title: 2020 Boston Uprising season
text: # 2020 Boston Uprising season
  
  The 2020 Boston Uprising season was the third season of Boston Uprising's existence in the Overwatch League and their first under head coach Vytis "Mineral" Lasaitis. Boston planned to host two homestand weekends in the 2020 season at Citizens Bank Opera House in Boston, but all homestand matches were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
  The Uprising qualified for one midseason tournament, the Summer Showdown, in the 2020 season but were eliminated by the Washington Justice in the knockouts round. The Uprising ended the season with 2 wins and 19 losses in the regular season and were eliminated from postseason contention after losing to the Atlanta Reign in the North America Play-in tournament.
  
  ## Preceding offseason
  
  ### Organizational changes
  
  In September 2019, Boston announced that former Florida Mayhem head coach Vytis "Mineral" Lasaitis would be the fill the team's head coach vacancy, which had been empty for over a year. A month later, the Uprising released assistant coaches Jordan "Gunba" Graham and Jackson "Shake" Kaplan; the team signed Ilias "iLka" Kaskanetas, who had most recently been the head coach of European Overwatch Contenders team Angry Titans, as an assistant coach. On December 9, the team signed former HSL Esports support player Valentin "Ascoft" Wulfman 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 |
  | Support | Aimgod | Min-Seok Kwon | Free agent | November 8 | Washington Justice |
  | Support | Kellex | Kristian Keller | Free agent | November 5 | Toronto Defiant |
  | Legend  Re-signed/Retained by the Uprising.  Departed from the Uprising. ||||||
  
  The Uprising enter the new season with two free agents, four players which they have the option to retain for another year, and four 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**
  
  Boston made their first offseason acquisitions on October 28, when they signed support Seo "Myunbong" Sang-min and DPS Min "Jerry" Tae-hui from Korean Contenders teams from O2 Blast and Meta Athena, respectively. On November 7, Boston promoted support Gabriel "Swimmer" Levy and off-tank Walid "Mouffin" Bassal from their academy team, Uprising Academy. While Swimmer was promoted to play strictly for Boston, Mouffin was put on a two-way contract. On November 21, Uprising signed former Seoul Dynasty DPS Sang-Beom "Munchkin" Byun, and a day later, they signed tank Thomas "brussen" Brussen.
  
  **Departures**
  
  The Uprising announced on October 21 that they would not elect to retain all four of their players with a team option – support Yang "Persia" Zion, support Renan "alemao" Moretto, off-tank Richard "rCk" Kanerva, and DPS Lee "Stellar" Do-hyung. Additionally, they also announced the same day that they would not re-sign either of their free agents – Kwon "AimGod" Min-seok and Kristian "Kellex" Keller. The following day, the team transferred DPS Jeffrey "blasé" Tsang to the Houston Outlaws.
  
  ## Roster
  
  ### Transactions
  
  Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2020 regular season:
  
  * On March 2, the Uprising released DPS Byun "Munchkin" Sang-beom.
  * On March 3, the Uprising signed support Kobe "Halo" Hamand.
  * On April 4, the Uprising released tank Walid "Mouffin" Bassal.
  * On April 14, the Uprising released support Gabriel "Swimmer" Levy.
  * On May 11, the Uprising signed tank Leyton "Punk" Gilchrist.
  * On May 12, tank Thomas "brussen" Brussen retired.
  * On May 21, the Uprising signed tank Michael "mikey" Konicki.
  
