2019 Paris Eternal season

The 2019 Paris Eternal season was the first season of Paris Eternal's existence in the Overwatch League. The team was one of eight expansion franchises added for the 2019 season. After the team posted a 3–4 record in Stage 1, head coach Julien Ducros left the team and was replaced by Félix Münch. Paris ended the season with a disappointing 11–17 record, did not manage to yield a winning record in any stage, and did not qualify for any of the stage playoffs nor the season playoffs.

2019 Paris Eternal season
Head coachJulien Ducros (rel. 2 Apr)
Félix Münch
General managerMichael De Wit
OwnerDrew McCourt
DivisionAtlantic
Results
Record11–17 (.393)
Place
Stage 1 PlayoffsDid not qualify
Stage 2 PlayoffsDid not qualify
Stage 3 PlayoffsDid not qualify
Season PlayoffsDid not qualify

Preceding offseason

On 23 October, Eternal announced their entirely European roster, consisting of the following players:[1]

  • Karol "danye" Szcześniak,
  • Nicolas "NiCOgdh" Moret,
  • Georgii "ShaDowBurn" Gushcha,
  • Terrence "SoOn" Tarlier,
  • Finnbjorn "Finnsi" Jonasson,
  • Benjamin "BenBest" Dieulafait,
  • Roni "LhCloudy" Tiihonen,
  • Damien "HyP" Souville, and
  • Harrison "Kruise" Pond.

On 8 November, Eternal revealed their entirely European coaching staff.[2][3] On 28 November, Eternal signed support player Luís "Greyy" Perestrelo.[4]

Regular season

Eternal's first-ever Overwatch League match was against the 2018 Overwatch League Grand Finals champions London Spitfire on 16 February; Paris won the match 3–1.[5] The team finished Stage 1 with a 3–4 record and did not qualify for the Stage 1 playoffs.[6]

Two days before Stage 2 began, head coach Julien "daemoN" Ducros stepped down from his position. He was replaced the next day, as the Eternal promoted player development coach Félix "Féfé" Münch to head coach.[7] In week four, Paris traveled to the Allen Event Center in Allen, Texas for the Dallas Fuel Homestand Weekend. The team first took on the London Spitfire in a rematch of their season opener on 20 April, which was delayed by an hour-long power outage. Paris swept by the Spitfire 0–4.[8] The team finished the stage with a 2–5 record.[9]

On 17 August, the Eternal defeated the Stage 3 Champions Shanghai Dragons; however, the Los Angeles Valiant won their match later that day, which officially eliminated the Eternal from qualifying for the postseason.[10] The team closed out their season with a match against the Washington Justice a day later. In a match that had no playoff implications for either team, Paris lost 1–3, finishing their season with a 11–17 record.[11]

Final roster
2019 Paris Eternal roster
PlayersCoaches
Role No. Handle Name Nationality
Damage 1 Danye Szcześniak, Karol Poland
Damage 10 NiCOgdh Moret, Nicolas France
Damage 13 ShaDowBurn Gushcha, Georgii Russia
Damage 99 SoOn Tarlier, Terrence France
Tank 8 Finnsi Jonasson, Finnbjorn Iceland
Tank 17 BenBest Dieulafait, Benjamin France
Tank 27 LhCloudy Tiihonen, Roni Finland
Support 7 HyP Souville, Damien France
Support 9 Kruise Pond, Harrison United Kingdom
Support 47 Greyy Perestrelo, Luís Portugal
Head coach
  • Félix Münch
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness
  

Latest roster transaction: 14 April 2019.

Standings

Record by stage
StagePldWLPctMWMLMTMDPos
1 7 3 4 .429 9 17 2 -8 16
2 7 2 5 .286 10 18 1 -8 16
3 7 3 4 .429 14 15 0 -1 12
4[lower-alpha 1] 7 3 4 .429 13 17 0 -4 14
Overall 28 11 17 .393 46 67 3 -21 14
  Qualified for playoffs •   Qualified for play-in tournament
  1. No stage playoffs were held for Stage 4.

