2021_Seoul_Dynasty_season
The 2021 Seoul Dynasty season will be the fourth season of the Seoul Dynasty's existence in the Overwatch League and the team's second under head coach Park "Changgoon" Chang-geun.
Quick Facts Seoul Dynasty season, Head coach ...
| 2021 Seoul Dynasty season | |
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| Head coach | Park Chang-geun |
| Owner | Kevin Chou |
| Region | East |
| Results | |
| Record | 12–4 (.750) |
| Place | |
| May Melee | Regional finals |
| June Joust | Regional finals |
| Summer Showdown | Regional finals |
| Countdown Cup | Lower round 1 |
| Season Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| Total Earnings | $20,000 |
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Roster changes
More information Position, Handle ...
| Position | Handle | Name | 2021 team | Date signed | Notes |
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| Support | Bdosin | Choi Seung-tae | – | – | Option declined |
| Damage | Illicit | Park Je-min | Team BM (OWC) | January 20[1] | Option declined |
| Tank | Michelle | Choi Min-hyuk | Toronto Defiant | November 24[2] | Option declined |
| Support | Slime | Kim Seong-jun | Florida Mayhem | December 11[3] | – |
| Support | Tobi | Yang Jin-mo | Philadelphia Fusion | April 8[4] | Option declined |
| Tank | Toyou | Lim Hyeon-woo | Seoul Dynasty | January 6[5] | Option declined |
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The Dynasty entered free agency with six free agents, five of which became free agents due to the team not exercising the option to retain the player for another year.[6]
Acquisitions
The Dynasty's first and only offseason acquisitions were Park "Saebyeolbe" Jong-ryeol, a veteran damage player and former team captain of the New York Excelsior, and Jung "Anamo" Tae-sung, a veteran support player described as "steadfast and cautious" also coming from the Excelior, both of whom were signed on November 29, 2020.[7]
Departures
Six of the Dynasty's seven free agents did not return, five of which signed with other teams, beginning with tank player Choi "Michelle" Min-hyuk, who signed with the Toronto Defiant on November 24, 2020.[2] The Dynasty lost support player Kim "Slime" Seong-jun to the Florida Mayhem on December 11.[3] On January 20, 2021, damage player Park "Illicit" Je-min signed with Overwatch Contenders team Team BM.[1] Three months later, on April 8, Support player Yang "Tobi" Jin-mo signed with the Philadelphia Fusion.[4] Additionally, support player Choi "Bdosin" Seung-tae announced his retirement in the offseason.[8]
May Melee
The Dynasty began their 2021 season on April 17 with a 1–3 loss to the Philadelphia Fusion in the May Melee qualifiers.[9] In their following match, they swept the Guangzhou Charge 3–0.[10]
More information Players, Coaches ...
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More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | PCT | MW | ML | MT | MD | Qualification |
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| 1 | Shanghai Dragons | 16 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 0.750 | 38 | 19 | 2 | +19 | Advance to season playoffs |
| 2 | Chengdu Hunters | 16 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 0.688 | 38 | 22 | 2 | +16 | |
| 3 | Seoul Dynasty | 16 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 0.750 | 40 | 22 | 0 | +18 | Advance to play-ins |
| 4 | Philadelphia Fusion | 16 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 0.625 | 37 | 24 | 3 | +13 | |
| 5 | Hangzhou Spark | 16 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0.438 | 32 | 31 | 0 | +1 | |
| 6 | New York Excelsior | 16 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0.438 | 29 | 32 | 0 | −3 | |
| 7 | Guangzhou Charge | 16 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0.313 | 20 | 38 | 4 | −18 | |
| 8 | Los Angeles Valiant | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0.000 | 2 | 48 | 1 | −46 |
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Source: The Overwatch League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) winning percentage (including tournaments); 3) regular season wins; 4) regular season map differential
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) winning percentage (including tournaments); 3) regular season wins; 4) regular season map differential
Regular season
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Postseason
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- Team BM [@TeamBM7] (January 20, 2021). "Welcome 'ILLICIT'" (Tweet). Retrieved January 27, 2021 – via Twitter.
- Richardson, Cale (November 24, 2020). "Toronto Defiant signs off-tank Michelle". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- Field Level Media (December 11, 2020). "Florida Mayhem sign OGE, SLIME, Checkmate". Reuters. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- Field Level Media (April 8, 2021). "Fusion add tobi to Overwatch League roster". Reuters. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- Lyons, Ben (January 7, 2021). "Seoul Dynasty adds Toyou to its ranks". Gamereactor UK. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- "2021 Player Contract Status". Overwatch League. October 21, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- Richardson, Liz (November 29, 2020). "Saebyeolbe and Anamo join Seoul Dynasty". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- Field Level Media (January 18, 2021). "Seoul's Bdosin, New York's WhoRu retire from OWL". Reuters. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- Field Level Media (April 17, 2021). "Philadelphia Fusion open strong in Week 1 of Overwatch League". Gwinnett Prep Sports. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- Waltzer, Noah; Field Level Media (April 18, 2021). "Chengdu Hunters sweep Dragons to improve to 2-0". Gwinnett Prep Sports. Retrieved April 20, 2021.