2021 Philadelphia Fusion season
# 2021 Philadelphia Fusion season

The 2021 Philadelphia Fusion season will be the fourth season of the Philadelphia Fusion's existence in the Overwatch League and their first under head coach Kim "NineK" Bum-hoon.

## Preceding offseason

### Roster changes

Free agents :

| Position | Handle | Name | 2021 team | Date signed | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Support | Boombox | Isaac Charles | Young and Beautiful (OWC) | March 10 | – |
| Damage | Chipsa | Philip Graham | – | – | Option declined |
| Damage | Eqo | Josue Corona | Philadelphia Fusion | November 18 | Option declined |
| Tank | Fury | Kim Jun-ho | Washington Justice | November 21 | – |
| Damage | Ivy | Lee Seung-hyun | New York Excelsior | December 22 | – |
| Tank | Poko | Gael Gouzerch | Philadelphia Fusion | November 17 | Option declined |
| Tank | Sado | Kim Su-min | Toronto Defiant | November 21 | Option declined |
| Legend  Light green background indicates a player was re-signed by the Fusion.  Light red background indicates a player departed from the Fusion. ||||||

The Fusion entered free agency with seven free agents, four of which became free agents due to the team not exercising the option to retain the player for another year.

**Acquisitions**

The Fusion's first offseason acquisition was Kim "Mano" Dong-gyu, a veteran tank player coming from the New York Excelsior who signed on November 2, 2020. The Fusion next signed Niclas "Shockwave" Jensen, a second-year damage playing who played for the Vancouver Titans in mid-2020, on November 23. Philadelphia did not pick up another player until 2021; on March 15, they signed Kim "Rascal" Dong-jun, a veteran damage player coming off back-to-back Grand Finals championships with the San Francisco Shock. The Fusion next signed Choi "Hotba" Hong-jun, a tank player from the Excelsior who was a part of the Fusion's 2018 Grand Finals team, on April 7. One day later, they signed Yang "Tobi" Jin-mo, a veteran support player coming off a Grand Finals appearance with the Seoul Dynasty in 2020.

**Departures**

Five of the Fusion's seven free agents did not return, four of which signed with other teams, beginning with tank players Kim "Fury" Jun-ho and Kim "Sado" Su-min, who signed with the Washington Justice and Toronto Defiant, respectively, on November 21, 2020. The Fusion lost damage player Lee "Ivy" Seung-hyun on December 22 after he signed with the New York Excelsior. Support player Isaac "Boombox" Charles signed with Overwatch Contenders team Young and Beautiful on March 10, 2021. The Fusion's final free agent, damage player Philip "Chipsa" Graham did not sign with a team in the offseason. Outside of free agency, the Fusion transferred damage player Jeong "Heesu" Hee-su to the Toronto Defiant on November 23, 2020.

## Regular season

### May Melee

The Fusion began their 2021 season on April 17, with a 3–1 win over the Seoul Dynasty in the May Melee qualifiers. In their following match, they swept the Los Angeles Valiant 3–0.

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PCT | MW | ML | MT | MD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Shanghai Dragons | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0.75 | 38 | 19 | 2 | +19 | 20 | Advance to season playoffs |
| 2 | Chengdu Hunters | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0.69 | 38 | 22 | 2 | +16 | 15 | Advance to season playoffs |
| 3 | Seoul Dynasty | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0.75 | 40 | 22 | 0 | +18 | 12 | Advance to play-ins |
| 4 | Philadelphia Fusion | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0.63 | 37 | 24 | 3 | +13 | 10 | Advance to play-ins |
| 5 | Hangzhou Spark | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0.44 | 32 | 31 | 0 | +1 | 7 | Advance to play-ins |
| 6 | New York Excelsior | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0.44 | 29 | 32 | 0 | −3 | 7 | |
| 7 | Guangzhou Charge | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0.31 | 20 | 38 | 4 | −18 | 5 | |
| 8 | Los Angeles Valiant | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0.00 | 2 | 48 | 1 | −46 | 0 | |

## Game log

### Regular season

2021 game log :

May Melee

Qualifier match 1

April 17

Philadelphia Fusion

3

1

Seoul Dynasty

Online

8:00 am EDT

   Details

2

Oasis

1

4

Blizzard World

3

2

Dorado

3

3

Temple of Anubis

2

Qualifier match 2

April 18

Philadelphia Fusion

3

0

Los Angeles Valiant

Online

8:00 am EDT

   Details

2

Busan

1

3

Eichenwalde

2

3

Watchpoint: Gibraltar

2

Qualifier match 3

April 24

Philadelphia Fusion

3

1

Hangzhou Spark

Online

6:30 am EDT

   Details

1

Lijiang Tower

2

3

Watchpoint: Gibraltar

2

2

Hanamura

1

2

Eichenwalde

1

Qualifier match 4

April 25

Chengdu Hunters

1

3

Philadelphia Fusion

Online

6:30 am EDT

   Details

1

Ilios

2

0

Havana

1

3

Volskaya Industries

2

2

King's Row

3

Regional finals

May 02

Shanghai Dragons

3

2

Philadelphia Fusion

Online

5:00 am EDT

   Details

2

Nepal

1

2

Volskaya Industries

2

1

Eichenwalde

2

0

Havana

1

2

Ilios

1

5

Watchpoint: Gibraltar

4 :

