2018 Boston Uprising season

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2018 Boston Uprising season
Head coachPark Dae-hee (rel. May 7)
OwnerRobert Kraft
DivisionAtlantic
Results
Record26–14 (.650)
Place
Stage 1 PlayoffsDid not qualify
Stage 2 PlayoffsDid not qualify
Stage 3 PlayoffsFinals
Stage 4 PlayoffsDid not qualify
Season PlayoffsQuarterfinals
Total Earnings$225,000

The 2018 Boston Uprising season was the first season of Boston Uprising's existence in the Overwatch League. In Stage 3, Boston became the first team to go undefeated in a stage, posting a perfect 10–0 record; however, the team lost in the Stage 3 semifinals to New York Excelsior. The team finished with a regular season record of 26–14 – the third best of all teams in the 2018 Overwatch League season. Boston lost to Philadelphia Fusion in the Quarterfinals of the Season Playoffs.[1]

Preceding offseason[]

On October 26, 2017, Boston Uprising announced their initial inaugural season roster, consisting of the following players:[2]

  • Lucas "NotE" Meissner
  • Kristian "Kellex" Keller
  • Noh "Gamsu" Young-jin
  • Kwon "Striker" Nam-joo
  • Stanislav "Mistakes" Danilov
  • Shin "Kalios" Woo-yeol
  • Mikias "Snow" Yohannes
  • Jonathan "DreamKazper" Sanchez

The team went on to sign Park "Neko" Se-hyeon and Connor "Avast" Prince on November 7.[3]

Regular season[]

Review[]

On April 8, DPS player Jonathan "DreamKazper" Sanchez was suspended indefinitely after an allegation surfaced that he had solicited sexual photos and videos from a 14-year-old female fan and a 16-year-old female fan. On April 9, following internal investigations by both the Uprising and the Overwatch League, his contract was terminated.[4][5]

In Stage 3, Boston became the first team to go undefeated in a stage, posting a perfect 10–0 record.[1] However, the team lost in the Stage 3 semifinals to the New York Excelsior.[6]

Final roster[]

2018 Boston Uprising roster
Players Coaches
Role No. Handle Name Nationality
Damage  2 Mistakes  Danilov, Stanislav   Russia 
Damage  7 Striker  Kwon Nam-joo  South Korea 
Tank  1 Gamsu  Noh Young-jin  South Korea 
Tank  3 NotE  Meissner, Lucas   Canada 
Tank  18 Kalios  Shin Woo-yeol  South Korea 
Support  8 Neko  Park Se-hyeon  South Korea 
Support  9 Kellex  Keller, Kristian   Denmark 
Support  10 Snow  Yohannes, Mikias   Ethiopia 
Support  18 Avast  Prince, Connor   United States 
Support  31 AimGod  Kwon Min-Seok  South Korea 
Head coach
  • Vacant
Legend
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injury / Illness

Latest roster transaction: April 9, 2018.

Transactions[]

Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2018 regular season:

  • On April 3, Uprising signed Minseok "AimGod" Kwon.[7]
  • On April 9, Uprising released Jonathan "DreamKazper" Sanchez.[5][8]

Standings[]

Record by stage[]

Stage Pld W L Pct MW ML MT MD Pos
1 10 6 4 .600 27 17 0 +10 6
2 10 6 4 .600 21 22 0 -1 6
3 10 10 0 1.000 31 13 1 +18 1
4 10 4 6 .400 20 19 2 +1 8
Overall 40 26 14 .650 99 71 3 +28 3
  Qualified for playoffs

League[]

2018 Overwatch League standings
  • v
  • t
# Team Division W L PCT P MR MD
Division leaders
1 New York Excelsior ATL 34 6 .850 40 126–43–4 +83
2 Los Angeles Valiant PAC 27 13 .675 40 100–64–7 +36
Wild cards
3 Boston Uprising ATL 26 14 .650 40 99–71–3 +28
4 Los Angeles Gladiators PAC 25 15 .625 40 96–72–3 +24
5[a] London Spitfire ATL 24 16 .600 40 102–69–3 +33
6[a] Philadelphia Fusion ATL 24 16 .600 40 93–80–2 +13
Did not qualify for playoffs
7[b] Houston Outlaws ATL 22 18 .550 40 94–77–2 +17
8[b] Seoul Dynasty PAC 22 18 .550 40 91–78–3 +13
9 San Francisco Shock PAC 17 23 .425 40 77–84–5 -7
10 Dallas Fuel PAC 12 28 .300 40 58–100–7 -42
11 Florida Mayhem ATL 7 33 .175 40 42–120–5 -78
12 Shanghai Dragons PAC 0 40 .000 40 21–141–2 -120
Tiebreakers
  1. ^ a b London placed ahead of Philadelphia based on map differential.
  2. ^ a b Houston placed ahead of Seoul based on map differential.

