2020 Washington Justice season
# 2020 Washington Justice season

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. While the first two homestands at took place, all other homestand events were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On June 5, the Justice parted ways with head coach Seetoh "JohnGalt" Jian Qing. On June 17, Washington promoted assistant coach Han "Sup7eme" Seung-jun to head coach. 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. 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. The following day, on September 6, the Justice swept the third-seeded Paris Eternal, 3–0. 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. However, the team fell to the top-seeded Philadelphia Fusion the following day by a score of 0–3, ending their playoff run.

## 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. The team signed Seetoh "JohnGalt" Jian Qing, who was an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Gladiators, as their new head coach in October. 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. A month later, on December 5, the Justice signed former Houston Outlaws support player Chris "Bani" Banell as an assistant coach.

### Roster changes

Free agents :

| Role | Player | Player | Contract status | Date signed | 2020 team |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Role | Handle | Name | Contract status | Date signed | 2020 team |
| Damage | Ado | Gi-Hyeon Chon | Free agent | – | – |
| Support | Ark | Yeon-Jun Hong | Free agent | October 31 | Washington Justice |
| Support | Hyeonu | Hyeon-Woo Jo | Free agent | – | – |
| Tank | Janus | Joon-Hwa Song | Free agent | – | – |
| Tank | Sansam | Hyang-Gi Kim | Free agent | – | – |
| Support | Sleepy | Nikola Andrews | Free 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. 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 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. The team made their first signing on October 23 in flex DPS Lee "TTuba" Ho-sung. On November 7, Washington signed former Boston Uprising flex support Kwon "AimGod" Min-seok.

**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. 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.

## Roster

### Transactions

Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2020 regular season:

* On May 8, DPS Corey "Corey" Nigra and DPS Ethan "Stratus" Yankel retired.
* On May 16, the Justice signed DPS Lee "Stitch" Choong-hui and tank Choi "JJANU" Hyeon-woo on 14-day contracts.
* On May 22, the Justice signed tank Choi "JJANU" Hyeon-woo to a long-term contract.
* On June 1, the Justice signed DPS Lee "Stitch" Choong-hui to a long-term contract.
* On June 4, the Justice released tank Elliot "ELLIVOTE" Vaneryd.
* On August 12, the Justice signed DPS Jang "Decay" Gui-un.
* On September 1, the Justice released tank Lukas "LullSiSH" Wiklund.

## Standings

| Pos | Con | Teamvte | Pld | W | BW | L | PCT | MW | ML | MT | MD | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | ATL | Philadelphia Fusion | 21 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0.90 | 59 | 19 | 0 | +40 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | PAC | San Francisco Shock | 21 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0.86 | 56 | 17 | 2 | +39 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | ATL | Paris Eternal | 21 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0.71 | 50 | 31 | 0 | +19 | Advance to playoffs |
| 4 | ATL | Florida Mayhem | 21 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0.67 | 48 | 30 | 0 | +18 | Advance to playoffs |
| 5 | PAC | Los Angeles Valiant | 21 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0.52 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | Advance to playoffs |
| 6 | PAC | Los Angeles Gladiators | 21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0.52 | 43 | 39 | 5 | +4 | Advance to play-ins |
| 7 | ATL | Atlanta Reign | 21 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0.48 | 43 | 35 | 0 | +8 | Advance to play-ins |
| 8 | PAC | Dallas Fuel | 21 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0.43 | 35 | 44 | 0 | −9 | Advance to play-ins |
| 9 | ATL | Toronto Defiant | 21 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 0.33 | 32 | 48 | 0 | −16 | Advance to play-ins |
| 10 | ATL | Houston Outlaws | 21 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0.29 | 32 | 50 | 3 | −18 | Advance to play-ins |
| 11 | PAC | Vancouver Titans | 21 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0.29 | 23 | 48 | 0 | −25 | Advance to play-ins |
| 12 | ATL | Washington Justice | 21 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0.19 | 21 | 54 | 1 | −33 | Advance to play-ins |
| 13 | ATL | Boston Uprising | 21 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0.10 | 14 | 61 | 4 | −47 | Advance to play-ins |

