2019 Hangzhou Spark season

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2019   Hangzhou Spark season
Head coachMuho Lee
General managerSaisai Huang
Owner Rui Chen
DivisionPacific
Results
Record18–10 (.643)
Place
Stage 1 PlayoffsDid not qualify
Stage 2 Playoffs Semifinals
Stage 3 Playoffs Quarterfinals
Season Playoffs Lower Round 3
Total Earnings$425,000

The 2019 Hangzhou Spark season was the first season of Hangzhou Spark's existence in the Overwatch League as one of eight expansion franchises added for the 2019 season.

Contents

The Spark struggled in Stage 1, posting a 3–4 record and missing the Stage 1 Playoffs. A 3–1 win over the Seoul Dynasty on 5 May gave the team a 5–2 record for Stage 2 and the seventh seed in the Stage 2 Playoffs. Hangzhou defeated the London Spitfire, 3–1, in the Stage 2 quarterfinals, but their playoff run ended after getting swept 0–4 by the San Francisco Shock in the semifinals. The Spark improved upon their Stage 2 performance in Stage 3, amassing a 6–1 record and the third seed in the Stage 3 Playoffs. However, they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by the Los Angeles Valiant after losing a in five-map series. Hangzhou struggled at the beginning of Stage 4 after suspending their starting DPS Cai "Krystal" Shilong and the implementation of an enforced 2-2-2 role lock by the league. The team lost their first three matches of the stage but recovered by winning their final four matches. The Spark ended the regular season with an 18–10 record and the fourth seed in the season playoffs.

The Spark began their playoff run with a 3–4 loss to the Los Angeles Gladiators, sending them to the lower bracket. The team defeated the Seoul Dynasty, 4–1, in the first round of the lower bracket. In the second round, the Spark swept the Atlanta Reign, 4–0 to advance to the third round, where they faced the Shock. The Spark's season came to an end in a 0–4 loss to the Shock.

Preceding offseason

On 16 November, the Spark revealed their new head coach, Lee "Mask" Mu-ho. [1] In the following week, the Spark revealed their 10-man inaugural roster through a series of Twitter posts, consisting of the following players from different Chinese and Korean Contenders teams: [2]

Regular season

Stage 1

Spark began their 2019 season with wins over Shanghai Dragons and Los Angeles Valiant in week one. [3] One day prior to week two, Spark signed flex tank Song "SASIN" Sang-hyun. [4] Despite the strong start, Spark dropped four of their last five matches to end the stage with a 3–4 record. [5]

Stage 2

Hangzhou opened Stage 2 with a 0–4 loss to the Stage 1 champions Vancouver Titans. [6] Spark would find their first victory of Stage 2 a week later, as the team won in map 5 against Boston Uprising. [7] Hangzhou would again win in a five-map series – this time against Guangzhou Charge – the following week. [8] Two days later, Spark was swept 0–4 against the Stage 1 runners-up San Francisco Shock. Spark headed to Allen, Texas in week four for the Dallas Fuel "Homestand Weekend". The team took both of their matches against Chengdu Hunters and Paris Eternal, giving them a 4–2 record heading into their final match of the stage against Seoul Dynasty. [9] Hangzhou defeated Seoul 3–1 to clinch a Stage 2 Playoff berth. [10]

Spark faced London Spitfire in the Stage 2 Quarterfinals. After dropping the first map, Spark did not allow Spitfire to cap a single point in the final three maps as the team went on to a 3–1 victory to move on to the Semifinals against San Francisco Shock. [11] In the Semifinals match, Spark did not cap a single point in the first three maps. Hangzhou was able to push the fourth map against San Francisco to overtime, but Shock took the map to sweep Spark and end their playoff run. [12]

Stage 3

Blizzard Arena after Hangzhou defeated Dallas in Stage 3. Hangzhou Spark win in Stage 3.jpg
Blizzard Arena after Hangzhou defeated Dallas in Stage 3.

