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.

2021 Seoul Dynasty season
Head coachPark Chang-geun
OwnerKevin Chou
RegionEast
Results
Record12–4 (.750)
Place
May MeleeRegional finals
June JoustRegional finals
Summer ShowdownRegional finals
Countdown CupLower round 1
Season PlayoffsDid not qualify
Total Earnings$20,000

Preceding offseason

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Roster changes

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Free agents
Position Handle Name 2021 team Date signed Notes
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
Legend
  Light green background indicates a player was re-signed by the Dynasty.
  Light red background indicates a player departed from the Dynasty.

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

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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

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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]

Regular season

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May Melee

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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]

Final roster

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2021 Seoul Dynasty roster
Players Coaches
Role No. Handle Name Nationality
Damage 1 FITS Kim Dong-eun South Korea
Damage 56 Saebyeolbe Park Jong-ryeol South Korea
Damage 13 Profit Park Joon-yeong South Korea
Tank 7 Gesture Hong Jae-hee South Korea
Tank 11 Marve1 Hwang Min-seo South Korea
Tank 6 Toyou Lim Hyun-woo South Korea
Support 2 Anamo Jung Tae-sung South Korea
Support 20 Creative Kim Young-wan South Korea
Head coach
  • Park "changoon" Chang-geun

Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (2W) Two-way player
  •   Substitute
  •   Injury / Illness
  

Latest roster transaction: January 6, 2021.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts PCT MW ML MT MD Qualification
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
Source: The Overwatch League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) winning percentage (including tournaments); 3) regular season wins; 4) regular season map differential

Game log

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Regular season

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2021 game log
May Melee
Qualifier match 1 April 17 Philadelphia Fusion 3 1 Seoul Dynasty Online
9:00 pm KST    Details
2 Oasis 1
4 Blizzard World 3
2 Dorado 3
3 Temple of Anubis 2
Qualifier match 2 April 18 Guangzhou Charge 0 3 Seoul Dynasty Online
6:00 pm KST    Details
0 Busan 2
3 King's Row 4
2 Havana 3
Qualifier match 3 April 30 Seoul Dynasty 3 0 New York Excelsior Online
7:30 pm KST    Details
2 Lijiang Tower 0
2 Hanamura 1
3 Eichenwalde 2
Qualifier match 4 May 01 Seoul Dynasty 3 0 Los Angeles Valiant Online
6:00 pm KST    Details
2 Nepal 0
2 Temple of Anubis 1
3 Blizzard World 1
Regional finals May 02 Chengdu Hunters 3 1 Seoul Dynasty Online
7:30 pm KST    Details
2 Busan 1
2 Hanamura 1
0 Blizzard World 1
3 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 2

June Joust
Qualifier match 1 May 29 New York Excelsior 1 3 Seoul Dynasty Online
7:30 pm KST    Details
1 Oasis 2
3 Junkertown 2
0 Hanamura 1
3 Hollywood 4
Qualifier match 2 May 30 Seoul Dynasty 1 3 Shanghai Dragons Online
7:30 pm KST    Details
1 Lijiang Tower 2
1 Dorado 2
3 Temple of Anubis 2
0 Eichenwalde 3
Qualifier match 3 June 04 Chengdu Hunters 2 3 Seoul Dynasty Online
7:30 pm KST    Details
Hosted by Hangzhou Spark
0 Nepal 2
1 Temple of Anubis 2
3 Eichenwalde 2
2 Dorado 1
1 Busan 2
Qualifier match 4 June 05 Guangzhou Charge 0 3 Seoul Dynasty Online
7:30 pm KST    Details
Hosted by Hangzhou Spark
1 Busan 2
1 Volskaya Industries 2
2 Numbani 3
Regional finals June 06 Seoul Dynasty 0 3 Shanghai Dragons Online
7:30 pm KST    Details
0 Lijiang Tower 2
1 Temple of Anubis 2
0 Hollywood 2

