usion ▁University ▁on ▁a ▁two - way ▁contract . ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 7 , ▁F usion ▁transferred ▁Ch oi ▁" Hot ba " ▁Hong - j un ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁expansion ▁team ▁Gu ang z hou ▁Char ge . ▁ ▁Head ▁coach ▁change ▁ ▁In ▁January , ▁the ▁F usion ▁announced ▁that ▁head ▁coach ▁Y ann ▁Lu u ▁would ▁be ▁acting ▁as ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁Director ▁of ▁Over watch ▁Oper ations . ▁In ▁his ▁replacement , ▁assistant ▁coach es ▁Elli ot ▁Hay es ▁and ▁Se - H wi ▁Go ▁were ▁promoted ▁to ▁co - head ▁coach es . ▁ ▁Reg ular ▁season ▁ ▁Stage ▁ 1 ▁ ▁Philadelphia ▁opened ▁their ▁season ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 4 ▁against ▁the ▁London ▁Sp it fire ▁– ▁a ▁rem atch ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Over watch ▁League ▁Grand ▁Final s . ▁Con tr asted ▁to ▁the ▁Sp it fire ' s ▁lands lide ▁victory ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Final s , ▁the ▁F usion ▁domin ated ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁map , ▁Hollywood , ▁and ▁fourth ▁map , ▁R ial to . ▁Although ▁the ▁Sp it fire ▁took ▁map ▁three , ▁Vol sk aya ▁Indust ries , ▁Philadelphia ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁match ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 3 – 1 . ▁The ▁F usion ' s ▁next ▁match ▁was ▁against ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Re ign ▁three ▁days ▁later . ▁After ▁splitting ▁the ▁first ▁four ▁maps , ▁the ▁match ▁entered ▁a ▁fifth ▁tie bre aker ▁map , ▁which ▁Philadelphia ▁won