2020 Vancouver Titans season
# 2020 Vancouver Titans season

The 2020 Vancouver Titans season was the second season of Vancouver Titans's existence in the Overwatch League. The team entered the season as the defending Pacific Conference (previously titled Pacific Division) champions looking to bounce back after their 2019 Grand Finals loss to the San Francisco Shock. The Titans planned to host two homestand weekends in the 2020 season at the Rogers Arena in Downtown Vancouver, but all homestand events were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On April 30, the Titans parted ways with head coach Hwang "paJion" Ji-sub. Vancouver released its entire roster and coaching staff on May 6. Two days later, the Titans announced the hiring of Steven "Flubby" Coronel and revealed their new roster. The team struggled throughout the season, amassing a 6–15 regular season record. A 0–3 loss to the Washington Justice in the North America play-in tournament on September 3 ended the team's season.

## Preceding offseason

### Roster changes

The Titans enter the new season with no free agents, two players which they have the option to retain for another year, and eight 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**

On November 26, it was announced that main tank Baek "Fissure" Chan-hyung had come out of retirement and signed with the Titans. A day later, Vancouver announced the signing of veteran support player Ryu "ryujehong" Je-hong.

**Departures**

The Titan's first offseason roster change was on November 12, when the team released tank Hwang "TiZi" Jang-hyeon. Two days later, the team announced the departure of flex support Kim "Rapel" Jung-geun. On November 18, the team parted ways with DPS Lee "Hooreg" Dong-eun, as he looked to begin a coaching career in professional Overwatch. The following week, Vancouver released main tank Park "Bumper" Sang-beom.

## Roster

### Transactions

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

* On April 30, the Titans released tank Choi "JJANU" Hyeon-woo.
* On May 6, the Titans released DPS Kim "Haksal" Hyo-jong, DPS Seo "SeoMinSoo" Min-soo, DPS Lee "Stitch" Chung-hee, tank Baek "Fissure" Chan-hyung, tank Lee "Twilight" Joo-seok, support Ryu "ryujehong" Je-hong, and support Kim "SLIME" Sung-jun.
* On May 8, the Titans signed support Carson "CarCar" First, DPS Dalton "Dalton" Bennyhoff, tank Abtin "ShRedLock" Shirvani, support Randal "Roolf" Stark, DPS Samir "Tsuna" Ikram, and tank Alhumaidi "KSAA" Alruwaili.
* On May 22, the Titans signed DPS Niclas "SHockWave" Jensen.

## 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: 6–15) :

February–March: 2–2

1

February 08

Los Angeles Gladiators

2

3

Vancouver Titans

Arlington, TX

2:00 pm PST

Esports Stadium Arlington

Hosted by the Dallas Fuel

2

Nepal

1

2

King's Row

3

0

Hanamura

2

2

Dorado

1

0

Lijiang Tower

2

2

February 09

Los Angeles Valiant

0

3

Vancouver Titans

Arlington, TX

2:00 pm PST

Esports Stadium Arlington

Hosted by the Dallas Fuel

0

Lijiang Tower

2

4

Blizzard World

5

2

Temple of Anubis

3

3

April 11

Vancouver Titans

0

3

Guangzhou Charge

Online

10:00 am UTC

4

April 12

Vancouver Titans

1

3

Chengdu Hunters

Online

8:00 am UTC :

May Melee qualifiers: 0–4

5

May 09

Vancouver Titans

1

3

Washington Justice

Online

9:00 pm UTC

6

May 10

Vancouver Titans

0

3

Florida Mayhem

Online

11:00 pm UTC

7

May 16

Vancouver Titans

0

3

Houston Outlaws

Online

7:00 pm UTC

8

May 17

Vancouver Titans

0

3

Philadelphia Fusion

Online

9:00 pm UTC :

Summer Showdown qualifiers: 2–2

9

June 14

Vancouver Titans

0

3

Toronto Defiant

Online

9:00 pm UTC

10

June 20

Vancouver Titans

3

0

Dallas Fuel

Online

11:45 pm UTC

11

June 27

Vancouver Titans

3

0

Boston Uprising

Online

11:00 pm UTC

12

June 28

Vancouver Titans

0

3

Atlanta Reign

Online

9:00 pm UTC :

Countdown Cup qualifiers: 0–4

13

July 17

Vancouver Titans

0

3

Paris Eternal

Online

7:00 pm UTC

14

July 18

Vancouver Titans

0

3

Los Angeles Gladiators

Online

7:00 pm UTC

15

July 25

Vancouver Titans

0

3

San Francisco Shock

Online

7:00 pm UTC

16

August 01

Vancouver Titans

2

3

Toronto Defiant

Online

9:00 pm UTC :

August: 2–3

17

August 14

Vancouver Titans

1

3

Florida Mayhem

Online

7:00 pm UTC

18

August 15

Vancouver Titans

0

3

Dallas Fuel

Online

9:00 pm UTC

19

August 16

Vancouver Titans

3

1

Atlanta Reign

Online

11:00 pm UTC

20

August 21

Vancouver Titans

3

0

Boston Uprising

Online

7:00 pm UTC

21

August 23

Vancouver Titans

0

3

Los Angeles Valiant

Online

1:00 am UTC :

### Midseason tournaments

2020 midseason tournaments game log :

May Melee: 0–1

Qualifier match

May 22

Vancouver Titans

2

3

Toronto Defiant

Online

5:00 pm UTC :

Summer Showdown: 0–1

Quarterfinals

July 04

Vancouver Titans

1

3

Paris Eternal

Online

7:00 pm UTC :

Countdown Cup: 1–1

Qualifier match

August 02

Vancouver Titans

3

0

Boston Uprising

Online

11:30 pm UTC

Knockouts

August 07

Vancouver Titans

0

3

Atlanta Reign

Online

7:00 pm UTC :

Bonus wins awarded: 0 :

### Postseason

2020 playoff game log :

North America Play-ins: 0–1

Round 1

September 03

Vancouver Titans

0

3

Washington Justice

Online

9:10 pm UTC :

