2020 Washington Justice season

2020 Washington Justice season
2020 Washington Justice season
Head coach	Seetoh Jian Qing (rel. Jun 5); Han Seung-jun
General manager	Analynn Dang
Owner	Mark Ein
Arena(s)	The Anthem
Conference	Atlantic
Division	South
Region	North America
Results
Record	4–17 (.190)
Place	North America: 12th; League: 19th;
May Melee	Knockouts
Summer Showdown	Quarterfinals
Countdown Cup	Knockouts
Season Playoffs	NA Lower Finals
Total Earnings	$255,000
	← 2019; Washington Justice; 2021 →;

The 2020 Washington Justice season was the second season of Washington Justice's existence in the Overwatch League. The Justice planned to host a league-high five homestand weekends in the 2020 season; the first three would take place at The Anthem, while the second two would be at the Entertainment and Sports Arena.^[1] While the first two homestands at took place, all other homestand events were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On June 5, the Justice parted ways with head coach Seetoh "JohnGalt" Jian Qing.

Philadelphia Fusion the following day by a score of 0–3, ending their playoff run.^[8]

Preceding offseason

Organizational changes

In late September 2019, the Justice parted ways with their entire coaching staff from their inaugural season, including head coach Kim "WizardHyeong" Hyeong-seok.

XL2 Academy coach Lee "Wiz" Hae-joon as a strategic coach.^[11]^[12] A month later, on December 5, the Justice signed former Houston Outlaws support player Chris "Bani" Banell as an assistant coach.^[13]

Roster changes

Free agents
Role	Player		Contract status	Date signed	2020 team
Role	Handle	Name	Contract status	Date signed	2020 team
Damage	Ado	Gi-Hyeon Chon	Free agent	–	–
Support	Ark	Yeon-Jun Hong	Free agent	October 31	Washington Justice^[14]
Support	Hyeonu	Hyeon-Woo Jo	Free agent	–	–
Tank	Janus	Joon-Hwa Song	Free agent	–	–
Tank	Sansam	Hyang-Gi Kim	Free agent	–	–
Support	Sleepy	Nikola Andrews	Free agent	–	–
Legend Re-signed/Retained by the Justice. Departed from the Justice.

The Justice enter the new season with six free agents, two players which they have the option to retain for another year, and three players under contract.[15] 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.^[16]

Acquisitions

The Justice's first offseason acquisition was on October 18, when they agreed to acquire main tank Gye "rOar" Chang-hoon from the Los Angeles Gladiators, pending approval from the league.^[17] The team made their first signing on October 23 in flex DPS Lee "TTuba" Ho-sung.^[18] On November 7, Washington signed former Boston Uprising flex support Kwon "AimGod" Min-seok.^[19]

Departures

On October 7, the Justice announced that they would not re-sign free agents main tank Song "Janus" Joon-hwa, off-tank Kim "SanSam" Hyang-gi, DPS Chon "Ado" Gi-Hyeon, and support Jo "Hyeonu" Hyeon-woo.^[20] Days later, they announced that they would not re-sign support Nikola "Sleepy" Andrews, and they would not exercise their option to retain flex support Mun "Gido" Gi-do.^[21]

Roster

2020 Washington Justice roster

Players

Coaches

Role	No.	Handle	Name	Nationality
Damage	22	Stitch	Lee Chung-hee	South Korea
Damage	18	Decay	Jang Gui-un	South Korea
Damage	21	TTuba	Lee Ho-sung	South Korea
Tank	37	rOar	Gye Chang-hoon	South Korea
Tank	14	JJANU	Choi Hyeon-woo	South Korea
Support	0	ArK	Hong Yeon-jun	South Korea
Support	31	AimGod	Kwon Min-seok	South Korea

Head coach

Han "Sup7eme" Seung-jun

Legend:

(I) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(2W) Two-way player
Substitute
Injury / Illness

Latest roster transaction: September 1, 2020.

Transactions

Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2020 regular season:

On May 8, DPS Corey "Corey" Nigra and DPS Ethan "Stratus" Yankel retired.^[22]^[23]
On May 16, the Justice signed DPS Lee "Stitch" Choong-hui and tank Choi "JJANU" Hyeon-woo on 14-day contracts.^[24]
On May 22, the Justice signed tank Choi "JJANU" Hyeon-woo to a long-term contract.^[25]
On June 1, the Justice signed DPS Lee "Stitch" Choong-hui to a long-term contract.^[26]
On June 4, the Justice released tank Elliot "ELLIVOTE" Vaneryd.^[27]
On August 12, the Justice signed DPS Jang "Decay" Gui-un.^[28]
On September 1, the Justice released tank Lukas "LullSiSH" Wiklund.^[29]

