2021 Guangzhou Charge season

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2021 Guangzhou Charge season
Head coach
  • Lee "Arachne" Ji-won
    (Released May 6)
  • Sung-woo Hong
OwnerZhong Naixiong
RegionEast
Results
Record5–11 (.250)
Place
May MeleeDid not qualify
June JoustDid not qualify
Summer ShowdownDid not qualify
Countdown CupDid not qualify
Season PlayoffsDid not qualify
Total Earnings$0

The 2021 Guangzhou Charge season is the third season of Guangzhou Charge's existence in the Overwatch League and was their first season under head coach Lee "Arachne" Ji-won. After a poor start to the season, the Charge released head coach Lee "Arachne" Ji-won on May 6 and signed Sung-woo "Sungwoo" Hong as their new head coach on June 17.

Preceding offseason[]

Roster changes[]

The Charge entered free agency with seven free agents, four of which became free agents due to the Charge not exercising the option to retain the player for another year.[1]

Acquisitions[]

The Charge's first offseason acquisition was Park "KariV" Young-seo, a veteran support player coming off of a struggling year with the Toronto Defiant who signed on November 10, 2020.[2] The next day, they signed Kim "Mandu" Chan-hee, a second-year support player who spent most of the 2020 season on the New York Excelsior's bench.[2] The Charge announced two more signings in the following two days: Zou "MyKaylee" Zijie, a rookie damage player coming from the Hangzhou Spark's Overwatch Contenders academy team Bilibili Gaming, and Choi "ChoiSehwan" Se-hwan, a rookie damage player from Contenders team Element Mystic.[3] The Charge did not sign another player until January 2021; on January 21, they signed Kim "Jihun" Ji-hun, a second-year tank player who did not see much playing time in his rookie season with the London Spitfire.[4]

Departures[]

None of the Charge's seven free agents returned, six of which signed with other teams, beginning with support player Kim "Shu" Jin-seo, who signed with the Los Angeles Gladiators on November 9, 2020.[5] Later that month, on November 25, damage player Lee "Happy" Jeong-woo signed with the Houston Outlaws.[6] Five days later, damage player Charlie "Nero" Zwarg signed with the San Francisco Shock.[7] The Charge lost support player Alberto "Neptuno" González Molinillo on December 9 after he signed with the Paris Eternal.[8] Two of the Charge's free agents, damage player Cai "Krystal" Shilong and support player Qi "Wya" Haomiao signed with the Los Angeles Valiant on March 18, 2021.[9] The Charge's final free agent, support player Kim "Chara" Jeong-yeon announced his retirement in the offseason.[10]

Regular season[]

The Charge began their 2021 season on April 17, playing against the Shanghai Dragons in the May Melee qualifiers. They were swept in their opener 0–3.[11] Guangzhou failed to win a map in their following match against the Seoul Dynasty, falling 0–3.[12] After a 1–3 record to start the season, the Charge released head coach Lee "Arachne" Ji-won and assistant coach Kim "Daemin" Dae-min on May 6.[13]

The Charge finished the June Joust qualifiers with a 1–3 record. On May 9, the Charge released assistant coach Park "Neko" Se-hyeon and signed Zheng "Extra" Jiawen as an assistant coach.[14] The Charge signed Sung-woo "Sungwoo" Hong as their new head coach on June 17.[15]

Final roster[]

2021 Guangzhou Charge roster
Players Coaches
Role No. Handle Name Nationality
Damage  34 MYKaylee (2W)  Zou Zijie  China 
Damage  0 Eileen  Ou Yiliang  China 
Damage  13 ChoiSehwan  Choi Se-hwan  South Korea 
Tank  14 Rio  Oh Seung-pyo  South Korea 
Tank  2 Jihun (2W)  Kim Ji-hun  South Korea 
Tank  10 Cr0ng  Nam Ki-cheol  South Korea 
Support  2 Mandu  Kim Chan-hee  South Korea 
Support  8 KariV  Park Young-seo  South Korea 
Head coach
  • Vacant
Legend
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injury / Illness

Latest roster transaction: January 21, 2021.

Standings[]

2021 Overwatch League East standings
  • v
  • t
# Team PTS W L PCT P MR MD
Playoffs
1 Shanghai Dragons 20 12 4 .750 16 38–19–2 +19
2 Chengdu Hunters 15 11 5 .688 16 38–22–2 +16
Play-ins
3 Seoul Dynasty 12 12 4 .750 16 40–22–0 +18
4 Philadelphia Fusion 10 10 6 .625 16 37–24–3 +13
5[a] Hangzhou Spark 7 7 9 .438 16 32–31–0 +1
Did not qualify for postseason
6[a] New York Excelsior 7 7 9 .438 16 29–32–0 -3
7 Guangzhou Charge 5 5 11 .313 16 20–38–4 -18
8 Los Angeles Valiant 0 0 16 .000 16 2–48–1 -46
Tiebreakers
  1. ^ a b Hangzhou placed ahead of New York based on map differential.

