2020 Shanghai Dragons season
# 2020 Shanghai Dragons season

The 2020 Shanghai Dragons season was the third season of the Shanghai Dragons's existence in the Overwatch League and their first under head coach Moon Byung-chul. The Dragons planned to host two homestand weekends in the 2020 season at XinYeFang Studio in Shanghai's Jing'an District. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the all homestand events were cancelled by the league.

## Preceding offseason

### Organizational changes

In September 2019, the Dragons parted ways with head coach We "BlueHaS" Seong-hwan and assistant coach Jeong "Levi" Chung-Hyeok. The team promoted Moon Byung-chul, who was the head coach of the Dragons' academy team Team CC, to the head coach of the Dragons. In November, it was announced that the Dragons signed Dong-soo "Dongsu" Shin and former London Spitfire coach former Los Angeles Valiant coach Jeong-min "Jfeel" Kim as assistant coaches.

### Roster changes

The Dragons enter the new season with one free agent, seven players which they have the option to retain for another year, and two players under contract. 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.

**Acquisitions**

The Dragon's first pick up of the offseason was announced on November 12 with the acquisition of DPS Kim "Fleta" Byung-sun from the Seoul Dynasty. The team announced their full roster on November 26, which included the additions of main tank Seo "Stand1" Ji-won from Gladiators Legion, former Los Angeles Gladiators off-tank Kang "Void" Jun-woo, support Lee "LeeJaeGon" Jae-gon from RunAway, and DPS Lee "LIP" Jae-won from Blossom. The team promoted tank player Lee "Fearless" Eui-seok from their academy team Team CC on January 19.

**Departures**

The Dragon's first departure was on October 23, when they chose not to exercise their option to retain DPS Jin "YOUNGJIN" Young-jin. Shanghai announced that they would not re-sign their only free agent, Noh "Gamsu" Young-jin, on November 4. Four days later, support Son "CoMa" Kyung-woo was released from the team. The Dragons announced on January 19 that off-tank player Lee "Envy" Kang-jae was released from the team.

## Homestand events

In August 2019, the Dragons announced that they would hold two homestand events; both were to be held at XinYeFang Studio in Shanghai's Jing'an District. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dragons decided to relocate their team to South Korea with no specific return time. Additionally, the league cancelled all February and March matches planned in China, which cancelled the Dragons's first homestand on February 15 to 16. The cancelled matches will be rescheduled for later in the season. The Overwatch League announced that the cancelled homestand events in China would be rescheduled for Weeks 5 through 7 in a studio in Seoul, South Korea; however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea, these matches were cancelled as well.

## Standings

| Pos | Con | Teamvte | Pld | W | BW | L | PCT | MW | ML | MT | MD | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | PAC | Shanghai Dragons | 21 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0.90 | 59 | 15 | 1 | +44 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | PAC | Guangzhou Charge | 21 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 0.67 | 44 | 39 | 1 | +5 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | ATL | New York Excelsior | 21 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 0.62 | 50 | 30 | 2 | +20 | Advance to play-ins |
| 4 | PAC | Hangzhou Spark | 21 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 0.48 | 36 | 40 | 2 | −4 | Advance to play-ins |
| 5 | PAC | Seoul Dynasty | 21 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0.43 | 33 | 40 | 2 | −7 | Advance to play-ins |
| 6 | PAC | Chengdu Hunters | 21 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 0.33 | 33 | 47 | 1 | −14 | Advance to play-ins |
| 7 | ATL | London Spitfire | 21 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0.29 | 27 | 51 | 0 | −24 | Advance to play-ins |

## Game log

### Regular season

2020 game log (Regular season record: 19–2) :

