2018 Boston Uprising season
# 2018 Boston Uprising season

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.

## Preceding offseason

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

* 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.

## Regular season

Boston Uprising's first-ever regular season OWL match was a 1–3 loss to the New York Excelsior on January 11, 2018. Boston found their franchise's first-ever regular season win a day later, after defeating the Florida Mayhem, 4–0. The Uprising needed a win over the Houston Outlaws in their final regular season match of Stage 1 to qualify for the Stage 1 playoffs; however, they lost the match, 2–3, and did not make the playoffs.

Through the first half of the season, Boston had a 12–8 record. On April 3, prior to the start of Stage 3, Boston picked up support player Kwon "AimGod" Min-seok, although he would not be able to play until Stage 4, once his visa process had completed. A few days later, Uprising player Jonathan "DreamKazper" Sanchez was indefinitely suspended from the Overwatch League following allegations of sexual misconduct involving a minor. Shortly after, on April 9, Boston Uprising terminated his contract. Following, Kwon "Striker" Nam-joo took over DreamKazper's starting position – a move that ultimately benefited the team. Throughout Stage 3 of the season, the Striker-led Uprising did not lose a single match, going 10–0, to become the first team to go undefeated in a stage. Boston reached the Stage 3 finals; however, they lost the finals match against the New York Excelsior. The team advanced to the Stage 3 playoff finals, but they lost to the New York Excelsior.

Prior to the start of Stage 4, Overwatch underwent a balancing update, as well as the introduction of a new hero, which would significantly reduced Striker's effectiveness. Additionally, head coach Park "Crusty" Dae-hee left the team to join the San Francisco Shock. The team went 0–6 through the first six matches of Stage 4. The Uprising finished the regular season in third place with a 26–14 record.

## Postseason

As the third seed in the season playoffs, Boston faced the Philadelphia Fusion in the quarterfinals in a best-of-three series. The Fusion won the first match, 3–1 on July 11, closing it out by defeating Boston on the map Volskaya Industries — a map that Boston had never lost on before. Boston evened the series the following day with a 3–1 win, but their season ended on July 13, after the Fusion took the final match, 3–1.

## Final roster

### Transactions

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

* On April 3, Uprising signed Minseok "AimGod" Kwon.
* On April 9, Uprising released Jonathan "DreamKazper" Sanchez.

## Standings

### League

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PCT | MW | ML | MT | MD | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | ATL | New York Excelsior | 40 | 34 | 6 | 0.85 | 126 | 43 | 4 | +83 | Advance to season playoffs semifinals |
| 2 | PAC | Los Angeles Valiant | 40 | 27 | 13 | 0.68 | 100 | 64 | 7 | +36 | Advance to season playoffs semifinals |
| 3 | ATL | Boston Uprising | 40 | 26 | 14 | 0.65 | 99 | 71 | 3 | +28 | Advance to season playoffs quarterfinals |
| 4 | PAC | Los Angeles Gladiators | 40 | 25 | 15 | 0.63 | 96 | 72 | 3 | +24 | Advance to season playoffs quarterfinals |
| 5 | ATL | London Spitfire | 40 | 24 | 16 | 0.60 | 102 | 69 | 3 | +33 | Advance to season playoffs quarterfinals |
| 6 | ATL | Philadelphia Fusion | 40 | 24 | 16 | 0.60 | 93 | 80 | 2 | +13 | Advance to season playoffs quarterfinals |
| 7 | ATL | Houston Outlaws | 40 | 22 | 18 | 0.55 | 94 | 77 | 2 | +17 | |
| 8 | PAC | Seoul Dynasty | 40 | 22 | 18 | 0.55 | 91 | 78 | 3 | +13 | |
| 9 | PAC | San Francisco Shock | 40 | 17 | 23 | 0.43 | 77 | 84 | 5 | −7 | |
| 10 | PAC | Dallas Fuel | 40 | 12 | 28 | 0.30 | 58 | 100 | 7 | −42 | |
| 11 | ATL | Florida Mayhem | 40 | 7 | 33 | 0.18 | 42 | 120 | 5 | −78 | |
| 12 | PAC | Shanghai Dragons | 40 | 0 | 40 | 0.00 | 21 | 141 | 2 | −120 | |

## 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

Semifinals

May 06

Los Angeles Gladiators

0

3

Boston Uprising

Burbank, CA

Finals

May 06

New York Excelsior

3

0

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 :

### Postseason

2018 playoff game log :

Season Playoffs (1–2)

Quarterfinals Match 1

July 11

Philadelphia Fusion

3

1

Boston Uprising

Burbank, CA

Quarterfinals Match 2

July 12

Philadelphia Fusion

1

3

Boston Uprising

Burbank, CA

Quarterfinals Match 3

July 13

Philadelphia Fusion

3

1

Boston Uprising

Burbank, CA :

