# 2021 Washington Justice season

The 2021 Washington Justice season will be the third season of Washington Justice's existence in the Overwatch League and the team's first full season under head coach Han "Sup7eme" Seung-jun, after he took over the position midway through their 2020 season.

## Preceding offseason
### Roster changes

Free agents :
| Position | Handle | Name | 2021 team | Date signed | Notes |
| Support | Aimgod | Kwon Min-seok | – | – | Option declined |
| Support | Ark | Hong Yeon-jun | – | – | Option declined |
| Damage | Decay | Jang Gui-un | Washington Justice | October 24 | – |
| Tank | Jjanu | Choi Hyun-woo | – | – | Option declined |
| Damage | Stitch | Lee Chung-hee | – | – | Option declined |
| Legend  Light green background indicates a player was re-signed by the Justice.  Light red background indicates a player departed from the Justice. ||||||
The Justice entered free agency with five free agents, all of which became free agents due to the Justice not exercising the option to retain the player for another year.

#### Acquisitions

The Justice's first offseason acquisition was Kim "Mag" Tae-sung, a rookie tank player coming from Overwatch Contenders Korea team RunAway, on October 24, 2020. Next, they signed Min "Jerry" Tae-hee, a hitscan damage player coming off a season with the Boston Uprising in which he had "bright moments throughout," who signed on November 9. Ten days later, the Justice signed Yoon "Bebe" Hee-chang, a support player who is an "expert Zenyatta and reliable Ana player." The following day, the team signed veteran Jung "Closer" Won-sik, a "very capable" support player who played with the Dallas Fuel in 2020. The next day, November 21, Washington signed Kim "Fury" Jun-ho, a veteran support player coming off of a top-four finish with the Philadelphia Fusion last season. The Justice's final acquisition in November came the following day with the signing of Park "Ria" Sung-wook, a tank player coming off an "impressive playoffs performance" with the Hangzhou Spark. The team's final offseason signing came in February; on February 14, 2021, they signed Kim "Assassin" Sung-won, a rookie damage player coming off of a third-place finish at Overwatch Contenders' The Gauntlet: Asia with team RunAway.

#### Departures

Four of the Justice's five free agents did not return. Damage player Lee "Stitch" Chung-hee, tank player Choi "Jjanu" Hyun-woo, and support player Kwon "Aimgod" Min-seok did not sign with a team in the offseason, while support player Hong "Ark" Yeon-jun announced his retirement in the offseason. Outside of their free agents, the Justice released tank player Gye "Roar" Chang-hoon on October 22, 2020.

## Final roster
### Transactions

Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2021 regular season:
* On May 12, tank player Park "Ria" Seong-wook retired.

