2020 New York Excelsior season
Head coachJeong "imt" Yong-cheol
General managerKim Yo-han
OwnerJeff Wilpon
Arena(s)Hammerstein Ballroom
ConferenceAtlantic
DivisionNorth
RegionAsia
Results
Record13–8 (.619)
Place
May MeleeSemifinals
Summer ShowdownSemifinals
Countdown CupSemifinals
Season PlayoffsAsia Lower Finals
Total Earnings$290,000

The 2020 New York Excelsior season was the third season of New York Excelsior's (NYXL) existence in the Overwatch League and their first under head coach Jeong "imt" Yong-cheol. New York planned to host two homestand weekends in the 2020 season at the Hammerstein Ballroom in the Manhattan Center.[1] While the first homestand took place, all other homestand events were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Preceding offseason

Organizational changes

On October 21, 2019, New York parted ways with head coach Ty "Pavane" Hyun-sang, as he joined the London Spitfire as an assistant coach. Pavane had been with the team since its inception and led them to a 56–12 regular season record over his career with the team.[2] In his replacement, New York promoted assistant coach Jeong "imt" Yong-cheol as their new head coach on November 19.[3] On December 1, NYXL signed former Seoul Dynasty assistant coach Lee "WhyNot" Ju-hyub as an assistant coach.[4]

Roster changes

The Excelsior enter the new season with one free agents, one players which they have the option to retain for another year, and seven players under contract.[5] 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.[6]

Acquisitions

NYXL's first offseason acquisition was on February 15, when the team announced the signing of former Guangzhou Charge off-tank Choi "HOTBA" Hong-jun.[7] The following week, the team promoted off-tank Kim "BiaNcA" Dong-wook from their academy team, XL2 Academy.[8] On November 26, New York signed support player Kim "Mandu" Chan-hee from Korean Contenders team O2 Blast.[9] The following week, on December 4, the team signed DPS player Lee "WhoRU" Seung-joon from Fusion University.[10]

Departures

On October 8, the Excelsior announced that they would not pick up their option to keep DPS Yeon-Oh "Fl0w3r" Hwang on the roster another year.[11] A week later, the team announced that they would not re-sign off-tank Kim "MekO" Tae Hong, who had been with the team since their inception in 2017.[12] On December 6, the team announced that DPS player Kim "Pine" Do-hyeon had retired from professional Overwatch and would become a streamer for NYXL.[13]

Roster

2020 New York Excelsior roster
PlayersCoaches
Role No. Handle Name Nationality
Damage 9 Saebyeolbe (C) Park Jong-ryeol South Korea
Damage 10 Libero Kim Hae-seong South Korea
Damage 23 WhoRU Lee Seung-jun South Korea
Damage 31 Nenne Jeong Yeon-kwan South Korea
Damage 1 Haksal Kim Hyo-jong South Korea
Tank 7 Mano Kim Dong-gyu South Korea
Tank 17 HOTBA Choi Hong-joon South Korea
Tank 13 BiaNcA Kim Dong-wook South Korea
Support 44 JJoNak Bang Seong-hyun South Korea
Support 97 Anamo Jung Tae-sung South Korea
Support 2 Mandu (I) Kim Chan-hee South Korea
Head coach
  • Jeong "imt" Yong-cheol
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness
  

Latest roster transaction: June 5, 2020.

Standings

Pos Con Team Pld W BW L PCT MW ML MT MD Qualification
1 PAC Shanghai Dragons 21 19 8 2 0.905 59 15 1 +44 Advance to playoffs
2 PAC Guangzhou Charge 21 14 4 7 0.667 44 39 1 +5
3 ATL New York Excelsior 21 13 3 8 0.619 50 30 2 +20 Advance to play-ins
4 PAC Hangzhou Spark 21 10 2 11 0.476 36 40 2 −4
5 PAC Seoul Dynasty 21 9 3 12 0.429 33 40 2 −7
6 PAC Chengdu Hunters 21 7 1 14 0.333 33 47 1 −14
7 ATL London Spitfire 21 6 0 15 0.286 27 51 0 −24
Source: The Overwatch League
Rules for classification: 1) Wins plus bonus wins 2) winning percentage (excluding bonus wins); 3) map differential; 4) head-to-head record; 5) head-to-head map differential

Game log

Regular season

2020 game log (Regular season record: 13–8)
February–April: 7–1
1 February 08 London Spitfire 1 – 3 New York Excelsior New York City, NY
3:00 pm EST     Hammerstein Ballroom
Hosted by the New York Excelsior
2 Lijiang Tower 0
2 King's Row 3
1 Horizon Lunar Colony 2
0 Junkertown 3
2 February 09 Boston Uprising 0 – 3 New York Excelsior New York City, NY
3:00 pm EST     Hammerstein Ballroom
Hosted by the New York Excelsior
0 Oasis 2
1 Blizzard World 2
2 Temple of Anubis 3
3 February 22 New York Excelsior 1 – 3 Philadelphia Fusion Washington, DC
3:00 pm EST     The Anthem
Hosted by the Washington Justice
1 Busan 2
0 Horizon Lunar Colony 2
3 Havana 2
3 Eichenwalde 4
4 February 23 New York Excelsior 3 – 0 Houston Outlaws Washington, DC
3:00 pm EST     The Anthem
Hosted by the Washington Justice
2 Ilios 0
2 Hanamura 1
3 Havana 0
5 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
6 March 08 New York Excelsior 3 – 1 Washington Justice Washington, DC
5:00 pm EDT     The Anthem
Hosted by the Washington Justice
0 Nepal 2
3 Dorado 2
3 King's Row 1
1 Horizon Lunar Colony 0
7 April 25 New York Excelsior 3 – 0 Chengdu Hunters Online
10:00 am UTC    
8 April 26 New York Excelsior 3 – 0 Guangzhou Charge Online
10:30 am UTC    

