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2018 Florida Mayhem season
Head coach Vytis “Mineral” Lasaitis
Owner Ben Spoont
Division Atlantic
Record 7–33 (.175)
Place
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

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.

Preceding offseason[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness

  

Latest roster transaction: February 13, 2018.

Transactions[edit]

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[edit]

Record by stage[edit]

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[edit]

Game log[edit]

Preseason[edit]

2018 preseason game log
2 December 9 Florida Mayhem 1 – 3 Dallas Fuel Burbank, CA

Regular season[edit]

2018 game log (Regular season record: 7–33)
16 March 10 Florida Mayhem 3 – 2 Dallas Fuel Burbank, CA

27 April 25 Dallas Fuel 1 – 3 Florida Mayhem Burbank, CA

38 June 08 Florida Mayhem 0 – 4 Dallas Fuel Burbank, CA

References[edit]

  1. ^ Goslin, Austen (November 2, 2017). “Florida Mayhem revealed as the newest Overwatch League team”. Heroes Never Die. Polygon. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  2. ^ Barrett, Ben (February 21, 2018). “Florida Mayhem: Overwatch League’s Swedish powerhouse based in Miami”. PCGamesN. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  3. ^ Vejnovic, Tatjana (November 4, 2017). “Atlantic Division | Florida Mayhem Roster and Team Information”. Overwatch Wire. USA Today. Archived from the original on October 22, 2018.
  4. ^ Craffey, Liam (15 January 2018). “Fusion, Spitfire, Excelsior snag wins on Day 2 of Overwatch League”. ESPN. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  5. ^ “London Spitfire vs. Florida Mayhem”. Overwatch League. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  6. ^ Waltzer, Noah (20 January 2018). “Seoul Dynasty dominates in Week 2, Day 3 Overwatch League opener”. ESPN. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  7. ^ a b Carpenter, Nicole (February 1, 2018). “Florida Mayhem sign tank player Zappis to Overwatch League team”. Dot Esports. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  8. ^ a b Breslau, Rod (February 13, 2018). “Florida Mayhem to pick up Sayaplayer and aWesomeGuy, sources say”. ESPN. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  9. ^ a b Nash, Anthony (June 28, 2018). “Good, bad, and ugly from the Florida Mayhem regular season”. Overwatch Wire. USA Today. Archived from the original on July 10, 2018.
  10. ^ Carpenter, Nicole (May 2, 2018). “Florida Mayhem coach temporarily steps down from Overwatch League team”. Dot Esports. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  11. ^ Mejia, Ozzie (July 10, 2018). “Blizzard Names 2018 Overwatch League All-Star Game Reserves”. Shack News. Retrieved April 5, 2022.