# 2020 Vancouver Titans season

The 2020 Vancouver Titans season was the second season of Vancouver Titans's existence in the Overwatch League. The team entered the season as the defending Pacific Conference (previously titled Pacific Division) champions looking to bounce back after their 2019 Grand Finals loss to the San Francisco Shock. The Titans planned to host two homestand weekends in the 2020 season at the Rogers Arena in Downtown Vancouver, but all homestand events were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On April 30, the Titans parted ways with head coach Hwang "paJion" Ji-sub. Vancouver released its entire roster and coaching staff on May 6. Two days later, the Titans announced the hiring of Steven "Flubby" Coronel and revealed their new roster. The team struggled throughout the season, amassing a 6–15 regular season record. A 0–3 loss to the Washington Justice in the North America play-in tournament on September 3 ended the team's season.

## Preceding offseason
### Roster changes

The Titans enter the new season with no free agents, two 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 is November 11, after which any players not retained will become a free agent. Free agency officially began on October 7.

#### Acquisitions

On November 26, it was announced that main tank Baek "Fissure" Chan-hyung had come out of retirement and signed with the Titans. A day later, Vancouver announced the signing of veteran support player Ryu "ryujehong" Je-hong.

#### Departures

The Titan's first offseason roster change was on November 12, when the team released tank Hwang "TiZi" Jang-hyeon. Two days later, the team announced the departure of flex support Kim "Rapel" Jung-geun. On November 18, the team parted ways with DPS Lee "Hooreg" Dong-eun, as he looked to begin a coaching career in professional Overwatch. The following week, Vancouver released main tank Park "Bumper" Sang-beom.

## Roster
### Transactions

Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2020 regular season:
* On April 30, the Titans released tank Choi "JJANU" Hyeon-woo.
* On May 6, the Titans released DPS Kim "Haksal" Hyo-jong, DPS Seo "SeoMinSoo" Min-soo, DPS Lee "Stitch" Chung-hee, tank Baek "Fissure" Chan-hyung, tank Lee "Twilight" Joo-seok, support Ryu "ryujehong" Je-hong, and support Kim "SLIME" Sung-jun.
* On May 8, the Titans signed support Carson "CarCar" First, DPS Dalton "Dalton" Bennyhoff, tank Abtin "ShRedLock" Shirvani, support Randal "Roolf" Stark, DPS Samir "Tsuna" Ikram, and tank Alhumaidi "KSAA" Alruwaili.
* On May 22, the Titans signed DPS Niclas "SHockWave" Jensen.

## Standings

| Pos | Con | Teamvte | Pld | W | BW | L | PCT | MW | ML | MT | MD | Qualification |
| 1 | ATL | Philadelphia Fusion | 21 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0.905 | 59 | 19 | 0 | +40 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | PAC | San Francisco Shock | 21 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0.857 | 56 | 17 | 2 | +39 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | ATL | Paris Eternal | 21 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0.714 | 50 | 31 | 0 | +19 | Advance to playoffs |
| 4 | ATL | Florida Mayhem | 21 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0.667 | 48 | 30 | 0 | +18 | Advance to playoffs |
| 5 | PAC | Los Angeles Valiant | 21 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0.524 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | Advance to playoffs |
| 6 | PAC | Los Angeles Gladiators | 21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0.524 | 43 | 39 | 5 | +4 | Advance to play-ins |
| 7 | ATL | Atlanta Reign | 21 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0.476 | 43 | 35 | 0 | +8 | Advance to play-ins |
| 8 | PAC | Dallas Fuel | 21 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0.429 | 35 | 44 | 0 | −9 | Advance to play-ins |
| 9 | ATL | Toronto Defiant | 21 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 0.333 | 32 | 48 | 0 | −16 | Advance to play-ins |
| 10 | ATL | Houston Outlaws | 21 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0.286 | 32 | 50 | 3 | −18 | Advance to play-ins |
| 11 | PAC | Vancouver Titans | 21 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0.286 | 23 | 48 | 0 | −25 | Advance to play-ins |
| 12 | ATL | Washington Justice | 21 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0.190 | 21 | 54 | 1 | −33 | Advance to play-ins |
| 13 | ATL | Boston Uprising | 21 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0.095 | 14 | 61 | 4 | −47 | Advance to play-ins |

