# 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.

## Preceding offseason
### Roster changes

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 | Option declined |
| Tank | Michelle | Choi Min-hyuk | Toronto Defiant | November 24 | Option declined |
| Support | Slime | Kim Seong-jun | Florida Mayhem | December 11 | – |
| Support | Tobi | Yang Jin-mo | Philadelphia Fusion | April 8 | Option declined |
| Tank | Toyou | Lim Hyeon-woo | Seoul Dynasty | January 6 | 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.

#### 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.

#### 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. The Dynasty lost support player Kim "Slime" Seong-jun to the Florida Mayhem on December 11. On January 20, 2021, damage player Park "Illicit" Je-min signed with Overwatch Contenders team Team BM. Three months later, on April 8, Support player Yang "Tobi" Jin-mo signed with the Philadelphia Fusion. Additionally, support player Choi "Bdosin" Seung-tae announced his retirement in the offseason.

## Regular season
### 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. In their following match, they swept the Guangzhou Charge 3–0.

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to season playoffs |
| 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 | Advance to play-ins |
| 5 | Hangzhou Spark | 16 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0.438 | 32 | 31 | 0 | +1 | Advance to play-ins |
| 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 | |

## Game log
### Regular season

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

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 :