# 2020 Hangzhou Spark season

The 2020 Hangzhou Spark season was the second season of Hangzhou Spark's existence in the Overwatch League and their second season under head coach Lee "Mask" Mu-ho. The Spark planned on hosting two homestand events in the 2020 season, taking place at the Hangzhou Grand Theatre and Wuzhen Grand Theatre; however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all homestand events were cancelled by the league.

## Preceding offseason
### Organizational changes

In late October, the Spark announced that they had parted ways with assistant coach Han "Sup7eme" Seung-jun. The team signed former Florida Mayhem assistant coach Jung "yeah" Young-su as an assistant coach in mid-November.

### Roster changes

The Spark enter the new season with no free agents, four players which they have the option to retain for another year, and eight players under contract. The OWL's deadline to exercise a team option was November 11, after which any players not retained became a free agent. Free agency officially began on October 7. The Spark's first departure of the offseason was on November 11, when the team released flex support An "Revenge" Hyeong-Geun. On November 23, it was announced that tank player Jeong "NoSmite" Da-Un had signed to the Paris Eternal. The Spark promoted support players Liu "M1ka" Jiming and Tong "Coldest" Xiaodong from their academy team Bilibili Gaming on January 14.

## Homestand events

In August 2019, the Spark announced that they would hold two homestand events, with the first at the Hangzhou Theatre from February 29 to March 1, 2020, and the second at the Wuzhen Grand Theatre from June 21 to 22, 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league cancelled all February and March matches planned in China, which cancelled the Spark's first homestand at the Hangzhou Theatre. 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.

## Roster
### Transactions

Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2020 regular season:
* On February 13, the Spark signed damage player Chon "Ado" Gi-hyeon.

## 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: 10–11) :
February–March: 4–5
1
March 28
Hangzhou Spark
3
2
Chengdu Hunters
Online
9:30 am UTC
2
March 29
Hangzhou Spark
2
3
Guangzhou Charge
Online
10:00 am UTC
3
April 05
Hangzhou Spark
0
3
Shanghai Dragons
Online
8:00 am UTC
4
April 06
Hangzhou Spark
3
2
Guangzhou Charge
Online
10:00 am UTC
5
April 11
Hangzhou Spark
3
0
Chengdu Hunters
Online
8:00 am UTC
6
April 18
Hangzhou Spark
0
3
Shanghai Dragons
Online
10:00 am UTC
7
April 19
Hangzhou Spark
1
3
Guangzhou Charge
Online
8:00 am UTC
8
April 25
Hangzhou Spark
0
3
Seoul Dynasty
Online
8:00 am UTC
9
April 26
Hangzhou Spark
3
1
Chengdu Hunters
Online
8:00 am UTC :
May Melee qualifiers: 2–2
10
May 03
Hangzhou Spark
3
0
Seoul Dynasty
Online
8:00 am UTC
11
May 10
Hangzhou Spark
0
3
Shanghai Dragons
Online
8:00 am UTC
12
May 16
Hangzhou Spark
1
3
New York Excelsior
Online
12:00 noon UTC
13
May 17
Hangzhou Spark
3
0
London Spitfire
Online
10:00 am UTC :
Summer Showdown qualifiers: 1–3
14
June 20
Hangzhou Spark
3
2
New York Excelsior
Online
12:00 noon UTC
15
June 21
Hangzhou Spark
2
3
Guangzhou Charge
Online
8:00 am UTC
16
June 27
Hangzhou Spark
0
3
London Spitfire
Online
12:00 noon UTC
17
June 28
Hangzhou Spark
0
3
Shanghai Dragons
Online
8:00 am UTC :
Countdown Cup qualifiers: 2–1
18
July 18
Hangzhou Spark
3
0
Seoul Dynasty
Online
8:00 am UTC
19
July 26
Hangzhou Spark
0
3
Chengdu Hunters
Online
8:00 am UTC
20
August 01
Hangzhou Spark
3
0
London Spitfire
Online
10:00 am UTC :
August: 1–0
21
August 22
Hangzhou Spark
3
0
Seoul Dynasty
Online
8:00 am UTC :

### Midseason tournaments

2020 midseason tournaments game log :
May Melee: 0–1
Quarterfinals
May 23
Hangzhou Spark
0
3
Seoul Dynasty
Online
8:00 am UTC :
Summer Showdown: 0–1
Quarterfinals
July 04
Hangzhou Spark
0
3
New York Excelsior
Online
12:00 noon UTC :
Countdown Cup: 2–1
Quarterfinals
August 08
Hangzhou Spark
3
2
Seoul Dynasty
Online
10:00 am UTC
Semifinals
August 09
Hangzhou Spark
3
1
Chengdu Hunters
Online
10:00 am UTC
Finals
August 09
Hangzhou Spark
0
4
Shanghai Dragons
Online
12:00 noon UTC :
Bonus wins awarded: 2 :

### Postseason

2020 playoff game log :
Asia Play-ins: 0–1
Round 1
First-round bye
Round 2
September 05
Hangzhou Spark
0
3
Seoul Dynasty
Online
11:00 am UTC :