# 2019 Paris Eternal season

The 2019 Paris Eternal season was the first season of Paris Eternal's existence in the Overwatch League. The team was one of eight expansion franchises added for the 2019 season. After the team posted a 3–4 record in Stage 1, head coach Julien Ducros left the team and was replaced by Félix Münch. Paris ended the season with a disappointing 11–17 record, did not manage to yield a winning record in any stage, and did not qualify for any of the stage playoffs nor the season playoffs.

## Preceding offseason

On 23 October, Eternal announced their entirely European roster, consisting of the following players:
* Karol "danye" Szcześniak,
* Nicolas "NiCOgdh" Moret,
* Georgii "ShaDowBurn" Gushcha,
* Terrence "SoOn" Tarlier,
* Finnbjorn "Finnsi" Jonasson,
* Benjamin "BenBest" Dieulafait,
* Roni "LhCloudy" Tiihonen,
* Damien "HyP" Souville, and
* Harrison "Kruise" Pond.
On 8 November, Eternal revealed their entirely European coaching staff. On 28 November, Eternal signed support player Luís "Greyy" Perestrelo.

## Regular season

Eternal's first-ever Overwatch League match was against the 2018 Overwatch League Grand Finals champions London Spitfire on 16 February; Paris won the match 3–1. The team finished Stage 1 with a 3–4 record and did not qualify for the Stage 1 playoffs.
Two days before Stage 2 began, head coach Julien "daemoN" Ducros stepped down from his position. He was replaced the next day, as the Eternal promoted player development coach Félix "Féfé" Münch to head coach. In week four, Paris traveled to the Allen Event Center in Allen, Texas for the Dallas Fuel Homestand Weekend. The team first took on the London Spitfire in a rematch of their season opener on 20 April, which was delayed by an hour-long power outage. Paris swept by the Spitfire 0–4. The team finished the stage with a 2–5 record.
On 17 August, the Eternal defeated the Stage 3 Champions Shanghai Dragons; however, the Los Angeles Valiant won their match later that day, which officially eliminated the Eternal from qualifying for the postseason. The team closed out their season with a match against the Washington Justice a day later. In a match that had no playoff implications for either team, Paris lost 1–3, finishing their season with a 11–17 record.

## Standings
### Record by stage

* ↑ No stage playoffs were held for Stage 4.

### League

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PCT | MW | ML | MT | MD | Qualification |
| 1 | PAC | Vancouver Titans | 28 | 25 | 3 | 0.893 | 89 | 28 | 0 | +61 | Advance to season playoffs (division leaders) |
| 2 | ATL | New York Excelsior | 28 | 22 | 6 | 0.786 | 78 | 38 | 3 | +40 | Advance to season playoffs (division leaders) |
| 3 | PAC | San Francisco Shock | 28 | 23 | 5 | 0.821 | 92 | 26 | 0 | +66 | Advance to season playoffs |
| 4 | PAC | Hangzhou Spark | 28 | 18 | 10 | 0.643 | 64 | 52 | 4 | +12 | Advance to season playoffs |
| 5 | PAC | Los Angeles Gladiators | 28 | 17 | 11 | 0.607 | 67 | 48 | 3 | +19 | Advance to season playoffs |
| 6 | ATL | Atlanta Reign | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0.571 | 69 | 50 | 1 | +19 | Advance to season playoffs |
| 7 | ATL | London Spitfire | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0.571 | 58 | 52 | 6 | +6 | Advance to play-ins |
| 8 | PAC | Seoul Dynasty | 28 | 15 | 13 | 0.536 | 64 | 50 | 3 | +14 | Advance to play-ins |
| 9 | PAC | Guangzhou Charge | 28 | 15 | 13 | 0.536 | 61 | 57 | 1 | +4 | Advance to play-ins |
| 10 | ATL | Philadelphia Fusion | 28 | 15 | 13 | 0.536 | 57 | 60 | 3 | −3 | Advance to play-ins |
| 11 | PAC | Shanghai Dragons | 28 | 13 | 15 | 0.464 | 51 | 61 | 3 | −10 | Advance to play-ins |
| 12 | PAC | Chengdu Hunters | 28 | 13 | 15 | 0.464 | 55 | 66 | 1 | −11 | Advance to play-ins |
| 13 | PAC | Los Angeles Valiant | 28 | 12 | 16 | 0.429 | 56 | 61 | 4 | −5 | |
| 14 | ATL | Paris Eternal | 28 | 11 | 17 | 0.393 | 46 | 67 | 3 | −21 | |
| 15 | PAC | Dallas Fuel | 28 | 10 | 18 | 0.357 | 43 | 70 | 3 | −27 | |
| 16 | ATL | Houston Outlaws | 28 | 9 | 19 | 0.321 | 47 | 69 | 3 | −22 | |
| 17 | ATL | Toronto Defiant | 28 | 8 | 20 | 0.286 | 39 | 72 | 4 | −33 | |
| 18 | ATL | Washington Justice | 28 | 8 | 20 | 0.286 | 39 | 72 | 6 | −33 | |
| 19 | ATL | Boston Uprising | 28 | 8 | 20 | 0.286 | 41 | 78 | 2 | −37 | |
| 20 | ATL | Florida Mayhem | 28 | 6 | 22 | 0.214 | 36 | 75 | 5 | −39 | |

