2020 Chengdu Hunters season

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2020 Chengdu Hunters season
Head coach
  • Chang "Ray" Chia-Hua
  • Wu "Dokkaebi" Xiuqing
OwnerHuya
ConferencePacific
DivisionEast
RegionAsia
Results
Record7–14 (.333)
Place
May MeleeQuarterfinals
Summer ShowdownQuarterfinals
Countdown CupSemifinals
Season PlayoffsDid not qualify
Total Earnings$15,000

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.

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[]

2020 Chengdu Hunters roster
Players Coaches
Role No. Handle Name Nationality
Damage  24 JinMu  Yi Hu  China 
Damage  74 Baconjack  Lo Tzu-Heng  Taiwan 
Damage  23 leave  Huang Xin  China 
Tank  5 Ameng  Ding Menghan  China 
Tank  53 ATing  Chen Shao-Hua  Taiwan 
Tank  3 Elsa  Luo Wenjie  China 
Tank  64 LateYoung  Ma Tianban  China 
Support  29 Yveltal  Li Xianyao  China 
Support  28 Lengsa  Chen Jingyi  China 
Support  7 Kyo (C)  Kong Chunting  China 
Support  66 Molly  He Chengzhi  China 
Head coach
  • Chang "Ray" Chia-Hua
  • Wu "Dokkaebi" Xiuqing
Legend
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injury / Illness

Latest roster transaction: January 15, 2020.

Standings[]

2020 Overwatch League Asia standings
  • v
  • t
# Team Conference W BW L PCT P MR MD
Playoffs
1 Shanghai Dragons PAC 19 8 2 .905 21 59–15–1 +44
2 Guangzhou Charge PAC 14 4 7 .667 21 44–39–1 +5
Play-ins
3 New York Excelsior ATL 13 3 8 .619 21 50–30–2 +20
4 Hangzhou Spark PAC 10 2 11 .476 21 36–40–2 -4
5 Seoul Dynasty PAC 9 3 12 .429 21 33–40–2 -7
6 Chengdu Hunters PAC 7 1 14 .333 21 33–47–1 -14
7 London Spitfire ATL 6 0 15 .286 21 27–51–0 -24

Game log[]

Regular season[]

2020 game log (Regular season record: 7–14)
February–April: 3–7
1 March 28 Chengdu Hunters 2 – 3 Hangzhou Spark Online
9:30 am UTC    
2 March 29 Chengdu Hunters 3 – 0 Shanghai Dragons Online
8:00 am UTC    
3 April 05 Chengdu Hunters 2 – 3 Guangzhou Charge Online
10:00 am UTC    
4 April 06 Chengdu Hunters 1 – 3 Shanghai Dragons Online
8:00 am UTC    
5 April 11 Chengdu Hunters 0 – 3 Hangzhou Spark Online
8:00 am UTC    
6 April 12 Chengdu Hunters 3 – 1 Vancouver Titans Online
8:00 am UTC    
7 April 18 Chengdu Hunters 3 – 0 Guangzhou Charge Online
8:00 am UTC    
8 April 19 Chengdu Hunters 0 – 3 Shanghai Dragons Online
10:00 am UTC    
9 April 25 Chengdu Hunters 0 – 3 New York Excelsior Online
10:00 am UTC    
10 April 26 Chengdu Hunters 1 – 3 Hangzhou Spark Online
8:00 am UTC    

May Melee qualifiers: 1–3
11 May 03 Chengdu Hunters 1 – 3 New York Excelsior Online
10:00 am UTC    
12 May 09 Chengdu Hunters 0 – 3 London Spitfire Online
10:00 am UTC    
13 May 16 Chengdu Hunters 3 – 0 Seoul Dynasty Online
8:00 am UTC    
14 May 17 Chengdu Hunters 2 – 3 Guangzhou Charge Online
8:00 am UTC    

Summer Showdown qualifiers: 0–4
15 June 20 Chengdu Hunters 0 – 3 London Spitfire Online
10:00 am UTC    
16 June 21 Chengdu Hunters 2 – 3 Shanghai Dragons Online
10:00 am UTC    
17 June 27 Chengdu Hunters 1 – 3 Guangzhou Charge Online
8:00 am UTC    
18 June 28 Chengdu Hunters 0 – 3 Seoul Dynasty Online
10:00 am UTC    

Countdown Cup qualifiers: 3–0
19 July 18 Chengdu Hunters 3 – 2 New York Excelsior Online
12:00 noon UTC    
20 July 25 Chengdu Hunters 3 – 2 Seoul Dynasty Online
8:00 am UTC    
21 July 26 Chengdu Hunters 3 – 0 Hangzhou Spark Online
8:00 am UTC    

Midseason tournaments[]

2020 midseason tournaments game log
May Melee: 0–1
Quarterfinals May 23 Chengdu Hunters 2 – 3 New York Excelsior Online
9:15 am UTC    

Summer Showdown: 0–1
Quarterfinals July 04 Chengdu Hunters 0 – 3 Guangzhou Charge Online
8:00 am UTC    

Countdown Cup: 1–1
Quarterfinals August 08 Chengdu Hunters 3 – 0 London Spitfire Online
8:00 am UTC    
Semifinals August 09 Chengdu Hunters 1 – 3 Hangzhou Spark Online
10:00 am UTC    

Bonus wins awarded: 1

Postseason[]

2020 playoff game log
Asia Play-ins: 1–1
Round 1 September 04 Chengdu Hunters 3 – 1 London Spitfire Online
9:00 am UTC    
Round 2 September 05 Chengdu Hunters 2 – 3 New York Excelsior Online
9:00 am UTC    

References[]

  1. ^ Hayward, Andrew (August 21, 2019). "Update: Five More OWL Teams Confirm Homestand Venues". The Esports Observer. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  2. ^ McHale, Violet (November 17, 2019). "Chengdu Hunters Head Coach Announces Departure". The Game Haus. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Hunters officially add Leave in revealing 2020 roster". Reuters. January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  4. ^ Morello, Matt (July 30, 2019). "2020 Team Needs and Player Contract Status". Overwatch League. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Richardson, Liz (October 4, 2019). "Overwatch League reveals player contract status for entire league". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  6. ^ 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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