# 2021 Philadelphia Fusion season

The 2021 Philadelphia Fusion season will be the fourth season of the Philadelphia Fusion's existence in the Overwatch League and their first under head coach Kim "NineK" Bum-hoon.

## Preceding offseason
### Roster changes

Free agents :
| Position | Handle | Name | 2021 team | Date signed | Notes |
| Support | Boombox | Isaac Charles | Young and Beautiful (OWC) | March 10 | – |
| Damage | Chipsa | Philip Graham | – | – | Option declined |
| Damage | Eqo | Josue Corona | Philadelphia Fusion | November 18 | Option declined |
| Tank | Fury | Kim Jun-ho | Washington Justice | November 21 | – |
| Damage | Ivy | Lee Seung-hyun | New York Excelsior | December 22 | – |
| Tank | Poko | Gael Gouzerch | Philadelphia Fusion | November 17 | Option declined |
| Tank | Sado | Kim Su-min | Toronto Defiant | November 21 | Option declined |
| Legend  Light green background indicates a player was re-signed by the Fusion.  Light red background indicates a player departed from the Fusion. ||||||
The Fusion entered free agency with seven free agents, four of which became free agents due to the team not exercising the option to retain the player for another year.

#### Acquisitions

The Fusion's first offseason acquisition was Kim "Mano" Dong-gyu, a veteran tank player coming from the New York Excelsior who signed on November 2, 2020. The Fusion next signed Niclas "Shockwave" Jensen, a second-year damage playing who played for the Vancouver Titans in mid-2020, on November 23. Philadelphia did not pick up another player until 2021; on March 15, they signed Kim "Rascal" Dong-jun, a veteran damage player coming off back-to-back Grand Finals championships with the San Francisco Shock. The Fusion next signed Choi "Hotba" Hong-jun, a tank player from the Excelsior who was a part of the Fusion's 2018 Grand Finals team, on April 7. One day later, they signed Yang "Tobi" Jin-mo, a veteran support player coming off a Grand Finals appearance with the Seoul Dynasty in 2020.

#### Departures

Five of the Fusion's seven free agents did not return, four of which signed with other teams, beginning with tank players Kim "Fury" Jun-ho and Kim "Sado" Su-min, who signed with the Washington Justice and Toronto Defiant, respectively, on November 21, 2020. The Fusion lost damage player Lee "Ivy" Seung-hyun on December 22 after he signed with the New York Excelsior. Support player Isaac "Boombox" Charles signed with Overwatch Contenders team Young and Beautiful on March 10, 2021. The Fusion's final free agent, damage player Philip "Chipsa" Graham did not sign with a team in the offseason. Outside of free agency, the Fusion transferred damage player Jeong "Heesu" Hee-su to the Toronto Defiant on November 23, 2020.

## Regular season
### May Melee

The Fusion began their 2021 season on April 17, with a 3–1 win over the Seoul Dynasty in the May Melee qualifiers. In their following match, they swept the Los Angeles Valiant 3–0.

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | PCT | MW | ML | MT | MD | Qualification |
| 1 | Shanghai Dragons | 16 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 0.750 | 38 | 19 | 2 | +19 | Advance to season playoffs |
| 2 | Chengdu Hunters | 16 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 0.688 | 38 | 22 | 2 | +16 | Advance to season playoffs |
| 3 | Seoul Dynasty | 16 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 0.750 | 40 | 22 | 0 | +18 | Advance to play-ins |
| 4 | Philadelphia Fusion | 16 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 0.625 | 37 | 24 | 3 | +13 | Advance to play-ins |
| 5 | Hangzhou Spark | 16 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0.438 | 32 | 31 | 0 | +1 | Advance to play-ins |
| 6 | New York Excelsior | 16 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0.438 | 29 | 32 | 0 | −3 | |
| 7 | Guangzhou Charge | 16 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0.313 | 20 | 38 | 4 | −18 | |
| 8 | Los Angeles Valiant | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0.000 | 2 | 48 | 1 | −46 | |

