2020 Los Angeles Gladiators season

2020 Los Angeles Gladiators season
Head coachDavid "dpei" Pei
General managerDavid "dpei" Pei
OwnerStan Kroenke
Josh Kroenke
ConferencePacific
DivisionWest
RegionNorth America
Results
Record11–10 (.524)
Place
May MeleeQuarterfinals
Summer ShowdownKnockouts
Countdown CupQuarterfinals
Season PlayoffsNA Lower Round 1
Total Earnings$85,000

The 2020 Los Angeles Gladiators season was the third season of Los Angeles Gladiators's existence in the Overwatch League and their third season under head coach David "dpei" Pei. The Gladiators planned to host two homestand weekends in the 2020 season,[1] but all homestand matches were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Gladiators finished the season with 11 wins and 10 losses to claim the sixth seed in the North America region.[2] On September 4, Los Angeles advanced to the season playoffs after 3–2 win over the Toronto Defiant in the North American Play-in tournament.[3] In the first round of the North American playoffs, the Gladiators were swept by the Philadelphia Fusion, sending them to the lower bracket.[4] They lost to the Florida Mayhem in the first round of the lower bracket, which eliminated them from the playoffs.[5]

  1. ^ Richardson, Liz (August 20, 2019). "Here is the full Overwatch League 2020 season schedule". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Richardson, Liz (September 2, 2020). "How do the 2020 Overwatch League playoffs work?". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  3. ^ Richardson, Liz (September 4, 2020). "Four more teams eliminated in Overwatch League playoffs". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  4. ^ Miller, Chris (September 5, 2020). "Overwatch League – Los Angeles Gladiators Face The Philadelphia Fusion Surprisingly Quick". Happy Gamer. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  5. ^ Field Level Media (September 6, 2020). "Fusion, Shock hold form at OWL NA playoffs". Reuters. Retrieved October 21, 2020.