# 2021 Los Angeles Gladiators season

The 2021 Los Angeles Gladiators season will be the fourth season of Los Angeles Gladiators's existence in the Overwatch League and their fourth season under head coach David "dpei" Pei.

## Preceding offseason
### Roster changes

The Gladiators entered free agency with six free agents, four of which became free agents due to the Gladiators not exercising the option to retain the player for another year.

#### Acquisitions

The Gladiators' first offseason acquisition was Kim "MuZe" Young-hun, a rookie tank player that competed with Paris Eternal's Overwatch Contenders academy team Eternal Academy the previous season, who was signed on November 8, 2020. The next day, they signed Kim "Shu" Jin-seo, a support player that was a "strong presence at the flex support position" with the Guangzhou Charge for the previous two seasons. The Gladiators bolstered their support position on November 12 with the signing of Grant "Moth" Espe, a support player coming off back-to-back Overwatch League championships with the San Francisco Shock and who is considered as one of the best main support players in the world. The team's final acquisition of the offseason was Kim "Skewed" Min-seok, a rookie flex support player from Overwatch Contenders Korea team OZ Gaming who was signed on December 4.

#### Departures

None of the Gladiators' free agents returned, two of which signed with other teams, beginning with tank player Son "OGE" Min-seok signing with the Florida Mayhem on December 11, 2020. Tank player Roni "LHCloudy" Tiihonen signed with Overwatch Contenders team Revival on March 11. Three of the Gladiators free agents announced their retirements in the offseason: damage player Jason "Jaru" White, support player Benjamin "BigGoose" Isohanni, and support player Jonas "Shaz" Suovaara. Tank player Aaron "Bischu" Kim did not sign with a team in the offseason.

## Regular season
### May Melee

The Gladiators began their 2021 season on April 16, playing against the San Francisco Shock in the May Melee qualifiers. They lost their season opener against the Shock 1–3 despite taking an early lead after winning the first map. They lost their next game against the Dallas Fuel 1–3, unable to adjust to the Fuel's off-meta team compositions throughout the match.