  ## 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: 2–19) :
  
  February–April: 1–8
  
  1
  
  February 09
  
  Boston Uprising
  
  0
  
  3
  
  New York Excelsior
  
  New York City, NY
  
  3:00 pm EST
  
  Hammerstein Ballroom
  
  Hosted by the New York Excelsior
  
  0
  
  Oasis
  
  2
  
  1
  
  Blizzard World
  
  2
  
  2
  
  Temple of Anubis
  
  3
  
  2
  
  February 22
  
  Boston Uprising
  
  3
  
  2
  
  Houston Outlaws
  
  Washington, DC
  
  5:00 pm EST
  
  The Anthem
  
  Hosted by the Washington Justice
  
  2
  
  Ilios
  
  0
  
  2
  
  Temple of Anubis
  
  2
  
  3
  
  Dorado
  
  1
  
  3
  
  Blizzard World
  
  3
  
  0
  
  Oasis
  
  2
  
  1
  
  Nepal
  
  2
  
  2
  
  Lijiang Tower
  
  0
  
  3
  
  March 01
  
  Boston Uprising
  
  0
  
  3
  
  Philadelphia Fusion
  
  Houston, TX
  
  1:00 pm EST
  
  Revention Music Center
  
  Hosted by the Houston Outlaws
  
  0
  
  Lijiang Tower
  
  2
  
  1
  
  King's Row
  
  2
  
  1
  
  Hanamura
  
  2
  
  4
  
  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
  
  5
  
  March 08
  
  Boston Uprising
  
  0
  
  3
  
  Atlanta Reign
  
  Washington, DC
  
  7:00 pm EDT
  
  The Anthem
  
  Hosted by the Washington Justice
  
  0
  
  Oasis
  
  2
  
  1
  
  Havana
  
  2
  
  2
  
  Eichenwalde
  
  3
  
  6
  
  March 28
  
  Boston Uprising
  
  1
  
  3
  
  Toronto Defiant
  
  Online
  
  8:00 pm UTC
  
  7
  
  April 11
  
  Boston Uprising
  
  1
  
  3
  
  Houston Outlaws
  
  Online
  
  10:00 pm UTC
  
  8
  
  April 18
  
  Boston Uprising
  
  1
  
  3
  
  Toronto Defiant
  
  Online
  
  1:00 am UTC
  
  9
  
  April 26
  
  Boston Uprising
  
  0
  
  3
  
  Florida Mayhem
  
  Online
  
  8:00 pm UTC :
  
  May Melee qualifiers: 1–2
  
  10
  
  May 03
  
  Boston Uprising
  
  0
  
  3
  
  Florida Mayhem
  
  Online
  
  9:00 pm UTC
  
  11
  
  May 10
  
  Boston Uprising
  
  0
  
  3
  
  Los Angeles Valiant
  
  Online
  
  1:00 am UTC
  
  12
  
  May 16
  
  Boston Uprising
  
  3
  
  2
  
  Los Angeles Gladiators
  
  Online
  
  10:30 pm UTC :
  
  Summer Showdown qualifiers: 0–3
  
  13
  
  June 13
  
  Boston Uprising
  
  2
  
  3
  
  Paris Eternal
  
  Online
  
  7:00 pm UTC
  
  14
  
  June 21
  
  Boston Uprising
  
  0
  
  3
  
  Philadelphia Fusion
  
  Online
  
  7:00 pm UTC
  
  15
  
  June 27
  
  Boston Uprising
  
  0
  
  3
  
  Vancouver Titans
  
  Online
  
  11:00 pm UTC :
  
  Countdown Cup qualifiers: 0–4
  
  16
  
  July 18
  
  Boston Uprising
  
  0
  
  3
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  Online
  
  10:00 pm UTC
  
  17
  
  July 19
  
  Boston Uprising
  
  0
  
  3
  
  Los Angeles Valiant
  
  Online
  
  10:00 pm UTC
  
  18
  
  July 24
  
  Boston Uprising
  
  1
  
  3
  
  Atlanta Reign
  
  Online
  
  7:00 pm UTC
  
  19
  
  July 25
  
  Boston Uprising
  
  1
  
  3
  
  Dallas Fuel
  
  Online
  
  11:00 pm UTC :
  
  August: 0–2
  
  20
  
  August 15
  
  Boston Uprising
  
  0
  
  3
  
  Los Angeles Gladiators
  
  Online
  
  11:00 pm UTC
  
  21
  
  August 21
  
  Boston Uprising
  
  0
  
  3
  
  Vancouver Titans
  
  Online
  
  7:00 pm UTC :
  
  ### Midseason tournaments
  
  2020 midseason tournaments game log :
  
  May Melee: 0–1
  
  Qualifying match
  
  May 23
  
  Boston Uprising
  
  2
  
  3
  
  Paris Eternal
  
  Online
  
  1:00 am UTC :
  
  Summer Showdown: 0–1
  
  Knockouts
  
  June 28
  
  Boston Uprising
  
  1
  
  3
  
  Washington Justice
  
  Online
  
  11:30 pm UTC :
  
  Countdown Cup: 0–1
  
  Qualifying match
  
  August 02
  
  Boston Uprising
  
  0
  
  3
  
  Vancouver Titans
  
  Online
  
  11:30 pm UTC :
  
  Bonus wins awarded: 0 :
  
  ### Postseason
  
  2020 playoff game log :
  
  North America Play-ins: 1–1
  
  Round 1
  
  September 03
  
  Boston Uprising
  
  3
  
  1
  
  Houston Outlaws
  
  Online
  
  7:00 pm UTC
  
  Round 2
  
  September 04
  
  Boston Uprising
  
  1
  
  3
  
  Atlanta Reign
  
  Online
  
  9:00 pm UTC :
  
  