2018 Shanghai Dragons season explained

Team:Shanghai Dragons
Year:2018
Division:Pacific
Record:0–40
Division Place:6th
League Place:12th
Coach:Chen Congshan (Mar 6)
Wang Xingrui (May 9)
Son Jun-young
Owner:NetEase
S1playoffs:Did not qualify
S2playoffs:Did not qualify
S3playoffs:Did not qualify
S4playoffs:Did not qualify
Playoffs:Did not qualify
Earnings:$25,000
No Prevseason:true

The 2018 Shanghai Dragons season was the first season of the Shanghai Dragons's existence in the Overwatch League. Shanghai did not record a single win in the entire 2018 Overwatch League season, giving the team a record of 0–40; this marked the worst single-season record in professional sports history.[1]

Preceding offseason

On October 31, Dragons revealed their Overwatch League roster, consisting of the following eight members:[2]

Three weeks later, on November 20, Shanghai Dragons announced their coaching staff, including head coach Chen "U4" Congshan.[3]

Regular season

Review

Shanghai Dragons' first regular season OWL match was a 1–3 loss to the San Francisco Shock.[4] Unfortunately, this result would become a trend for the Dragons for quite some time. The team did not record a win in Stage 1, going . On February 13, 2018, disappointed by their Stage 1 record, the Dragons signed 4 new players in hopes to improve their Stage 2 chances; most notably including the league's first female player, South Korean Kim "Geguri" Se-yeon.[5]

Amidst a disaster of a season, Shanghai went through three different head coaches.[6] [7] The Dragons finished the season with a 0–40 record and a -120 map differential, having not won a single match. This marked the worst single-season record in professional sports history.[8]

Final roster

Transactions

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

Standings

Record by stage

Stage
1 10 0 10 6 36 0 -30 12
2 10 0 10 2 37 1 -35 12
3 10 0 10 9 32 0 -23 12
4 10 0 10 4 36 1 -32 12
Overall 40 0 40 21 141 2 -120 12

League

Game log

Regular season

Notes and References

  1. News: No silver lining in Shanghai's 0-40 Overwatch League season . June 20, 2018 . Erzberger . Tyler . ESPN.
  2. News: Carpenter . Nicole . Shanghai Dragons reveals Overwatch League roster . October 31, 2017 . Dot Esports . March 20, 2019.
  3. News: The Overwatch League Shanghai Dragons Official Coaching Team Announced . November 20, 2017 . PR Newswire . March 20, 2019.
  4. Web site: Fuller . Garrett . Overwatch League – San Francisco Shock vs Shanghai Dragons . January 13, 2018 . IGN . March 20, 2019 . March 21, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190321034657/https://www.overwatchscore.com/overwatch-league-teams/shanghai-dragons/overwatch-league-san-francisco-shock-vs-shanghai-dragons/ . dead .
  5. News: The Overwatch League signs its first female player. Webster. Andrew. 14 February 2018. The Verge. 6 July 2018.
  6. News: Carpenter . Nicole . Controversial Shanghai Dragons coach steps down . March 6, 2018 . Dot Esports . March 20, 2019.
  7. News: Carpenter . Nicole . Shanghai Dragons lose another head coach . May 10, 2018 . Dot Esports . March 20, 2019.
  8. News: No silver lining in Shanghai's 0-40 Overwatch League season . June 20, 2018 . Erzberger . Tyler . ESPN.
  9. News: Shanghai Dragons officially confirm Geguri signing . February 14, 2018 . Chalk . Andy . PC Gamer.
  10. News: Shanghai Dragons release Undead from Overwatch League roster . March 29, 2018 . Carpenter . Nicole . Dot Esports.
  11. News: Shanghai Dragons Add Kim "Daemin" Daemin . April 4, 2018 . Fuller . Garrett . Overwatchscore .
  12. News: Shanghai Dragons MG: "This is not what I came to the US for" . June 5, 2018 . D'Orazio . Nick . Inven Global.

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