2020 Chengdu Hunters season
The 2020 Chengdu Hunters season was the second season of Chengdu Hunters's existence in the Overwatch League and the team's first without head coach Wang "RUI" Xingrui. The Hunters planned to host two back-to-back homestand weekends at the Wuliangye Chengdu Performing Arts Centre,[1] but all homestand events were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| 2020 Chengdu Hunters season | |
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| Owner | Huya |
| Conference | Pacific |
| Division | East |
| Region | Asia |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–14 (.333) |
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| May Melee | Quarterfinals |
| Summer Showdown | Quarterfinals |
| Countdown Cup | Semifinals |
| Season Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| Total Earnings | $15,000 |
Preceding offseason
Organizational changes
On November 16, head coach Wang "RUI" Xingrui announced that he would be stepping down from his position due to health issues.[2] On January 14, the team announced that Hunters' assistant coach Chang "Ray" Chia-Hua and LGE.Huya head coach Wu "Dokkaebi" Xiuqing would serve as the Hunters' co-head coaches. Additionally, former Hunters support player Li "Garry" Guan was added as an assistant coach.[3]
Roster changes
The Hunters enter the new season with all ten of their players under contract.[4] 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.[5]
The Hunters' first offseason change was announced on December 27 with the departures of DPS Zhihao "YangXiaoLong" Zhang and main tank Yansong "Jiqiren" Wei.[6] On January 14, the Hunters revealed the signing of main tank player Chen "ATing" Shao-Hua and promotions of support players He "Molly" Chengzhi and Chen "Lengsa" Jingyi from their academy team LGE.Huya.[3]
Roster
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Standings
| Pos | Con | Team | Pld | W | BW | L | PCT | MW | ML | MT | MD | Qualification |
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| 1 | PAC | Shanghai Dragons | 21 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0.905 | 59 | 15 | 1 | +44 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | PAC | Guangzhou Charge | 21 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 0.667 | 44 | 39 | 1 | +5 | |
| 3 | ATL | New York Excelsior | 21 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 0.619 | 50 | 30 | 2 | +20 | Advance to play-ins |
| 4 | PAC | Hangzhou Spark | 21 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 0.476 | 36 | 40 | 2 | −4 | |
| 5 | PAC | Seoul Dynasty | 21 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0.429 | 33 | 40 | 2 | −7 | |
| 6 | PAC | Chengdu Hunters | 21 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 0.333 | 33 | 47 | 1 | −14 | |
| 7 | ATL | London Spitfire | 21 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0.286 | 27 | 51 | 0 | −24 |
Rules for classification: 1) Wins plus bonus wins 2) winning percentage (excluding bonus wins); 3) map differential; 4) head-to-head record; 5) head-to-head map differential
Game log
Regular season
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May Melee qualifiers: 1–3
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Summer Showdown qualifiers: 0–4
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Countdown Cup qualifiers: 3–0
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Midseason tournaments
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May Melee: 0–1
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Summer Showdown: 0–1
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Countdown Cup: 1–1
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Postseason
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Asia Play-ins: 1–1
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References
- Hayward, Andrew (August 21, 2019). "Update: Five More OWL Teams Confirm Homestand Venues". The Esports Observer. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- McHale, Violet (November 17, 2019). "Chengdu Hunters Head Coach Announces Departure". The Game Haus. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- "Hunters officially add Leave in revealing 2020 roster". Reuters. January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- Morello, Matt (July 30, 2019). "2020 Team Needs and Player Contract Status". Overwatch League. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- Richardson, Liz (October 4, 2019). "Overwatch League reveals player contract status for entire league". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- Samples, Rachel (December 27, 2019). "Chengdu Hunters part ways with YangXiaoLong and Jiqiren ahead of 2020 Overwatch League season". Dot Esports. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
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