2021 Washington Justice season

2021 Washington Justice season
2021 Washington Justice season
Head coach	Han "Sup7eme" Seung-jun
Owner	Mark Ein
Region	West
Results
Record	9–7 (.563)
Place	West: 6th; League: 10th;
May Melee	Regional finals
June Joust	Did not qualify
Summer Showdown	Regional finals
Countdown Cup	Did not qualify
Season Playoffs	Lower round 1
Total Earnings	$50,000
	← 2020; Washington Justice; 2022 →;

The 2021 Washington Justice season will be the third season of Washington Justice's existence in the Overwatch League and the team's first full season under head coach Han "Sup7eme" Seung-jun, after he took over the position midway through their 2020 season.

Preceding offseason

Roster changes

Free agents
Position	Handle	Name	2021 team	Date signed	Notes
Support	Aimgod	Kwon Min-seok	–	–	Option declined
Support	Ark	Hong Yeon-jun	–	–	Option declined
Damage	Decay	Jang Gui-un	Washington Justice	October 24^[1]	–
Tank	Jjanu	Choi Hyun-woo	–	–	Option declined
Damage	Stitch	Lee Chung-hee	–	–	Option declined
Legend Light green background indicates a player was re-signed by the Justice. Light red background indicates a player departed from the Justice.

The Justice entered free agency with five free agents, all of which became free agents due to the Justice not exercising the option to retain the player for another year.^[2]

Acquisitions

The Justice's first offseason acquisition was Kim "Mag" Tae-sung, a rookie tank player coming from Overwatch Contenders Korea team RunAway, on October 24, 2020.^[1] Next, they signed Min "Jerry" Tae-hee, a hitscan damage player coming off a season with the Boston Uprising in which he had "bright moments throughout," who signed on November 9.^[3] Ten days later, the Justice signed Yoon "Bebe" Hee-chang, a support player who is an "expert Zenyatta and reliable Ana player."^[4] The following day, the team signed veteran Jung "Closer" Won-sik, a "very capable" support player who played with the Dallas Fuel in 2020.^[5] The next day, November 21, Washington signed Kim "Fury" Jun-ho, a veteran support player coming off of a top-four finish with the Philadelphia Fusion last season.^[6] The Justice's final acquisition in November came the following day with the signing of Park "Ria" Sung-wook, a tank player coming off an "impressive playoffs performance" with the Hangzhou Spark.^[7] The team's final offseason signing came in February; on February 14, 2021, they signed Kim "Assassin" Sung-won, a rookie damage player coming off of a third-place finish at Overwatch Contenders' The Gauntlet: Asia with team RunAway.^[8]

Departures

Four of the Justice's five free agents did not return. Damage player Lee "Stitch" Chung-hee, tank player Choi "Jjanu" Hyun-woo, and support player Kwon "Aimgod" Min-seok did not sign with a team in the offseason, while support player Hong "Ark" Yeon-jun announced his retirement in the offseason.^[9] Outside of their free agents, the Justice released tank player Gye "Roar" Chang-hoon on October 22, 2020.^[10]

Final roster

2021 Washington Justice roster

Players

Coaches

Role	No.	Handle	Name	Nationality
Damage	1	Jerry	Min Tae-hee	South Korea
Damage	17	Decay	Jang Gui-un	South Korea
Damage	21	TTuba	Lee Ho-sung	South Korea
Damage	61	Assassin	Kim Sung-won	South Korea
Tank	1	Mag	Kim Tae-sung	South Korea
Tank	19	Fury	Kim Jun-ho	South Korea
Support	2	Closer	Jung Won-sik	South Korea
Support	23	BeBe	Yoon Hui-chang	South Korea

Head coach

Han "Sup7eme" Seung-jun

Legend:

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

Latest roster transaction: May 12, 2021.