June Joust

Qualifier match 1

May 22

New York Excelsior

3

1

Philadelphia Fusion

Online

8:00 am EDT

   Details

2

Lijiang Tower

0

3

Numbani

0

2

Rialto

3

2

Volskaya Industries

0

Qualifier match 2

May 23

Philadelphia Fusion

1

3

Chengdu Hunters

Online

8:00 am EDT

   Details

0

Busan

2

1

Eichenwalde

2

2

Dorado

1

1

Temple of Anubis

1

0

Ilios

2

Qualifier match 3

June 04

Guangzhou Charge

0

3

Philadelphia Fusion

Online

5:00 am EDT

   Details

Hosted by the Hangzhou Spark

0

Oasis

2

3

Hanamura

3

1

Hollywood

3

1

Junkertown

3

Qualifier match 4

June 05

Los Angeles Valiant

1

3

Philadelphia Fusion

Online

5:00 am EDT

   Details

Hosted by the Hangzhou Spark

0

Nepal

2

1

Volskaya Industries

2

1

Numbani

0

1

Rialto

2 :

Summer Showdown

Qualifier match 1

July 03

Philadelphia Fusion

3

0

Guangzhou Charge

Online

5:00 am EDT

   Details

2

Ilios

0

3

Watchpoint: Gibraltar

2

2

Hanamura

2

3

Hollywood

2

Qualifier match 2

July 04

Philadelphia Fusion

0

3

Shanghai Dragons

Online

6:30 am EDT

   Details

1

Lijiang Tower

2

2

Junkertown

3

1

Volskaya Industries

2

Qualifier match 3

July 09

Chengdu Hunters

3

2

Philadelphia Fusion

Online

6:30 am EDT

   Details

Hosted by the Shanghai Dragons

0

Nepal

2

2

Volskaya Industries

3

3

King's Row

2

3

Junkertown

2

2

Busan

0

Qualifier match 4

July 10

New York Excelsior

3

1

Philadelphia Fusion

Online

5:00 am EDT

   Details

2

Busan

1

2

Temple of Anubis

1

2

Eichenwalde

3

2

Route 66

1 :

Countdown Cup

Qualifier match 1

July 31

Philadelphia Fusion

3

0

Shanghai Dragons

Online

8:00 am EDT

   Details

2

Busan

0

1

Numbani

0

2

Rialto

1

Qualifier match 2

August 01

Hangzhou Spark

1

3

Philadelphia Fusion

Online

8:00 am EDT

   Details

2

Nepal

1

1

Blizzard World

2

0

Route 66

3

1

Temple of Anubis

2

Qualifier match 3

August 07

New York Excelsior

1

3

Philadelphia Fusion

Online

5:00 am EDT

   Details

1

Lijiang Tower

2

0

Route 66

3

2

Hanamura

1

2

Numbani

3

Qualifier match 4

August 08

Philadelphia Fusion

2

3

Seoul Dynasty

Online

5:00 am EDT

   Details

2

Oasis

0

3

Havana

0

2

Volskaya Industries

3

2

King's Row

3

0

Nepal

2

Regional finals

August 15

Seoul Dynasty

3

1

Philadelphia Fusion

Online

6:59 am EDT

   Details

2

Busan

0

3

Volskaya Industries

3

2

Blizzard World

3

1

Rialto

0

2

Ilios

1 :

2021 season schedule :

### Postseason

2021 playoff game log :

East Play-ins

Semifinals

September 5

Hangzhou Spark

1

3

Philadelphia Fusion

Online

5:05 am EDT

   Details

2

Oasis

1

2

Volskaya Industries

3

1

King's Row

2

0

Route 66

1

Finals

September 5

Philadelphia Fusion

3

1

Seoul Dynasty

Online

7:02 am EDT

   Details

2

Busan

0

0

Hanamura

1

6

Numbani

5

2

Dorado

1 :

Season Playoffs

Upper round 1

September 21

Philadelphia Fusion

1

3

Los Angeles Gladiators

Online

8:30 pm PDT

   Details

0

Ilios

2

2

Temple of Anubis

1

2

King's Row

3

1

Havana

3

Lower round 1

September 22

Philadelphia Fusion

2

3

San Francisco Shock

Online

8:30 pm PDT

   Details

1

Nepal

2

3

Volskaya Industries

2

3

King's Row

4

3

Route 66

2

0

Ilios

2 :

