2018 Florida Mayhem season

The 2018 Florida Mayhem season was the first season of the Florida Mayhem's existence in the Overwatch League. The team ended the 2018 regular season with a 7–33 record, second-to-last in the League, and did not qualify for any stage playoffs or the season playoffs.

2018 Florida Mayhem season
Head coach	Vytis "Mineral" Lasaitis
Owner	Ben Spoont
Division	Atlantic
Results
Record	7–33 (.175)
Place	Atlantic: 6th League: 11th
Stage 1 Playoffs	Did not qualify
Stage 2 Playoffs	Did not qualify
Stage 3 Playoffs	Did not qualify
Stage 4 Playoffs	Did not qualify
Season Playoffs	Did not qualify
Total Earnings	$25,000
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Preceding offseason

Head coach Vytis "Mineral" Lasaitis

On November 2, 2017, the Overwatch League announced that Misfits Gaming has purchased the Florida franchise slot for the league and would be branded as the Florida Mayhem.^[1] The team would be led by head coach Vytis "Mineral" Lasaitis, and all six of their players came from Misfits:^[2][3]

• Kevin "TviQ" Lindström
• Andreas "Logix" Berghmans
• Aleksi "Zuppeh" Kuntsi
• Sebastian "Zebbosai" Olsson
• Johan "CWoosH" Klingestedt
• Tim "Manneten" Bylund

Regular season

On January 11, 2018, the Mayhem played their first Overwatch League match, a 1–3 loss to the London Spitfire.^[4][5] The following week, on January 19, they notched their first-ever victory, after defeating the Shanghai Dragons, 4–0.^[6] Looking to increase their roster size, as they only fielded the six-player league minimum at the time, the Mayhem signed tank player Joonas "zappis" Alakurtti on February 1.^[7] After finishing Stage 1 with a dismal 1–9 record, Florida picked up Ha "Sayaplayer" Jung-woo and Kim "aWesomeGuy" Sung, two South Korean players from team Meta Athena.^[8] The Mayhem had a slightly better record in Stage 2, largely due to the damage duo of Logix and Sayaplayer, going 3–7. However, the upward trend did not continue, as Florida would win only three more matches the entire season, which only included wins over the winless Shanghai Dragons and third-to-last place Dallas Fuel.^[9] Additionally, on May 2, just before the end of Stage 3, head coach Mineral temporarily stepped down from his position, citing that he had been experiencing "various health issues" and burnout since Stage 2. Assistant coach Choi "r2der" Hyun-jin and analyst Albert Yeh lead the team in his absence, until his return at the beginning of Stage 4.^[10] The team ended the 2018 regular season with a 7–33 record, second-to-last in the League — only ahead of only the winless Dragons.^[9] At the end of the season, Sayaplayer was named a reserve for the 2018 All-Star Game.^[11]

Final roster

2018 Florida Mayhem roster
Players	Coaches
Role No. Handle Name Nationality Damage 2 TviQ Lindström, Kevin Sweden Damage 4 Sayaplayer Ha Jeong-woo South Korea Damage 22 Logix Berghmans, Andreas Belgium Tank 13 aWesomeGuy Kim, Sung-Hoon South Korea Support 7 Zuppeh Kuntsi, Aleksi Finland Support 56 Zebbosai Olsson, Sebastian Sweden Flex 3 CWoosH Klingestedt, Johan Sweden Flex 9 Manneten Bylund, Tim Sweden Flex 19 zappis Alakurtti, Joonas Finland	Head coach Vytis Lasaitis
Legend: (I) Inactive (S) Suspended (2W) Two-way player Substitute Injury / Illness	Latest roster transaction: February 13, 2018.

Transactions

Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2018 regular season:

• On February 1, Mayhem signed Joonas "zappis" Alakurtti.^[7]
• On February 13, Mayhem signed Ha "Sayaplayer" Jeong-Woo and Kim "aWesomeGuy" Sung-Hoon.^[8]

Standings

Record by stage

Stage	Pld	W	L	Pct	MW	ML	MT	MD	Pos
1	10	1	9	.100	9	31	1	-22	11
2	10	3	7	.300	15	27	1	-12	10
3	10	2	8	.200	11	28	2	-17	10
4	10	1	9	.100	7	34	1	-27	11
Overall	40	7	33	.175	42	120	5	-78	11
Qualified for playoffs

