2020 Los Angeles Valiant season

2020 Los Angeles Valiant season
Head coachMike Szklanny
OwnerNoah Whinston
ConferencePacific
DivisionWest
RegionNorth America
Results
Record11–10 (.524)
Place
May MeleeSemifinals
Summer ShowdownKnockouts
Countdown CupQuarterfinals
Season PlayoffsNA Lower Round 2
Total Earnings$90,000

The 2020 Los Angeles Valiant season was the third season of Los Angeles Valiant's existence in the Overwatch League and their first full season under head coach Mike "Packing10" Szklanny. The Valiant planned host two homestand events in the 2020 season at The Novo,[1] but all homestand matches were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On August 22, the Valiant clinched a spot in the season playoffs with a win over the Vancouver Titans.[2] In the first round of the North America bracket, Los Angeles defeated the Florida Mayhem by a score of 3–2.[3] The following day, the Valiant were swept by the Philadelphia Fusion in the second round of the upper bracket, sending them to the lower bracket.[4] A 1–3 loss to the Washington Justice in the subsequent round eliminated the Valiant from the playoffs.[5]

Preceding offseason

Organizational changes

After releasing head coach Moon Byung-chul the previous season, assistant coach Mike "Packing10" Szklanny was named the team's interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Packing10 was officially named the team's full-time head coach in early September 2019.[6] The following month, the Valiant added former Boston Uprising assistant coach Jordan "Gunba" Graham as an assistant coach. Gunba was an assistant coach for the Valiant in 2018.[7]

Roster changes

The Valiant enter the new season with no free agents, three players which they have the option to retain for another year, and five players under contract.[8] 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.[9]

Acquisitions

The Valiant's first acquisitions of the offseason were announced on October 31, with the signings of main tank Song "Dreamer" Sang-lok from the Sydney Drop Bears, flex DPS Damon "Apply" Conti, support Owen "Slur" Warner from Samsung Morning Stars, and support Mun "Lastro" Jung-won from Skyfoxes.[10] On January 7, the Valiant revealed two more additions in main tank Rick "GiG" Salazar and support Park "RaiN" Jae-ho in a skit video for the team's new color scheme.[11] A week later, on January 16, the team announced the signing of damage player Kai "KSP" Collins.[12]

Departures

The Valiant made their first offseason moves on October 23, releasing DPS Brady "Agilities" Girardi, trading off-tank Indy "SPACE" Halpern to the Los Angeles Gladiators, and trading flex support Park "KariV" Young-seo to the Toronto Defiant.[13] In mid-November, Los Angeles announced that they had parted ways with main tank Russell "FCTFCTN" Campbell.[14] On December 12, support player Scott "Custa" Kennedy announced that he was retiring from professional Overwatch play to join the Overwatch League as an analyst.[15] Prior to the start of the season, Owen "Slur" Warner silently departed with the team after it was revealed that he had previously used a racial slur. He later changed his name to Provide to distance himself from his past.[16]

Roster

2020 Los Angeles Valiant roster
Players Coaches
Role No. Handle Name Nationality
Damage 12 Shax Nielsen, Johannes Denmark
Damage 23 KSP Collins, Kai United Kingdom
Damage 27 KSF Frandanisa, Kyle United States
Damage 19 Apply Conti, Damon United States
Tank 1 Dreamer Song Sang-lok South Korea
Tank 13 McGravy McGarvey, Caleb United States
Tank 3 GiG Salazar, Rick United States
Support 9 Lastro Mun Jung-won South Korea
Support 77 RaiN Park Jae-ho South Korea
Head coach
  • Mike "Packing10" Szklanny
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness
  

Latest roster transaction: January 27, 2020.

Standings

Pos Con Team
 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: 11–10)
February–April: 2–6
1 February 8 Los Angeles Valiant 3 – 1 Dallas Fuel Arlington, TX
4:00 pm PST     Esports Stadium Arlington
Hosted by Dallas Fuel
1 Lijiang Tower 2
2 Blizzard World 1
4 Horizon Lunar Colony 3
3 Junkertown 2
2 February 9 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 March 28 Los Angeles Valiant 0 – 3 Seoul Dynasty Online
10:00 pm UTC    
4 March 30 Los Angeles Valiant 3 – 1 San Francisco Shock Online
12:00 midnight UTC    
5 April 05 Los Angeles Valiant 1 – 3 San Francisco Shock Online
12:00 midnight UTC    
6 April 06 Los Angeles Valiant 2 – 3 Dallas Fuel Online
12:00 midnight UTC    
7 April 17 Los Angeles Valiant 2 – 3 Los Angeles Gladiators Online
1:00 am UTC    
8 April 25 Los Angeles Valiant 0 – 3 San Francisco Shock Online
10:00 pm UTC    