League
2019 Overwatch League standings
# Team Division W L PCT P MR MD
Division leaders
1 Vancouver Titans PAC 25 3 .893 28 89–28–0 +61
2 New York Excelsior ATL 22 6 .786 28 78–38–3 +40
Wild cards
3 San Francisco Shock PAC 23 5 .821 28 92–26–0 +66
4 Hangzhou Spark PAC 18 10 .643 28 64–52–4 +12
5 Los Angeles Gladiators PAC 17 11 .607 28 67–48–3 +19
6 Atlanta Reign ATL 16 12 .571 28 69–50–1 +19
Play-in tournament
7 London Spitfire ATL 16 12 .571 28 58–52–6 +6
8 Seoul Dynasty PAC 15 13 .536 28 64–50–3 +14
9 Guangzhou Charge PAC 15 13 .536 28 61–57–1 +4
10 Philadelphia Fusion ATL 15 13 .536 28 57–60–3 -3
11 Shanghai Dragons PAC 13 15 .464 28 51–61–3 -10
12 Chengdu Hunters PAC 13 15 .464 28 55–66–1 -11
Did not qualify for playoffs
13 Los Angeles Valiant PAC 12 16 .429 28 56–61–4 -5
14 Paris Eternal ATL 11 17 .393 28 46–67–3 -21
15 Dallas Fuel PAC 10 18 .357 28 43–70–3 -27
16 Houston Outlaws ATL 9 19 .321 28 47–69–3 -22
17 Toronto Defiant ATL 8 20 .286 28 39–72–4 -33
17 Washington Justice ATL 8 20 .286 28 39–72–6 -33
19 Boston Uprising ATL 8 20 .286 28 41–78–2 -37
20 Florida Mayhem ATL 6 22 .214 28 36–75–5 -39
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 1]
  1. The first tiebreaker for teams of the same record is map differential.

Game log
2019 game log (Regular season record: 11–17)
Stage 1 (3–4)
1 16 February London Spitfire 1 – 3 Paris Eternal Burbank, CA
   Recap Blizzard Arena
0 Ilios 2
2 King's Row 1
2 Volskaya Industries 3
0 Route 66 3
2 23 February Los Angeles Gladiators 1 – 2 Paris Eternal Burbank, CA
   Recap Blizzard Arena
2 Nepal 1
2 Numbani 3
3 Temple of Anubis 3
2 Dorado 3
3 2 March Paris Eternal 0 – 4 Atlanta Reign Burbank, CA
   Recap Blizzard Arena
0 Ilios 2
1 Hollywood 3
0 Temple of Anubis 2
2 Route 66 3
4 8 March Paris Eternal 0 – 4 Vancouver Titans Burbank, CA
   Recap Blizzard Arena
1 Ilios 2
2 Numbani 3
1 Horizon Lunar Colony 2
2 Rialto 3
5 10 March Paris Eternal 1 – 3 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA
   Recap Blizzard Arena
0 Nepal 2
1 Hollywood 3
2 Horizon Lunar Colony 3
2 Dorado 0
6 16 March Washington Justice 1 – 2 Paris Eternal Burbank, CA
   Recap Blizzard Arena
0 Busan 2
3 King's Row 3
3 Volskaya Industries 2
2 Dorado 3
7 17 March Philadelphia Fusion 3 – 1 Paris Eternal Burbank, CA
   Recap Blizzard Arena
1 Busan 2
3 King's Row 2
1 Horizon Lunar Colony 0
3 Rialto 0

Stage 2 (2–5)
8 4 April Guangzhou Charge 0 – 4 Paris Eternal Burbank, CA
9:05 pm PST    Recap Blizzard Arena
0 Oasis 2
0 Paris 2
2 Eichenwalde 3
2 Junkertown 3
9 6 April Chengdu Hunters 4 – 0 Paris Eternal Burbank, CA
5:15 pm PST    Recap Blizzard Arena
2 Oasis 1
4 Hanamura 3
4 Blizzard World 3
2 Rialto 1
10 11 April Paris Eternal 3 – 1 Florida Mayhem Burbank, CA
4:00 pm PST    Details Blizzard Arena
2 Oasis 0
4 Hanamura 3
3 Blizzard World 2
1 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 2
11 14 April Dallas Fuel 2 – 1 Paris Eternal Burbank, CA
12:00 noon PST    Recap Blizzard Arena
2 Busan 0
2 Paris 2
4 Blizzard World 3
1 Rialto 2
12 27 April Paris Eternal 0 – 4 London Spitfire Allen, TX
9:00 am PST    Recap Allen Event Center
0 Busan 2
1 Temple of Anubis 2
4 King's Row 5
1 Junkertown 3
13 28 April Hangzhou Spark 3 – 2 Paris Eternal Allen, TX
10:00 am PST    Details Allen Event Center
2 Lijiang Tower 1
2 Temple of Anubis 3
5 Eichenwalde 6
3 Junkertown 2
2 Busan 0
14 5 May Toronto Defiant 4 – 0 Paris Eternal Burbank, CA
12:00 noon PST    Recap Blizzard Arena
2 Lijiang Tower 1
2 Temple of Anubis 1
3 King's Row 2
6 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 5