League

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PCT	MW	ML	MT	MD	Qualification
1	ATL	New York Excelsior	40	34	6	0.850	126	43	4	+83	Advance to season playoffs semifinals
2	PAC	Los Angeles Valiant	40	27	13	0.675	100	64	7	+36
3	ATL	Boston Uprising	40	26	14	0.650	99	71	3	+28	Advance to season playoffs quarterfinals
4	PAC	Los Angeles Gladiators	40	25	15	0.625	96	72	3	+24
5	ATL	London Spitfire	40	24	16	0.600	102	69	3	+33
6	ATL	Philadelphia Fusion	40	24	16	0.600	93	80	2	+13
7	ATL	Houston Outlaws	40	22	18	0.550	94	77	2	+17
8	PAC	Seoul Dynasty	40	22	18	0.550	91	78	3	+13
9	PAC	San Francisco Shock	40	17	23	0.425	77	84	5	−7
10	PAC	Dallas Fuel	40	12	28	0.300	58	100	7	−42
11	ATL	Florida Mayhem	40	7	33	0.175	42	120	5	−78
12	PAC	Shanghai Dragons	40	0	40	0.000	21	141	2	−120

Source: The Overwatch League
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) map differential; 3) head-to-head map differential; 4) head-to-head record

Game log

Preseason

2018 preseason game log
Preseason (0–2) 1 December 6 Florida Mayhem 1 – 3 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA 2 December 9 Florida Mayhem 1 – 3 Dallas Fuel Burbank, CA

Regular season

2018 game log (Regular season record: 7–33)
Stage 1 (1–9) 1 January 11 London Spitfire 3 – 1 Florida Mayhem Burbank, CA 2 January 12 Florida Mayhem 0 – 4 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA 3 January 17 Florida Mayhem 0 – 4 Seoul Dynasty Burbank, CA 4 January 19 Shanghai Dragons 0 – 4 Florida Mayhem Burbank, CA 5 January 25 Houston Outlaws 4 – 0 Florida Mayhem Burbank, CA 6 January 27 Los Angeles Valiant 3 – 1 Florida Mayhem Burbank, CA 7 January 31 Florida Mayhem 1 – 3 Los Angeles Gladiators Burbank, CA 8 February 02 San Francisco Shock 4 – 0 Florida Mayhem Burbank, CA 9 February 08 Florida Mayhem 0 – 4 New York Excelsior Burbank, CA 10 February 10 Florida Mayhem 2 – 3 Philadelphia Fusion Burbank, CA
Stage 2 (3–7) 11 February 22 New York Excelsior 3 – 1 Florida Mayhem Burbank, CA 12 February 24 Philadelphia Fusion 4 – 0 Florida Mayhem Burbank, CA 13 March 01 Florida Mayhem 1 – 3 London Spitfire Burbank, CA 14 March 02 Boston Uprising 4 – 0 Florida Mayhem Burbank, CA 15 March 09 Florida Mayhem 2 – 3 Houston Outlaws Burbank, CA 16 March 10 Florida Mayhem 3 – 2 Dallas Fuel Burbank, CA 17 March 15 Florida Mayhem 3 – 1 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA 18 March 16 Los Angeles Gladiators 2 – 1 Florida Mayhem Burbank, CA 19 March 21 Florida Mayhem 3 – 2 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA 20 March 23 Seoul Dynasty 3 – 1 Florida Mayhem Burbank, CA
Stage 3 (2–8) 21 April 05 Florida Mayhem 0 – 4 New York Excelsior Burbank, CA 22 April 07 Florida Mayhem 1 – 3 Philadelphia Fusion Burbank, CA 23 April 12 London Spitfire 3 – 0 Florida Mayhem Burbank, CA 24 April 14 Florida Mayhem 2 – 3 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA 25 April 19 Houston Outlaws 3 – 1 Florida Mayhem Burbank, CA 26 April 20 Florida Mayhem 3 – 1 Shanghai Dragons Burbank, CA 27 April 25 Dallas Fuel 1 – 3 Florida Mayhem Burbank, CA 28 April 27 Los Angeles Valiant 3 – 1 Florida Mayhem Burbank, CA 29 May 02 Florida Mayhem 0 – 3 Los Angeles Gladiators Burbank, CA 30 May 03 San Francisco Shock 4 – 0 Florida Mayhem Burbank, CA
Stage 4 (1–9) 31 May 17 New York Excelsior 3 – 0 Florida Mayhem Burbank, CA 32 May 19 Philadelphia Fusion 4 – 0 Florida Mayhem Burbank, CA 33 May 23 Florida Mayhem 1 – 3 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA 34 May 24 Los Angeles Gladiators 4 – 0 Florida Mayhem Burbank, CA 35 June 01 Florida Mayhem 2 – 3 Seoul Dynasty Burbank, CA 36 June 02 Florida Mayhem 1 – 3 Houston Outlaws Burbank, CA 37 June 06 Shanghai Dragons 2 – 3 Florida Mayhem Burbank, CA 38 June 08 Florida Mayhem 0 – 4 Dallas Fuel Burbank, CA 39 June 14 Florida Mayhem 0 – 4 London Spitfire Burbank, CA 40 June 16 Boston Uprising 4 – 0 Florida Mayhem Burbank, CA