2018 Los Angeles Valiant season explained

Team:Los Angeles Valiant
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Division Win:yes
Year:2018
Division:Pacific
Record:27–13
Division Place:1st
League Place:2nd
Coach:Henry Coxall (Feb 19)
Moon Byung-chul
Owner:Noah Whinston
S1playoffs:Did not qualify
S2playoffs:Did not qualify
S3playoffs:Semifinals
S4playoffs:Champions
Playoffs:Semifinals
Earnings:$400,000
No Prevseason:true

The 2018 Los Angeles Valiant season was the first season of Los Angeles Valiant's existence in the Overwatch League. The team finished with a regular season record of 27–13 – the second best in the Overwatch League.

Los Angeles qualified for the Stage 3 and Stage 4 Playoffs. The team lost in the Stage 3 semifinals to the New York Excelsior. Los Angeles found revenge in the Stage 4 finals when the defeated the New York Excelsior. The team qualified for the Season Playoffs, but lost to the would-be champions London Spitfire in the semifinals.

Preceding offseason

Valiant revealed their inaugural season starting roster over a series of Twitter posts from October 30 to November 2, consisting of the following players:[1]

Review

Los Angeles Valiant's first OWL regular season game was a 4–0 victory against the San Francisco Shock on January 10, 2018.[2] The Valiant posted an impressive 7–3 record in Stage 1, but did not qualify for the Stage 1 Playoffs.[3] On February 19, two days before the beginning of Stage 2, the Los Angeles Valiant announced the departure of head coach Henry "Cuddles" Coxall. The team announced, on the same day, the hiring of Byung Chul "Moon" Moon as the team's new head coach.[4] Stage 2 ended in a disappointing 4–6 record.[5]

The Valiant had a more successful Stage 3, as the team posted a 7–3 record – good for the 3rd seed in the Stage 3 Playoffs.[6] The team faced off against the 2nd-seeded New York Excelsior in the semifinals of the Stage 3 Playoffs, but the Valiant lost in a 0–3 sweep.[7]

Los Angeles Valiant had its best stage in the 4th stage. The team was undefeated going into the final regular season game against the Dallas Fuel. The Valiant lost that matchup by a score of 3 to 1, giving them a 9–1 record and the 2nd seed for the Stage 4 Playoffs.[8] The Valiant faced their intercity-rivals and top-seeded team, the Los Angeles Gladiators, in the semifinals, and were able to pull off a 3–2 victory to move on the finals against the New York Excelsior. On June 17, the Los Angeles Valiant claimed their first-ever stage title, defeating the Excelsior 3–1 in the Stage 4 Finals.[9]

The Valiant ended the regular season with a 27–13 record and the 2nd seed and a first-round bye in the Season Playoffs.[10] The team's was set to face the London Spitfire in the season semifinals. The first matchup was on July 18, in which the Valiant fell to the Spitfire by a score of 1–3. On July 20, the Valiant was eliminated from the Season Playoffs after getting swept 0–3 in the second semifinal match against the Spitfire.[11]

Final roster

Transactions

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

Standings

Record by stage

Stage
1 10 7 3 26 13 3 +13 4
2 10 4 6 18 23 1 -5 8
3 10 7 3 28 15 1 +13 3
4 10 9 1 28 13 2 +15 2
Overall 40 27 13 100 64 7 +36 2

League

Game log

Playoffs

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Los Angeles Valiant unveil roster . November 2, 2017 . over.gg . March 20, 2019.
  2. News: Carpenter . Nicole . Hometown favorites Los Angeles Valiant win Overwatch League’s first match . January 10, 2018 . Dot Esports . March 20, 2019.
  3. News: Mejia . Ozzie . The London Spitfire Win the Overwatch League Stage 1 Finals . February 10, 2019 . Shack News . March 20, 2019.
  4. News: Los Angeles Valiant announces a change in their coaching staff. Tahan. Chelsey. 19 February 2018. Overwatch Wire. March 20, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181021163809/https://overwatchwire.usatoday.com/2018/02/19/los-angeles-valiant-announces-a-change-in-their-coaching-staff/ . October 21, 2018.
  5. News: Thomas . Jeremy . Breaking Down Overwatch League Stage Two – The Good, the Bad, The Ugly . March 26, 2018 . 411 Mania . March 20, 2019.
  6. News: Lingle . Samuel . Boston Uprising select Los Angeles Gladiators as their stage 3 playoff foe . May 5, 2018 . Dot Esports . March 20, 2019.
  7. News: New York Excelsior earns back-to-back stage titles . May 6, 2018 . ESPN . March 20, 2019.
  8. News: Lingle . Samuel . Dallas Fuel will play in OWL stage 4 title matches after Philadelphia Fusion fail to sweep London Spitfire . June 16, 2018 . Dot Esports . March 20, 2019.
  9. News: Los Angeles Valiant beats New York Excelsior in Stage 4 final . ESPN . June 17, 2018 . March 20, 2019.
  10. News: Mejia . Ozzie . Here are the Final Standings for the First Overwatch League Regular Season . June 16, 2018 . Shack News . March 20, 2019.
  11. Web site: London Spitfire punches ticket to Overwatch League finals . Craffey . Liam . July 25, 2018 . ESPN.
  12. News: Brathwaite . Brandon . LA Valiant Acquire Bunny From Seoul Dynasty . March 31, 2019 . DBLTAP . June 29, 2019.
  13. News: Choi . Soobin . Paek . Ji-Eun . LA Valiant releases Envy and recruits Custa - Major Roster Changes . Inven Global . April 2, 2018 . June 29, 2019.
  14. Web site: Dallas Fuel and Los Angeles Valiant swap support players . April 2, 2018 . Carpenter . Nicole . Dot Esports.
  15. Web site: Silkthread switches from Los Angeles' Valiant Overwatch League team to Gladiators . April 3, 2018 . Carpenter . Nicole . Dot Esports.
  16. Web site: LA Valiant Acquires Free Agents KSF and Finnsi. April 4, 2018. The Overwatch League.
  17. Web site: LA Valiant Acquires 12th Player Izayaki from NC Foxes. April 13, 2018. The Overwatch League.

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