## Game log
### Regular season

2021 game log :
May Melee
Qualifier match 1
April 17
Philadelphia Fusion
3
1
Seoul Dynasty
Online
8:00 am EDT
   Details
2
Oasis
1
4
Blizzard World
3
2
Dorado
3
3
Temple of Anubis
2
Qualifier match 2
April 18
Philadelphia Fusion
3
0
Los Angeles Valiant
Online
8:00 am EDT
   Details
2
Busan
1
3
Eichenwalde
2
3
Watchpoint: Gibraltar
2
Qualifier match 3
April 24
Philadelphia Fusion
3
1
Hangzhou Spark
Online
6:30 am EDT
   Details
1
Lijiang Tower
2
3
Watchpoint: Gibraltar
2
2
Hanamura
1
2
Eichenwalde
1
Qualifier match 4
April 25
Chengdu Hunters
1
3
Philadelphia Fusion
Online
6:30 am EDT
   Details
1
Ilios
2
0
Havana
1
3
Volskaya Industries
2
2
King's Row
3
Regional finals
May 02
Shanghai Dragons
3
2
Philadelphia Fusion
Online
5:00 am EDT
   Details
2
Nepal
1
2
Volskaya Industries
2
1
Eichenwalde
2
0
Havana
1
2
Ilios
1
5
Watchpoint: Gibraltar
4 :
June Joust
Qualifier match 1
May 22
New York Excelsior
3
1
Philadelphia Fusion
Online
8:00 am EDT
   Details
2
Lijiang Tower
0
3
Numbani
0
2
Rialto
3
2
Volskaya Industries
0
Qualifier match 2
May 23
Philadelphia Fusion
1
3
Chengdu Hunters
Online
8:00 am EDT
   Details
0
Busan
2
1
Eichenwalde
2
2
Dorado
1
1
Temple of Anubis
1
0
Ilios
2
Qualifier match 3
June 04
Guangzhou Charge
0
3
Philadelphia Fusion
Online
5:00 am EDT
   Details
Hosted by Hangzhou Spark
0
Oasis
2
3
Hanamura
3
1
Hollywood
3
1
Junkertown
3
Qualifier match 4
June 05
Los Angeles Valiant
1
3
Philadelphia Fusion
Online
5:00 am EDT
   Details
Hosted by Hangzhou Spark
0
Nepal
2
1
Volskaya Industries
2
1
Numbani
0
1
Rialto
2 :
Summer Showdown
Qualifier match 1
July 03
Philadelphia Fusion
3
0
Guangzhou Charge
Online
5:00 am EDT
   Details
2
Ilios
0
3
Watchpoint: Gibraltar
2
2
Hanamura
2
3
Hollywood
2
Qualifier match 2
July 04
Philadelphia Fusion
0
3
Shanghai Dragons
Online
6:30 am EDT
   Details
1
Lijiang Tower
2
2
Junkertown
3
1
Volskaya Industries
2
Qualifier match 3
July 09
Chengdu Hunters
3
2
Philadelphia Fusion
Online
6:30 am EDT
   Details
Hosted by Shanghai Dragons
0
Nepal
2
2
Volskaya Industries
3
3
King's Row
2
3
Junkertown
2
2
Busan
0
Qualifier match 4
July 10
New York Excelsior
3
1
Philadelphia Fusion
Online
5:00 am EDT
   Details
2
Busan
1
2
Temple of Anubis
1
2
Eichenwalde
3
2
Route 66
1 :
Countdown Cup
Qualifier match 1
July 31
Philadelphia Fusion
3
0
Shanghai Dragons
Online
8:00 am EDT
   Details
2
Busan
0
1
Numbani
0
2
Rialto
1
Qualifier match 2
August 01
Hangzhou Spark
1
3
Philadelphia Fusion
Online
8:00 am EDT
   Details
2
Nepal
1
1
Blizzard World
2
0
Route 66
3
1
Temple of Anubis
2
Qualifier match 3
August 07
New York Excelsior
1
3
Philadelphia Fusion
Online
5:00 am EDT
   Details
1
Lijiang Tower
2
0
Route 66
3
2
Hanamura
1
2
Numbani
3
Qualifier match 4
August 08
Philadelphia Fusion
2
3
Seoul Dynasty
Online
5:00 am EDT
   Details
2
Oasis
0
3
Havana
0
2
Volskaya Industries
3
2
King's Row
3
0
Nepal
2
Regional finals
August 15
Seoul Dynasty
3
1
Philadelphia Fusion
Online
6:59 am EDT
   Details
2
Busan
0
3
Volskaya Industries
3
2
Blizzard World
3
1
Rialto
0
2
Ilios
1 :
2021 season schedule :

### Postseason

2021 playoff game log :
East Play-ins
Semifinals
September 5
Hangzhou Spark
1
3
Philadelphia Fusion
Online
5:05 am EDT
   Details
2
Oasis
1
2
Volskaya Industries
3
1
King's Row
2
0
Route 66
1
Finals
September 5
Philadelphia Fusion
3
1
Seoul Dynasty
Online
7:02 am EDT
   Details
2
Busan
0
0
Hanamura
1
6
Numbani
5
2
Dorado
1 :
Season Playoffs
Upper round 1
September 21
Philadelphia Fusion
1
3
Los Angeles Gladiators
Online
8:30 pm PDT
   Details
0
Ilios
2
2
Temple of Anubis
1
2
King's Row
3
1
Havana
3
Lower round 1
September 22
Philadelphia Fusion
2
3
San Francisco Shock
Online
8:30 pm PDT
   Details
1
Nepal
2
3
Volskaya Industries
2
3
King's Row
4
3
Route 66
2
0
Ilios
2 :