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.[1]

2018 Boston Uprising season
Head coach	Park Dae-hee (rel. May 7)
Owner	Robert Kraft
Division	Atlantic
Results
Record	26–14 (.650)
Place	Atlantic: 2nd League: 3rd
Stage 1 Playoffs	Did not qualify
Stage 2 Playoffs	Did not qualify
Stage 3 Playoffs	Finals
Stage 4 Playoffs	Did not qualify
Season Playoffs	Quarterfinals
Total Earnings	$225,000

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 (C) Team captain (2W) Two-way player (I) Inactive (S) Suspended 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
#	Team	Division	W	L	PCT	P	MR	MD	STK
Division leaders
1	New York Excelsior	ATL	34	6	.850	40	126–43–4	+83	W1
2	Los Angeles Valiant	PAC	27	13	.675	40	100–64–7	+36	L1
Wild cards
3	Boston Uprising	ATL	26	14	.650	40	99–71–3	+28	W4
4	Los Angeles Gladiators	PAC	25	15	.625	40	96–72–3	+24	W5
5[lower-alpha 1]	London Spitfire	ATL	24	16	.600	40	102–69–3	+33	L1
6[lower-alpha 1]	Philadelphia Fusion	ATL	24	16	.600	40	93–80–2	+13	W1
Did not qualify for playoffs
7[lower-alpha 2]	Houston Outlaws	ATL	22	18	.550	40	94–77–2	+17	L1
8[lower-alpha 2]	Seoul Dynasty	PAC	22	18	.550	40	91–78–3	+13	L1
9	San Francisco Shock	PAC	17	23	.425	40	77–84–5	-7	W1
10	Dallas Fuel	PAC	12	28	.300	40	58–100–7	-42	W1
11	Florida Mayhem	ATL	7	33	.175	40	42–120–5	-78	L3
12	Shanghai Dragons	PAC	0	40	.000	40	21–141–2	-120	L40
Tiebreakers
London placed ahead of Philadelphia based on map differential. 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. 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. 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.