Stage 3 (3–4)
15 7 June Paris Eternal 3 – 1 Toronto Defiant Burbank, CA
4:00 pm PST    Details Blizzard Arena
0 Ilios 2
1 Paris 0
2 Hollywood 1
3 Havana 2
16 9 June Paris Eternal 3 – 1 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA
1:45 pm PST    Details Blizzard Arena
0 Ilios 2
5 Paris 4
3 Eichenwalde 2
4 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 3
17 14 June Paris Eternal 1 – 3 New York Excelsior Burbank, CA
4:00 pm PST    Details Blizzard Arena
1 Nepal 2
0 Volskaya Industries 2
1 Numbani 3
2 Dorado 1
18 16 June Florida Mayhem 1 – 3 Paris Eternal Burbank, CA
1:45 pm PST    Details Blizzard Arena
0 Nepal 2
4 Horizon Lunar Colony 5
1 Numbani 0
2 Havana 3
19 20 June Paris Eternal 1 – 3 Houston Outlaws Burbank, CA
5:45 pm PST    Details Blizzard Arena
0 Oasis 2
2 Paris 4
2 Hollywood 1
1 Dorado 2
20 23 June Boston Uprising 3 – 2 Paris Eternal Burbank, CA
1:45 pm PST    Details Blizzard Arena
0 Oasis 2
1 Volskaya Industries 2
5 Eichenwalde 4
3 Dorado 2
2 Nepal 0
21 27 June Paris Eternal 1 – 3 Seoul Dynasty Burbank, CA
7:15 pm PST    Details Blizzard Arena
1 Nepal 2
2 Horizon Lunar Colony 3
3 Eichenwalde 4
5 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 4

Stage 4 (3–4)
22 25 July Houston Outlaws 1 – 3 Paris Eternal Burbank, CA
4:00 pm PST    Details Blizzard Arena
2 Busan 0
0 Volskaya Industries 1
0 Blizzard World 3
2 Junkertown 3
23 27 July Paris Eternal 2 – 3 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA
12:00 noon PST    Details Blizzard Arena
0 Lijiang Tower 2
1 Temple of Anubis 2
4 Blizzard World 3
5 Route 66 3
1 Busan 2
24 2 August New York Excelsior 3 – 1 Paris Eternal Burbank, CA
4:00 pm PST    Details Blizzard Arena
2 Busan 1
2 Volskaya Industries 0
3 King's Row 1
0 Havana 1
25 3 August Atlanta Reign 4 – 0 Paris Eternal Burbank, CA
12:00 noon PST    Details Blizzard Arena
2 Ilios 1
3 Temple of Anubis 2
3 Hollywood 2
5 Route 66 4
26 8 August Paris Eternal 3 – 2 Philadelphia Fusion Burbank, CA
5:45 pm PST    Details Blizzard Arena
1 Ilios 2
1 Temple of Anubis 2
2 Hollywood 1
3 Route 66 2
2 Lijiang Tower 1
27 17 August Paris Eternal 3 – 1 Shanghai Dragons Burbank, CA
12:00 noon PST    Details Blizzard Arena
2 Lijiang Tower 0
3 Hanamura 4
3 King's Row 2
3 Havana 2
28 18 August Paris Eternal 1 – 3 Washington Justice Burbank, CA
1:45 pm PST    Details Blizzard Arena
1 Ilios 2
1 Hanamura 2
6 King's Row 5
1 Junkertown 2

Awards

On 8 May, Harrison "Kruise" Pond was named as a reserve for the 2019 Overwatch League All-Star Game.[12]

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