February–April: 8–1

1

March 28

Shanghai Dragons

3

0

Guangzhou Charge

Online

8:00 am UTC

2

March 29

Shanghai Dragons

0

3

Chengdu Hunters

Online

8:00 am UTC

3

April 05

Shanghai Dragons

3

0

Hangzhou Spark

Online

8:00 am UTC

4

April 06

Shanghai Dragons

3

1

Chengdu Hunters

Online

8:00 am UTC

5

April 12

Shanghai Dragons

3

0

Guangzhou Charge

Online

10:00 am UTC

6

April 18

Shanghai Dragons

3

0

Hangzhou Spark

Online

10:00 am UTC

7

April 19

Shanghai Dragons

3

0

Chengdu Hunters

Online

10:00 am UTC

8

April 25

Shanghai Dragons

3

0

Guangzhou Charge

Online

9:00 am UTC

9

April 26

Shanghai Dragons

3

0

Seoul Dynasty

Online

9:30 am UTC :

May Melee qualifiers: 3–1

10

May 02

Shanghai Dragons

3

2

New York Excelsior

Online

9:15 am UTC

11

May 09

Shanghai Dragons

2

3

Seoul Dynasty

Online

8:00 am UTC

12

May 10

Shanghai Dragons

3

0

Hangzhou Spark

Online

8:00 am UTC

13

May 16

Shanghai Dragons

3

0

London Spitfire

Online

10:00 am UTC :

Summer Showdown qualifiers: 4–0

14

June 13

Shanghai Dragons

3

0

London Spitfire

Online

8:00 am UTC

15

June 21

Shanghai Dragons

3

2

Chengdu Hunters

Online

10:00 am UTC

16

June 27

Shanghai Dragons

3

1

Seoul Dynasty

Online

10:00 am UTC

17

June 28

Shanghai Dragons

3

0

Hangzhou Spark

Online

8:00 am UTC :

Countdown Cup qualifiers: 3–0

18

July 25

Shanghai Dragons

3

2

London Spitfire

Online

10:00 am UTC

19

July 26

Shanghai Dragons

3

0

Seoul Dynasty

Online

10:00 am UTC

20

August 01

Shanghai Dragons

3

1

New York Excelsior

Online

12:00 noon UTC :

August: 1–0

21

August 15

Shanghai Dragons

3

0

London Spitfire

Online

10:00 am UTC :

### Midseason tournaments

2020 midseason tournaments game log :

May Melee: 3–0

Quarterfinals

May 23

Shanghai Dragons

3

2

London Spitfire

Online

11:30 am UTC

Semifinals

May 24

Shanghai Dragons

3

0

New York Excelsior

Online

10:00 am UTC

Finals

May 24

Shanghai Dragons

4

3

Seoul Dynasty

Online

11:30 am UTC :

Summer Showdown: 1–1

Quarterfinals

First-round bye

Semifinals

July 05

Shanghai Dragons

3

0

Seoul Dynasty

Online

8:00 am UTC

Finals

July 05

Shanghai Dragons

2

4

Guangzhou Charge

Online

12:00 noon UTC :

Countdown Cup: 2–0

Quarterfinals

First-round bye

Semifinals

August 09

Shanghai Dragons

3

0

New York Excelsior

Online

8:00 am UTC

Finals

August 09

Shanghai Dragons

4

0

Hangzhou Spark

Online

12:00 noon UTC :

Bonus wins awarded: 8 :

### Postseason

2020 playoff game log :

Asia Bracket: 2–0

Upper Round 1

September 06

Shanghai Dragons

3

1

New York Excelsior

Online

9:00 am UTC

Upper Finals

September 12

Shanghai Dragons

3

2

Seoul Dynasty

Online

11:00 am UTC :

Grand Finals Bracket: 1–2

Upper Round 1

October 8

Shanghai Dragons

3

0

Philadelphia Fusion

Online

1:00 pm UTC

Upper Finals

October 09

Shanghai Dragons

2

3

San Francisco Shock

Online

9:00 am UTC

Lower Finals

October 09

Shanghai Dragons

2

3

Seoul Dynasty

Online

1:00 pm UTC :

