# 2020 Philadelphia Fusion season

The 2020 Philadelphia Fusion season was the third season of the Philadelphia Fusion's existence in the Overwatch League and their first under head coach Kim "KDG" Dong-gun. The Fusion planned to host three homestand weekends in the 2020 season, with the first two taking place at The Met in Philadelphia and the third at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. While their first homestand weekend took place, all following homestand events were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On August 16, in their final regular season game, the Fusion clinched the top seed in the North America region for the season playoffs with a win over the San Francisco Shock. In the first round of the North America bracket, Philadelphia swept the Los Angeles Gladiators, 3–0. The following day, the Fusion swept the Los Angeles Valiant, 3–0, sending them to the North America upper bracket finals. In the upper finals match, which took place on September 12, Philadelphia were handed their first loss of the postseason, falling to San Francisco by a score of 1–3. The loss sent the Fusion to the North America lower bracket finals, where they swept the Washington Justice, 3–0, sending them to the Grand Finals bracket.
The Fusion's first match in the Grand Finals bracket was on October 8, where they were swept, 0–3, by the Shanghai Dragons. The following day, they were swept, 0–3, by the Seoul Dynasty, ending their postseason run.

## Preceding offseason
### Organizational changes

In September 2019, Director of Overwatch Operations Yann "Kirby" Luu, who was also the head coach of the team in 2018, left the team. Less than a month later, both co-head coaches Se-hwi "NamedHwi" Go and Elliot "Hayes" Hayes announced their departures from the team. The team found their replacement on October 25 with the hiring of former Seoul Dynasty head coach Kim "KDG" Dong-gun. Additionally, the team promoted Roston Yoo from team manager to assistant general manager the same day.

### Roster changes

Free agents :
| Role | Player | Player | Contract status | Date signed | 2020 team |
| Role | Handle | Name | Contract status | Date signed | 2020 team |
| Damage | Carpe | Jae-Hyeok Lee | Free agent | October 23 | Philadelphia Fusion |
| Damage | Snillo | Simon Ekström | Free agent | October 30 | Philadelphia Fusion |
| Legend  Re-signed/Retained by the Fusion.  Departed from the Fusion. ||||||
The Fusion enter the new season with two free agents, four players which they have the option to retain for another year, and three players under contract. 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.

#### Acquisitions

The Fusion's first acquisitions of the offseason were announced on October 30. The team traded tank Shin "BERNAR" Se-won and support Kim "Fuze" Tae-hoon from Fusion University to the London Spitfire in exchange for tank Kim "Fury" Jun-ho, signed former Toronto Defiant DPS Lee "Ivy" Seung-hun, acquired support Daniel "FunnyAstro" Hathaway from the Atlanta Reign, and promoted support Kim "Alarm" Kyeong-bo from Fusion University. Additionally, the team announced that DPS Josue "Eqo" Corona as part of their roster, although he had been let go from the team earlier in the month. On November 25, the team announced that they had acquired DPS Jeong "Heesu" Hee-su from RunAway, although he would not turn 18, and thus ineligible to play, until late March.
On November 26, the acquisition of DPS Philip "ChipSa" Graham, a popular streamer, was announced. This signing proved to be controversial, as several figures in the professional Overwatch community criticized the signing. Namely, Envy Gaming content creator Justin "Jayne" Conroy noted his lack of professional experience and accused the Fusion of nepotism, as ChipSa's brother Chris "ChrisTFer" Graham works as an assistant coach for the team.

#### Departures

The Fusion's first free agent to depart from the team was support Alberto "neptuNo" González, who had been with the team since its inception in 2017, as the team announced that they had parted ways with him on October 21. The following day, the team elected not to exercise their option to retain DPS Josue "Eqo" Corona, who was also an inaugural season team member. Support Elijah "Elk" Gallagher and DPS Finley "Kyb" Adisi, the final two players that were under team options, were released a day later. Although he was announced as a part of the Fusion's roster in October, DPS Simon "Snillo" Ekström was released from the team on December 19.

## Standings

| Pos | Con | Teamvte | Pld | W | BW | L | PCT | MW | ML | MT | MD | Qualification |
| 1 | ATL | Philadelphia Fusion | 21 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0.905 | 59 | 19 | 0 | +40 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | PAC | San Francisco Shock | 21 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0.857 | 56 | 17 | 2 | +39 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | ATL | Paris Eternal | 21 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0.714 | 50 | 31 | 0 | +19 | Advance to playoffs |
| 4 | ATL | Florida Mayhem | 21 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0.667 | 48 | 30 | 0 | +18 | Advance to playoffs |
| 5 | PAC | Los Angeles Valiant | 21 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0.524 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | Advance to playoffs |
| 6 | PAC | Los Angeles Gladiators | 21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0.524 | 43 | 39 | 5 | +4 | Advance to play-ins |
| 7 | ATL | Atlanta Reign | 21 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0.476 | 43 | 35 | 0 | +8 | Advance to play-ins |
| 8 | PAC | Dallas Fuel | 21 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0.429 | 35 | 44 | 0 | −9 | Advance to play-ins |
| 9 | ATL | Toronto Defiant | 21 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 0.333 | 32 | 48 | 0 | −16 | Advance to play-ins |
| 10 | ATL | Houston Outlaws | 21 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0.286 | 32 | 50 | 3 | −18 | Advance to play-ins |
| 11 | PAC | Vancouver Titans | 21 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0.286 | 23 | 48 | 0 | −25 | Advance to play-ins |
| 12 | ATL | Washington Justice | 21 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0.190 | 21 | 54 | 1 | −33 | Advance to play-ins |
| 13 | ATL | Boston Uprising | 21 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0.095 | 14 | 61 | 4 | −47 | Advance to play-ins |