## Game log
### Regular season

2020 game log (Regular season record: 6–15) :
February–March: 2–2
1
February 08
Los Angeles Gladiators
2
3
Vancouver Titans
Arlington, TX
2:00 pm PST
Esports Stadium Arlington
Hosted by Dallas Fuel
2
Nepal
1
2
King's Row
3
0
Hanamura
2
2
Dorado
1
0
Lijiang Tower
2
2
February 09
Los Angeles Valiant
0
3
Vancouver Titans
Arlington, TX
2:00 pm PST
Esports Stadium Arlington
Hosted by Dallas Fuel
0
Lijiang Tower
2
4
Blizzard World
5
2
Temple of Anubis
3
3
April 11
Vancouver Titans
0
3
Guangzhou Charge
Online
10:00 am UTC
4
April 12
Vancouver Titans
1
3
Chengdu Hunters
Online
8:00 am UTC :
May Melee qualifiers: 0–4
5
May 09
Vancouver Titans
1
3
Washington Justice
Online
9:00 pm UTC
6
May 10
Vancouver Titans
0
3
Florida Mayhem
Online
11:00 pm UTC
7
May 16
Vancouver Titans
0
3
Houston Outlaws
Online
7:00 pm UTC
8
May 17
Vancouver Titans
0
3
Philadelphia Fusion
Online
9:00 pm UTC :
Summer Showdown qualifiers: 2–2
9
June 14
Vancouver Titans
0
3
Toronto Defiant
Online
9:00 pm UTC
10
June 20
Vancouver Titans
3
0
Dallas Fuel
Online
11:45 pm UTC
11
June 27
Vancouver Titans
3
0
Boston Uprising
Online
11:00 pm UTC
12
June 28
Vancouver Titans
0
3
Atlanta Reign
Online
9:00 pm UTC :
Countdown Cup qualifiers: 0–4
13
July 17
Vancouver Titans
0
3
Paris Eternal
Online
7:00 pm UTC
14
July 18
Vancouver Titans
0
3
Los Angeles Gladiators
Online
7:00 pm UTC
15
July 25
Vancouver Titans
0
3
San Francisco Shock
Online
7:00 pm UTC
16
August 01
Vancouver Titans
2
3
Toronto Defiant
Online
9:00 pm UTC :
August: 2–3
17
August 14
Vancouver Titans
1
3
Florida Mayhem
Online
7:00 pm UTC
18
August 15
Vancouver Titans
0
3
Dallas Fuel
Online
9:00 pm UTC
19
August 16
Vancouver Titans
3
1
Atlanta Reign
Online
11:00 pm UTC
20
August 21
Vancouver Titans
3
0
Boston Uprising
Online
7:00 pm UTC
21
August 23
Vancouver Titans
0
3
Los Angeles Valiant
Online
1:00 am UTC :

### Midseason tournaments

2020 midseason tournaments game log :
May Melee: 0–1
Qualifier match
May 22
Vancouver Titans
2
3
Toronto Defiant
Online
5:00 pm UTC :
Summer Showdown: 0–1
Quarterfinals
July 04
Vancouver Titans
1
3
Paris Eternal
Online
7:00 pm UTC :
Countdown Cup: 1–1
Qualifier match
August 02
Vancouver Titans
3
0
Boston Uprising
Online
11:30 pm UTC
Knockouts
August 07
Vancouver Titans
0
3
Atlanta Reign
Online
7:00 pm UTC :
Bonus wins awarded: 0 :

### Postseason

2020 playoff game log :
North America Play-ins: 0–1
Round 1
September 03
Vancouver Titans
0
3
Washington Justice
Online
9:10 pm UTC :