title: 2020 Washington Justice season
text: # 2020 Washington Justice season
  
  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. 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. On June 17, Washington promoted assistant coach Han "Sup7eme" Seung-jun to head coach. After finishing the regular season with a 4–17 record, the Justice swept both the Vancouver Titans and Dallas Fuel in the North America play-in tournament to qualify to the season playoffs. In their first match in the North America bracket, Washington squandered an early 2–0 lead over the San Francisco Shock and lost by a score of 2–3, sending them to the lower bracket. The following day, on September 6, the Justice swept the third-seeded Paris Eternal, 3–0. Washington continued their playoff run, taking down the fourth-seeded Florida Mayhem on September 11 and needing one more win to qualify for the Grand Finals Bracket. However, the team fell to the top-seeded Philadelphia Fusion the following day by a score of 0–3, ending their playoff run.
  
  ## 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. The team signed Seetoh "JohnGalt" Jian Qing, who was an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Gladiators, as their new head coach in October. Washington added two more coaches to their staff on November 8, with the hiring of former Hangzhou Spark assistant coach Han "Sup7eme" Seung-jun as a development coach and former XL2 Academy coach Lee "Wiz" Hae-joon as a strategic coach. A month later, on December 5, the Justice signed former Houston Outlaws support player Chris "Bani" Banell as an assistant coach.
  
  ### Roster changes
  
  Free agents :
  
  | Role | Player | 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 |
  | 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. 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**
  
  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. The team made their first signing on October 23 in flex DPS Lee "TTuba" Ho-sung. On November 7, Washington signed former Boston Uprising flex support Kwon "AimGod" Min-seok.
  
  **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. 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.
  
  ## Roster
  
  ### 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.
  * On May 16, the Justice signed DPS Lee "Stitch" Choong-hui and tank Choi "JJANU" Hyeon-woo on 14-day contracts.
  * On May 22, the Justice signed tank Choi "JJANU" Hyeon-woo to a long-term contract.
  * On June 1, the Justice signed DPS Lee "Stitch" Choong-hui to a long-term contract.
  * On June 4, the Justice released tank Elliot "ELLIVOTE" Vaneryd.
  * On August 12, the Justice signed DPS Jang "Decay" Gui-un.
  * On September 1, the Justice released tank Lukas "LullSiSH" Wiklund.
  
  ## Standings
  
  | Pos | Con | Teamvte | Pld | W | BW | L | PCT | MW | ML | MT | MD | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | ATL | Philadelphia Fusion | 21 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0.90 | 59 | 19 | 0 | +40 | Advance to playoffs |
  | 2 | PAC | San Francisco Shock | 21 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0.86 | 56 | 17 | 2 | +39 | Advance to playoffs |
  | 3 | ATL | Paris Eternal | 21 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0.71 | 50 | 31 | 0 | +19 | Advance to playoffs |
  | 4 | ATL | Florida Mayhem | 21 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0.67 | 48 | 30 | 0 | +18 | Advance to playoffs |
  | 5 | PAC | Los Angeles Valiant | 21 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0.52 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | Advance to playoffs |
  | 6 | PAC | Los Angeles Gladiators | 21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0.52 | 43 | 39 | 5 | +4 | Advance to play-ins |
  | 7 | ATL | Atlanta Reign | 21 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0.48 | 43 | 35 | 0 | +8 | Advance to play-ins |
  | 8 | PAC | Dallas Fuel | 21 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0.43 | 35 | 44 | 0 | −9 | Advance to play-ins |
  | 9 | ATL | Toronto Defiant | 21 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 0.33 | 32 | 48 | 0 | −16 | Advance to play-ins |
  | 10 | ATL | Houston Outlaws | 21 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0.29 | 32 | 50 | 3 | −18 | Advance to play-ins |
  | 11 | PAC | Vancouver Titans | 21 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0.29 | 23 | 48 | 0 | −25 | Advance to play-ins |
  | 12 | ATL | Washington Justice | 21 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0.19 | 21 | 54 | 1 | −33 | Advance to play-ins |
  | 13 | ATL | Boston Uprising | 21 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0.10 | 14 | 61 | 4 | −47 | Advance to play-ins |
  
  ## 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 :
  
  