May Melee qualifiers: 3–0
9 May 02 Los Angeles Valiant 3 – 2 Atlanta Reign Online
9:00 pm UTC    
10 May 10 Los Angeles Valiant 3 – 0 Boston Uprising Online
1:00 am UTC    
11 May 17 Los Angeles Valiant 3 – 2 Toronto Defiant Online
11:00 pm UTC    

Summer Showdown qualifiers: 2–1
12 June 14 Los Angeles Valiant 3 – 0 Washington Justice Online
11:00 pm UTC    
13 June 21 Los Angeles Valiant 3 – 1 Florida Mayhem Online
9:00 pm UTC    
14 June 28 Los Angeles Valiant 1 – 3 Paris Eternal Online
7:00 pm UTC    

Countdown Cup qualifiers: 2–2
15 July 18 Los Angeles Valiant 0 – 3 Atlanta Reign Online
11:00 pm UTC    
16 July 19 Los Angeles Valiant 3 – 0 Boston Uprising Online
10:00 pm UTC    
17 July 31 Los Angeles Valiant 3 – 2 Houston Outlaws Online
9:00 pm UTC    
18 August 02 Los Angeles Valiant 0 – 3 Philadelphia Fusion Online
11:00 pm UTC    

August: 2–1
19 August 16 Los Angeles Valiant 3 – 2 Florida Mayhem Online
9:00 pm UTC    
20 August 23 Los Angeles Valiant 2 – 3 Los Angeles Gladiators Online
11:00 pm UTC    
21 August 23 Los Angeles Valiant 3 – 0 Vancouver Titans Online
1:00 am UTC    

Midseason tournaments

2020 midseason tournaments game log
May Melee: 1–1
Quarterfinals May 24 Los Angeles Valiant 3 – 2 Paris Eternal Online
1:00 am UTC    
Semifinals May 24 Los Angeles Valiant 0 – 3 San Francisco Shock Online
7:00 pm UTC    

Summer Showdown: 0–1
Knockouts July 03 Los Angeles Valiant 1 – 3 Toronto Defiant Online
11:00 pm UTC    

Countdown Cup: 1–1
Knockouts August 07 Los Angeles Valiant 3 – 0 Houston Outlaws Online
9:00 pm UTC    
Quarterfinals August 09 Los Angeles Valiant 1 – 3 Paris Eternal Online
1:00 am UTC    

Bonus wins awarded: 1

Postseason

2020 playoff game log
North America Bracket: 1–2
Upper Round 1 September 05 Los Angeles Valiant 3 – 2 Florida Mayhem Online
9:00 pm UTC    
Upper Round 2 September 06 Los Angeles Valiant 0 – 3 Philadelphia Fusion Online
11:00 pm UTC    
Lower Round 2 September 11 Los Angeles Valiant 1 – 3 Washington Justice Online
9:00 pm UTC    

References

  1. ^ Hurych, Amanda (August 27, 2019). "Dates and tickets announced for 2020 Los Angeles Valiant homestand at The Novo". AXS. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  2. ^ Alford, Aaron (August 24, 2020). "Gladiators Take Battle for L.A. While Valiant Take Fifth Seed". Hotspawn. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  3. ^ Field Level Media (September 6, 2020). "Trio of 5-map thrillers highlight wild day at OWL playoffs". Reuters. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  4. ^ Richardson, Liz (September 6, 2020). "Paris Eternal, Los Angeles Gladiators eliminated from Overwatch League playoffs". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  5. ^ Richardson, Liz (September 11, 2020). "Atlanta Reign, Los Angeles Valiant eliminated in latest Overwatch League playoff matches". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  6. ^ Richardson, Liz (September 4, 2019). "Los Angeles Valiant promote Packing10 to head coach". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  7. ^ Scrubasaurus (October 24, 2019). "Gunba returns to the Valiant's coaching staff". Over.gg. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  8. ^ Morello, Matt (July 30, 2019). "2020 Team Needs and Player Contract Status". Overwatch League. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  9. ^ Richardson, Liz (October 4, 2019). "Overwatch League reveals player contract status for entire league". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  10. ^ "Valiant, Defiant, Justice make moves in Overwatch League". ESPN. Reuters. October 31, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  11. ^ Samples, Rachel (January 7, 2020). "Los Angeles Valiant confirm color change, officially welcome RaiN and GiG ahead of 2020 Overwatch League season". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  12. ^ Richardson, Liz (January 15, 2020). "Los Angeles Valiant officially adds KSP to roster". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  13. ^ Esguerra, Tyler (October 23, 2019). "Los Angeles Valiant release SPACE, Agilities, and KariV". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  14. ^ Peres, Pedro (November 12, 2019). "Los Angeles Valiant release FCTFCTN". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  15. ^ "Custa retires, will join Jake on OWL talent team". ESPN. Reuters. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  16. ^ "Slur apologises for his past actions, confirms in his Twitter header that he is no longer with the LA Valiant and is now a free agent". Owen 'Slur' Warner. January 23, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2020.

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