May Melee qualifiers: 2–2
9 May 02 New York Excelsior 2 – 3 Shanghai Dragons Online
9:15 am UTC    
10 May 03 New York Excelsior 3 – 1 Chengdu Hunters Online
10:00 am UTC    
11 May 09 New York Excelsior 1 – 3 Guangzhou Charge Online
12:00 noon UTC    
12 May 16 New York Excelsior 3 – 1 Hangzhou Spark Online
12:00 noon UTC    

Summer Showdown qualifiers: 2–2
13 June 13 New York Excelsior 3 – 0 Seoul Dynasty Online
9:30 am UTC    
14 June 20 New York Excelsior 2 – 3 Hangzhou Spark Online
12:00 noon UTC    
15 June 21 New York Excelsior 3 – 1 London Spitfire Online
12:30 pm UTC    
16 June 28 New York Excelsior 2 – 3 Guangzhou Charge Online
12:00 noon UTC    

Countdown Cup qualifiers: 1–2
17 July 18 New York Excelsior 2 – 3 Chengdu Hunters Online
12:00 noon UTC    
18 July 25 New York Excelsior 3 – 0 Guangzhou Charge Online
12:00 noon UTC    
19 August 01 New York Excelsior 1 – 3 Shanghai Dragons Online
12:00 noon UTC    

August: 1–1
20 August 15 New York Excelsior 0 – 3 Seoul Dynasty Online
8:00 am UTC    
21 August 22 New York Excelsior 3 – 1 London Spitfire Online
10:00 am UTC    

Midseason tournaments

2020 midseason tournaments game log
May Melee: 1–1
Quarterfinals May 23 New York Excelsior 3 – 2 Chengdu Hunters Online
9:15 am UTC    
Semifinals May 24 New York Excelsior 0 – 3 Shanghai Dragons Online
10:00 am UTC    

Summer Showdown: 1–1
Quarterfinals July 04 New York Excelsior 3 – 0 Hangzhou Spark Online
12:00 noon UTC    
Semifinals July 05 New York Excelsior 0 – 3 Guangzhou Charge Online
10:00 am UTC    

Countdown Cup: 1–1
Quarterfinals August 08 New York Excelsior 3 – 2 Guangzhou Charge Online
12:00 noon UTC    
Semifinals August 09 New York Excelsior 0 – 3 Shanghai Dragons Online
8:00 am UTC    

Bonus wins awarded: 3

Postseason

2020 playoff game log
Asia Play-ins: 1–0
Round 1   First-round bye  


Round 2 September 05 New York Excelsior 3 – 2 Chengdu Hunters Online
9:00 am UTC    

Asia Bracket: 1–2
Upper Round 1 September 06 New York Excelsior 1 – 3 Shanghai Dragons Online
9:00 am UTC    
Lower Round 1 September 12 New York Excelsior 3 – 0 Guangzhou Charge Online
9:00 am UTC    
Lower Finals September 13 New York Excelsior 0 – 3 Seoul Dynasty Online
9:00 am UTC    

References

  1. ↑ Newman, Heather (August 20, 2019). "The Overwatch League Travels In 2020, Starting In A Historic New York Ballroom". Forbes. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  2. ↑ Field Level Media (October 21, 2019). "Pavane parts with NYXL, joins Spitfire as assistant". Gwinett Prep Sports. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  3. ↑ Peres, Pedro (November 19, 2019). "New York Excelsior promote IMT to head coach". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  4. ↑ Scrubasaurus (December 1, 2019). "WhyNot joins Excelsior coaching staff". over.gg. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  5. ↑ Morello, Matt (July 30, 2019). "2020 Team Needs and Player Contract Status". Overwatch League. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  6. ↑ Richardson, Liz (October 4, 2019). "Overwatch League reveals player contract status for entire league". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  7. ↑ Richardson, Liz (November 15, 2019). "New York Excelsior add HOTBA". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  8. ↑ Samples, Rachel (November 22, 2019). "New York Excelsior promote BiaNcA from XL2 Academy". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  9. ↑ Samples, Rachel (November 26, 2019). "New York Excelsior sign Mandu ahead of 2020 Overwatch League season". Dot Esports. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  10. ↑ Richardson, Liz (December 4, 2019). "Whoru joins the New York Excelsior". Dot Esports. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  11. ↑ Howard, Brandon (October 10, 2019). "New York Excelsior Release Flow3r". TheGamer. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  12. ↑ Richardson, Liz (October 17, 2019). "New York Excelsior part ways with MekO". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Top prospect WhoRU signs with Excelsior, Pine retires". ESPN. Reuters. December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
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