2020 Florida Mayhem season

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2020 Florida Mayhem season
Head coachKim "KuKi" Dae-kuk
General managerAlbert Yeh
OwnerBen Spoont
ConferenceAtlantic
DivisionSouth
RegionNorth America
Results
Record14–7 (.667)
Place
May MeleeFinals
Summer ShowdownSemifinals
Countdown CupKnockouts
Season PlayoffsNA Lower Round 3
Total Earnings$120,000

The 2020 Florida Mayhem season was the third season of the Florida Mayhem's existence in the Overwatch League and the team's first season under head coach Kim "KuKi" Dae-kuk. The Mayhem planned to host two homestand weekends in the 2020 season at the Watsco Center at the University of Miami and the Full Sail Live Venue at Full Sail University,[1] but all homestand matches were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Mayhem opened the season going 7–4 heading into the May Melee tournament, where they reached the finals before being defeated by the San Francisco Shock.[2] Florida finished the season with 14 wins, 3 bonus wins from midseason tournaments, and 7 losses to claim the fourth seed in the North America season playoffs.[3] A 0–3 loss to the Washington Justice on September 12 eliminated the Mayhem from the North America bracket.[4]

Preceding offseason[]

Organizational changes[]

In early October 2019, Florida released assistant general manager Scott "Bearhands" Tester and promoted assistant general manager Andrew "yeHHH" Yeh to general manager.[5] Assistant coach Kim "KH1" Hyung-il was released from the team a few days later.[6] On November 20, Florida announced the signing of former RunAway coach Kim "KuKi" Dae-kuk as their head coach and former MVP Space coach Kim "Dox" Min-seok as an assistant coach.[7]

For the 2020 season, the Mayhem debuted new colors, trading the yellow and red color scheme that the team had used for two years in favor of a 1980s Miami color scheme, featuring pink, teal, and black.[8]

Roster changes[]

The Mayhem enter the new season with no free agents, ten players which they have the option to retain for another year, and two players under contract.[9] 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.[10]

On October 7, Florida announced that they would not pick up the team option for flex support Jo "HaGoPeun" Hyeon-woo, tank Yoon "Swon" Seong-won, substitute off-tank Koo "Xepher" Jae-mo, substitute support Park "RaiN" Jae-ho, and substitute DPS Choi "DPI" Yong-joon.[6] Florida's first acquisitions of the offseason were announced on November 20, when the team announced the signings of DPS Kim "Yaki" Jun-ki and support Gang "Gangnamjin" Nam-jin from Korean Contenders team RunAway.[11]

Roster[]

2020 Florida Mayhem roster
Players Coaches
Role No. Handle Name Nationality
Damage  4 Sayaplayer (I)  Ha Jeong-woo  South Korea 
Damage  22 BQB  Lee Sang-bum  South Korea 
Damage  7 Yaki  Kim Jun-ki  South Korea 
Tank  1 Fate  Koo Pan-seung  South Korea 
Tank  20 Karayan  Choi San-ha  South Korea 
Tank  18 Gargoyle  Lee Beom-jun  South Korea 
Support  24 Byrem  Lee Seong-ju  South Korea 
Support  11 Gangnamjin  Gang Nam-jin  South Korea 
Support  96 Kris  Choi Jun-doo  South Korea 
Head coach
  • Kim "KuKi" Dae-kuk
Legend
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injury / Illness

Latest roster transaction: June 6, 2020.

