# 2021 Florida Mayhem season

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 | – |
| Support | Byrem | Lee Seong-joo | – | – | – |
| Tank | Fate | Koo Pan-seung | Shanghai Dragons | November 11 | Option declined |
| Tank | Gargoyle | Lee Beom-jun | Florida Mayhem | December 11 | – |
| 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.

#### 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.

#### 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, 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. Florida finished the qualifiers with a 3–1 record and advanced to the regional knockouts. After defeating the Toronto Defiant and the Washington Justice in the regional knockouts, the Mayhem advanced to the interregional tournament bracket. 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. 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.
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. Florida Mayhem general manager Albert Yeh stated that the change was due to team's "poor results" since the May Melee. Florida won only more game in the season, finishing with a 5–11 record and did not qualify for the season playoffs.

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to season playoffs |
| 3 | Atlanta Reign | 16 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 0.688 | 41 | 21 | 0 | +20 | Advance to season playoffs |
| 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 | Advance to play-ins |
| 6 | Washington Justice | 16 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 0.563 | 29 | 26 | 2 | +3 | Advance to play-ins |
| 7 | Toronto Defiant | 16 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 0.563 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | Advance to play-ins |
| 8 | Paris Eternal | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 32 | 32 | 2 | 0 | Advance to play-ins |
| 9 | Boston Uprising | 16 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0.438 | 27 | 31 | 1 | −4 | Advance to play-ins |
| 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 | |

## 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 :