Standings

Pos	Con	Team v t e	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
3	ATL	Paris Eternal	21	15	4	6	0.714	50	31	0	+19
4	ATL	Florida Mayhem	21	14	3	7	0.667	48	30	0	+18
5	PAC	Los Angeles Valiant	21	11	1	10	0.524	41	41	0	0
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
8	PAC	Dallas Fuel	21	9	0	12	0.429	35	44	0	−9
9	ATL	Toronto Defiant	21	7	1	14	0.333	32	48	0	−16
10	ATL	Houston Outlaws	21	6	0	15	0.286	32	50	3	−18
11	PAC	Vancouver Titans	21	6	0	15	0.286	23	48	0	−25
12	ATL	Washington Justice	21	4	0	17	0.190	21	54	1	−33
13	ATL	Boston Uprising	21	2	0	19	0.095	14	61	4	−47

Source: The Overwatch League
Rules for classification: 1) Wins plus bonus wins 2) winning percentage (excluding bonus wins); 3) map differential; 4) head-to-head record; 5) head-to-head map differential

Game log

Regular season

2020 game log (Regular season record: 4–17)

February–April: 2–8

1	February 15	Washington Justice	1	–	3	Philadelphia Fusion	Philadelphia, PA
	6:00 pm EST						The Met Philadelphia
Hosted by the Philadelphia Fusion
		1	Nepal			2
		2	Havana			1
		2	King's Row			3
		1	Temple of Anubis			3

2	February 16	Washington Justice	3	–	0	Houston Outlaws	Philadelphia, PA
	4:00 pm EST						The Met Philadelphia
Hosted by the Philadelphia Fusion
		2	Lijiang Tower			0
		3	Junkertown			1
		3	King's Row			2

3	February 22	Paris Eternal	3	–	1	Washington Justice	Washington, DC
	7:00 pm EST						The Anthem
Hosted by the Washington Justice
		2	Ilios			1
		1	Temple of Anubis			2
		2	Junkertown			1
		3	Blizzard World			2

4	February 23	London Spitfire	3	–	2	Washington Justice	Washington, DC
	7:00 pm EST						The Anthem
Hosted by the Washington Justice
		0	Oasis			2
		1	Hanamura			2
		1	Dorado			0
		3	Blizzard World			0
		2	Nepal			1

5	March 07	Boston Uprising	1	–	3	Washington Justice	Washington, DC
	7:00 pm EST						The Anthem
Hosted by the Washington Justice
		2	Busan			0
		1	Havana			2
		2	Eichenwalde			3
		1	Horizon Lunar Colony			2

6	March 08	New York Excelsior	3	–	1	Washington Justice	Washington, DC
	5:00 pm EDT						The Anthem
Hosted by the Washington Justice
		0	Nepal			2
		3	Dorado			2
		3	King's Row			1
		1	Horizon Lunar Colony			0

7	April 04	Washington Justice	1	–	3	Toronto Defiant	Online
	8:00 pm UTC

8	April 05	Washington Justice	0	–	3	Philadelphia Fusion	Online
	10:00 pm UTC

9	April 12	Washington Justice	0	–	3	Dallas Fuel	Online
	12:00 midnight UTC

10	April 16	Washington Justice	0	–	3	Atlanta Reign	Online
	11:00 pm UTC

May Melee qualifiers: 1–2

11	May 02	Washington Justice	0	–	3	Dallas Fuel	Online
	7:00 pm UTC

12	May 09	Washington Justice	3	–	1	Vancouver Titans	Online
	9:00 pm UTC

13	May 16	Washington Justice	1	–	3	Florida Mayhem	Online
	9:00 pm UTC

Summer Showdown qualifiers: 0–3

14	June 14	Washington Justice	0	–	3	Los Angeles Valiant	Online
	11:00 pm UTC

15	June 21	Washington Justice	0	–	3	San Francisco Shock	Online
	10:25 pm UTC

16	June 28	Washington Justice	1	–	3	Los Angeles Gladiators	Online
	1:00 am UTC

Countdown Cup qualifiers: 1–3

17	July 18	Washington Justice	0	–	3	Toronto Defiant	Online
	9:00 pm UTC

18	July 25	Washington Justice	0	–	3	Florida Mayhem	Online
	9:00 pm UTC

19	July 26	Washington Justice	3	–	1	Houston Outlaws	Online
	11:00 pm UTC

20	August 01	Washington Justice	1	–	3	Paris Eternal	Online
	7:00 pm UTC

August: 0–1

21	August 22	Washington Justice	0	–	3	San Francisco Shock	Online
	7:00 pm UTC

Midseason tournaments

2020 midseason tournaments game log

May Melee: 0–1

Knockouts	May 22	Washington Justice	0	–	3	Los Angeles Gladiators	Online
	10:00 pm UTC

