2018 San Francisco Shock season
The 2018 San Francisco Shock season was the first season of the San Francisco Shock's existence in the Overwatch League. The team finished with a regular season record of 17–23 placing them ninth overall. San Francisco did not qualify for any of the Stage Playoffs and did not qualify for the Season Playoffs.
| 2018 San Francisco Shock season | |
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| Head coach | Brad Rajani (rel. May 7) Park Dae-hee |
| Owner | Andy Miller |
| Division | Pacific |
| Results | |
| Record | 17–23 (.425) |
| 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 | $50,000 |
Preceding offseason
On September 28, 2017, NRG Esports announced its official inaugural roster consisting of the following eight players:[1]
- Daniel "dhaK" Martinez Paz
- Dante "Danteh" Cruz
- André "iddqd" Dahlström
- Matthew "super" DeLisi
- Andrej "babybay" Francisty
- Nikola "sleepy" Andrews
- David "Nomy" Lizarraga Ramirez Osmar
- Jay "sinatraa" Won
On the same day, the team announced the hiring of head coach Bradford Rajani.[2] On October 30, Shock signed flex player Andreas "Nevix" Karlsson.[3]
Review
San Francisco Shocks first regular season OWL match was a 0–4 loss against the Los Angeles Valiant on January 10, 2018.[4] The team's first victory came two days later in a 3–1 win over the Shanghai Dragons.[5] The Shock did not find much success in the 2018 Overwatch League season; they finished with a 17–23 record and placed 9th of 12th in the overall league standings.[6]
Final roster
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Transactions
Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2018 regular season:
- On March 13, Shock signed Park "Architect" Min-ho and Grant "Moth" Espe.[7]
- On April 5, Shock signed Choi "Choihyobin" Hyo-bin.[8]
Standings
Record by stage
| Stage | Pld | W | L | Pct | MW | ML | MT | MD | Pos |
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| 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 16 | 24 | 2 | -8 | 9 |
| 2 | 10 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 15 | 22 | 1 | -7 | 9 |
| 3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 21 | 20 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 23 | 16 | 2 | +7 | 8 |
| Overall | 40 | 17 | 23 | .425 | 77 | 84 | 5 | -7 | 9 |
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League
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | MW | ML | MT | MD | Qualification |
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| 1 | ATL | New York Excelsior | 40 | 34 | 6 | 0.850 | 126 | 43 | 4 | +83 | Advance to season playoffs semifinals |
| 2 | PAC | Los Angeles Valiant | 40 | 27 | 13 | 0.675 | 100 | 64 | 7 | +36 | |
| 3 | ATL | Boston Uprising | 40 | 26 | 14 | 0.650 | 99 | 71 | 3 | +28 | Advance to season playoffs quarterfinals |
| 4 | PAC | Los Angeles Gladiators | 40 | 25 | 15 | 0.625 | 96 | 72 | 3 | +24 | |
| 5 | ATL | London Spitfire | 40 | 24 | 16 | 0.600 | 102 | 69 | 3 | +33 | |
| 6 | ATL | Philadelphia Fusion | 40 | 24 | 16 | 0.600 | 93 | 80 | 2 | +13 | |
| 7 | ATL | Houston Outlaws | 40 | 22 | 18 | 0.550 | 94 | 77 | 2 | +17 | |
| 8 | PAC | Seoul Dynasty | 40 | 22 | 18 | 0.550 | 91 | 78 | 3 | +13 | |
| 9 | PAC | San Francisco Shock | 40 | 17 | 23 | 0.425 | 77 | 84 | 5 | −7 | |
| 10 | PAC | Dallas Fuel | 40 | 12 | 28 | 0.300 | 58 | 100 | 7 | −42 | |
| 11 | ATL | Florida Mayhem | 40 | 7 | 33 | 0.175 | 42 | 120 | 5 | −78 | |
| 12 | PAC | Shanghai Dragons | 40 | 0 | 40 | 0.000 | 21 | 141 | 2 | −120 |
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) map differential; 3) head-to-head map differential; 4) head-to-head record
Game log
Preseason
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Regular season
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References
- Wolf, Jacob (September 28, 2017). "Lynch, Strahan, J.Lo part of $15 million investment in NRG Esports". ESPN.
- "San Francisco Overwatch Roster Reveal". NRG.gg. NRG Esports. 28 September 2017. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- Carpenter, Nicole (October 30, 2017). "Former Misfits, Cloud9 EU player joins San Francisco Shock". Dot Esports.
- Wood, Austin (January 11, 2018). "The Overwatch League Day One Results are in". IGN. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- Fuller, Garrett (January 13, 2018). "Overwatch League – San Francisco Shock vs Shanghai Dragons". IGN. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- Mejia, Ozzie (June 16, 2018). "Here are the Final Standings for the First Overwatch League Regular Season". Shack News. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- Carpenter, Nicole (March 13, 2018). "San Francisco Shock signs two new players, underage signings to debut "soon"". Dot Esports.
- Choi, Soobin; Park, Kyung Yin (April 5, 2018). "San Francisco Shock recruits ChoiHyoBin as a new Flex Tank". Inven Global.