Summer Showdown
Qualifier match 1 June 26 Seoul Dynasty 3 1 Chengdu Hunters Online
7:30 pm KST    Details
2 Ilios 0
3 Hollywood 2
0 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 1
2 Hanamura 1
Qualifier match 2 June 27 Hangzhou Spark 0 3 Seoul Dynasty Online
6:00 pm KST    Details
1 Nepal 2
3 King's Row 4
2 Junkertown 3
Qualifier match 3 July 03 Seoul Dynasty 0 3 Shanghai Dragons Online
7:30 pm KST    Details
0 Busan 2
0 Route 66 1
1 Temple of Anubis 2
Qualifier match 4 July 04 Seoul Dynasty 3 2 Guangzhou Charge Online
6:00 pm KST    Details
1 Oasis 2
2 Junkertown 3
2 Volskaya Industries 1
3 King's Row 2
2 Nepal 1
Regional finals July 11 Seoul Dynasty 2 3 Chengdu Hunters Online
7:52 pm KST    Details
2 Busan 1
1 Temple of Anubis 2
0 Eichenwalde 3
1 Junkertown 0
1 Nepal 2

Countdown Cup
Qualifier match 1 July 31 Hangzhou Spark 2 3 Seoul Dynasty Online
6:00 pm KST    Details
2 Lijiang Tower 0
3 King's Row 2
0 Rialto 3
2 Volskaya Industries 3
1 Oasis 2
Qualifier match 2 August 01 Seoul Dynasty 3 0 Los Angeles Valiant Online
6:00 pm KST    Details
2 Ilios 0
1 Numbani 0
3 Havana 2
Qualifier match 3 August 07 Seoul Dynasty 2 3 Shanghai Dragons Online
7:30 pm KST    Details
2 Nepal 0
2 Route 66 3
2 Temple of Anubis 0
1 Blizzard World 2
0 Busan 2
Qualifier match 4 August 08 Philadelphia Fusion 2 3 Seoul Dynasty Online
6:00 pm KST    Details
2 Oasis 0
3 Havana 0
2 Volskaya Industries 3
2 King's Row 3
0 Nepal 2
Regional finals August 15 Seoul Dynasty 3 1 Philadelphia Fusion Online
7:59 pm KST    Details
2 Busan 0
3 Volskaya Industries 3
2 Blizzard World 3
1 Rialto 0
2 Ilios 1
Tournament first round August 20 Seoul Dynasty 1 3 Atlanta Reign Online
10:00 am KST    Details
2 Busan 0
2 Hanamura 3
4 Numbani 5
1 Route 66 3
Lower round 1 August 21 Seoul Dynasty 0 3 Chengdu Hunters Online
11:30 am KST    Details
1 Ilios 2
1 Temple of Anubis 2
0 Blizzard World 1

2021 season schedule

Postseason

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2021 playoff game log
East Play-ins
Finals September 5 Philadelphia Fusion 3 1 Seoul Dynasty Online
8:02 pm KST    Details
2 Busan 0
0 Hanamura 1
6 Numbani 5
2 Dorado 1

References

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  1. ^ a b Team BM [@TeamBM7] (January 20, 2021). "Welcome 'ILLICIT'" (Tweet). Retrieved January 27, 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b Richardson, Cale (November 24, 2020). "Toronto Defiant signs off-tank Michelle". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Field Level Media (December 11, 2020). "Florida Mayhem sign OGE, SLIME, Checkmate". Reuters. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Field Level Media (April 8, 2021). "Fusion add tobi to Overwatch League roster". Reuters. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  5. ^ Lyons, Ben (January 7, 2021). "Seoul Dynasty adds Toyou to its ranks". Gamereactor UK. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 Player Contract Status". Overwatch League. October 21, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  7. ^ Richardson, Liz (November 29, 2020). "Saebyeolbe and Anamo join Seoul Dynasty". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  8. ^ Field Level Media (January 18, 2021). "Seoul's Bdosin, New York's WhoRu retire from OWL". Reuters. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  9. ^ Field Level Media (April 17, 2021). "Philadelphia Fusion open strong in Week 1 of Overwatch League". Gwinnett Prep Sports. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  10. ^ Waltzer, Noah; Field Level Media (April 18, 2021). "Chengdu Hunters sweep Dragons to improve to 2-0". Gwinnett Prep Sports. Retrieved April 20, 2021.