The Spark's first match of Stage 3 was against the Philadelphia Fusion on 8 June. Hangzhou took advantage of Philadelphia's inability to adapt their lineup won the match in a 4–0 sweep. [13] The following week, the Spark faced the undefeated Vancouver Titans. Amidst several close maps, the Spark could only take one map from the Titans, as they fell 1–3 in the match. [14] Two days later, the team took on the Washington Justice. After win and a tie in the first two maps, Hangzhou handed Washington one of the most dominant map losses in the history of the Overwatch League on Hollywood, as the Justice only secured two eliminations in the entire map. [15] Hangzhou went on to win the match 3–0. The Spark's next match was against the Dallas Fuel on 20 June; the team took a convincing 3–0 win. [16] Hangzhou faced the Seoul Dynasty two days later. After four maps, the series was tied up, forcing the match to a fifth tiebreaker map; the Spark came out of the map with a win to take the match 3–2. [17] For their final week of the stage, the Spark first took on the Los Angeles Valiant on 27 June. The match went down to the wire, as the teams went to a fifth tiebreaker map. Like their previous match, the Spark came out with a 3–2 victory. [18] Their final match of the stage was against the Florida Mayhem two days later. took on the Hangzhou Spark on 29 June. Amidst a dominant performance, the Spark set an Overwatch League record for the fastest completion on Eichenwalde at 4 minutes and 12 seconds; Hangzhou swept the Mayhem 4–0. [19]

Finishing Stage 3 with an impressive 6–1 record, the Spark claimed the third seed in the Stage 3 Playoffs. For their quarterfinals match, the team took on the sixth-seeded Los Angeles Valiant on 12 July. The match opened on Ilios, while Hangzhou kept it close in both rounds, the Valiant came out with a map win. The Spark quickly turned it around, however, claiming wins on Hollywood and Paris, largely due to a strong performance from main tank Xu "guxue" Qiulin on Winston on both maps. However, the Valiant evened the match score with a win on Havana, bringing the match to a fifth tiebreaker map. The match went to Oasis; the Spark were handed their first ever map five loss and lost the series 2–3. [20]

Stage 4

Prior to the beginning of Stage 4, which would include the implementation of an enforced 2-2-2 role lock by the league, the Spark fined DPS Cai "Krystal" Shilong after he failed to return to the team following a ten-day leave to China. [21] Krystal would later be indefinitely suspended by the Spark after a week-long public feud ensued. [22]

The Spark's first match of Stage 4 was against the Atlanta Reign on 27 July; Hangzhou lost the match 1–3. [23] The following week, the team was handily defeated by the Guangzhou Charge, 0–3. [24] Looking to bounce back from their recent struggles, Hangzhou faced the New York Excelsior on 9 August. A back-and-forth battle sent the match to a fifth tiebreaker map, but the Spark were unable to pick up a win and lost the match 2–3. [25] The team finally picked up their first win of the stage a day later, when they defeated the Chengdu Hunters, 3–1. [26] That momentum carried on to the following week, as the Spark downed the Dallas Fuel by a score of 3–1. [27] The following day, the Spark took on the Los Angeles Gladiators. Hangzhou looked to have finally adapted to the new meta and team chemistry, as they took down the Gladiators, 3–2, in a five-map series. The win secured the Spark a spot in the season playoffs. [28] For their final match of the regular season, the Spark headed to The Novo in Los Angeles to play in the Kit Kat Rivalry Weekend, hosted by the Los Angeles Valiant, where faced the Stage 3 Champions Shanghai Dragons on 25 August. The Spark closed out the regular season on a high note, sweeping the Dragons 4–0 to finish with a four-game winning streak and the fourth seed in the season playoffs. [29]

Playoffs

The Spark took on the fifth-seeded Los Angeles Gladiators in the first round of the season playoffs on 5 September. The Spark jumped out to a 1–0 lead after taking the first map win on Busan, but the Gladiators surged back, winning on King's Row, Temple of Anubis, and Rialto. Down 1–3, the Spark mounted their own comeback, winning the following two maps, Lijiang Tower and Eichenwalde. With the series tied 3–3, the match went to Watchpoint: Gibraltar. On defense, the Spark could not prevent the Gladiators from completing the map, and on their own attack, they were held from reaching the second checkpoint, losing the match 3–4. The loss sent the Spark to the lower bracket. [30]

Two days later, Hangzhou faced the eighth-seeded Seoul Dynasty in the first round of the lower bracket. The Spark took the first map of the match, Busan, but the Dynasty evened the series after winning on Eichenwalde. The Spark found their groove coming out of the match break, winning on Temple of Anubis, Dorado, and Lijiang Tower. The 4–1 win eliminated Seoul from the playoffs and sent Hangzhou to the second round of the lower bracket. [31]

