# 2020 Paris Eternal season

The 2020 Paris Eternal season was the second season of Paris Eternal's existence in the Overwatch League and their first under head coach Yun "Rush" Hee-won. The Eternal planned to host three homestand weekends in the 2020 season at Zénith Paris in Paris, France, but all homestand matches were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 24 October, the Eternal signed former Element Mystic head coach Yun "Rush" Hee-won as their new head coach. The Eternal won their first ever tournament championship on 6 July after taking down the San Francisco Shock in the Summer Showdown finals. Paris finished the regular season with 15 wins, 4 bonus wins from midseason tournaments, and 6 losses to claim the third seed in the North America season playoffs; however, a 0–3 loss to the Washington Justice on 6 September in the North America playoffs ended their season.

## Preceding offseason
### Organizational changes

In October 2019, Paris Eternal parted ways with Felix "Féfé" Munch, who joined the team as their head coach midway through their inaugural season, assistant coach Kyle "KyKy" Souder, and manager Alban "Albless" de la Grange. The team signed Kim "NineK" Beom-hoon, former assistant coach of the San Francisco Shock, as a coach two days later, although the team did not specify whether he would serve as the team's head coach or assistant coach. On 24 October, the Eternal announced the acquisition of the former Element Mystic head coach Yun "Rush" Hee-won as their new head coach. In addition, the team also picked up former Shanghai Dragons and Element Mystic assistant coach Jeong "Levi" Chung-Hyeok and former Toronto Defiant support player Go "Aid" Jae-yoon as assistant coaches. On 10 December, Eternal signed former Washington Justice coach Kyoung-Ey "AVALLA" Kim as their assistant general manager.

### Roster changes

The Eternal enter the new season with no free agents, six players which they have the option to retain for another year, and four players under contract. The OWL's deadline to exercise a team option is 11 November, after which any players not retained will become a free agent. Free agency officially began on 7 October.

#### Acquisitions

The Eternal's first offseason acquisition was on 24 October, when they signed former Element DPS player Mystic Kim "SP9RK1E" Young-han, one of the most sought after free agents of the offseason. SP9RK1E will not be eligible to play until 31 May 2020, when he turns 18. The following day, the team picked up two more former Element Mystic players in DPS Jung "Xzi" Kihyo and tank Choi "Hanbin" Han-bin. On 23 November, Paris signed former Hangzhou Spark tank player Jeong "NoSmite" Da-Un. The team signed tank player Eoghan "Smex" O'Neill from Montreal Rebellion on 3 December. Paris rounded out their roster on 7 January with the signing of support player Brice "FDGod" Monsçavoir.

#### Departures

On 23 October, the Eternal announced that they would not exercise their option to retain DPS George "ShaDowBurn" Gushcha, DPS Karol "Danye" Szcześniak, main tank Roni "lhcloudy" Tiihonen, and off-tank Finnbjörn "Finnsi" Jónasson for the upcoming season.

## Roster
### Transactions

Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2020 regular season:
* On 2 April, support Damien "HyP" Souville retired.
* On 2 May, the Eternal transferred support Harrison "Kruise" Pond to the Toronto Defiant.
* On 2 May, the Eternal signed support Joon "Fielder" Kwon.
* On 7 May, support Luís "Greyy" Perestrelo retired.

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

### Midseason tournaments

2020 midseason tournaments game log :
May Melee: 1–1
Knockouts
23 May
Paris Eternal
3
2
Boston Uprising
Online
1:00 am UTC
Quarterfinals
24 May
Paris Eternal
2
3
Los Angeles Valiant
Online
1:00 am UTC :
Summer Showdown: 4–0
Knockouts
3 July
Paris Eternal
3
1
Dallas Fuel
Online
7:00 pm UTC
Quarterfinals
4 July
Paris Eternal
3
1
Vancouver Titans
Online
7:00 pm UTC
Semifinals
5 July
Paris Eternal
3
2
San Francisco Shock
Online
9:20 pm UTC
Finals
6 July
Paris Eternal
4
3
Philadelphia Fusion
Online
12:00 midnight UTC :
Countdown Cup: 1–1
Quarterfinals
9 August
Paris Eternal
3
1
Los Angeles Valiant
Online
1:00 am UTC
Semifinals
9 August
Paris Eternal
1
3
Philadelphia Fusion
Online
7:00 pm UTC :
Bonus wins awarded: 4 :

### Postseason

2020 playoff game log :
North America Bracket: 0–2
Upper Round 1
6 September
Paris Eternal
2
3
Atlanta Reign
Online
1:00 am UTC
Lower Round 1
6 September
Paris Eternal
0
3
Washington Justice
Online
9:00 pm UTC :