# 2020 Washington Justice season

The 2020 Washington Justice season was the second season of Washington Justice's existence in the Overwatch League. The Justice planned to host a league-high five homestand weekends in the 2020 season; the first three would take place at The Anthem, while the second two would be at the Entertainment and Sports Arena. While the first two homestands at took place, all other homestand events were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On June 5, the Justice parted ways with head coach Seetoh "JohnGalt" Jian Qing. On June 17, Washington promoted assistant coach Han "Sup7eme" Seung-jun to head coach. After finishing the regular season with a 4–17 record, the Justice swept both the Vancouver Titans and Dallas Fuel in the North America play-in tournament to qualify to the season playoffs. In their first match in the North America bracket, Washington squandered an early 2–0 lead over the San Francisco Shock and lost by a score of 2–3, sending them to the lower bracket. The following day, on September 6, the Justice swept the third-seeded Paris Eternal, 3–0. Washington continued their playoff run, taking down the fourth-seeded Florida Mayhem on September 11 and needing one more win to qualify for the Grand Finals Bracket. However, the team fell to the top-seeded Philadelphia Fusion the following day by a score of 0–3, ending their playoff run.

## Preceding offseason
### Organizational changes

In late September 2019, the Justice parted ways with their entire coaching staff from their inaugural season, including head coach Kim "WizardHyeong" Hyeong-seok. The team signed Seetoh "JohnGalt" Jian Qing, who was an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Gladiators, as their new head coach in October. Washington added two more coaches to their staff on November 8, with the hiring of former Hangzhou Spark assistant coach Han "Sup7eme" Seung-jun as a development coach and former XL2 Academy coach Lee "Wiz" Hae-joon as a strategic coach. A month later, on December 5, the Justice signed former Houston Outlaws support player Chris "Bani" Banell as an assistant coach.

### Roster changes

Free agents :
| Role | Player | Player | Contract status | Date signed | 2020 team |
| Role | Handle | Name | Contract status | Date signed | 2020 team |
| Damage | Ado | Gi-Hyeon Chon | Free agent | – | – |
| Support | Ark | Yeon-Jun Hong | Free agent | October 31 | Washington Justice |
| Support | Hyeonu | Hyeon-Woo Jo | Free agent | – | – |
| Tank | Janus | Joon-Hwa Song | Free agent | – | – |
| Tank | Sansam | Hyang-Gi Kim | Free agent | – | – |
| Support | Sleepy | Nikola Andrews | Free agent | – | – |
| Legend  Re-signed/Retained by the Justice.  Departed from the Justice. ||||||
The Justice enter the new season with six free agents, two 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 Justice's first offseason acquisition was on October 18, when they agreed to acquire main tank Gye "rOar" Chang-hoon from the Los Angeles Gladiators, pending approval from the league. The team made their first signing on October 23 in flex DPS Lee "TTuba" Ho-sung. On November 7, Washington signed former Boston Uprising flex support Kwon "AimGod" Min-seok.

#### Departures

On October 7, the Justice announced that they would not re-sign free agents main tank Song "Janus" Joon-hwa, off-tank Kim "SanSam" Hyang-gi, DPS Chon "Ado" Gi-Hyeon, and support Jo "Hyeonu" Hyeon-woo. Days later, they announced that they would not re-sign support Nikola "Sleepy" Andrews, and they would not exercise their option to retain flex support Mun "Gido" Gi-do.

## Roster
### Transactions

Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2020 regular season:
* On May 8, DPS Corey "Corey" Nigra and DPS Ethan "Stratus" Yankel retired.
* On May 16, the Justice signed DPS Lee "Stitch" Choong-hui and tank Choi "JJANU" Hyeon-woo on 14-day contracts.
* On May 22, the Justice signed tank Choi "JJANU" Hyeon-woo to a long-term contract.
* On June 1, the Justice signed DPS Lee "Stitch" Choong-hui to a long-term contract.
* On June 4, the Justice released tank Elliot "ELLIVOTE" Vaneryd.
* On August 12, the Justice signed DPS Jang "Decay" Gui-un.
* On September 1, the Justice released tank Lukas "LullSiSH" Wiklund.

