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.
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
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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 |
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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 |
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Qualified for playoffs • Qualified for play-in tournament |
- ^ No stage playoffs were held for Stage 4.
League
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) |
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 | | | |
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 | | | 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 | | | |
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 | | | |
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]
References
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- ^ Abbas, Malcolm (8 November 2018). "Paris Eternal storm their way into the OWL". Dot Esports. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Introducing the Paris Eternal" (PDF). Overwatch League. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ Samples, Rachel (28 November 2018). "Greyy joins Paris Eternal for Season 2 of the Overwatch League". ASX. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ August, Charlotte (16 February 2019). "Overwatch Esports: Overwatch League Day 2 Recap". ESTNN. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
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- ^ Samples, Rachel (3 April 2019). "Paris Eternal replace former head coach daemoN with Féfé ahead of Overwatch League Stage 2". AXS. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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