## 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 16
Los Angeles Gladiators
1
3
San Francisco Shock
Online
1:30 pm PDT
   Details
2
Ilios
1
3
Eichenwalde
4
1
Watchpoint: Gibraltar
3
1
Lijang Tower
2
Qualifier match 2
April 17
Dallas Fuel
3
1
Los Angeles Gladiators
Online
3:00 pm PDT
   Details
2
Lijiang Tower
1
4
Blizzard World
3
2
Dorado
3
2
Temple of Anubis
1
Qualifier match 3
April 23
Los Angeles Gladiators
3
0
London Spitfire
Online
1:30 pm PDT
   Details
2
Busan
0
3
Havana
1
2
Volskaya Industries
1
Qualifier match 4
April 24
Boston Uprising
0
3
Los Angeles Gladiators
Online
1:30 pm PDT
   Details
1
Oasis
2
2
Watchpoint: Gibraltar
3
1
Hanamura
2 :
June Joust
Qualifier match 1
May 28
Los Angeles Gladiators
3
0
Vancouver Titans
Online
1:30 pm PDT
   Details
2
Ilios
0
3
Junkertown
2
3
Hanamura
2
Qualifier match 2
May 29
Atlanta Reign
1
3
Los Angeles Gladiators
Online
3:00 pm PDT
   Details
1
Busan
2
3
Rialto
4
1
Volskaya Industries
0
2
Numbani
3
Qualifier match 3
June 04
Boston Uprising
1
3
Los Angeles Gladiators
Online
12:00 noon PDT
   Details
2
Oasis
0
1
Temple of Anubis
2
1
Eichenwalde
2
1
Dorado
2
Qualifier match 4
June 05
Paris Eternal
1
3
Los Angeles Gladiators
Online
12:00 noon PDT
   Details
0
Lijiang Tower
2
3
Hanamura
2
0
Hollywood
3
2
Junkertown
3
Regional finals
June 06
Dallas Fuel
3
1
Los Angeles Gladiators
Online
2:30 pm PDT
   Details
2
Oasis
1
3
Hanamura
2
0
Hollywood
1
3
Junkertown
2 :
Summer Showdown
Qualifier match 1
June 25
Los Angeles Gladiators
3
2
San Francisco Shock
Online
1:30 pm PDT
   Details
2
Ilios
0
3
King's Row
4
1
Junkertown
2
2
Volskaya Industries
1
2
Lijiang Tower
0
Qualifier match 2
June 27
Los Angeles Gladiators
2
3
Paris Eternal
Online
12:00 noon PDT
   Details
2
Oasis
0
2
Eichenwalde
1
2
Route 66
3
1
Temple of Anubis
2
0
Nepal
2
Qualifier match 3
July 09
Los Angeles Gladiators
3
0
Toronto Defiant
Online
1:30 pm PDT
   Details
2
Lijiang Tower
1
5
Temple of Anubis
4
1
Eichenwalde
0
Qualifier match 4
July 10
Washington Justice
3
2
Los Angeles Gladiators
Online
3:00 pm PDT
   Details
2
Nepal
1
2
Hanamura
1
3
Hollywood
4
1
Watchpoint: Gibraltar
2
2
Busan
1
Regional semifinals
July 11
Los Angeles Gladiators
3
0
Boston Uprising
Online
1:30 pm PDT
   Details
2
Ilios
0
2
Hanamura
0
4
King's Row
3
Regional finals
July 11
Los Angeles Gladiators
2
3
Atlanta Reign
Online
4:50 pm PDT
   Details
0
Lijiang Tower
2
1
Temple of Anubis
0
0
King's Row
1
1
Watchpoint: Gibraltar
0
1
Nepal
2 :
Countdown Cup
Qualifier match 1
July 31
Atlanta Reign
3
2
Los Angeles Gladiators
Online
1:30 pm PDT
   Details
2
Lijiang Tower
1
1
Blizzard World
2
3
Route 66
2
1
Temple of Anubis
2
2
Oasis
0
Qualifier match 2
August 01
Los Angeles Gladiators
3
0
Washington Justice
Online
3:00 pm PDT
   Details
2
Busan
1
3
Numbani
2
2
Rialto
1
Qualifier match 3
August 13
Florida Mayhem
1
3
Los Angeles Gladiators
Online
3:00 pm PDT
   Details
0
Ilios
2
0
Temple of Anubis
1
3
King's Row
2
2
Rialto
3
Qualifier match 4
August 14
Los Angeles Gladiators
3
0
Houston Outlaws
Online
1:30 pm PDT
   Details
2
Oasis
0
2
Hanamura
0
2
Numbani
1
Regional finals
August 15
San Francisco Shock
2
3
Los Angeles Gladiators
Online
5:15 pm PDT
   Details
0
Ilios
2
2
Hanamura
1
3
Blizzard World
2
2
Havana
3
1
Oasis
2
Tournament first round
August 19
Los Angeles Gladiators
3
2
Chengdu Hunters
Online
7:30 pm PDT
   Details
0
Ilios
2
2
Temple of Anubis
1
3
King's Row
2
0
Route 66
1
2
Oasis
0
Upper finals
August 20
Los Angeles Gladiators
3
0
Atlanta Reign
Online
6:00 pm PDT
   Details
2
Oasis
0
4
Hanamura
2
3
King's Row
0
Grand finals
August 21
Chengdu Hunters
3
4
Los Angeles Gladiators
Online
6:00 pm PDT
   Details
2
Oasis
0
0
Temple of Anubis
1
2
Numbani
3
2
Route 66
3
2
Ilios
0
3
King's Row
2
1
Havana
2 :
2021 season schedule :

### Postseason

2021 playoff game log :
Season Playoffs
Upper round 1
September 21
Philadelphia Fusion
1
3
Los Angeles Gladiators
Online
5:30 pm PDT
   Details
0
Ilios
2
2
Temple of Anubis
1
2
King's Row
3
1
Havana
3
Upper round 2
September 22
Los Angeles Gladiators
1
3
Shanghai Dragons
Online
8:30 pm PDT
   Details
0
Ilios
2
2
Hanamura
0
0
Numbani
1
0
Havana
1
Lower round 2
September 23
Atlanta Reign
3
2
Los Angeles Gladiators
Online
4:00 pm PDT
   Details
0
Ilios
2
3
Hanamura
2
5
King's Row
4
1
Dorado
2
2
Nepal
0 :