Hangzhou's next match was against the sixth-seeded Atlanta Reign on 12 September. Like their two previous matches, the Spark jumped out to an early 1–0 lead after winning on Busan. For map two, the Reign selected Numbani – a map that the Reign had performed historically well on. After both teams completed the map on their respective attacks, the map went to overtime rounds. With only one minute in the time bank, the Spark rolled on their second attack, completing the map second time; Hangzhou prevented Atlanta from completing the same feat and took the map win. The Spark carried their momentum into the following to maps, winning them both, and swept the Reign, 4–0. [32]

Advancing to the third round of the lower bracket, the Spark next faced the third-seeded San Francisco Shock two days later. The match started on Busan, where the Spark started strong by winning the first round; however, the Shock surged backed on rounds two and three to put Hangzhou down 0–1 in the series. Looking to rebound, the Spark selected King's Row for map two. Both teams were able to complete the map on their respective attacks, but the Spark were unable to claim a point in overtime rounds and lost the map. Coming out of match break down 0–2, the Spark sent the match to Temple of Anubis. Again, both teams completed the map on their first attempts; in overtime rounds, each team, again, completed the map, sending the map to a second overtime round. The Spark could not take a point on their third attempt, while the Shock capped the first point to take their third map win. In the fourth map, Dorado, each team, for the third consecutive map, completed the map on their first attacks. Once again in overtime rounds, the Spark managed to reach the first checkpoint, but they were held from reaching the second. The distance captured would prove not to be enough, as the Shock pushed the payload further on their attack. The 0–4 loss eliminated the Spark from the playoffs. [33]

Final roster

2019 Hangzhou Spark roster
PlayersCoaches
RoleNo.HandleNameNationality
Damage  0Bazzi Park Jun-ki South Korea 
Damage  1Adora Kang Jae-hwan South Korea 
Damage  7Krystal (S) Cai Shilong China 
Damage  10GodsB Kim Kyeong-bo South Korea 
Damage  20SASIN Song Sang-hyun South Korea 
Tank  3NoSmite Jeong Da-un South Korea 
Tank  8guxue Xu Qiulin China 
Tank  11Ria Park Seong-wook South Korea 
Support  23BeBe Yoon Hui-chang South Korea 
Support  24Revenge An Hyeong-geun South Korea 
Support  37iDK Park Ho-jin South Korea 
Head coach
  • Lee Mu-ho
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • Emojione BW 1F503.svg Substitute
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injury / Illness
  

Latest roster transaction: 22 February 2019.

Transactions

Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2019 regular season:

Standings

Record by stage

StagePldWLPctMWMLMTMDPos
1 734.42912161-413
2 752.71415160-17
3 761.8572172+143
4 [lower-alpha 1] 743.57116131+37
Overall 281810.64364524+124
  Qualified for playoffs •  Qualified for play-in tournament
  1. ↑ No stage playoffs were held for Stage 4.

League

2019 Overwatch League standings
#TeamDivisionWLPCTPMRMD
Division leaders
1 Vancouver Titans PAC253.8932889–28–0 +61
2 New York Excelsior ATL226.7862878–38–3 +40
Wild cards
3 San Francisco Shock PAC235.8212892–26–0 +66
4 Hangzhou Spark PAC1810.6432864–52–4 +12
5 Los Angeles Gladiators PAC1711.6072867–48–3 +19
6 Atlanta Reign ATL1612.5712869–50–1 +19
Play-in tournament
7 London Spitfire ATL1612.5712858–52–6 +6
8 Seoul Dynasty PAC1513.5362864–50–3 +14
9 Guangzhou Charge PAC1513.5362861–57–1 +4
10 Philadelphia Fusion ATL1513.5362857–60–3 -3
11 Shanghai Dragons PAC1315.4642851–61–3 -10
12 Chengdu Hunters PAC1315.4642855–66–1 -11
Did not qualify for playoffs
13 Los Angeles Valiant PAC1216.4292856–61–4 -5
14 Paris Eternal ATL1117.3932846–67–3 -21
15 Dallas Fuel PAC1018.3572843–70–3 -27
16 Houston Outlaws ATL919.3212847–69–3 -22
17 Toronto Defiant ATL820.2862839–72–4 -33
17 Washington Justice ATL820.2862839–72–6 -33
19 Boston Uprising ATL820.2862841–78–2 -37
20 Florida Mayhem ATL622.2142836–75–5 -39
Tiebreakers [lower-alpha 1]
  1. ↑ The first tiebreaker for teams of the same record is map differential.

