# 2021 Paris Eternal season

The 2021 Paris Eternal season will be the third season of Paris Eternal's existence in the Overwatch League and their first under head coach Zouheir "GetAmazed" Baba.

## Preceding offseason
### Roster changes

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

#### Acquisitions

The Eternal announced the signing of six players on 9 December 2020. Amongst the signings were damage players Nikolai "Naga" Dereli, a rookie coming from Overwatch Contenders team Obey Alliance, and Stefan "Onigod" Fisherstrand, who spent four months with the Dallas Fuel in the previous season. The tank players signed were Daniel "Daan" Scheltema, a rookie main tank player with Overwatch Contenders team Revival, and Elliot "ELLIVOTE" Vaneryd, an off-tank player who had been in the league previously and most recently competed with Contenders team New Kings. The support players signed were Alberto "neptuNo" Gonzalez, a veteran player in the league coming from the Guangzhou Charge, and Emir "Kaan" Okumus, a rookie coming from Contenders team Obey Alliance. The team's only other acquisition of the offseason was Samir "Tsuna" Ikram, a damage player who had played for the Vancouver Titans for five months in the 2020 season, who was signed on 18 December.

#### Departures

None of the Eternal's six free agents returned, five of which signed with other teams, beginning with support player Kwon "Fielder" Jun signing with the Dallas Fuel on 27 October 2020. In December, two more players were signed to new teams: tank player Benjamin "Benbest" Dieulafait was signed to Overwatch Contenders team Young and Beautiful on 10 December, and damage player Terence "Soon" Tarlier was signed to the Boston Uprising on 16 December. Two more players signed to new teams on 10 March: damage player Nicolas "NicoGDH" Moret signed with Overwatch Contenders team Young and Beautiful, and Eoghan "Smex" O'Neill signed with Contenders team Ex Oblivione. The Eternal's final free agent, tank player Jeong "Nosmite" Da-un did not sign with a team in the offseason.
Outside of free agency, the Eternal transferred several players to new teams, beginning with damage players Kim "SP9RK1E" Young-han and Choi "Hanbin" Han-been transferring to the Dallas Fuel on 23 October. They then transferred support player Brice "FDGod" Monsçavoir to the San Francisco Shock on 12 November. The final transfer of the season was damage player Jung "Xzi" Ki-hyo also transferring to the Fuel on 14 November.

## Final roster
### Transactions

Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2021 regular season:
* On 6 May, the Eternal released support Alberto "neptuNo" González.
* On 10 May, the Eternal signed support Arthur "Dridro" Szanto.
* On 2 June, tank Elliot "ELLIVOTE" Vaneryd retired.
* On 2 June, the Eternal signed tank Ilari "Vestola" Vestola.

## 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
23 April
Paris Eternal
3
1
Vancouver Titans
Online
9:00 pm CET
   Details
0
Oasis
2
2
Watchpoint: Gibraltar
1
6
Hanamura
5
3
Eichenwalde
2
Qualifier match 2
24 April
Houston Outlaws
3
1
Paris Eternal
Online
9:00 pm CET
   Details
2
Nepal
0
4
Havana
5
3
Volskaya Industries
2
4
King's Row
3
Qualifier match 3
29 April
Paris Eternal
0
3
Atlanta Reign
Online
9:00 pm CET
   Details
1
Busan
2
2
Hanamura
3
2
Eichenwalde
3
Qualifier match 4
1 May
Florida Mayhem
3
1
Paris Eternal
Online
9:00 pm CET
   Details
2
Lijiang Tower
0
0
Temple of Anubis
1
2
Blizzard World
1
2
Dorado
1 :
June Joust
Qualifier match 1
21 May
Paris Eternal
1
3
Toronto Defiant
Online
9:00 pm CET
   Details
0
Busan
2
3
Eichenwalde
1
2
Dorado
3
1
Temple of Anubis
2
Qualifier match 2
22 May
Paris Eternal
3
0
Washington Justice
Online
9:00 pm CET
   Details
2
Ilios
1
3
Numbani
3
3
Rialto
0
2
Volskaya Industries
2
2
Lijiang Tower
0
Qualifier match 3
3 June
Boston Uprising
2
3
Paris Eternal
Online
9:00 pm CET
   Details
2
Nepal
1
1
Volskaya Industries
2
1
Numbani
0
1
Rialto
3
1
Busan
2
Qualifier match 4
5 June
Paris Eternal
1
3
Los Angeles Gladiators
Online
9:00 pm CET
   Details
0
Lijiang Tower
2
3
Hanamura
2
0
Hollywood
3
2
Junkertown
3 :
Summer Showdown
Qualifier match 1
25 June
London Spitfire
1
3
Paris Eternal
Online
9:00 pm CET
   Details
2
Busan
0
0
Hollywood
1
1
Watchpoint: Gibraltar
3
1
Hanamura
2
Qualifier match 2
27 June
Los Angeles Gladiators
2
3
Paris Eternal
Online
9:00 pm CET
   Details
2
Oasis
0
2
Eichenwalde
1
2
Route 66
3
1
Temple of Anubis
2
0
Nepal
2
Qualifier match 3
2 July
Paris Eternal
1
3
San Francisco Shock
Online
9:00 pm CET
   Details
1
Nepal
2
2
Watchpoint: Gibraltar
3
4
Hanamura
3
3
Hollywood
4
Qualifier match 4
3 July
Paris Eternal
3
0
Vancouver Titans
Online
9:00 pm CET
   Details
2
Lijiang Tower
0
3
Junkertown
0
2
Volskaya Industries
1
Regional semifinals
11 July
Paris Eternal
2
3
Washington Justice
Online
9:00 pm CET
   Details
2
Oasis
0
0
Hanamura
1
1
Hollywood
0
0
Route 66
1
0
Busan
2 :
Countdown Cup
Qualifier match 1
30 July
Dallas Fuel
2
3
Paris Eternal
Online
9:00 pm CET
   Details
1
Lijiang Tower
2
5
Blizzard World
4
0
Havana
3
2
Temple of Anubis
1
1
Oasis
2
Qualifier match 2
31 July
Boston Uprising
3
1
Paris Eternal
Online
9:00 pm CET
   Details
2
Ilios
0
0
King's Row
3
2
Rialto
1
3
Volskaya Industries
2
Qualifier match 3
12 August
Paris Eternal
2
3
Toronto Defiant
Online
9:00 pm CET
   Details
1
Oasis
2
2
Volskaya Industries
3
6
King's Row
5
3
Route 66
2
1
Nepal
2
Qualifier match 4
13 August
London Spitfire
0
3
Paris Eternal
Online
9:00 pm CET
   Details
0
Busan
2
0
Hanamura
2
0
Numbani
2
Regional semifinals
15 August
Paris Eternal
2
3
Toronto Defiant
Online
9:00 pm CET
   Details
2
Lijiang Tower
1
0
Volskaya Industries
1
1
Blizzard World
2
3
Rialto
2
1
Oasis
2 :
2021 season schedule :

### Postseason

2021 playoff game log :
West Play-ins
Semifinals
4 September
Paris Eternal
0
3
Washington Justice
Online
9:00 pm CET
   Details
0
Lijiang Tower
2
1
Temple of Anubis
2
3
Numbani
4 :