The 2021 Philadelphia Fusion season will be the fourth season of the

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's existence in the

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and their first under head coach Kim "NineK" Bum-hoon.

Preceding offseason

Roster changes

The Fusion entered free agency with seven free agents, four of which became free agents due to the team not exercising the option to retain the player for another year.

Acquisitions

The Fusion's first offseason acquisition was Kim "Mano" Dong-gyu, a veteran

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player coming from the

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who signed on November 2, 2020. The Fusion next signed Niclas "Shockwave" Jensen, a second-year

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playing who played for the

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in mid-2020, on November 23. Philadelphia did not pick up another player until 2021; on March 15, they signed Kim "Rascal" Dong-jun, a veteran damage player coming off back-to-back Grand Finals championships with the

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. The Fusion next signed Choi "Hotba" Hong-jun, a tank player from the Excelsior who was a part of the Fusion's 2018 Grand Finals team, on April 7. One day later, they signed Yang "Tobi" Jin-mo, a veteran

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player coming off a Grand Finals appearance with the

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in 2020.

Departures

Five of the Fusion's seven free agents did not return, four of which signed with other teams, beginning with tank players Kim "Fury" Jun-ho and Kim "Sado" Su-min, who signed with the

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and

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, respectively, on November 21, 2020. The Fusion lost damage player Lee "Ivy" Seung-hyun on December 22 after he signed with the New York Excelsior. Support player Isaac "Boombox" Charles signed with

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team Young and Beautiful on March 10, 2021. The Fusion's final free agent, damage player Philip "Chipsa" Graham did not sign with a team in the offseason. Outside of free agency, the Fusion transferred damage player Jeong "Heesu" Hee-su to the

on November 23, 2020.

Regular season

May Melee

The Fusion began their 2021 season on April 17, with a 3–1 win over the

in the May Melee qualifiers. In their following match, they swept the

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Preceding offseason

Roster changes

Acquisitions

Departures

Regular season

May Melee

Final roster

Standings

Game log

Regular season

Postseason

References