## 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 24
Washington Justice
3
1
Dallas Fuel
Online
6:00 pm EDT
   Details
2
Ilios
0
4
Watchpoint: Gibraltar
5
2
Hanamura
1
4
Eichenwalde
3
Qualifier match 2
April 25
Vancouver Titans
1
3
Washington Justice
Online
6:00 pm EDT
   Details
0
Lijiang Tower
2
1
Dorado
3
3
Temple of Anubis
2
0
Blizzard World
1
Qualifier match 3
April 29
Washington Justice
3
1
Boston Uprising
Online
4:30 pm EDT
   Details
2
Busan
1
3
Volskaya Industries
2
1
King's Row
2
3
Havana
2
Qualifier match 4
April 30
Toronto Defiant
0
3
Washington Justice
Online
6:00 pm EDT
   Details
0
Oasis
2
0
Temple of Anubis
2
0
Blizzard World
1
Regional finals
May 02
Florida Mayhem
3
1
Washington Justice
Online
6:30 pm EDT
   Details
2
Oasis
1
1
Volskaya Industries
2
1
King's Row
0
1
Dorado
0 :
June Joust
Qualifier match 1
May 22
Paris Eternal
3
0
Washington Justice
Online
3:00 pm EDT
   Details
2
Ilios
1
3
Numbani
3
3
Rialto
0
2
Volskaya Industries
2
2
Lijiang Tower
0
Qualifier match 2
May 23
Washington Justice
0
3
Boston Uprising
Online
4:30 pm EDT
   Details
0
Lijiang Tower
2
1
Hollywood
2
0
Junkertown
1
Qualifier match 3
June 04
Florida Mayhem
0
3
Washington Justice
Online
6:00 pm EDT
   Details
0
Oasis
2
1
Temple of Anubis
2
1
Eichenwalde
3
Qualifier match 4
June 05
San Francisco Shock
3
2
Washington Justice
Online
6:00 pm EDT
   Details
0
Nepal
2
2
Volskaya Industries
1
3
Numbani
4
3
Rialto
1
2
Busan
1 :
Summer Showdown
Qualifier match 1
July 02
Washington Justice
0
3
Atlanta Reign
Online
4:30 pm EDT
   Details
1
Busan
2
0
Junkertown
1
2
Volskaya Industries
3
Qualifier match 2
July 04
Washington Justice
3
0
Florida Mayhem
Online
6:00 pm EDT
   Details
2
Oasis
0
3
Route 66
2
2
Temple of Anubis
1
Qualifier match 3
July 09
Washington Justice
3
0
London Spitfire
Online
3:00 pm EDT
   Details
2
Lijiang Tower
0
1
Temple of Anubis
0
3
Eichenwalde
2
Qualifier match 4
July 10
Washington Justice
3
2
Los Angeles Gladiators
Online
6:00 pm EDT
   Details
2
Nepal
1
2
Hanamura
1
3
Hollywood
4
1
Watchpoint: Gibraltar
2
2
Busan
1
Regional semifinals
July 11
Paris Eternal
2
3
Washington Justice
Online
3:00 pm EDT
   Details
2
Oasis
0
0
Hanamura
1
1
Hollywood
0
0
Route 66
1
0
Busan
2
Regional finals
July 11
Washington Justice
2
3
Dallas Fuel
Online
6:00 pm EDT
   Details
2
Lijiang Tower
1
1
Volskaya Industries
2
1
King's Row
3
2
Route 66
1
0
Nepal
2 :
Countdown Cup
Qualifier match 1
July 30
Houston Outlaws
3
0
Washington Justice
Online
4:30 pm EDT
   Details
2
Ilios
0
3
Blizzard World
2
2
Route 66
1
Qualifier match 2
August 01
Los Angeles Gladiators
3
0
Washington Justice
Online
6:00 pm EDT
   Details
2
Busan
1
3
Numbani
2
2
Rialto
1
Qualifier match 3
August 07
Toronto Defiant
3
0
Washington Justice
Online
6:00 pm EDT
   Details
2
Lijiang Tower
0
2
Havana
1
2
Hanamura
1
Qualifier match 4
August 08
Vancouver Titans
0
3
Washington Justice
Online
6:00 pm EDT
   Details
0
Nepal
2
2
Route 66
3
2
Temple of Anubis
3 :
2021 season schedule :

### Postseason

2021 playoff game log :
West Play-ins
Semifinals
September 4
Paris Eternal
0
3
Washington Justice
Online
3:00 pm EDT
   Details
0
Lijiang Tower
2
1
Temple of Anubis
2
3
Numbani
4
Finals
September 5
Washington Justice
3
2
Houston Outlaws
Online
4:30 pm EDT
   Details
1
Oasis
2
2
Temple of Anubis
1
2
Eichenwalde
3
5
Dorado
4
2
Busan
1 :
Season Playoffs
Upper round 1
September 21
Washington Justice
1
3
Dallas Fuel
Online
7:00 pm EDT
   Details
2
Lijiang Tower
1
1
Volskaya Industries
2
2
King's Row
3
3
Havana
4
Lower round 1
September 22
Washington Justice
0
3
Atlanta Reign
Online
7:00 pm EDT
   Details
0
Nepal
2
0
Temple of Anubis
2
1
King's Row
3 :