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 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

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
PlayersCoaches
RoleNo.HandleNameNationality
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
StagePldWLPctMWMLMTMDPos
11064.60027170+106
21064.60021220-16
3101001.00031131+181
41046.40020192+18
Overall402614.65099713+283
  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

  1. London placed ahead of Philadelphia based on map differential.

  2. Houston placed ahead of Seoul based on map differential.

Game log

Preseason
2018 preseason game log
Preseason (1–1)

Regular season
2018 game log (Regular season record: 26–14)
Stage 1 (6–4)
Stage 2 (6–4)
Stage 3 (10–0)
Stage 4 (4–6)

Playoffs
2018 playoff game log
Stage 3 Playoffs (1–1)
Season Playoffs (1–2)

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.
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