title: 2020 San Francisco Shock season
text: # 2020 San Francisco Shock season
  
  The 2020 San Francisco Shock season was the third season of the San Francisco Shock's existence in the Overwatch League and their second under head coach Park "Crusty" Dae-hee. The team entered the season as the defending Overwatch League champions, after winning the 2019 Grand Finals. The Shock planned to host two homestand weekends in the 2020 season at Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley and the San Jose Civic in downtown San Jose, but both were cancelled in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
  The Shock ended the regular season with 18 wins, 7 bonus wins, and 3 losses. San Francisco faced the eighth-seeded Washington Justice on September 5 in the first round of the 2020 North America playoffs bracket, and after falling 0–2 in the match, the Shock won three straight maps to move on to the second round of the upper bracket. The team next defeated the seventh-seeded Atlanta Reign by a score of 3–1. Moving on to the upper bracket finals, the Shock faced the top-seeded Philadelphia Fusion. Despite keeping the maps close, the Shock came out with a 3–1 victory and advanced to the Grand Finals bracket. As the top North America seed in the Grand Finals bracket, the Shock faced Asia's second-seeded Seoul Dynasty in the bracket's first round on October 8. After the Shock came out with a quick 2–0 lead, the Dynasty evened up the score, winning the following two maps; however, San Francisco won the final map of the match and moved on to the Upper Bracket finals. The team faced Asia's top-seeded Shanghai Dragons in the upper finals, where, again, the Shock started the match with a 2–0 lead, but the Dragons tied up the series after four maps. The Shock won the final map of the match to advance to the Grand Finals match. In the Grand Finals match, the Shock defeated the Seoul Dynasty by a score of 4–2 to win their second consecutive OWL championship.
  
  ## Preceding offseason
  
  ### Organizational changes
  
  On October 18, it was announced that assistant coach Kim "NineK" Beom-hoon had signed with the Paris Eternal as a coach. The Shock signed Talon Esports head coach Lee "Arachne" Ji-won as a coach a month later.
  
  ### Roster changes
  
  The Shock enter the new season with one free agent, no players which they have the option to retain for another year, and nine 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.
  
  On October 9, the Shock announce that they would not re-sign their only free agent off-tank Andreas "Nevix" Karlsson, who had been with the team since their inception in 2017. On December 23, the team picked up sniper specialist Lee "ANS" Seon-chang, who had been retired since January 2019.
  
  ## Roster
  
  ### Transactions
  
  Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2020 regular season:
  
  * On April 28, the Shock released DPS Jay "Sinatraa" Won.
  * On May 17, the Shock transferred DPS Park "Architect" Min-ho to the Hangzhou Spark and signed support Lee "Twilight" Jooseok.
  * On July 21, the Shock signed DPS Sean Taiyo "Ta1yo" Henderson.
  
  ## 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: 18–3) :
  
  February–March: 5–2
  
  1
  
  February 09
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  3
  
  1
  
  Dallas Fuel
  
  Arlington, TX
  
  4:00 pm PST
  
  Esports Stadium Arlington
  
  Hosted by the Dallas Fuel
  
  2
  
  Oasis
  
  1
  
  3
  
  Eichenwalde
  
  2
  
  0
  
  Horizon Lunar Colony
  
  1
  
  3
  
  Havana
  
  0
  
  2
  
  March 28
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  1
  
  3
  
  Los Angeles Gladiators
  
  Online
  
  11:00 pm UTC
  
  3
  
  March 30
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  1
  
  3
  
  Los Angeles Valiant
  
  Online
  
  12:00 midnight UTC
  
  4
  
  April 05
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  3
  
  1
  
  Los Angeles Valiant
  
  Online
  
  12:00 midnight UTC
  
  5
  
  April 13
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  3
  
  0
  
  Los Angeles Gladiators
  
  Online
  
  12:00 midnight UTC
  
  6
  
  April 18
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  3
  
  2
  
  Dallas Fuel
  
  Online
  
  2:00 am UTC
  
  7
  
  April 25
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  3
  
  0
  
  Los Angeles Valiant
  
  Online
  
  10:00 pm UTC :
  