Game log[]

Preseason[]

2018 preseason game log
Preseason (1–1)
1 December 07 New York Excelsior 3 – 1 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA


2 December 08 Shanghai Dragons 2 – 3 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA



Regular season[]

2018 game log (Regular season record: 26–14)
Stage 1 (6–4)
1 January 11 Boston Uprising 1 – 3 New York Excelsior Burbank, CA


2 January 12 Florida Mayhem 0 – 4 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA


3 January 19 Seoul Dynasty 4 – 0 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA


4 January 20 Boston Uprising 2 – 3 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA


5 January 25 Boston Uprising 3 – 2 London Spitfire Burbank, CA


6 January 27 Dallas Fuel 2 – 3 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA


7 February 02 Los Angeles Gladiators 0 – 4 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA


8 February 03 Boston Uprising 4 – 0 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA


9 February 08 Philadelphia Fusion 0 – 4 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA


10 February 10 Houston Outlaws 3 – 2 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA



Stage 2 (6–4)
11 February 22 Boston Uprising 0 – 4 Philadelphia Fusion Burbank, CA


12 February 24 Boston Uprising 0 – 4 Houston Outlaws Burbank, CA


13 March 01 New York Excelsior 4 – 0 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA


14 March 02 Boston Uprising 4 – 0 Florida Mayhem Burbank, CA


15 March 08 Boston Uprising 4 – 0 Shanghai Dragons Burbank, CA


16 March 09 London Spitfire 4 – 0 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA


17 March 14 Boston Uprising 4 – 0 Dallas Fuel Burbank, CA


18 March 16 Los Angeles Valiant 2 – 3 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA


19 March 22 San Francisco Shock 2 – 3 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA


20 March 24 Boston Uprising 3 – 2 Los Angeles Gladiators Burbank, CA



Stage 3 (10–0)
21 April 05 Philadelphia Fusion 2 – 3 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA


22 April 07 Houston Outlaws 0 – 4 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA


23 April 12 Boston Uprising 3 – 2 New York Excelsior Burbank, CA


24 April 14 Florida Mayhem 2 – 3 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA


25 April 19 Boston Uprising 3 – 2 London Spitfire Burbank, CA


26 April 20 Boston Uprising 2 – 1 Seoul Dynasty Burbank, CA


27 April 25 Shanghai Dragons 1 – 3 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA


28 April 27 Dallas Fuel 0 – 4 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA


29 May 03 Boston Uprising 3 – 2 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA


30 May 04 Los Angeles Gladiators 1 – 3 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA



Stage 4 (4–6)
31 May 17 Boston Uprising 1 – 3 Philadelphia Fusion Burbank, CA


32 May 18 Boston Uprising 1 – 3 Houston Outlaws Burbank, CA


33 May 23 Boston Uprising 0 – 3 Dallas Fuel Burbank, CA


34 May 25 Los Angeles Valiant 3 – 2 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA


35 May 31 London Spitfire 2 – 1 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA


36 June 01 Boston Uprising 1 – 3 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA


37 June 06 Seoul Dynasty 1 – 3 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA


38 June 08 Boston Uprising 4 – 0 Shanghai Dragons Burbank, CA


39 June 14 New York Excelsior 1 – 3 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA


40 June 16 Boston Uprising 4 – 0 Florida Mayhem Burbank, CA



Playoffs[]

2018 playoff game log
Stage 3 Playoffs (1–1)
Semifinals May 06 Los Angeles Gladiators 0 – 3 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA


Finals May 06 New York Excelsior 3 – 0 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA



Season Playoffs (1–2)
Quarterfinals Match 1 July 11 Philadelphia Fusion 3 – 1 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA


Quarterfinals Match 2 July 13 Philadelphia Fusion 1 – 3 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA


Quarterfinals Match 3 July 13 Philadelphia Fusion 3 – 1 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA



References[]

  1. ^ a b Woolums, Kenneth (July 14, 2018). "Explaining Boston Uprising's fall from grace". ESPN.
  2. ^ "Meet the Uprising". Boston Uprising – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Welcome to the Uprising". Boston Uprising – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Crecente, Brian (9 April 2018). "Overwatch League Team Boots Player Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations". Variety. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  5. ^ a b DeCosta-Klipa, Nik (April 9, 2018). "Star player cut from Robert Kraft's Boston Uprising for alleged contact with underaged girls". Boston Globe Media Partners.
  6. ^ "New York Excelsior earns back-to-back stage titles". ESPN. May 6, 2018.
  7. ^ "Boston Uprising Sign Min-Seok "AimGod" Kwon". Boston Uprising. 2018-04-10.
  8. ^ Corrigan, Hope (April 9, 2018). "Overwatch League's Boston Uprising Drops Player Accused of Sexual Misconduct". IGN News.
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