2021 Florida Mayhem season
Head coachKim "KuKi" Dae-kuk
General managerAlbert Yeh
OwnerBen Spoont
RegionWest
Results
Record5–11 (.313)
Place
May MeleeLower finals
June JoustDid not qualify
Summer ShowdownDid not qualify
Countdown CupDid not qualify
Season PlayoffsDid not qualify
Total Earnings$35,000

The 2021 Florida Mayhem season was the Florida Mayhem's fourth season in the Overwatch League and the team's second season under head coach Kim "KuKi" Dae-kuk. After starting the regular season with a promising 4–1 record, as well as a midseason tournament appearance, the Mayhem went 1–10 in their final 11 games. The team failed to qualify for any other midseason tournaments and did not qualify for the season playoffs.

Preceding offseason

Roster changes

Free agents
Position Handle Name 2021 team Date signed Notes
Damage BQB Lee Sang-bum Florida Mayhem December 11[1] –
Support Byrem Lee Seong-joo – – –
Tank Fate Koo Pan-seung Shanghai Dragons November 11[2] Option declined
Tank Gargoyle Lee Beom-jun Florida Mayhem December 11[1] –
Tank Karayan Choi San-ha – – –
Support Kris Choe Jun-su – – –
Damage Sayaplayer Ha Jeong-woo – – Option declined
Legend
  Light green background indicates a player was re-signed by the Mayhem.
  Light red background indicates a player departed from the Mayhem.

The Mayhem entered free agency with seven free agents, two of which became free agents due to the Mayhem not exercising the option to retain the player for another year.[3]

Acquisitions

The Mayhem signed three players to their roster on December 11, 2020; new acquisitions included Baek "Checkmate" Seung-hun, a rookie damage player from Overwatch Contenders Korea team OZ Gaming, Son "OGE" Min-seok, a tank player and four-year veteran of the Overwatch League who played for the Los Angeles Gladiators in the 2020 season, and Kim "SLIME" Sung-jun, a support player who reached the Overwatch League Grand Finals in 2019 and 2020 with the Vancouver Titans and Seoul Dynasty, respectively.[4]

Departures

Five of the Mayhems's seven free agents did not return, one of whom signed with another team: tank player Koo "Fate" Pan-seung signed with the Shanghai Dragons on November 11, 2020. Additionally, damage player Ha "Sayaplayer" Jeong-woo retired from competitive Overwatch,[5] while tank player Koo "Karayan" Pan-seung, support player Lee "Byrem" Seong-joo, and support player Choe "Kris" Jun-su did not sign with a team in the offseason.

Regular season

The Mayhem began their 2021 season on April 17, playing against the Atlanta Reign in the May Melee qualifiers. They won their opener 1–3.[6] Florida finished the qualifiers with a 3–1 record and advanced to the regional knockouts.[7] After defeating the Toronto Defiant and the Washington Justice in the regional knockouts, the Mayhem advanced to the interregional tournament bracket.[8] The team's first match in the double-elimination tournament was against the Shanghai Dragons. After a six-map series, which included a draw in one map, the Mayhem lost 2–3, sending them to the lower bracket of the tournament.[9] In the first round of the lower bracket, Florida defeated the Chengdu Hunters 3–1. Their next match was again against the Dragons, as the Dragons fell to the lower bracket as well. Florida lost the match 0–3, eliminating them from the tournament.[10]

After the strong start to the season, Florida struggled to continue their success. In the following tournament cycle, the June Joust, the Mayhem won only one of their three qualifier matches, failing to advance to the regional knockouts. In the Summer Showdown, the third tournament cycle of the season, the Mayhem began the qualifiers with two consecutive losses, putting them on a five-game losing streak. The poor performances by the team prompted the Mayhem to bench tank player Son "OGE" Min-seok and move damage player Baek "Checkmate" Seung-hun into the tank role.[11] Florida Mayhem general manager Albert Yeh stated that the change was due to team's "poor results" since the May Melee.[12] Florida won only more game in the season, finishing with a 5–11 record and did not qualify for the season playoffs.[13][14]

Final roster

2021 Florida Mayhem roster
PlayersCoaches
Role No. Handle Name Nationality
Damage 22 BQB Lee Sang-bum South Korea
Damage 1 Yaki Kim Jun-ki South Korea
Tank 2 OGE Son Min-seok South Korea
Tank 3 Gargoyle Lee Beom-jun South Korea
Tank 0 Checkmate Baek Seung-hun South Korea
Support 28 SLIME Kim Sung-jun South Korea
Support 11 Gangnamjin Gang Nam-jin South Korea
Head coach
  • Kim "KuKi" Dae-kuk
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness
  

Latest roster transaction: December 11, 2020.

