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 coach	Julien Ducros (rel. 2 Apr) Félix Münch
General manager	Michael De Wit
Owner	Drew McCourt
Division	Atlantic
Results
Record	11–17 (.393)
Place	Atlantic: 5th League: 14th
Stage 1 Playoffs	Did not qualify
Stage 2 Playoffs	Did not qualify
Stage 3 Playoffs	Did not qualify
Season Playoffs	Did not qualify
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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
Players	Coaches
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 Injury / Illness	Latest roster transaction: 14 April 2019.

Standings

Record by stage

Stage	Pld	W	L	Pct	MW	ML	MT	MD	Pos
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[a]	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

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PCT	MW	ML	MT	MD	Qualification
1	PAC	Vancouver Titans	28	25	3	0.893	89	28	0	+61	Advance to season playoffs (division leaders)
2	ATL	New York Excelsior	28	22	6	0.786	78	38	3	+40
3	PAC	San Francisco Shock	28	23	5	0.821	92	26	0	+66	Advance to season playoffs
4	PAC	Hangzhou Spark	28	18	10	0.643	64	52	4	+12
5	PAC	Los Angeles Gladiators	28	17	11	0.607	67	48	3	+19
6	ATL	Atlanta Reign	28	16	12	0.571	69	50	1	+19
7	ATL	London Spitfire	28	16	12	0.571	58	52	6	+6	Advance to play-ins
8	PAC	Seoul Dynasty	28	15	13	0.536	64	50	3	+14
9	PAC	Guangzhou Charge	28	15	13	0.536	61	57	1	+4
10	ATL	Philadelphia Fusion	28	15	13	0.536	57	60	3	−3
11	PAC	Shanghai Dragons	28	13	15	0.464	51	61	3	−10
12	PAC	Chengdu Hunters	28	13	15	0.464	55	66	1	−11
13	PAC	Los Angeles Valiant	28	12	16	0.429	56	61	4	−5
14	ATL	Paris Eternal	28	11	17	0.393	46	67	3	−21
15	PAC	Dallas Fuel	28	10	18	0.357	43	70	3	−27
16	ATL	Houston Outlaws	28	9	19	0.321	47	69	3	−22
17	ATL	Toronto Defiant	28	8	20	0.286	39	72	4	−33
18	ATL	Washington Justice	28	8	20	0.286	39	72	6	−33
19	ATL	Boston Uprising	28	8	20	0.286	41	78	2	−37
20	ATL	Florida Mayhem	28	6	22	0.214	36	75	5	−39

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