Transactions

Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2021 regular season:

On May 12, tank player Park "Ria" Seong-wook retired.^[11]

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	PCT	MW	ML	MT	MD	Qualification
1	Dallas Fuel	16	11	5	17	0.688	40	26	3	+14	Advance to season playoffs
2	Los Angeles Gladiators	16	11	5	14	0.688	41	21	0	+20
3	Atlanta Reign	16	11	5	13	0.688	41	21	0	+20
4	San Francisco Shock	16	12	4	12	0.750	43	24	2	+19	Advance to play-ins
5	Houston Outlaws	16	11	5	11	0.688	34	24	3	+10
6	Washington Justice	16	9	7	9	0.563	29	26	2	+3
7	Toronto Defiant	16	9	7	9	0.563	31	31	0	0
8	Paris Eternal	16	8	8	8	0.500	32	32	2	0
9	Boston Uprising	16	7	9	7	0.438	27	31	1	−4
10	Florida Mayhem	16	5	11	6	0.313	26	38	2	−12
11	London Spitfire	16	1	15	1	0.063	12	47	1	−35
12	Vancouver Titans	16	1	15	1	0.063	10	45	0	−35

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

Regular season

2021 game log

May Melee

Qualifier match 1	April 24	Washington Justice	3	–	1	Dallas Fuel	Online
	6:00 pm EDT	Details
		2	Ilios			0
		4	Watchpoint: Gibraltar			5
		2	Hanamura			1
		4	Eichenwalde			3

Qualifier match 2	April 25	Vancouver Titans	1	–	3	Washington Justice	Online
	6:00 pm EDT	Details
		0	Lijiang Tower			2
		1	Dorado			3
		3	Temple of Anubis			2
		0	Blizzard World			1

Qualifier match 3	April 29	Washington Justice	3	–	1	Boston Uprising	Online
	4:30 pm EDT	Details
		2	Busan			1
		3	Volskaya Industries			2
		1	King's Row			2
		3	Havana			2

Qualifier match 4	April 30	Toronto Defiant	0	–	3	Washington Justice	Online
	6:00 pm EDT	Details
		0	Oasis			2
		0	Temple of Anubis			2
		0	Blizzard World			1

Regional finals	May 02	Florida Mayhem	3	–	1	Washington Justice	Online
	6:30 pm EDT	Details
		2	Oasis			1
		1	Volskaya Industries			2
		1	King's Row			0
		1	Dorado			0

June Joust

Qualifier match 1	May 22	Paris Eternal	3	–	0	Washington Justice	Online
	3:00 pm EDT	Details
		2	Ilios			1
		3	Numbani			3
		3	Rialto			0
		2	Volskaya Industries			2
		2	Lijiang Tower			0

Qualifier match 2	May 23	Washington Justice	0	–	3	Boston Uprising	Online
	4:30 pm EDT	Details
		0	Lijiang Tower			2
		1	Hollywood			2
		0	Junkertown			1

Qualifier match 3	June 04	Florida Mayhem	0	–	3	Washington Justice	Online
	6:00 pm EDT	Details
		0	Oasis			2
		1	Temple of Anubis			2
		1	Eichenwalde			3

Qualifier match 4	June 05	San Francisco Shock	3	–	2	Washington Justice	Online
	6:00 pm EDT	Details
		0	Nepal			2
		2	Volskaya Industries			1
		3	Numbani			4
		3	Rialto			1
		2	Busan			1

Summer Showdown

Qualifier match 1	July 02	Washington Justice	0	–	3	Atlanta Reign	Online
	4:30 pm EDT	Details
		1	Busan			2
		0	Junkertown			1
		2	Volskaya Industries			3

Qualifier match 2	July 04	Washington Justice	3	–	0	Florida Mayhem	Online
	6:00 pm EDT	Details
		2	Oasis			0
		3	Route 66			2
		2	Temple of Anubis			1

Qualifier match 3	July 09	Washington Justice	3	–	0	London Spitfire	Online
	3:00 pm EDT	Details
		2	Lijiang Tower			0
		1	Temple of Anubis			0
		3	Eichenwalde			2

Qualifier match 4	July 10	Washington Justice	3	–	2	Los Angeles Gladiators	Online
	6:00 pm EDT	Details
		2	Nepal			1
		2	Hanamura			1
		3	Hollywood			4
		1	Watchpoint: Gibraltar			2
		2	Busan			1

Regional semifinals	July 11	Paris Eternal	2	–	3	Washington Justice	Online
	3:00 pm EDT	Details
		2	Oasis			0
		0	Hanamura			1
		1	Hollywood			0
		0	Route 66			1
		0	Busan			2

Regional finals	July 11	Washington Justice	2	–	3	Dallas Fuel	Online
	6:00 pm EDT	Details
		2	Lijiang Tower			1
		1	Volskaya Industries			2
		1	King's Row			3
		2	Route 66			1
		0	Nepal			2