## Game log

2019 game log (Regular season record: 11–17) :
Stage 1 (3–4)
1
16 February
London Spitfire
1
3
Paris Eternal
Burbank, CA
   Recap
Blizzard Arena
0
Ilios
2
2
King's Row
1
2
Volskaya Industries
3
0
Route 66
3
2
23 February
Los Angeles Gladiators
1
2
Paris Eternal
Burbank, CA
   Recap
Blizzard Arena
2
Nepal
1
2
Numbani
3
3
Temple of Anubis
3
2
Dorado
3
3
2 March
Paris Eternal
0
4
Atlanta Reign
Burbank, CA
   Recap
Blizzard Arena
0
Ilios
2
1
Hollywood
3
0
Temple of Anubis
2
2
Route 66
3
4
8 March
Paris Eternal
0
4
Vancouver Titans
Burbank, CA
   Recap
Blizzard Arena
1
Ilios
2
2
Numbani
3
1
Horizon Lunar Colony
2
2
Rialto
3
5
10 March
Paris Eternal
1
3
San Francisco Shock
Burbank, CA
   Recap
Blizzard Arena
0
Nepal
2
1
Hollywood
3
2
Horizon Lunar Colony
3
2
Dorado
0
6
16 March
Washington Justice
1
2
Paris Eternal
Burbank, CA
   Recap
Blizzard Arena
0
Busan
2
3
King's Row
3
3
Volskaya Industries
2
2
Dorado
3
7
17 March
Philadelphia Fusion
3
1
Paris Eternal
Burbank, CA
   Recap
Blizzard Arena
1
Busan
2
3
King's Row
2
1
Horizon Lunar Colony
0
3
Rialto
0 :
Stage 2 (2–5)
8
4 April
Guangzhou Charge
0
4
Paris Eternal
Burbank, CA
9:05 pm PST
   Recap
Blizzard Arena
0
Oasis
2
0
Paris
2
2
Eichenwalde
3
2
Junkertown
3
9
6 April
Chengdu Hunters
4
0
Paris Eternal
Burbank, CA
5:15 pm PST
   Recap
Blizzard Arena
2
Oasis
1
4
Hanamura
3
4
Blizzard World
3
2
Rialto
1
10
11 April
Paris Eternal
3
1
Florida Mayhem
Burbank, CA
4:00 pm PST
   Details
Blizzard Arena
2
Oasis
0
4
Hanamura
3
3
Blizzard World
2
1
Watchpoint: Gibraltar
2
11
14 April
Dallas Fuel
2
1
Paris Eternal
Burbank, CA
12:00 noon PST
   Recap
Blizzard Arena
2
Busan
0
2
Paris
2
4
Blizzard World
3
1
Rialto
2
12
27 April
Paris Eternal
0
4
London Spitfire
Allen, TX
9:00 am PST
   Recap
Allen Event Center
0
Busan
2
1
Temple of Anubis
2
4
King's Row
5
1
Junkertown
3
13
28 April
Hangzhou Spark
3
2
Paris Eternal
Allen, TX
10:00 am PST
   Details
Allen Event Center
2
Lijiang Tower
1
2
Temple of Anubis
3
5
Eichenwalde
6
3
Junkertown
2
2
Busan
0
14
5 May
Toronto Defiant
4
0
Paris Eternal
Burbank, CA
12:00 noon PST
   Recap
Blizzard Arena
2
Lijiang Tower
1
2
Temple of Anubis
1
3
King's Row
2
6
Watchpoint: Gibraltar
5 :
Stage 3 (3–4)
15
7 June
Paris Eternal
3
1
Toronto Defiant
Burbank, CA
4:00 pm PST
   Details