## 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: 4–17) :
February–April: 2–8
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
Washington Justice
3
0
Houston Outlaws
Philadelphia, PA
4:00 pm EST
The Met Philadelphia
Hosted by Philadelphia Fusion
2
Lijiang Tower
0
3
Junkertown
1
3
King's Row
2
3
February 22
Paris Eternal
3
1
Washington Justice
Washington, DC
7:00 pm EST
The Anthem
Hosted by Washington Justice
2
Ilios
1
1
Temple of Anubis
2
2
Junkertown
1
3
Blizzard World
2
4
February 23
London Spitfire
3
2
Washington Justice
Washington, DC
7:00 pm EST
The Anthem
Hosted by Washington Justice
0
Oasis
2
1
Hanamura
2
1
Dorado
0
3
Blizzard World
0
2
Nepal
1
5
March 07
Boston Uprising
1
3
Washington Justice
Washington, DC
7:00 pm EST
The Anthem
Hosted by Washington Justice
2
Busan
0
1
Havana
2
2
Eichenwalde
3
1
Horizon Lunar Colony
2
6
March 08
New York Excelsior
3
1
Washington Justice
Washington, DC
5:00 pm EDT
The Anthem
Hosted by Washington Justice
0
Nepal
2
3
Dorado
2
3
King's Row
1
1
Horizon Lunar Colony
0
7
April 04
Washington Justice
1
3
Toronto Defiant
Online
8:00 pm UTC
8
April 05
Washington Justice
0
3
Philadelphia Fusion
Online
10:00 pm UTC
9
April 12
Washington Justice
0
3
Dallas Fuel
Online
12:00 midnight UTC
10
April 16
Washington Justice
0
3
Atlanta Reign
Online
11:00 pm UTC :
May Melee qualifiers: 1–2
11
May 02
Washington Justice
0
3
Dallas Fuel
Online
7:00 pm UTC
12
May 09
Washington Justice
3
1
Vancouver Titans
Online
9:00 pm UTC
13
May 16
Washington Justice
1
3
Florida Mayhem
Online
9:00 pm UTC :
Summer Showdown qualifiers: 0–3
14
June 14
Washington Justice
0
3
Los Angeles Valiant
Online
11:00 pm UTC
15
June 21
Washington Justice
0
3
San Francisco Shock
Online
10:25 pm UTC
16
June 28
Washington Justice
1
3
Los Angeles Gladiators
Online
1:00 am UTC :
Countdown Cup qualifiers: 1–3
17
July 18
Washington Justice
0
3
Toronto Defiant
Online
9:00 pm UTC
18
July 25
Washington Justice
0
3
Florida Mayhem
Online
9:00 pm UTC
19
July 26
Washington Justice
3
1
Houston Outlaws
Online
11:00 pm UTC
20
August 01
Washington Justice
1
3
Paris Eternal
Online
7:00 pm UTC :
August: 0–1
21
August 22
Washington Justice
0
3
San Francisco Shock
Online
7:00 pm UTC :

### Midseason tournaments

2020 midseason tournaments game log :
May Melee: 0–1
Knockouts
May 22
Washington Justice
0
3
Los Angeles Gladiators
Online
10:00 pm UTC :
Summer Showdown: 2–1
Qualifier match
June 28
Washington Justice
3
1
Boston Uprising
Online
11:30 pm UTC
Knockouts
July 04
Washington Justice
3
1
Los Angeles Gladiators
Online
1:00 am UTC
Quarterfinals
July 04
Washington Justice
0
3
San Francisco Shock
Online
11:00 pm UTC :
Countdown Cup: 0–1
Knockouts
August 07
Washington Justice
2
3
Dallas Fuel
Online
11:00 pm UTC :
Bonus wins awarded: 0 :

### Postseason

2020 playoff game log :
North America Play-ins: 2–0
Round 1
September 03
Washington Justice
3
0
Vancouver Titans
Online
9:10 pm UTC
Round 2
September 04
Washington Justice
3
0
Dallas Fuel
Online
11:00 pm UTC :
North America Bracket: 3–2
Upper Round 1
September 05
Washington Justice
2
3
San Francisco Shock
Online
11:00 pm UTC
Lower Round 1
September 06
Washington Justice
3
0
Paris Eternal
Online
9:00 pm UTC
Lower Round 2
September 11
Washington Justice
3
1
Los Angeles Valiant
Online
9:00 pm UTC
Lower Round 3
September 12
Washington Justice
3
0
Florida Mayhem
Online
9:00 pm UTC
Lower Finals
September 13
Washington Justice
0
3
Philadelphia Fusion
Online
7:00 pm UTC :