Standings

Pos Team 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 17 Atlanta Reign 1 – 3 Florida Mayhem Online
4:30 pm EDT    Details
1 Ilios 2
2 Eichenwalde 1
0 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 1
1 Hanamura 2
Qualifier match 2 April 18 Florida Mayhem 3 – 1 Vancouver Titans Online
4:30 pm EDT    Details
2 Nepal 1
3 King's Row 2
1 Havana 2
2 Volskaya Industries 1
Qualifier match 3 April 30 San Francisco Shock 3 – 0 Florida Mayhem Online
4:30 pm EDT    Details
2 Busan 0
2 Hanamura 1
3 Eichenwalde 2
Qualifier match 4 May 01 Florida Mayhem 3 – 1 Paris Eternal Online
3:00 pm EDT    Details
2 Lijiang Tower 0
0 Temple of Anubis 1
2 Blizzard World 1
2 Dorado 1
Regional semifinals May 02 Toronto Defiant 0 – 3 Florida Mayhem Online
3:00 pm EDT    Details
0 Ilios 2
1 Temple of Anubis 2
1 King's Row 2
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
Tournament first round May 06 Shanghai Dragons 3 – 2 Florida Mayhem Online
10:00 pm EDT    Details
2 Ilios 0
1 Hanamura 1
1 King's Row 2
1 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 0
0 Oasis 2
3 Dorado 2
Lower round 1 May 07 Florida Mayhem 3 – 1 Chengdu Hunters Online
10:30 pm EDT    Details
2 Lijiang Tower 1
2 Volskaya Industries 1
2 Blizzard World 3
4 Havana 3
Lower finals May 08 Shanghai Dragons 3 – 0 Florida Mayhem Online
1:30 am EDT    Details
2 Oasis 0
1 Hanamura 0
2 King's Row 1

June Joust
Qualifier match 1 May 21 London Spitfire 1 – 3 Florida Mayhem Online
4:30 pm EDT    Details
0 Ilios 2
5 Numbani 4
2 Rialto 3
3 Volskaya Industries 4
Qualifier match 2 May 23 Florida Mayhem 1 – 3 Houston Outlaws Online
6:00 pm EDT    Details
2 Busan 0
0 Eichenwalde 3
3 Dorado 4
0 Temple of Anubis 1
Qualifier match 3 June 03 Dallas Fuel 3 – 2 Florida Mayhem Online
4:30 pm EDT    Details
1 Lijiang Tower 2
3 Hanamura 2
4 Hollywood 3
1 Junkertown 3
2 Oasis 0
Qualifier match 4 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

Summer Showdown
Qualifier match 1 June 26 Florida Mayhem 2 – 3 Toronto Defiant Online
4:30 pm EDT    Details
1 Ilios 2
2 Hollywood 1
3 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 1
2 Hanamura 3
0 Lijiang Tower 2
Qualifier match 2 June 27 Boston Uprising 3 – 0 Florida Mayhem Online
4:30 pm EDT    Details
2 Nepal 1
3 King's Row 3
3 Junkertown 2
3 Volskaya Industries 2
Qualifier match 3 July 03 Dallas Fuel 3 – 2 Florida Mayhem Online
4:30 pm EDT    Details
2 Lijiang Tower 1
1 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 2
2 Hanamura 0
3 Hollywood 4
2 Oasis 0
Qualifier match 4 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

Countdown Cup
Qualifier match 1 August 07 Florida Mayhem 2 – 3 Atlanta Reign Online
4:30 pm EDT    Details
0 Oasis 2
3 Havana 2
2 Hanamura 0
1 Numbani 3
1 Nepal 2
Qualifier match 2 August 08 Boston Uprising 1 – 3 Florida Mayhem Online
3:00 pm EDT    Details
1 Nepal 2
4 Route 66 3
0 Volskaya Industries 1
2 Blizzard World 3
Qualifier match 3 August 12 Florida Mayhem 1 – 3 Houston Outlaws Online
4:30 pm EDT    Details
0 Busan 2
3 Volskaya Industries 2
3 Blizzard World 3
2 Route 66 3
0 Ilios 2
Qualifier match 4 August 13 Florida Mayhem 1 – 3 Los Angeles Gladiators Online
6:00 pm EDT    Details
0 Ilios 2
0 Temple of Anubis 1
3 King's Row 2
2 Rialto 3

2021 season schedule

References

  1. 1 2 Field Level Media (December 11, 2020). "Florida Mayhem sign OGE, SLIME, Checkmate". Reuters. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  2. ↑ Richardson, Liz (November 11, 2020). "Shanghai Dragons acquires main tank Fate". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  3. ↑ "2021 Player Contract Status". Overwatch League. October 21, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  4. ↑ Alford, Aaron (December 21, 2020). "Florida Mayhem Sign Three to 2021 Roster". Hotspawn. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  5. ↑ Michael, Cale (October 14, 2020). "Sayaplayer leaves Overwatch, signs with T1 VALORANT, and changes tag to Spyder". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  6. ↑ Field Level Media (April 17, 2021). "SP9RK1E leads Fuel past Gladiators in Overwatch Week 1". Reuters. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  7. ↑ Field Level Media (May 1, 2021). "Trio of teams set for May Melee with critical wins". Reuters. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  8. ↑ Richardson, Liz (May 3, 2021). "Here are the Overwatch League May Melee teams". Dot Esports. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  9. ↑ Field Level Media (May 7, 2021). "OWL's May Melee opens with two upsets". Reuters. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  10. ↑ Czarnowski, Michael (May 8, 2021). "How the Chengdu Hunters and Florida Mayhem dropped out of the May Melee". Upcomer. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  11. ↑ Czarnowski, Michael (June 30, 2021). "Checkmate moves to main tank after Florida Mayhem's poor performances". Upcomer. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  12. ↑ Richardson, Liz (June 30, 2021). "Florida Mayhem moves DPS Checkmate to main tank role". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  13. ↑ Richardson, Liz (August 26, 2021). "How the Overwatch League 2021 postseason and playoffs will work". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  14. ↑ "2021 OWL Standings". The Overwatch League. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
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