2021 Vancouver Titans season

2021   Vancouver Titans season
Head coach	Steven "Flubby" Coronel
Owner	Francesco Aquilini
Region	West
Results
Record	1–15 (.063)
Place	West: 12th League: 19th
May Melee	Did not qualify
June Joust	Did not qualify
Summer Showdown	Did not qualify
Countdown Cup	Did not qualify
Season Playoffs	Did not qualify
Total Earnings	$0
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The 2021 Vancouver Titans season will be the third season of Vancouver Titans's existence in the Overwatch League and the team's first full season under head coach Steven "Flubby" Coronel, after he took over the position midway through their 2020 season.

Preceding offseason

Roster changes

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

Acquisitions

The Titan' first offseason acquisitions were Jiri "Linkzr" Masalin, a veteran damage player and hitscan specialist who played three years with the Houston Outlaws, Nathan "Frd" Goebel, a tank player who "meshed well with the adaptable, aggressive" playstyle of the Atlanta Reign, and Anthony "Fire" King, a support player coming from the Reign where he saw little playing time, all of whom were announced on December 1, 2020. ^[2] The team's only other signing was Kim "Teru" Min-ki, a rookie damage player coming from Overwatch Contenders Korea team O2 Blast where he won Contenders Korea championship in 2020, who was signed on January 4, 2021. ^[3]

Departures

None of the Titans' four free agents returned, three of which signed with other teams, beginning with damage player Niclas "Shockwave" Jensen, who signed with the Philadelphia Fusion on November 23, 2020. ^[4] The following month, on December 18, damage player Samir "Tsuna" Ikram signed with the Paris Eternal. ^[5] On February 16, 2021, tank player Alhumaidi "KSAA" Alruwaili signed with Overwatch Contenders team New Kings. ^[6] Additionally, support player Carson "Carcar" First announced his retirement in the offseason. ^[7]

Regular season

May Melee

The Titans began their 2021 season on April 17, playing against Canadian rivals Toronto Defiant in the May Melee qualifiers. They lost their opener 1–3. ^[8] Vancouver lost to the Florida Mayhem 1–3 in their following match. ^[9]

Final roster

2021 Vancouver Titans roster
Players	Coaches
Role No. Handle Name Nationality Damage 17 Dalton Bennyhoff, Dalton United States Damage 49 LiNkzr Masalin, Jiri Finland Damage 15 Teru Kim Min-ki South Korea Tank 71 ChangSik Moon Chang-sik South Korea Tank 4 frdwnr Goebel, Nathan United States Support 0 Fire King, Anthony United States Support 4 Roolf Stark, Randal Canada	Head coach Steven "Flubby" Coronel
Legend: (I) Inactive (S) Suspended (2W) Two-way player Substitute Injury / Illness	Latest roster transaction: May 27, 2021.

Transactions

Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2021 regular season:

• On May 24, tank player Abtin "Shredlock" Shirvani retired. ^[10]
• On May 27, the Titans signed tank player Moon "ChangSik" Chang-sik. ^[11]

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	PCT	MW	ML	MT	MD	Qualification
1	Dallas Fuel	16	11	5	17	0.688	40	26	3	+14	Advance to season playoffs
2	Los Angeles Gladiators	16	11	5	14	0.688	41	21	0	+20
3	Atlanta Reign	16	11	5	13	0.688	41	21	0	+20
4	San Francisco Shock	16	12	4	12	0.750	43	24	2	+19	Advance to play-ins
5	Houston Outlaws	16	11	5	11	0.688	34	24	3	+10
6	Washington Justice	16	9	7	9	0.563	29	26	2	+3
7	Toronto Defiant	16	9	7	9	0.563	31	31	0	0
8	Paris Eternal	16	8	8	8	0.500	32	32	2	0
9	Boston Uprising	16	7	9	7	0.438	27	31	1	−4
10	Florida Mayhem	16	5	11	6	0.313	26	38	2	−12
11	London Spitfire	16	1	15	1	0.063	12	47	1	−35
12	Vancouver Titans	16	1	15	1	0.063	10	45	0	−35