Transactions[]

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

  • On May 29, the Mayhem signed DPS Josh "Sideshow" Wilkinson on a 14-day contract.[12]
  • On June 6, the Mayhem DPS transferred Josh "Sideshow" Wilkinson to the Los Angeles Gladiators.[13]

Standings[]

2020 Overwatch League North America standings
  • v
  • t
# Team Conference W BW L PCT P MR MD
Playoffs
1 Philadelphia Fusion ATL 19 5 2 .905 21 59–19–0 +40
2 San Francisco Shock PAC 18 7 3 .857 21 56–17–2 +39
3 Paris Eternal ATL 15 4 6 .714 21 50–31–0 +19
4 Florida Mayhem ATL 14 3 7 .667 21 48–30–0 +18
5 Los Angeles Valiant PAC 11 1 10 .524 21 41–41–0 ±0
Play-ins
6 Los Angeles Gladiators PAC 11 0 10 .524 21 43–39–5 +4
7 Atlanta Reign ATL 10 0 11 .476 21 43–35–0 +8
8 Dallas Fuel PAC 9 0 12 .429 21 35–44–0 -9
9 Toronto Defiant ATL 7 1 14 .333 21 32–48–0 -16
10[a] Houston Outlaws ATL 6 0 15 .286 21 32–50–3 -18
11[a] Vancouver Titans PAC 6 0 15 .286 21 23–48–0 -25
12 Washington Justice ATL 4 0 17 .190 21 21–54–1 -33
13 Boston Uprising ATL 2 0 19 .095 21 14–61–4 -47
Tiebreakers
  1. ^ a b Houston placed ahead of Vancouver based on map differential.

Game log[]

Regular season[]

2020 game log (Regular season record: 14–7)
February–April: 4–4
1 February 15 Florida Mayhem 3 – 0 Houston Outlaws Philadelphia, PA
4:00 pm EST     The Met Philadelphia
Hosted by the Philadelphia Fusion
2 Busan 0
1 Havana 0
3 Eichenwalde 2
2 February 16 Florida Mayhem 0 – 3 Philadelphia Fusion Philadelphia, PA
6:00 pm EST     The Met Philadelphia
Hosted by the Philadelphia Fusion
1 Lijiang Tower 2
2 Junkertown 3
0 Blizzard World 3
3 February 29 New York Excelsior 3 – 0 Florida Mayhem Houston, TX
3:00 pm EST     Revention Music Center
Hosted by the Houston Outlaws
2 Ilios 0
4 King's Row 3
2 Temple of Anubis 1
4 March 01 London Spitfire 3 – 2 Florida Mayhem Houston, TX
5:00 pm EST     Revention Music Center
Hosted by the Houston Outlaws
1 Ilios 2
2 Eichenwalde 1
3 Horizon Lunar Colony 4
3 Havana 2
2 Oasis 0
5 March 07 Toronto Defiant 1 – 3 Florida Mayhem Washington, DC
3:00 pm EST     The Anthem
Hosted by the Washington Justice
2 Busan 1
0 Junkertown 1
1 Blizzard World 2
0 Hanamura 1
6 March 29 Florida Mayhem 0 – 3 Atlanta Reign Online
8:00 pm UTC    
7 April 17 Florida Mayhem 3 – 0 Paris Eternal Online
11:00 pm UTC    
8 April 26 Florida Mayhem 3 – 0 Boston Uprising Online
8:00 pm UTC    

May Melee qualifiers: 3–0
9 May 03 Florida Mayhem 3 – 0 Boston Uprising Online
9:00 pm UTC    
10 May 10 Florida Mayhem 3 – 0 Vancouver Titans Online
11:00 pm UTC    
11 May 16 Florida Mayhem 3 – 1 Washington Justice Online
9:00 pm UTC    

Summer Showdown qualifiers: 2–1
12 June 13 Florida Mayhem 3 – 1 Dallas Fuel Online
9:00 pm UTC    
13 June 21 Florida Mayhem 1 – 3 Los Angeles Valiant Online
9:00 pm UTC    
14 June 27 Florida Mayhem 3 – 2 Houston Outlaws Online
7:00 pm UTC    