Game log[]

Regular season[]

2021 game log
May Melee
Qualifier match 1 April 17 Guangzhou Charge 0 – 3 Shanghai Dragons Online
5:00 pm CST    Details
1 Lijang Tower 2
3 Blizzard World 3
0 Dorado 1
0 Temple of Anubis 2
Qualifier match 2 April 18 Guangzhou Charge 0 – 3 Seoul Dynasty Online
5:00 pm CST    Details
0 Busan 2
3 King'S Row 4
2 Havana 3
Qualifier match 3 April 30 Los Angeles Valiant 0 – 3 Guangzhou Charge Online
5:00 pm CST    Details
1 Ilios 2
0 Hanamura 1
1 Eichenwalde 2
Qualifier match 4 May 01 Guangzhou Charge 0 – 3 Hangzhou Spark Online
6:30 pm CST    Details
1 Oasis 2
1 Temple of Anubis 2
2 Blizzard World 3

June Joust
Qualifier match 1 May 22 Guangzhou Charge 1 – 3 Hangzhou Spark Online
5:00 pm CST    Details
2 Lijiang Tower 0
2 Eichenwalde 3
1 Dorado 3
3 Temple of Anubis 4
Qualifier match 2 May 23 New York Excelsior 1 – 3 Guangzhou Charge Online
6:30 pm CST    Details
1 Nepal 2
1 Hollywood 3
3 Junkertown 1
0 Hanamura 1
Qualifier match 3 June 04 Guangzhou Charge 0 – 3 Philadelphia Fusion Hangzhou, CN
5:00 pm CST    Details Future Sci-Tech City
Hosted by the Hangzhou Spark
0 Oasis 2
3 Hanamura 3
1 Hollywood 3
1 Junkertown 3
Qualifier match 4 June 05 Guangzhou Charge 0 – 3 Seoul Dynasty Hangzhou, CN
6:30 pm CST    Details Future Sci-Tech City
Hosted by the Hangzhou Spark
1 Busan 2
1 Volskaya Industries 2
2 Numbani 3

Summer Showdown
Qualifier match 1 June 26 Guangzhou Charge 3 – 2 New York Excelsior Online
8:00 pm CST    Details
2 Lijiang Tower 0
2 King's Row 3
4 Junkertown 3
3 Volskaya Industries 4
2 Oasis 1
Qualifier match 2 June 27 Chengdu Hunters 3 – 0 Guangzhou Charge Online
6:30 pm CST    Details
2 Busan 1
3 Eichenwalde 0
3 Route 66 2
Qualifier match 3 July 03 Philadelphia Fusion 3 – 0 Guangzhou Charge Online
5:00 pm CST    Details
2 Ilios 0
3 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 2
2 Hanamura 2
3 Hollywood 2
Qualifier match 4 July 04 Seoul Dynasty 3 – 2 Guangzhou Charge Online
5:00 pm CST    Details
1 Oasis 2
2 Junkertown 3
2 Volskaya Industries 1
3 King's Row 2
2 Nepal 1

Countdown Cup
Qualifier match 1 August 07 Chengdu Hunters 3 – 1 Guangzhou Charge Online
8:00 pm CST    Details
2 Oasis 0
0 Route 66 1
1 Temple of Anubis 1
2 Blizzard World 1
2 Nepal 0
Qualifier match 2 August 08 Shanghai Dragons 3 – 1 Guangzhou Charge Online
8:00 pm CST    Details
2 Lijiang Tower 0
3 Havana 0
0 Hanamura 1
4 Numbani 3
Qualifier match 3 August 13 Los Angeles Valiant 0 – 3 Guangzhou Charge Online
6:30 pm CST    Details
1 Nepal 2
1 Hanamura 2
1 King's Row 2
Qualifier match 4 August 14 Guangzhou Charge 3 – 2 Hangzhou Spark Online
5:00 pm CST    Details
2 Ilios 0
3 Volskaya Industries 4
4 Numbani 5
3 Rialto 2
2 Lijiang Tower 1

2021 season schedule

References[]

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  2. ^ a b Howard, Brandon (November 12, 2020). "Guangzhou Charge Add KariV, Mandu". TheGamer. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  3. ^ Field Level Media (November 14, 2020). "Charge sign MYKaylee, ChoiSehwan". Reuters. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  4. ^ Alford, Aaron (January 21, 2021). "Guangzhou Charge signs former Spitfire player Jihun". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  5. ^ Howard, Brandon (November 11, 2020). "Los Angeles Gladiators Sign Shu". TheGamer. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  6. ^ Richardson, Liz (November 25, 2020). "Happy joins the Houston Outlaws". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  7. ^ Richardson, Liz (November 30, 2020). "San Francisco Shock picks up DPS nero". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  8. ^ Richardson, Liz (December 9, 2020). "Paris Eternal adds Naga, Onigod, and neptuNo". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  9. ^ Alford, Aaron (March 18, 2021). "LA Valiant Sign New Chinese Roster for OWL Season 4". Hotspawn. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  10. ^ Michael, Cale (December 15, 2020). "Chara joins T1's Overwatch Contenders coaching staff". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  11. ^ Field Level Media (April 17, 2021). "Philadelphia Fusion open strong in Week 1 of Overwatch League". Gwinnett Prep Sports. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  12. ^ Waltzer, Noah; Field Level Media (April 18, 2021). "Chengdu Hunters sweep Dragons to improve to 2-0". Gwinnett Prep Sports. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
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  14. ^ Lyons, Ben (June 9, 2021). "Guangzhou Charge announce changes to its coaching staff". GamereactorUK. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  15. ^ Guangzhou Charge [@GZCharge] (June 17, 2021). "Welcome Sung-woo "Sungwoo" Hong returns to Guangzhou Charge as our new Head Coach" (Tweet). Retrieved August 14, 2021 – via Twitter.
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