Summer Showdown: 2–1

Qualifier match	June 28	Washington Justice	3	–	1	Boston Uprising	Online
	11:30 pm UTC

Knockouts	July 04	Washington Justice	3	–	1	Los Angeles Gladiators	Online
	1:00 am UTC

Quarterfinals	July 04	Washington Justice	0	–	3	San Francisco Shock	Online
	11:00 pm UTC

Countdown Cup: 0–1

Knockouts	August 07	Washington Justice	2	–	3	Dallas Fuel	Online
	11:00 pm UTC

Bonus wins awarded: 0

Postseason

2020 playoff game log

North America Play-ins: 2–0

Round 1	September 03	Washington Justice	3	–	0	Vancouver Titans	Online
	9:10 pm UTC

Round 2	September 04	Washington Justice	3	–	0	Dallas Fuel	Online
	11:00 pm UTC

North America Bracket: 3–2

Upper Round 1	September 05	Washington Justice	2	–	3	San Francisco Shock	Online
	11:00 pm UTC

Lower Round 1	September 06	Washington Justice	3	–	0	Paris Eternal	Online
	9:00 pm UTC

Lower Round 2	September 11	Washington Justice	3	–	1	Los Angeles Valiant	Online
	9:00 pm UTC

Lower Round 3	September 12	Washington Justice	3	–	0	Florida Mayhem	Online
	9:00 pm UTC

Lower Finals	September 13	Washington Justice	0	–	3	Philadelphia Fusion	Online
	7:00 pm UTC

References

^ Byrum, Tyler (July 16, 2019). "Overwatch League coming to The Anthem and the Entertainment and Sports Arena". NBC Sports Washington. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
^ Washington Justice [@washjustice] (June 5, 2020). "Today we say thank you and goodbye to JohnGalt as he steps away from the Justice to further his education" (Tweet). Retrieved October 13, 2020 – via Twitter.
^ Richardson, Liz (June 17, 2020). "Washington Justice promotes Sup7eme to head coach". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
^ Weyrich, Matt (September 11, 2020). "Washington Justice Pull Off Series of Upsets in Overwatch Playoffs". NBC Washington. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
^ Richardson, Liz (September 5, 2020). "Hangzhou Spark, Chengdu Hunters eliminated in Overwatch League playoffs". Dot Esports. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
^ Field Level Media (September 6, 2020). "Fusion, Shock hold form at OWL NA playoffs". Reuters. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
^ Weyrich, Matt (September 12, 2020). "Washington Justice Pull to Within One Win of Grand Finals in South Korea". NBC Washington. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
^ Jansen, Eric; Boykin, Nick (September 14, 2020). "Digital Cinderella story | Washington Justice make Overwatch playoffs amid pandemic, team shakeup". WUSA9. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
^ "Washington Justice part ways with coaching staff". ESPN. ESPN. September 30, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
^ Howard, Brandon (October 10, 2019). "Washington Justice Find New Head Coach". TheGamer. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
^ Field Level Media (November 8, 2019). "Justice hire 'Wiz' as strategic coach". Gwinett Prep Sports. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
^ Scrubasaurus (November 8, 2019). "Sup7eme joins Washington Justice". over.gg. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
^ Richardson, Liz (December 5, 2019). "Washington Justice add Bani as coach". Dot Esports. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
^ "Valiant, Defiant, Justice make moves in Overwatch League". ESPN. Reuters. October 31, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
^ Morello, Matt (July 30, 2019). "2020 Team Needs and Player Contract Status". Overwatch League. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
^ Richardson, Liz (October 4, 2019). "Overwatch League reveals player contract status for entire league". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
^ Richardson, Liz (October 18, 2019). "Washington Justice acquire rOar from Los Angeles Gladiators". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
^ Richardson, Liz (October 23, 2019). "TTuba joins Washington Justice". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
^ "Justice round out Overwatch League roster with AimGod". ESPN. Reuters. November 7, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
^ Richardson, Liz (October 7, 2019). "Washington Justice release 4 players". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
^ Richardson, Liz (October 11, 2019). "Washington Justice release Sleepy and Gido". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
^ Gott, Jared (May 9, 2020). "Washington Justice Star Corey Retires From OWL To Pursue VALORANT". TheGamer. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
^ Richardson, Liz (May 8, 2020). "Washington Justice DPS Stratus leaves competition for content creation role". Dot Esports. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
^ Long, Bradley (May 16, 2020). "Washington Justice Sign Stitch and JJANU". Hotspawn. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
^ Peres, Pedro (May 22, 2020). "Washington Justice signs JJANU to long-term contract, promotes PRE to GM". Dot Esports. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
^ Castelot, Ophelie (June 1, 2020). "Overwatch League: Washington Justice Signs Stitch To Long Term Contract". ESTNN. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
^ Weiss, Adelaide (June 4, 2020). "Washington Justice parts ways with off-tank ELLIVOTE". Dot Esports. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
^ Wolf, Jacob (August 12, 2020). "Decay signs with Washington Justice". ESPN. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
^ Peres, Pedro (September 1, 2020). "Washington Justice parts ways with LullSiSH following visa issues". Dot Esports. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

[1] Byrum, Tyler (July 16, 2019). "Overwatch League coming to The Anthem and the Entertainment and Sports Arena". NBC Sports Washington. Retrieved October 11, 2019.