Game log

Regular season

2019 game log (Regular season record: 18–10)
Stage 1 (3–4)
114 February Shanghai Dragons 1–3Hangzhou SparkBurbank, CA
    Recap Blizzard Arena
1 Busan 2
1 Hollywood 2
3 Horizon Lunar Colony 2
1 Rialto 2
216 February Los Angeles Valiant 2–3Hangzhou SparkBurbank, CA
    Recap Blizzard Arena
1 Busan 2
3 Numbani 1
4 Temple of Anubis 3
2 Dorado 3
1 Nepal 2
323 February Houston Outlaws 3–1Hangzhou SparkBurbank, CA
    Recap Blizzard Arena
2 Busan 0
5 King's Row 4
4 Temple of Anubis 3
0 Dorado 1
424 FebruaryHangzhou Spark1–3 London Spitfire Burbank, CA
    Recap Blizzard Arena
0 Ilios 2
1 Numbani 2
0 Horizon Lunar Colony 2
3 Dorado 2
528 February San Francisco Shock 3–1Hangzhou SparkBurbank, CA
    Recap Blizzard Arena
1 Ilios 2
1 Hollywood 0
4 Temple of Anubis 2
3 Route 66 0
63 MarchHangzhou Spark3–1 Los Angeles Gladiators Burbank, CA
    Recap Blizzard Arena
2 Nepal 1
2 Hollywood 3
3 Volskaya Industries 2
1 Route 66 0
79 MarchHangzhou Spark0–3 Toronto Defiant Burbank, CA
    Recap Blizzard Arena
1 Nepal 2
1 King's Row 3
2 Volskaya Industries 2
3 Rialto 4

Stage 2 (5–2)
87 April Vancouver Titans 4–0Hangzhou SparkBurbank, CA
3:30 pm PST     Recap Blizzard Arena
2 Oasis 0
3 Hanamura 2
4 King's Row 3
3 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 2
912 April Boston Uprising 2–3Hangzhou SparkBurbank, CA
5:30 pm PST     Recap Blizzard Arena
1 Oasis 2
3 Temple of Anubis 2
4 Blizzard World 3
0 Junkertown 1
1 Lijang Tower 2
1019 AprilHangzhou Spark3–2 Guangzhou Charge Burbank, CA
8:30 pm PST     Recap Blizzard Arena
0 Busan 2
2 Paris 0
1 King's Row 2
2 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 1
2 Oasis 0
1221 AprilHangzhou Spark0–4 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA
3:00 pm PST     Recap Blizzard Arena
1 Lijiang Tower 2
4 Paris 5
0 Eichenwalde 3
1 Rialto 3
1227 AprilHangzhou Spark3–1 Chengdu Hunters Allen, TX
11:25 am PST     Recap Allen Event Center
2 Busan 1
3 Temple of Anubis 2
1 Blizzard World 2
5 Junkertown 4
1328 AprilHangzhou Spark3–2 Paris Eternal Allen, TX
10:00 am PST     Details Allen Event Center
2 Lijiang Tower 1
2 Temple of Anubis 3
5 Eichenwalde 6
3 Junkertown 2
2 Busan 0
145 May Seoul Dynasty 1–3Hangzhou SparkBurbank, CA
4:30 pm PST     Details Blizzard Arena
2 Lijiang Tower 0
3 Hanamura 4
4 Blizzard World 5
3 Rialto 4

Stage 3 (6–1)
158 JuneHangzhou Spark4–0 Philadelphia Fusion Burbank, CA
12:00 noon PST     Details Blizzard Arena
2 Oasis 0
2 Paris 1
3 Eichenwalde 0
3 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 2
1613 JuneHangzhou Spark1–3 Vancouver Titans Burbank, CA
9:15 pm PST     Details Blizzard Arena
0 Oasis 2
3 Horizon Lunar Colony 2
2 Numbani 3
0 Havana 1
1715 June Washington Justice 0–3Hangzhou SparkBurbank, CA
12:00 noon PST     Details Blizzard Arena
0 Ilios 2
1 Paris 1
0 Hollywood 3
0 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 3
1820 JuneHangzhou Spark3–0 Dallas Fuel Burbank, CA
7:30 pm PST     Details Blizzard Arena
2 Nepal 0
4 Horizon Lunar Colony 4
3 Numbani 1
3 Havana 1
1922 JuneHangzhou Spark3–2 Seoul Dynasty Burbank, CA
5:15 pm PST     Details Blizzard Arena
2 Ilios 0
3 Horizon Lunar Colony 2
0 Numbani 1
2 Havana 3
2 Oasis 0
2027 JuneHangzhou Spark3–2 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA
5:30 pm PST     Details Blizzard Arena
2 Ilios 1
0 Volskaya Industries 1
2 Hollywood 1
2 Dorado 3
2 Oasis 0
2129 June Florida Mayhem 0–4Hangzhou SparkBurbank, CA
3:30 pm PST     Details Blizzard Arena
0 Nepal 2
1 Volskaya Industries 2
0 Eichenwalde 3
1 Dorado 3