  May Melee qualifiers: 3–0
  
  8
  
  May 02
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  3
  
  0
  
  Houston Outlaws
  
  Online
  
  11:00 pm UTC
  
  9
  
  May 10
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  3
  
  1
  
  Toronto Defiant
  
  Online
  
  9:00 pm UTC
  
  10
  
  May 17
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  3
  
  0
  
  Atlanta Reign
  
  Online
  
  1:00 am UTC :
  
  Summer Showdown qualifiers: 3–0
  
  11
  
  June 20
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  3
  
  0
  
  Paris Eternal
  
  Online
  
  7:00 pm UTC
  
  12
  
  June 21
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  3
  
  0
  
  Washington Justice
  
  Online
  
  10:25 pm UTC
  
  13
  
  June 28
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  3
  
  0
  
  Philadelphia Fusion
  
  Online
  
  11:00 pm UTC :
  
  Countdown Cup qualifiers: 4–0
  
  14
  
  July 18
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  3
  
  0
  
  Boston Uprising
  
  Online
  
  10:00 pm UTC
  
  15
  
  July 24
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  3
  
  1
  
  Florida Mayhem
  
  Online
  
  9:00 pm UTC
  
  16
  
  July 25
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  3
  
  0
  
  Vancouver Titans
  
  Online
  
  7:00 pm UTC
  
  17
  
  August 01
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  3
  
  0
  
  Houston Outlaws
  
  Online
  
  11:00 pm UTC :
  
  August: 3–1
  
  18
  
  August 16
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  0
  
  3
  
  Philadelphia Fusion
  
  Online
  
  1:00 am UTC
  
  19
  
  August 16
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  3
  
  0
  
  Toronto Defiant
  
  Online
  
  7:00 pm UTC
  
  20
  
  August 22
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  3
  
  0
  
  Washington Justice
  
  Online
  
  7:00 pm UTC
  
  21
  
  August 23
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  3
  
  2
  
  Atlanta Reign
  
  Online
  
  9:00 pm UTC :
  
  ### Midseason tournaments
  
  2020 midseason tournaments game log :
  
  May Melee: 3–0
  
  Quarterfinals
  
  May 23
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  3
  
  1
  
  Dallas Fuel
  
  Online
  
  7:00 pm UTC
  
  Semifinals
  
  May 24
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  3
  
  0
  
  Los Angeles Valiant
  
  Online
  
  7:00 pm UTC
  
  Finals
  
  May 24
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  4
  
  2
  
  Florida Mayhem
  
  Online
  
  11:00 pm UTC :
  
  Summer Showdown: 1–1
  
  Quarterfinals
  
  July 04
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  3
  
  0
  
  Washington Justice
  
  Online
  
  11:00 pm UTC
  
  Semifinals
  
  July 05
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  2
  
  3
  
  Paris Eternal
  
  Online
  
  9:20 pm UTC :
  
  Countdown Cup: 3–0
  
  Quarterfinals
  
  August 08
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  3
  
  0
  
  Dallas Fuel
  
  Online
  
  7:00 pm UTC
  
  Semifinals
  
  August 09
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  3
  
  1
  
  Florida Mayhem
  
  Online
  
  5:00 pm UTC
  
  Finals
  
  August 09
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  4
  
  2
  
  Philadelphia Fusion
  
  Online
  
  9:00 pm UTC :
  
  Bonus wins awarded: 7 :
  
  ### Postseason
  
  2020 playoff game log :
  
  North America Bracket: 3–0
  
  Upper Round 1
  
  September 05
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  3
  
  2
  
  Washington Justice
  
  Online
  
  11:00 pm UTC
  
  Upper Round 2
  
  September 07
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  3
  
  1
  
  Atlanta Reign
  
  Online
  
  1:00 am UTC
  
  Upper Finals
  
  September 12
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  3
  
  1
  
  Philadelphia Fusion
  
  Online
  
  7:00 pm UTC :
  
  Grand Finals Bracket: 3–0
  
  Upper Round 1
  
  October 08
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  3
  
  2
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  Online
  
  11:00 am UTC
  
  Upper Round 2
  
  October 09
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  3
  
  2
  
  Shanghai Dragons
  
  Online
  
  9:00 am UTC
  
  Grand Finals
  
  October 10
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  4
  
  2
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  Online
  
  1:00 pm UTC :
  
  