# 2020 Shanghai Dragons season

The 2020 Shanghai Dragons season was the third season of the Shanghai Dragons's existence in the Overwatch League and their first under head coach Moon Byung-chul. The Dragons planned to host two homestand weekends in the 2020 season at XinYeFang Studio in Shanghai's Jing'an District. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the all homestand events were cancelled by the league.

## Preceding offseason
### Organizational changes

In September 2019, the Dragons parted ways with head coach We "BlueHaS" Seong-hwan and assistant coach Jeong "Levi" Chung-Hyeok. The team promoted Moon Byung-chul, who was the head coach of the Dragons' academy team Team CC, to the head coach of the Dragons. In November, it was announced that the Dragons signed Dong-soo "Dongsu" Shin and former London Spitfire coach former Los Angeles Valiant coach Jeong-min "Jfeel" Kim as assistant coaches.

### Roster changes

The Dragons enter the new season with one free agent, seven players which they have the option to retain for another year, and two 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 Dragon's first pick up of the offseason was announced on November 12 with the acquisition of DPS Kim "Fleta" Byung-sun from the Seoul Dynasty. The team announced their full roster on November 26, which included the additions of main tank Seo "Stand1" Ji-won from Gladiators Legion, former Los Angeles Gladiators off-tank Kang "Void" Jun-woo, support Lee "LeeJaeGon" Jae-gon from RunAway, and DPS Lee "LIP" Jae-won from Blossom. The team promoted tank player Lee "Fearless" Eui-seok from their academy team Team CC on January 19.

#### Departures

The Dragon's first departure was on October 23, when they chose not to exercise their option to retain DPS Jin "YOUNGJIN" Young-jin. Shanghai announced that they would not re-sign their only free agent, Noh "Gamsu" Young-jin, on November 4. Four days later, support Son "CoMa" Kyung-woo was released from the team. The Dragons announced on January 19 that off-tank player Lee "Envy" Kang-jae was released from the team.

## Homestand events

In August 2019, the Dragons announced that they would hold two homestand events; both were to be held at XinYeFang Studio in Shanghai's Jing'an District. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dragons decided to relocate their team to South Korea with no specific return time. Additionally, the league cancelled all February and March matches planned in China, which cancelled the Dragons's first homestand on February 15 to 16. The cancelled matches will be rescheduled for later in the season. The Overwatch League announced that the cancelled homestand events in China would be rescheduled for Weeks 5 through 7 in a studio in Seoul, South Korea; however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea, these matches were cancelled as well.

## Standings

| Pos | Con | Teamvte | Pld | W | BW | L | PCT | MW | ML | MT | MD | Qualification |
| 1 | PAC | Shanghai Dragons | 21 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0.905 | 59 | 15 | 1 | +44 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | PAC | Guangzhou Charge | 21 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 0.667 | 44 | 39 | 1 | +5 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | ATL | New York Excelsior | 21 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 0.619 | 50 | 30 | 2 | +20 | Advance to play-ins |
| 4 | PAC | Hangzhou Spark | 21 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 0.476 | 36 | 40 | 2 | −4 | Advance to play-ins |
| 5 | PAC | Seoul Dynasty | 21 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0.429 | 33 | 40 | 2 | −7 | Advance to play-ins |
| 6 | PAC | Chengdu Hunters | 21 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 0.333 | 33 | 47 | 1 | −14 | Advance to play-ins |
| 7 | ATL | London Spitfire | 21 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0.286 | 27 | 51 | 0 | −24 | Advance to play-ins |

## Game log
### Regular season

2020 game log (Regular season record: 19–2) :
February–April: 8–1
1
March 28
Shanghai Dragons
3
0
Guangzhou Charge
Online
8:00 am UTC
2
March 29
Shanghai Dragons
0
3
Chengdu Hunters
Online
8:00 am UTC
3
April 05
Shanghai Dragons
3
0
Hangzhou Spark
Online
8:00 am UTC
4
April 06
Shanghai Dragons
3
1
Chengdu Hunters
Online
8:00 am UTC
5
April 12
Shanghai Dragons
3
0
Guangzhou Charge
Online
10:00 am UTC
6
April 18
Shanghai Dragons
3
0
Hangzhou Spark
Online
10:00 am UTC
7
April 19
Shanghai Dragons
3
0
Chengdu Hunters
Online
10:00 am UTC
8
April 25
Shanghai Dragons
3
0
Guangzhou Charge
Online
9:00 am UTC
9
April 26
Shanghai Dragons
3
0
Seoul Dynasty
Online
9:30 am UTC :
May Melee qualifiers: 3–1
10
May 02
Shanghai Dragons
3
2
New York Excelsior
Online
9:15 am UTC
11
May 09
Shanghai Dragons
2
3
Seoul Dynasty
Online
8:00 am UTC
12
May 10
Shanghai Dragons
3
0
Hangzhou Spark
Online
8:00 am UTC
13
May 16
Shanghai Dragons
3
0
London Spitfire
Online
10:00 am UTC :
Summer Showdown qualifiers: 4–0
14
June 13
Shanghai Dragons
3
0
London Spitfire
Online
8:00 am UTC
15
June 21
Shanghai Dragons
3
2
Chengdu Hunters
Online
10:00 am UTC
16
June 27
Shanghai Dragons
3
1
Seoul Dynasty
Online
10:00 am UTC
17
June 28
Shanghai Dragons
3
0
Hangzhou Spark
Online
8:00 am UTC :
Countdown Cup qualifiers: 3–0
18
July 25
Shanghai Dragons
3
2
London Spitfire
Online
10:00 am UTC
19
July 26
Shanghai Dragons
3
0
Seoul Dynasty
Online
10:00 am UTC
20
August 01
Shanghai Dragons
3
1
New York Excelsior
Online
12:00 noon UTC :
August: 1–0
21
August 15
Shanghai Dragons
3
0
London Spitfire
Online
10:00 am UTC :

### Midseason tournaments

2020 midseason tournaments game log :
May Melee: 3–0
Quarterfinals
May 23
Shanghai Dragons
3
2
London Spitfire
Online
11:30 am UTC
Semifinals
May 24
Shanghai Dragons
3
0
New York Excelsior
Online
10:00 am UTC
Finals
May 24
Shanghai Dragons
4
3
Seoul Dynasty
Online
11:30 am UTC :
Summer Showdown: 1–1
Quarterfinals
First-round bye
Semifinals
July 05
Shanghai Dragons
3
0
Seoul Dynasty
Online
8:00 am UTC
Finals
July 05
Shanghai Dragons
2
4
Guangzhou Charge
Online
12:00 noon UTC :
Countdown Cup: 2–0
Quarterfinals
First-round bye
Semifinals
August 09
Shanghai Dragons
3
0
New York Excelsior
Online
8:00 am UTC
Finals
August 09
Shanghai Dragons
4
0
Hangzhou Spark
Online
12:00 noon UTC :
Bonus wins awarded: 8 :

### Postseason

2020 playoff game log :
Asia Bracket: 2–0
Upper Round 1
September 06
Shanghai Dragons
3
1
New York Excelsior
Online
9:00 am UTC
Upper Finals
September 12
Shanghai Dragons
3
2
Seoul Dynasty
Online
11:00 am UTC :
Grand Finals Bracket: 1–2
Upper Round 1
October 8
Shanghai Dragons
3
0
Philadelphia Fusion
Online
1:00 pm UTC
Upper Finals
October 09
Shanghai Dragons
2
3
San Francisco Shock
Online
9:00 am UTC
Lower Finals
October 09
Shanghai Dragons
2
3
Seoul Dynasty
Online
1:00 pm UTC :