2019 Guangzhou Charge season
The 2019 Guangzhou Charge season was the first season of Guangzhou Charge's existence in the Overwatch League as one of eight expansion franchises added for the 2019 season. The team had a subpar performance throughout the first three stages of the season, posting a 9–12 record through 21 matches with no stage playoff appearances. After the implementation of an enforced 2-2-2 role lock by the league, the Charge flourished, losing only one match in their final seven matches to give them a 15–13 record for the season. Finishing in 9th place in the overall standings, Guangzhou qualified for the Play-In Tournament, where they defeated the Chengdu Hunters in the first round, 4–1. However, they were unable to make it season playoffs, as they fell to the Seoul Dynasty by a score of 1–4 the following day. Preceding offseason Charge acquired Choi "Hotba" Hong-Jun from Philadelphia Fusion on 17 October. In mid-November, Charge announced nine more players signed for their inaugural roster: Yiliang "Eileen" Ou, Finley "Kyb" Adisi, Lee "Happy" Jeong-woo, Charlie "nero" Zwarg, Oh "Rio" Seung-pyo, Kim "shu" Jin-seo, Kim "Chara" Jung-yeon, Chen "Onlywish" Lizhen, and Lee "Rise" Won-jae. Charge signed Cho "J1N" Hyo-jin as the team's head coach on