The 2021 Washington Justice season will be the third season of Washington Justice's existence in the Overwatch League and the team's first full season under head coach Han "Sup7eme" Seung-jun, after he took over the position midway through their 2020 season.
Preceding offseason
Roster changes
Free agents
| Position
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Handle
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Name
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2021 team
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Date signed
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Notes
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| Support
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Aimgod
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Kwon Min-seok
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–
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–
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Option declined
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| Support
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Ark
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Hong Yeon-jun
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–
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–
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Option declined
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| Damage
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Decay
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Jang Gui-un
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Washington Justice
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October 24[1]
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–
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| Tank
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Jjanu
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Choi Hyun-woo
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–
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–
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Option declined
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| Damage
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Stitch
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Lee Chung-hee
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–
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–
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Option declined
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- Legend
- Light green background indicates a player was re-signed by the Justice.
- Light red background indicates a player departed from the Justice.
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The Justice entered free agency with five free agents, all of which became free agents due to the Justice not exercising the option to retain the player for another year.[2]
Acquisitions
The Justice's first offseason acquisition was Kim "Mag" Tae-sung, a rookie tank player coming from Overwatch Contenders Korea team RunAway, on October 24, 2020.[1] Next, they signed Min "Jerry" Tae-hee, a hitscan damage player coming off a season with the Boston Uprising in which he had "bright moments throughout," who signed on November 9.[3] Ten days later, the Justice signed Yoon "Bebe" Hee-chang, a support player who is an "expert Zenyatta and reliable Ana player."[4] The following day, the team signed veteran Jung "Closer" Won-sik, a "very capable" support player who played with the Dallas Fuel in 2020.[5] The next day, November 21, Washington signed Kim "Fury" Jun-ho, a veteran support player coming off of a top-four finish with the Philadelphia Fusion last season.[6] The Justice's final acquisition in November came the following day with the signing of Park "Ria" Sung-wook, a tank player coming off an "impressive playoffs performance" with the Hangzhou Spark.[7] The team's final offseason signing came in February; on February 14, 2021, they signed Kim "Assassin" Sung-won, a rookie damage player coming off of a third-place finish at Overwatch Contenders' The Gauntlet: Asia with team RunAway.[8]
Departures
Four of the Justice's five free agents did not return. Damage player Lee "Stitch" Chung-hee, tank player Choi "Jjanu" Hyun-woo, and support player Kwon "Aimgod" Min-seok did not sign with a team in the offseason, while support player Hong "Ark" Yeon-jun announced his retirement in the offseason.[9] Outside of their free agents, the Justice released tank player Gye "Roar" Chang-hoon on October 22, 2020.[10]
Final roster
| 2021 Washington Justice roster
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| Players |
Coaches
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| Role
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No.
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Handle
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Name
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Nationality
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| Damage
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1
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Jerry
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Min Tae-hee
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South Korea
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| Damage
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17
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Decay
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Jang Gui-un
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South Korea
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| Damage
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21
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TTuba
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Lee Ho-sung
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South Korea
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| Damage
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61
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Assassin
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Kim Sung-won
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South Korea
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| Tank
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1
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Mag
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Kim Tae-sung
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South Korea
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| Tank
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19
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Fury
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Kim Jun-ho
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South Korea
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| Support
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2
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Closer
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Jung Won-sik
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South Korea
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| Support
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23
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BeBe
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Yoon Hui-chang
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South Korea
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- Head coach
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Legend:
- (I) Inactive
- (S) Suspended
- (2W) Two-way player
- Substitute
- Injury / Illness
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Latest roster transaction: May 12, 2021.
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Transactions
Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2021 regular season:
- On May 12, tank player Park "Ria" Seong-wook retired.[11]
Standings
Game log
Regular season
Postseason
References
- ^ a b Richardson, Liz (October 24, 2020). "Washington Justice re-signs Decay, acquires Mag". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Player Contract Status". Overwatch League. October 21, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- ^ Howard, Brandon (November 10, 2020). "Jerry Signs With The Washington Justice". TheGamer. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ Alford, Aaron (November 19, 2020). "Washington Justice signs BeBe". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ Alford, Aaron (November 23, 2020). "Washington Justice Add New Talent for 2021 Season". Hotspawn. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ Michael, Cale (November 21, 2020). "Washington Justice signs Fury". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ Johnson, Xavier (November 22, 2020). "Washington Justice signs off-tank Ria". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ Field Level Media (February 14, 2021). "Washington Justice sign Assassin". Reuters. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- ^ Howard, Brandon (November 9, 2020). "ArK Retires From The Overwatch League". TheGamer. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ Field Level Media (October 23, 2020). "Washington Justice part ways with main tank rOar". Reuters. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ Biazzi, Leonardo (May 12, 2021). "Washington Justice off tank Ria retires from professional Overwatch". Dot Esports. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
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