Stage 4 (4–3)
2227 July Atlanta Reign 3–1Hangzhou SparkBurbank, CA
5:15 pm PST     Details Blizzard Arena
2 Ilios 0
2 Temple of Anubis 1
2 King's Row 3
1 Route 66 0
232 August Guangzhou Charge 3–0Hangzhou SparkBurbank, CA
9:15 pm PST     Details Blizzard Arena
2 Lijiang Tower 1
2 Volskaya Industries 0
3 Blizzard World 3
3 Junkertown 2
249 AugustHangzhou Spark2–3 New York Excelsior Burbank, CA
9:15 pm PST     Details Blizzard Arena
0 Ilios 2
3 Volskaya Industries 2
3 Hollywood 2
3 Junkertown 4
0 Lijiang Tower 2
2510 August Chengdu Hunters 1–3Hangzhou SparkBurbank, CA
5:15 pm PST     Details Blizzard Arena
2 Ilios 1
0 Hanamura 1
2 King's Row 3
3 Havana 4
2615 August Dallas Fuel 1–3Hangzhou SparkBurbank, CA
5:45 pm PST     Details Blizzard Arena
2 Lijiang Tower 0
2 Hanamura 3
0 Blizzard World 2
3 Junkertown 4
2716 August Los Angeles Gladiators 2–3Hangzhou SparkBurbank, CA
7:30 pm PST     Details Blizzard Arena
2 Busan 1
1 Temple of Anubis 2
4 Blizzard World 5
3 Route 66 2
0 Ilios 2
2825 AugustHangzhou Spark4–0 Shanghai Dragons Los Angeles, CA
12:00 noon PST     Details The Novo
2 Busan 0
2 Volskaya Industries 1
3 Hollywood 2
3 Havana 1

Playoffs

2019 playoff game log
Stage 2 Playoffs (1–1)
Quarterfinals9 MayHangzhou Spark3–1 London Spitfire Burbank, CA
8:00 pm PST     Details Blizzard Arena
1 Oasis 2
3 Blizzard World 0
1 Hanamura 0
1 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 0
Semifinals11 MayHangzhou Spark0–4 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA
12:00 noon PST     Details Blizzard Arena
0 Busan 2
0 Blizzard World 3
0 Hanamura 1
3 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 4

Stage 3 Playoffs (0–1)
Quarterfinals12 July Los Angeles Valiant 3–2Hangzhou SparkBurbank, CA
8:00 pm PST     Details Blizzard Arena
2 Ilios 0
1 Hollywood 3
1 Paris 2
3 Havana 2
2 Oasis 0

Season Playoffs (2–2)
First round5 September Los Angeles Gladiators 4–3Hangzhou SparkBurbank, CA
7:00 pm PST     Details Blizzard Arena
1 Busan 2
2 King's Row 0
4 Temple of Anubis 3
2 Rialto 1
1 Lijiang Tower 2
3 Eichenwalde 4
3 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 1
Losers Round 17 September Seoul Dynasty 1–4Hangzhou SparkBurbank, CA
6:00 pm PST     Details Blizzard Arena
0 Busan 2
3 Eichenwalde 2
1 Temple of Anubis 2
2 Dorado 3
0 Lijiang Tower 2
Losers Round 212 September Atlanta Reign 0–4Hangzhou SparkBurbank, CA
4:00 pm PST     Details Blizzard Arena
0 Busan 2
4 Numbani 6
2 Temple of Anubis 3
3 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 4
Losers Round 314 SeptemberHangzhou Spark0–4 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA
12:00 noon PST     Details Blizzard Arena
1 Busan 2
3 King's Row 4
4 Temple of Anubis 5
4 Dorado 5

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