## Game log
### Regular season

2020 game log (Regular season record: 19–2) :
February–April: 9–1
1
February 15
Washington Justice
1
3
Philadelphia Fusion
Philadelphia, PA
6:00 pm EST
The Met Philadelphia
Hosted by Philadelphia Fusion
1
Nepal
2
2
Havana
1
2
King's Row
3
1
Temple of Anubis
3
2
February 16
Florida Mayhem
0
3
Philadelphia Fusion
Philadelphia, PA
6:00 pm EST
The Met Philadelphia
Hosted by Philadelphia Fusion
1
Busan
2
0
Horizon Lunar Colony
2
3
Havana
2
3
Eichenwalde
4
3
February 22
New York Excelsior
1
3
Philadelphia Fusion
Washington, DC
3:00 pm EST
The Anthem
Hosted by Washington Justice
1
Busan
2
0
Horizon Lunar Colony
2
3
Havana
2
3
Eichenwalde
4
4
February 23
Toronto Defiant
2
3
Philadelphia Fusion
Washington, DC
5:00 pm EST
The Anthem
Hosted by Washington Justice
0
Oasis
2
1
Temple of Anubis
2
2
Dorado
1
6
King's Row
5
0
Nepal
2
5
March 01
Boston Uprising
0
3
Philadelphia Fusion
Houston, TX
1:00 pm EST
Revention Music Center
Hosted by Houston Outlaws
0
Lijiang Tower
2
1
King's Row
2
1
Hanamura
2
6
March 08
Paris Eternal
3
2
Philadelphia Fusion
Washington, DC
3:00 pm EDT
The Anthem
Hosted by Washington Justice
2
Ilios
0
3
Junkertown
2
0
Blizzard World
1
1
Hanamura
2
2
Oasis
1
7
April 05
Philadelphia Fusion
3
0
Washington Justice
Online
10:00 pm UTC
8
April 11
Philadelphia Fusion
3
2
Paris Eternal
Online
8:00 pm UTC
9
April 12
Philadelphia Fusion
3
2
Atlanta Reign
Online
10:00 pm UTC
10
April 25
Philadelphia Fusion
3
0
Atlanta Reign
Online
8:00 pm UTC :
May Melee qualifiers: 3–0
11
May 03
Philadelphia Fusion
3
2
Paris Eternal
Online
7:00 pm UTC
12
May 10
Philadelphia Fusion
3
1
Dallas Fuel
Online
7:00 pm UTC
13
May 17
Philadelphia Fusion
3
0
Vancouver Titans
Online
9:00 pm UTC :
Summer Showdown qualifiers: 2–1
14
June 14
Philadelphia Fusion
3
0
Houston Outlaws
Online
7:00 pm UTC
15
June 21
Philadelphia Fusion
3
0
Boston Uprising
Online
7:00 pm UTC
16
June 28
Philadelphia Fusion
0
3
San Francisco Shock
Online
11:00 pm UTC :
Countdown Cup qualifiers: 4–0
17
July 26
Philadelphia Fusion
3
2
Los Angeles Gladiators
Online
1:00 am UTC
18
July 26
Philadelphia Fusion
3
0
Toronto Defiant
Online
9:00 pm UTC
19
July 31
Philadelphia Fusion
3
0
Dallas Fuel
Online
7:00 pm UTC
20
August 02
Philadelphia Fusion
3
0
Los Angeles Valiant
Online
11:00 pm UTC :
August: 1–0
21
August 16
Philadelphia Fusion
3
0
San Francisco Shock
Online
1:00 am UTC :
2020 season schedule :

### Midseason tournaments

2020 midseason tournaments game log :
May Melee: 1–1
Quarterfinals
May 23
Philadelphia Fusion
3
1
Los Angeles Gladiators
Online
11:00 pm UTC
Semifinals
May 24
Philadelphia Fusion
1
3
Florida Mayhem
Online
9:00 pm UTC :
Summer Showdown: 2–1
Quarterfinals
July 05
Philadelphia Fusion
3
0
Houston Outlaws
Online
1:00 am UTC
Semifinals
July 05
Philadelphia Fusion
3
0
Toronto Defiant
Online
8:00 pm UTC
Finals
July 06
Philadelphia Fusion
3
4
Paris Eternal
Online
12:00 midnight UTC :
Countdown Cup: 2–1
Quarterfinals
August 08
Philadelphia Fusion
3
0
Los Angeles Gladiators
Online
9:00 pm UTC
Semifinals
August 09
Philadelphia Fusion
3
1
Paris Eternal
Online
7:00 pm UTC
Finals
August 09
Philadelphia Fusion
2
4
San Francisco Shock
Online
9:00 pm UTC :
Bonus wins awarded: 5 :

### Postseason

2020 playoff game log :
North America Bracket: 3–1
Upper Round 1
September 05
Philadelphia Fusion
3
0
Los Angeles Gladiators
Online
7:00 pm UTC
Upper Round 2
September 06
Philadelphia Fusion
3
0
Los Angeles Valiant
Online
11:00 pm UTC
Upper Finals
September 12
Philadelphia Fusion
1
3
San Francisco Shock
Online
7:00 pm UTC
Lower Finals
September 13
Philadelphia Fusion
3
0
Washington Justice
Online
7:00 pm UTC :
Grand Finals Bracket: 0–2
Upper Round 1
October 8
Philadelphia Fusion
0
3
Shanghai Dragons
Online
1:00 pm UTC
Lower Round 1
October 9
Philadelphia Fusion
0
3
Seoul Dynasty
Online
11:00 am UTC :