[2] Washington Justice [@washjustice] (June 5, 2020). "Today we say thank you and goodbye to JohnGalt as he steps away from the Justice to further his education" (Tweet). Retrieved October 13, 2020 – via Twitter.

[3] Richardson, Liz (June 17, 2020). "Washington Justice promotes Sup7eme to head coach". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 13, 2020.

[4] Weyrich, Matt (September 11, 2020). "Washington Justice Pull Off Series of Upsets in Overwatch Playoffs". NBC Washington. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

[5] Richardson, Liz (September 5, 2020). "Hangzhou Spark, Chengdu Hunters eliminated in Overwatch League playoffs". Dot Esports. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

[6] Field Level Media (September 6, 2020). "Fusion, Shock hold form at OWL NA playoffs". Reuters. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

[7] Weyrich, Matt (September 12, 2020). "Washington Justice Pull to Within One Win of Grand Finals in South Korea". NBC Washington. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

[8] Jansen, Eric; Boykin, Nick (September 14, 2020). "Digital Cinderella story | Washington Justice make Overwatch playoffs amid pandemic, team shakeup". WUSA9. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

[9] "Washington Justice part ways with coaching staff". ESPN. ESPN. September 30, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.

[10] Howard, Brandon (October 10, 2019). "Washington Justice Find New Head Coach". TheGamer. Retrieved October 11, 2019.

[11] Field Level Media (November 8, 2019). "Justice hire 'Wiz' as strategic coach". Gwinett Prep Sports. Retrieved November 9, 2019.

[12] Scrubasaurus (November 8, 2019). "Sup7eme joins Washington Justice". over.gg. Retrieved November 9, 2019.

[13] Richardson, Liz (December 5, 2019). "Washington Justice add Bani as coach". Dot Esports. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

[14] "Valiant, Defiant, Justice make moves in Overwatch League". ESPN. Reuters. October 31, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019.

[15] Morello, Matt (July 30, 2019). "2020 Team Needs and Player Contract Status". Overwatch League. Retrieved October 19, 2019.

[16] Richardson, Liz (October 4, 2019). "Overwatch League reveals player contract status for entire league". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 10, 2019.

[17] Richardson, Liz (October 18, 2019). "Washington Justice acquire rOar from Los Angeles Gladiators". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 19, 2019.

[18] Richardson, Liz (October 23, 2019). "TTuba joins Washington Justice". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 23, 2019.

[19] "Justice round out Overwatch League roster with AimGod". ESPN. Reuters. November 7, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.

[20] Richardson, Liz (October 7, 2019). "Washington Justice release 4 players". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 11, 2019.

[21] Richardson, Liz (October 11, 2019). "Washington Justice release Sleepy and Gido". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 12, 2019.

[22] Gott, Jared (May 9, 2020). "Washington Justice Star Corey Retires From OWL To Pursue VALORANT". TheGamer. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

[23] Richardson, Liz (May 8, 2020). "Washington Justice DPS Stratus leaves competition for content creation role". Dot Esports. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

[24] Long, Bradley (May 16, 2020). "Washington Justice Sign Stitch and JJANU". Hotspawn. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

[25] Peres, Pedro (May 22, 2020). "Washington Justice signs JJANU to long-term contract, promotes PRE to GM". Dot Esports. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

[26] Castelot, Ophelie (June 1, 2020). "Overwatch League: Washington Justice Signs Stitch To Long Term Contract". ESTNN. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

[27] Weiss, Adelaide (June 4, 2020). "Washington Justice parts ways with off-tank ELLIVOTE". Dot Esports. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

[28] Wolf, Jacob (August 12, 2020). "Decay signs with Washington Justice". ESPN. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

[29] Peres, Pedro (September 1, 2020). "Washington Justice parts ways with LullSiSH following visa issues". Dot Esports. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

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Founded in 2018 Owned by Mark Ein Based in Washington, D.C.
Franchise	Franchise Seasons Players
Arenas	The Anthem Entertainment and Sports Arena
Affiliations	League Overwatch League Division Atlantic South
Seasons	2019 2020 2021
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