pm CST     Details
2 Lijiang Tower 0
2 King's Row 3
4 Junkertown 3
3 Volskaya Industries 4
2 Oasis 1
Qualifier match 2June 27 Chengdu Hunters 3–0Guangzhou ChargeOnline
6:30 pm CST     Details
2 Busan 1
3 Eichenwalde 0
3 Route 66 2
Qualifier match 3July 03 Philadelphia Fusion 3–0Guangzhou ChargeOnline
5:00 pm CST     Details
2 Ilios 0
3 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 2
2 Hanamura 2
3 Hollywood 2
Qualifier match 4July 04 Seoul Dynasty 3–2Guangzhou ChargeOnline
5:00 pm CST     Details
1 Oasis 2
2 Junkertown 3
2 Volskaya Industries 1
3 King's Row 2
2 Nepal 1

Countdown Cup
Qualifier match 1August 07 Chengdu Hunters 3–1Guangzhou ChargeOnline
8:00 pm CST     Details
2 Oasis 0
0 Route 66 1
1 Temple of Anubis 1
2 Blizzard World 1
2 Nepal 0
Qualifier match 2August 08 Shanghai Dragons 3–1Guangzhou ChargeOnline
8:00 pm CST     Details
2 Lijiang Tower 0
3 Havana 0
0 Hanamura 1
4 Numbani 3
Qualifier match 3August 13 Los Angeles Valiant 0–3Guangzhou ChargeOnline
6:30 pm CST     Details
1 Nepal 2
1 Hanamura 2
1 King's Row 2
Qualifier match 4August 14Guangzhou Charge3–2 Hangzhou Spark Online
5:00 pm CST     Details
2 Ilios 0
3 Volskaya Industries 4
4 Numbani 5
3 Rialto 2
2 Lijiang Tower 1

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