Countdown Cup qualifiers: 3–1
15 July 19 Florida Mayhem 3 – 1 Atlanta Reign Online
8:30 pm UTC    
16 July 24 Florida Mayhem 1 – 3 San Francisco Shock Online
9:00 pm UTC    
17 July 25 Florida Mayhem 3 – 0 Washington Justice Online
9:00 pm UTC    
18 August 02 Florida Mayhem 3 – 1 Los Angeles Gladiators Online
9:00 pm UTC    

August: 2–1
19 August 14 Florida Mayhem 3 – 1 Vancouver Titans Online
7:00 pm UTC    
20 August 16 Florida Mayhem 2 – 3 Los Angeles Valiant Online
9:00 pm UTC    
21 August 21 Florida Mayhem 3 – 1 Los Angeles Gladiators Online
9:00 pm UTC    

Midseason tournaments[]

2020 midseason tournaments game log
May Melee: 2–1
Quarterfinals May 23 Florida Mayhem 3 – 1 Atlanta Reign Online
9:00 pm UTC    
Semifinals May 24 Florida Mayhem 3 – 1 Philadelphia Fusion Online
9:00 pm UTC    
Finals May 24 Florida Mayhem 2 – 4 San Francisco Shock Online
11:00 pm UTC    

Summer Showdown: 0–1
Knockouts July 03 Florida Mayhem 1 – 3 Houston Outlaws Online
9:00 pm UTC    

Countdown Cup: 1–1
Quarterfinals August 08 Florida Mayhem 3 – 0 Atlanta Reign Online
11:00 pm UTC    
Semifinals August 09 Florida Mayhem 1 – 3 San Francisco Shock Online
5:00 pm UTC    

Bonus wins awarded: 3

Postseason[]

2020 playoff game log
North America Bracket: 2–2
Upper Round 1 September 05 Florida Mayhem 2 – 3 Los Angeles Valiant Online
9:00 pm UTC    
Lower Round 1 September 06 Florida Mayhem 3 – 0 Los Angeles Gladiators Online
7:00 pm UTC    
Lower Round 2 September 11 Florida Mayhem 3 – 0 Atlanta Reign Online
7:00 pm UTC    
Lower Round 3 September 12 Florida Mayhem 0 – 3 Washington Justice Online
9:00 pm UTC    

References[]

  1. ^ Byrne, Laura (August 20, 2019). "Florida Mayhem announces details for 2020 homestand events". Esports Insider. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  2. ^ Richardson, Liz (May 24, 2020). "Shanghai Dragons, San Francisco Shock win Overwatch League May Melee tournament". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  3. ^ Field Level Media (September 4, 2020). "Ailing Decay leads Justice past Fuel in OWL playoffs". Reuters. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  4. ^ Weyrich, Matt (September 12, 2020). "Washington Justice pull to within one win of Grand Finals in South Korea". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  5. ^ Richardson, Liz (October 4, 2019). "Florida Mayhem remove Bearhands, promote yeHHH to general manager". Dot Esport. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  6. ^ a b Richardson, Liz (October 7, 2019). "Florida Mayhem release 5 players, assistant coach". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  7. ^ Peres, Pedro (November 19, 2019). "Florida Mayhem sign Kuki as head coach". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  8. ^ Duwe, Scott (January 6, 2020). "Florida Mayhem reveals new hot pink color scheme". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  9. ^ Morello, Matt (July 30, 2019). "2020 Team Needs and Player Contract Status". Overwatch League. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  10. ^ Richardson, Liz (October 4, 2019). "Overwatch League reveals player contract status for entire league". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  11. ^ Czar, Michael (November 20, 2019). "Florida Mayhem signs RunAway players Yaki and Gangnamjin". Daily Esports. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  12. ^ Miller, Chris (May 29, 2020). "Overwatch League: Joshua 'Sideshow' Wilkinson Gets Picked Up By Florida Mayhem". Happy Gamer. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  13. ^ Howard, Brandon (June 8, 2020). "Florida Mayhem Trade Sideshow To Los Angeles Gladiators". TheGamer. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
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