Countdown Cup

Qualifier match 1	July 30	Houston Outlaws	3	–	0	Washington Justice	Online
	4:30 pm EDT	Details
		2	Ilios			0
		3	Blizzard World			2
		2	Route 66			1

Qualifier match 2	August 01	Los Angeles Gladiators	3	–	0	Washington Justice	Online
	6:00 pm EDT	Details
		2	Busan			1
		3	Numbani			2
		2	Rialto			1

Qualifier match 3	August 07	Toronto Defiant	3	–	0	Washington Justice	Online
	6:00 pm EDT	Details
		2	Lijiang Tower			0
		2	Havana			1
		2	Hanamura			1

Qualifier match 4	August 08	Vancouver Titans	0	–	3	Washington Justice	Online
	6:00 pm EDT	Details
		0	Nepal			2
		2	Route 66			3
		2	Temple of Anubis			3

2021 season schedule

Postseason

2021 playoff game log

West Play-ins

Semifinals	September 4	Paris Eternal	0	–	3	Washington Justice	Online
	3:00 pm EDT	Details
		0	Lijiang Tower			2
		1	Temple of Anubis			2
		3	Numbani			4

Finals	September 5	Washington Justice	3	–	2	Houston Outlaws	Online
	4:30 pm EDT	Details
		1	Oasis			2
		2	Temple of Anubis			1
		2	Eichenwalde			3
		5	Dorado			4
		2	Busan			1

Season Playoffs

Upper round 1	September 21	Washington Justice	1	–	3	Dallas Fuel	Online
	7:00 pm EDT	Details
		2	Lijiang Tower			1
		1	Volskaya Industries			2
		2	King's Row			3
		3	Havana			4

Lower round 1	September 22	Washington Justice	0	–	3	Atlanta Reign	Online
	7:00 pm EDT	Details
		0	Nepal			2
		0	Temple of Anubis			2
		1	King's Row			3

References

^ ^a ^b Richardson, Liz (October 24, 2020). "Washington Justice re-signs Decay, acquires Mag". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ "2021 Player Contract Status". Overwatch League. October 21, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
^ Howard, Brandon (November 10, 2020). "Jerry Signs With The Washington Justice". TheGamer. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
^ Alford, Aaron (November 19, 2020). "Washington Justice signs BeBe". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
^ Alford, Aaron (November 23, 2020). "Washington Justice Add New Talent for 2021 Season". Hotspawn. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
^ Michael, Cale (November 21, 2020). "Washington Justice signs Fury". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
^ Johnson, Xavier (November 22, 2020). "Washington Justice signs off-tank Ria". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
^ Field Level Media (February 14, 2021). "Washington Justice sign Assassin". Reuters. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
^ Howard, Brandon (November 9, 2020). "ArK Retires From The Overwatch League". TheGamer. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ Field Level Media (October 23, 2020). "Washington Justice part ways with main tank rOar". Reuters. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ Biazzi, Leonardo (May 12, 2021). "Washington Justice off tank Ria retires from professional Overwatch". Dot Esports. Retrieved May 12, 2021.

[Dot_1-1] Richardson, Liz (October 24, 2020). "Washington Justice re-signs Decay, acquires Mag". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 29, 2021.

[2] "2021 Player Contract Status". Overwatch League. October 21, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2021.

[3] Howard, Brandon (November 10, 2020). "Jerry Signs With The Washington Justice". TheGamer. Retrieved January 16, 2021.

[4] Alford, Aaron (November 19, 2020). "Washington Justice signs BeBe". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 18, 2021.

[5] Alford, Aaron (November 23, 2020). "Washington Justice Add New Talent for 2021 Season". Hotspawn. Retrieved April 23, 2021.

[6] Michael, Cale (November 21, 2020). "Washington Justice signs Fury". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[7] Johnson, Xavier (November 22, 2020). "Washington Justice signs off-tank Ria". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 18, 2021.

[8] Field Level Media (February 14, 2021). "Washington Justice sign Assassin". Reuters. Retrieved February 14, 2021.

[9] Howard, Brandon (November 9, 2020). "ArK Retires From The Overwatch League". TheGamer. Retrieved January 29, 2021.

[10] Field Level Media (October 23, 2020). "Washington Justice part ways with main tank rOar". Reuters. Retrieved January 29, 2021.

[11] Biazzi, Leonardo (May 12, 2021). "Washington Justice off tank Ria retires from professional Overwatch". Dot Esports. Retrieved May 12, 2021.

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