▁failed ▁to ▁qual ify ▁any ▁other ▁stage ▁play offs . ▁A ▁ 3 – 1 ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁Se oul ▁D ynast y ▁in ▁their ▁final ▁regular ▁season ▁match ▁gave ▁the ▁F usion ▁a ▁ 1 5 – 1 3 ▁season ▁record ▁and ▁qualified ▁them ▁for ▁the ▁Play - In ▁Tournament . ▁Philadelphia ▁fell ▁ 2 – 4 ▁to ▁the ▁Shang hai ▁Drag ons ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁tournament , ▁ending ▁their ▁hope ▁of ▁qual ifying ▁for ▁the ▁season ▁play offs . ▁ ▁Pre ced ing ▁off season ▁ ▁Player ▁re - sign ings ▁and ▁free ▁ag ency ▁ ▁From ▁August ▁ 1 ▁to ▁September ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁all ▁Over watch ▁League ▁teams ▁that ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁season ▁could ▁choose ▁to ▁extend ▁their ▁team ' s ▁players ' ▁contract s . ▁F usion ▁elected ▁to ▁release ▁Georg ii ▁" S ha D ow B urn " ▁G ush cha , ▁Park ▁" Day F ly " ▁Je ong - h wan , ▁and ▁Joseph ▁" Jo eme ister " ▁Gram ano . ▁ ▁All ▁non - exp ansion ▁teams ▁could ▁not ▁enter ▁the ▁free ▁ag ency ▁period ▁until ▁October ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ; ▁they ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁sign ▁members ▁from ▁their ▁respective ▁a cademy ▁team ▁and ▁make ▁tr ades ▁until ▁then . ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 5 , ▁F usion ▁promoted ▁support ▁player ▁E lij ah ▁" El k " ▁Gall ag her ▁from ▁F