# 2020 Guangzhou Charge season

The 2020 Guangzhou Charge season was the second season of Guangzhou Charge's existence in the Overwatch League. The Charge planned to hold a league-high five homestands in the 2020 season; the firth three homestands were to be held at be held at the Foshan International Sports and Cultural Center, with the final two at Tianhe Gymnasium. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all homestand events were cancelled.

## Preceding offseason
### Roster changes

Free agents :
| Role | Player | Player | Contract status | Date signed | 2020 team |
| Role | Handle | Name | Contract status | Date signed | 2020 team |
| Tank | Bischu | Aaron Kim | Free agent | November 15 | Los Angeles Gladiators |
| Tank | Fragi | Joona Laine | Free agent | – | – |
| Tank | Hotba | Hong-Jun Choi | Free agent | November 15 | New York Excelsior |
| Legend  Re-signed/Retained by the Charge.  Departed from the Charge. ||||||
The Charge enter the new season with three free agents, six 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.
On November 11, the Charge announced the departure of several players. The team did not re-sign free agents Choi "HOTBA" Hong-jun, Joona "fragi" Laine, and Kim "Bischu" Hyung-seok. Additionally, they released Lizhen "OnlyWish" Chen, and Lee "Rise" Won-jae retired from professional Overwatch. The Charge's first acquisitions of the season were announced on November 14 with the signings of former Philadelphia Fusion support Alberto "neptuNo" González and off-tank Nam "Cr0ng" Ki-cheol, along with the promotion of Qi "Wya" Haomiao from their academy team T1w.GZA.

### Organizational changes

On October 30, the Charge announced that they had parted ways with assistant coach Rohit "Curryshot" Nathani.

## Homestand events

In August 2019, the Charge announced that they would hold a league-high five homestand events; the events would take place at Tianhe Gymnasium and the Foshan International Sports and Cultural Center. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Charge 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 Charge's first three homestands; all were to at the Foshan International Sports and Cultural Center from February 22 to 23, March 14 to 15, and March 21 to 22. 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: 14–7) :
February–April: 4–6
1
March 28
Guangzhou Charge
0
3
Shanghai Dragons
Online
8:00 am UTC
2
March 29
Guangzhou Charge
3
2
Hangzhou Spark
Online
10:00 am UTC
3
April 05
Guangzhou Charge
3
2
Chengdu Hunters
Online
10:00 am UTC
4
April 06
Guangzhou Charge
2
3
Hangzhou Spark
Online
10:00 am UTC
5
April 11
Guangzhou Charge
3
0
Vancouver Titans
Online
10:00 am UTC
6
April 12
Guangzhou Charge
0
3
Shanghai Dragons
Online
10:00 am UTC
7
April 18
Guangzhou Charge
0
3
Chengdu Hunters
Online
8:00 am UTC
8
April 19
Guangzhou Charge
3
1
Hangzhou Spark
Online
8:00 am UTC
9
April 25
Guangzhou Charge
0
3
Shanghai Dragons
Online
9:00 am UTC
10
April 26
Guangzhou Charge
0
3
New York Excelsior
Online
10:30 am UTC :
May Melee qualifiers: 4–0
11
May 02
Guangzhou Charge
3
0
Seoul Dynasty
Online
8:00 am UTC
12
May 09
Guangzhou Charge
3
1
New York Excelsior
Online
12:00 noon UTC
13
May 10
Guangzhou Charge
3
1
London Spitfire
Online
10:00 am UTC
14
May 17
Guangzhou Charge
3
2
Chengdu Hunters
Online
8:00 am UTC :
Summer Showdown qualifiers: 4–0
15
June 20
Guangzhou Charge
3
2
Seoul Dynasty
Online
8:00 am UTC
16
June 21
Guangzhou Charge
3
2
Hangzhou Spark
Online
8:00 am UTC
17
June 27
Guangzhou Charge
3
1
Chengdu Hunters
Online
8:00 am UTC
18
June 28
Guangzhou Charge
3
2
New York Excelsior
Online
12:00 noon UTC :
Countdown Cup qualifiers: 2–1
19
July 18
Guangzhou Charge
3
1
London Spitfire
Online
10:00 am UTC
20
July 25
Guangzhou Charge
0
3
New York Excelsior
Online
12:00 noon UTC
21
August 01
Guangzhou Charge
3
1
Seoul Dynasty
Online
8:00 am UTC :

### Midseason tournaments

2020 midseason tournaments game log :
May Melee: 0–1
Quarterfinals
First-round bye
Semifinals
May 24
Guangzhou Charge
2
3
Seoul Dynasty
Online
8:00 am UTC :
Summer Showdown: 3–0
Quarterfinals
July 04
Guangzhou Charge
3
0
Chengdu Hunters
Online
8:00 am UTC
Semifinals
July 05
Guangzhou Charge
3
0
New York Excelsior
Online
10:00 am UTC
Finals
July 05
Guangzhou Charge
4
2
Shanghai Dragons
Online
12:00 noon UTC :
Countdown Cup: 0–1
Quarterfinals
August 08
Guangzhou Charge
2
3
New York Excelsior
Online
12:00 noon UTC :
Bonus wins awarded: 4 :

### Postseason

2020 playoff game log :
Asia Bracket: 0–2
Upper Round 1
September 06
Guangzhou Charge
0
3
Seoul Dynasty
Online
11:00 am UTC
Lower Round 1
September 12
Guangzhou Charge
0
3
New York Excelsior
Online
9:00 am UTC :