Team: | Seoul Dynasty |
Year: | 2021 |
Region: | East |
Record: | 12–4 |
Region Place: | 3rd |
League Place: | 7th |
Coach: | Park Chang-geun |
Owner: | Kevin Chou |
Tournament1name: | May Melee |
T1playoffs: | Regional finals |
Tournament2name: | June Joust |
T2playoffs: | Regional finals |
Tournament3name: | Summer Showdown |
T3playoffs: | Regional finals |
Tournament4name: | Countdown Cup |
T4playoffs: | Lower round 1 |
Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
Earnings: | $20,000 |
The 2021 Seoul Dynasty season will be the fourth season of the Seoul Dynasty's existence in the Overwatch League and the team's second under head coach Park "Changgoon" Chang-geun.
Position | Handle | Name | 2021 team | Date signed | Notes | |
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Support | Bdosin | Choi Seung-tae | – | – | Option declined | |
Damage | Illicit | Park Je-min | Team BM (OWC) | January 20[1] | Option declined | |
Tank | Michelle | Choi Min-hyuk | Toronto Defiant | November 24[2] | Option declined | |
Support | Slime | Kim Seong-jun | Florida Mayhem | December 11[3] | – | |
Support | Tobi | Yang Jin-mo | Philadelphia Fusion | April 8[4] | Option declined | |
Tank | Toyou | Lim Hyeon-woo | Seoul Dynasty | January 6[5] | Option declined | |
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The Dynasty entered free agency with six free agents, five of which became free agents due to the team not exercising the option to retain the player for another year.[6]
The Dynasty's first and only offseason acquisitions were Park "Saebyeolbe" Jong-ryeol, a veteran damage player and former team captain of the New York Excelsior, and Jung "Anamo" Tae-sung, a veteran support player described as "steadfast and cautious" also coming from the Excelior, both of whom were signed on November 29, 2020.[7]
Six of the Dynasty's seven free agents did not return, five of which signed with other teams, beginning with tank player Choi "Michelle" Min-hyuk, who signed with the Toronto Defiant on November 24, 2020. The Dynasty lost support player Kim "Slime" Seong-jun to the Florida Mayhem on December 11. On January 20, 2021, damage player Park "Illicit" Je-min signed with Overwatch Contenders team Team BM. Three months later, on April 8, Support player Yang "Tobi" Jin-mo signed with the Philadelphia Fusion. Additionally, support player Choi "Bdosin" Seung-tae announced his retirement in the offseason.[8]
The Dynasty began their 2021 season on April 17 with a 1–3 loss to the Philadelphia Fusion in the May Melee qualifiers.[9] In their following match, they swept the Guangzhou Charge 3–0.[10]