## Game log

### Regular season

2020 game log (Regular season record: 4–17) :

February–April: 2–8

1

February 15

Washington Justice

1

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

2

February 16

Washington Justice

3

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

3

February 22

Paris Eternal

3

1

Washington 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

4

February 23

London Spitfire

3

2

Washington 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

5

March 07

Boston Uprising

1

3

Washington 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

6

March 08

New York Excelsior

3

1

Washington 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

7

April 04

Washington Justice

1

3

Toronto Defiant

Online

8:00 pm UTC

8

April 05

Washington Justice

0

3

Philadelphia Fusion

Online

10:00 pm UTC

9

April 12

Washington Justice

0

3

Dallas Fuel

Online

12:00 midnight UTC

10

April 16

Washington Justice

0

3

Atlanta Reign

Online

11:00 pm UTC :

May Melee qualifiers: 1–2

11

May 02

Washington Justice

0

3

Dallas Fuel

Online

7:00 pm UTC

12

May 09

Washington Justice

3

1

Vancouver Titans

Online

9:00 pm UTC

13

May 16

Washington Justice

1

3

Florida Mayhem

Online

9:00 pm UTC :

Summer Showdown qualifiers: 0–3

14

June 14

Washington Justice

0

3

Los Angeles Valiant

Online

11:00 pm UTC

15

June 21

Washington Justice

0

3

San Francisco Shock

Online

10:25 pm UTC

16

June 28

Washington Justice

1

3

Los Angeles Gladiators

Online

1:00 am UTC :

Countdown Cup qualifiers: 1–3

17

July 18

Washington Justice

0

3

Toronto Defiant

Online

9:00 pm UTC

18

July 25

Washington Justice

0

3

Florida Mayhem

Online

9:00 pm UTC

19

July 26

Washington Justice

3

1

Houston Outlaws

Online

11:00 pm UTC

20

August 01

Washington Justice

1

3

Paris Eternal

Online

7:00 pm UTC :

August: 0–1

21

August 22

Washington Justice

0

3

San Francisco Shock

Online

7:00 pm UTC :

### Midseason tournaments

2020 midseason tournaments game log :

May Melee: 0–1

Knockouts

May 22

Washington Justice

0

3

Los Angeles Gladiators

Online

10:00 pm UTC :

Summer Showdown: 2–1

Qualifier match

June 28

Washington Justice

3

1

Boston Uprising

Online

11:30 pm UTC

Knockouts

July 04

Washington Justice

3

1

Los Angeles Gladiators

Online

1:00 am UTC

Quarterfinals

July 04

Washington Justice

0

3

San Francisco Shock

Online

11:00 pm UTC :

Countdown Cup: 0–1

Knockouts

August 07

Washington Justice

2

3

Dallas Fuel

Online

11:00 pm UTC :

Bonus wins awarded: 0 :

### Postseason

2020 playoff game log :

North America Play-ins: 2–0

Round 1

September 03

Washington Justice

3

0

Vancouver Titans

Online

9:10 pm UTC

Round 2

September 04

Washington Justice

3

0

Dallas Fuel

Online

11:00 pm UTC :

North America Bracket: 3–2

Upper Round 1

September 05

Washington Justice

2

3

San Francisco Shock

Online

11:00 pm UTC

Lower Round 1

September 06

Washington Justice

3

0

Paris Eternal

Online

9:00 pm UTC

Lower Round 2

September 11

Washington Justice

3

1

Los Angeles Valiant

Online

9:00 pm UTC

Lower Round 3

September 12

Washington Justice

3

0

Florida Mayhem

Online

9:00 pm UTC

Lower Finals

September 13

Washington Justice

0

3

Philadelphia Fusion

Online

7:00 pm UTC :

