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| The logo for the Philadelphia Fusion features a stylized letter P with orbiting atoms in the team's colors. | |
| Founded | September 20, 2017[1] |
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| League | Overwatch League |
| Division | Atlantic |
| Team history | Philadelphia Fusion 2017–present[2] |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Colors | Orange, black, white[2][3] |
| Owner | Comcast Spectacor |
| President | Tucker Roberts[4] |
| Head coach | Yann "Kirby" Luu |
| General manager | Yann "Kirby" Luu[5] |
| Championships | 0 |
| League titles | 0 |
| Division titles | 0 |
| Stage titles | 0 Stage 1: — Stage 2: — Stage 3: — Stage 4: — |
| Website | Official website |
The Philadelphia Fusion are an American-based professional Overwatch esports team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Fusion compete in the Overwatch League (OWL) as a member of the league's Atlantic Division. The team are one of twelve founding members of the Overwatch League.
Franchise history
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On September 20, 2017, Overwatch developer Activision Blizzard officially announced that Comcast Spectacor had acquired the rights to the Philadelphia-based Overwatch League franchise.[6][1] On November 1, the franchise name was revealed as the Philadelphia Fusion.[2] Shortly afterwards on November 3, their diverse inaugural season roster was unveiled with players from Europe, Israel, and South Korea.[7]
Prior to the season start, Kim "SADO" Su-min was handed a 30-match suspension for account boosting and player logistics issues regarding visas would cause the team to withdraw from the inaugural preseason.[8] With a lack of preparation time heading into the regular season, the team struggled for form in Stage 1 and would only manage to notch 6 victories, with a notable win over the New York Excelsior. Using the stage-break to catch up on lost practice time and welcoming the arrival of Israeli DPS player Josue "Eqo" Corana, Stage 2 would prove to be a turning point for the team. After opening up the stage with back-to-back sweeps over the Boston Uprising and Florida Mayhem, the team would continue to impress and go on to achieve a much improved 3rd place finish – good enough for a stage playoffs berth.[9]
During the Stage 2 Playoffs, the team surprised many after defeating heavily favored Stage 1 champions London Spitfire in the semi-finals, however a finals match-up with the New York Excelsior would prove a juggernaut too much as the Fusion would fall short in a hard-fought 5-map match.[10]
During the Post-Season Playoffs, Philadelphia Fusion first faced the Boston Uprising. After a dominant first game they lost the second one, forcing a tie-breaker game which Fusion managed to win. After that they faced the New York Excelcior, who were heavy favorites to win the Post-Season playoffs. Fusion upsetted them in the first game, winning 3-0 and then narrowly winning the second game 3-2, which sent them to the grand finals. In the Grand Finals they faced another underdog; the London Spitifire. The Spitfire however showed the potential their team had and beat the Fusion in a best of 3 game series, winning 2-0.
Seasons
Table key
| W | Champions | RU | Runners-up | SF | Semi-finalist | QF | Quarter-finalist | ↑ | Postseason berth |
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Record: Matches won – Matches lost
Finish: Final position in league or division standings
Prize money: Total performance bonuses earned in United States dollars
Overview
- As of 18 June 2018
| Season | Division | Record | Win% | Finish | Postseason | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Prize money | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Division | Rank | Finals | Rank | Finals | Rank | Finals | Rank | Finals | |||||||
| 2018 | Atlantic | 24–16 | .600 | 6th ↑ | 4th | RU | 7th | — | 3rd | RU | 8th | — | 6th | — | $525,000 | — |
Players
- As of 12 September 2018[11]
Current roster
| No. | Handle | Name | Hometown | Role | Transaction notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Boombox | Isaac Charles | Boston, England | Support |
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| 18 | Carpe | Lee Jae-hyeok | Daejeon, South Korea | Damage |
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| 1 | Eqo | Josue Corona | Netanya, Israel | Damage |
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| 54 | fragi | Joona Laine | Turku, Finland | Tank |
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| 7 | Hotba | Choi Hong-jun | Seoul, South Korea | Flex |
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| 8 | Neptuno | Alberto González Molinillo | El Puerto de Santa María, Spain | Support |
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| 21 | Poko | Gael Gouzerch | Nîmes, France | Flex |
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| 9 | SADO | Kim Su-min | Gwangju, South Korea | Tank |
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| 3 | Snillo | Simon Ekström | Hallstahammar, Sweden | Damage |
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OWL All-Star selections
The following Fusion players were selected to the Overwatch League All-Star Game.
Players selected as starters are denoted with an asterisk (*)
- Carpe (Lee Jae-hyeok) – 2018*
- Poko (Gael Gouzarch) – 2018
Head coaches
- As of 3 July 2018
| Handle | Name | From | To | Span | Ref. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirby | Yann Luu | November 3, 2017 | Present | 6 years, 190 days | [5] |
Academy team
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On January 29, 2018, the Fusion formally announced their academy team would go under the name "Fusion University" for Overwatch Contenders North America.[12][13]
In Season One, the team would claim 1st place and bragging rights after they convincingly took down Boston Uprising's academy team, the Toronto Esports, in the NA playoffs finals.[14][15]
Academy roster
- As of 6 July 2018[16]
| Handle | Name |
|---|---|
| Alarm | Kim Kyung-bo |
| Beasthalo | Adam Denton |
| BERNAR | Shin Se-won |
| Elk | Elijah Gallagher |
| WhoRU | Lee Seung-Joon |
| ZachaREEE | Zachary Lombardo |
References
- ^ a b Palmeri, Christopher; Smith, Gerry (20 September 2017). "Comcast Buys Philadelphia Esports Team". Bloomberg. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ a b c Goslin, Austen (1 November 2017). "Philadelphia Fusion are the newest addition to the Overwatch League". Heroes Never Die. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ Entertainment, Blizzard (1 November 2017). "PRESENTING THE PHILADELPHIA FUSION". Overwatch League. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Frankel, Daniel (10 January 2018). "Brian Roberts' son Tucker to head Comcast's $20M Philadelphia esports team". FierceCable. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Bright, Ryan (3 November 2017). "Carpe, Shadowburn lead Fusion's 2017 Overwatch League roster". NBC Sports Philadelphia. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ Fernandez, Bob (20 September 2017). "E-sports goes pro, as Comcast buys a professional 'Overwatch' franchise for Philly". Philly.com. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ Carpenter, Nicole (3 November 2017). "Philadelphia Fusion announces international Overwatch League roster". Dot Esports. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ Myers, Maddy (5 December 2017). "Philly's Overwatch League Team Has Pulled Out Of The Entire Preseason". Compete (Kotaku). Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ Van Allen, Eric (25 February 2018). "Philly's Secret Weapon Shines In Overwatch League Debut". Compete (Kotaku). Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ Nguyen, Steven; Craffey, Liam (26 March 2018). "New York Excelsior reverse-sweeps Philadelphia Fusion to win Stage 2". ESPN. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "PLAYERS". Overwatch League. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Philadelphia Fusion Reveal Fusion University Contenders Roster". Dexerto. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Fusion University". Philadelphia Fusion. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018 – via YouTube.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ O'Brien, Joe (14 May 2018). "Fusion University Wins Overwatch Contenders NA Season One - Final Placements". Dexerto. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ Meyer, Guilherme (14 May 2018). "In Case you Missed Anything: Esports Weekend + Monday News Recap". Inven Global. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "THE TEAMS". Overwatch Contenders. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
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