Source: The Overwatch League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) winning percentage (including tournaments); 3) regular season wins; 4) regular season map differential

Game log

Regular season

2021 game log
May Melee Qualifier match 1 April 17 Toronto Defiant 3 – 1 Vancouver Titans Online 12:00 noon PDT     Details 2 Busan 1 3 Eichenwalde 2 1 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 2 2 Hanamura 1 Qualifier match 2 April 18 Florida Mayhem 3 – 1 Vancouver Titans Online 1:30 pm PDT     Details 2 Nepal 1 3 King's Row 2 1 Havana 2 2 Volskaya Industries 1 Qualifier match 3 April 23 Paris Eternal 3 – 1 Vancouver Titans Online 12:00 noon PDT     Details 0 Oasis 2 2 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 1 6 Hanamura 5 3 Eichenwalde 2 Qualifier match 4 April 25 Vancouver Titans 1 – 3 Washington Justice Online 3:00 pm PDT     Details 0 Lijiang Tower 2 1 Dorado 3 3 Temple of Anubis 2 0 Blizzard World 1
June Joust Qualifier match 1 May 28 Los Angeles Gladiators 3 – 0 Vancouver Titans Online 1:30 pm PDT     Details 2 Ilios 0 3 Junkertown 2 3 Hanamura 2 Qualifier match 2 May 30 Vancouver Titans 0 – 3 Atlanta Reign Online 1:30 pm PDT     Details 0 Nepal 2 0 Dorado 3 0 Temple of Anubis 2 Qualifier match 3 June 04 San Francisco Shock 3 – 0 Vancouver Titans Online 1:30 pm PDT     Details 2 Lijiang Tower 0 1 Hanamura 0 3 Hollywood 0 Qualifier match 4 June 05 Vancouver Titans 0 – 3 Dallas Fuel Online 1:30 pm PDT     Details 0 Oasis 2 0 Volskaya Industries 2 0 Numbani 3
Summer Showdown Qualifier match 1 June 26 Vancouver Titans 1 – 3 Boston Uprising Online 3:00 pm PDT     Details 0 Busan 2 2 Hollywood 1 1 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 2 1 Hanamura 2 Qualifier match 2 June 27 Toronto Defiant 3 – 0 Vancouver Titans Online 3:00 pm PDT     Details 2 Oasis 1 3 Eichenwalde 0 2 Route 66 0 Qualifier match 3 July 03 Paris Eternal 3 – 0 Vancouver Titans Online 12:00 noon PDT     Details 2 Lijiang Tower 0 3 Junkertown 0 2 Volskaya Industries 1 Qualifier match 4 July 04 Vancouver Titans 0 – 3 Houston Outlaws Online 1:30 pm PDT     Details 0 Nepal 2 2 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 3 1 Hanamura 2
Countdown Cup Qualifier match 1 August 06 Vancouver Titans 3 – 0 Boston Uprising Online 1:30 pm PDT     Details 2 Busan 1 2 Havana 1 5 Numbani 4 Qualifier match 2 August 08 Vancouver Titans 0 – 3 Washington Justice Online 3:00 pm PDT     Details 0 Nepal 2 2 Route 66 3 2 Temple of Anubis 3 Qualifier match 3 August 13 San Francisco Shock 3 – 0 Vancouver Titans Online 1:30 pm PDT     Details 2 Oasis 0 2 Volskaya Industries 1 3 King's Row 0 Qualifier match 4 August 14 London Spitfire 3 – 2 Vancouver Titans Online 12:00 noon PDT     Details 2 Lijiang Tower 0 1 Temple of Anubis 2 1 Blizzard World 2 3 Rialto 2 2 Oasis 0
2021 season schedule

References

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