page_title: 2019 Chengdu Hunters season
section_title: Stage 3
hierarchical_section_title: 2019 Chengdu Hunters season / Regular season / Stage 3
caption_attribution_description: English: Chengdu Hunters post-match handshake
context_page_description: The 2019 Chengdu Hunters season was the first season of Chengdu Hunters's existence in the Overwatch League as one of eight expansion franchises added for the 2019 season. After posting three consecutive 3–4 records for the first three stages, the Hunters failed to qualify for any of the Stage Playoffs. A 4–3 record in Stage 4 gave Chengdu 13–15 record for the season and qualified them for the Play-In Tournament, where they were eliminated in the first round by the Guangzhou Charge by a 1–4 scoreline.
context_section_description: The Hunters opened Stage 3 on June 6 with a 1–3 loss to the Guangzhou Charge. Two days later, the team was swept 0–4 by the Los Angeles Valiant. Chengdu took on the Dallas Fuel a week later, looking to rebound from the previous two losses. The team kept Dallas guessing throughout the match and took a decisive 3–1 victory. The team's next match was on June 21, when they faced the undefeated Vancouver Titans. While Chengdu was able to take the first map of the match, they dropped the following three, leading to a 1–3 loss. The Hunters rebounded two days later, when they swept the Dallas Fuel 4–0 in a rematch of the previous week. For the final week of the stage, Chengdu first took on the Stage 2 Champions San Francisco Shock on June 27. The match went to a fifth tiebreaker map, and the Hunters managed to pull out a 3–2 victory. Chengdu was unable to close out the stage with a winning record, however, as they fell 0–3 to the Seoul Dynasty three days later and ended the stage with another 3–4 record.
caption: Chengdu Hunters post-match handshake after defeating Dallas Fuel in Stage 3.
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