Blizzard Arena
0
Ilios
2
1
Paris
0
2
Hollywood
1
3
Havana
2
16
9 June
Paris Eternal
3
1
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
1:45 pm PST
   Details
Blizzard Arena
0
Ilios
2
5
Paris
4
3
Eichenwalde
2
4
Watchpoint: Gibraltar
3
17
14 June
Paris Eternal
1
3
New York Excelsior
Burbank, CA
4:00 pm PST
   Details
Blizzard Arena
1
Nepal
2
0
Volskaya Industries
2
1
Numbani
3
2
Dorado
1
18
16 June
Florida Mayhem
1
3
Paris Eternal
Burbank, CA
1:45 pm PST
   Details
Blizzard Arena
0
Nepal
2
4
Horizon Lunar Colony
5
1
Numbani
0
2
Havana
3
19
20 June
Paris Eternal
1
3
Houston Outlaws
Burbank, CA
5:45 pm PST
   Details
Blizzard Arena
0
Oasis
2
2
Paris
4
2
Hollywood
1
1
Dorado
2
20
23 June
Boston Uprising
3
2
Paris Eternal
Burbank, CA
1:45 pm PST
   Details
Blizzard Arena
0
Oasis
2
1
Volskaya Industries
2
5
Eichenwalde
4
3
Dorado
2
2
Nepal
0
21
27 June
Paris Eternal
1
3
Seoul Dynasty
Burbank, CA
7:15 pm PST
   Details
Blizzard Arena
1
Nepal
2
2
Horizon Lunar Colony
3
3
Eichenwalde
4
5
Watchpoint: Gibraltar
4 :
Stage 4 (3–4)
22
25 July
Houston Outlaws
1
3
Paris Eternal
Burbank, CA
4:00 pm PST
   Details
Blizzard Arena
2
Busan
0
0
Volskaya Industries
1
0
Blizzard World
3
2
Junkertown
3
23
27 July
Paris Eternal
2
3
Los Angeles Valiant
Burbank, CA
12:00 noon PST
   Details
Blizzard Arena
0
Lijiang Tower
2
1
Temple of Anubis
2
4
Blizzard World
3
5
Route 66
3
1
Busan
2
24
2 August
New York Excelsior
3
1
Paris Eternal
Burbank, CA
4:00 pm PST
   Details
Blizzard Arena
2
Busan
1
2
Volskaya Industries
0
3
King's Row
1
0
Havana
1
25
3 August
Atlanta Reign
4
0
Paris Eternal
Burbank, CA
12:00 noon PST
   Details
Blizzard Arena
2
Ilios
1
3
Temple of Anubis
2
3
Hollywood
2
5
Route 66
4
26
8 August
Paris Eternal
3
2
Philadelphia Fusion
Burbank, CA
5:45 pm PST
   Details
Blizzard Arena
1
Ilios
2
1
Temple of Anubis
2
2
Hollywood
1
3
Route 66
2
2
Lijiang Tower
1
27
17 August
Paris Eternal
3
1
Shanghai Dragons
Burbank, CA
12:00 noon PST
   Details
Blizzard Arena
2
Lijiang Tower
0
3
Hanamura
4
3
King's Row
2
3
Havana
2
28
18 August
Paris Eternal
1
3
Washington Justice
Burbank, CA
1:45 pm PST
   Details
Blizzard Arena
1
Ilios
2
1
Hanamura
2
6
King's Row
5
1
Junkertown
2 :

## Awards

On 8 May, Harrison "Kruise" Pond was named as a reserve for the 2019 Overwatch League All-Star Game.