2018 Houston Outlaws season

The 2018 Houston Outlaws season was the first season of the Houston Outlaws's existence in the Overwatch League. Outlaws qualified for the Stage 1 playoffs but fell to the London Spitfire in the semifinals. The team did not qualify finished with a regular season record of 22–18, missing the season playoffs.

2018 Houston Outlaws season
Head coachKim Tae-yeong
General managerMatt Rodriguez
OwnerHector Rodriguez
DivisionAtlantic
Results
Record22–18 (.550)
Place
Stage 1 PlayoffsSemifinals
Stage 2 PlayoffsDid not qualify
Stage 3 PlayoffsDid not qualify
Stage 4 PlayoffsDid not qualify
Season PlayoffsDid not qualify
Total Earnings$75,000

Preceding offseason

On October 31, 2017, Houston Outlaws announced their inaugural season roster, consisting of the following players:[1]

  • Matthew "Clockwork" Dias
  • Lucas "Mendokusaii" Håkansson
  • Jiri "LiNkzr" Masalin
  • Jake "Jake" Lyon
  • Austin "Muma" Wilmot
  • Matt "Coolmatt" Iorio
  • Shane "Rawkus" Flaherty
  • Christopher "Bani" Benell
  • Daniel "Boink" Pence
  • Alexandre "SPREE" Vanhomwegen

Regular season

Review

On January 11, the Outlaws played their first regular season Overwatch League match, a 3–2 loss to the Philadelphia Fusion.[2] One week later, on January 17, Houston claimed their first victory after sweeping the Shanghai Dragons 4–0.[3] Houston went on to qualify for the Stage 1 playoffs but fell to the London Spitfire in the semifinals.[4]

Houston entered their last regular season match against the New York Excelsior needing a win to keep their season playoff hopes alive. The Outlaws had a 2–1 lead after three matches, but New York won the next three straight to take the win 3–2.[5] The team finished with a regular season record of 22–18.

Final roster
2018 Houston Outlaws roster
PlayersCoaches
RoleNo.HandleNameNationality
Damage 11 Clockwork  Dias, Matthew   United States 
Damage 12 Mendokusaii  Håkansson, Lucas   Sweden 
Damage 49 LiNkzr  Masalin, Jiri   Finland 
Damage 76 JAKE  Lyon, Jacob   United States 
Tank 2 FCTFCTN  Campbell, Russell   United States 
Tank 17 Muma  Wilmot, Austin   United States 
Tank 69 Coolmatt  Iorio, Matt   United States 
Support 1 Rawkus  Flaherty, Shane   United States 
Support 3 Bani  Benell, Christopher   Canada 
Support 13 Boink  Pence, Daniel   United States 
Flex 7 SPREE  Vanhomwegen, Alexandre   Belgium 
Flex 57 ArHaN  Jung Won-hyeop  South Korea 
Head coach
  • Kim Tae-yeong
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injury/Illness

Latest roster transaction: March 30, 2018.

Transactions

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

  • On February 16, Outlaws signed Russell "FCTFCTN" Campbell.[6]
  • On March 30, Outlaws signed Jung "ArHaN" Won-hyeop.[7]

Standings

Record by stage
StagePldWLPctMWMLMTMDPos
11073.70030130+172
21055.50022220±07
31046.40020241-49
41064.60022181+48
Overall402218.55094772+177
  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 (0–2)

Regular season
2018 game log (Regular season record: 22–18)
Stage 1 (7–3)
Stage 2 (5–5)
Stage 3 (4–6)
Stage 4 (6–4)

Playoffs
2018 playoff game log
Stage 1 Playoffs (0–1)

References
  1. "Introducing the Houston Outlaws, the Official Overwatch League Team from OpTic Gaming". Business Wire. October 31, 2017.
  2. Rosen, Rick (January 11, 2018). "Overwatch League: Philadelphia Fusion vs Houston Outlaws Recap". Heavy. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  3. Carpenter, Nicole (January 17, 2018). "Massive skill divides plague Overwatch League's last two Jan. 17 matches". Dot Esports. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  4. "London Spitfire beats Houston, New York to win Overwatch League Stage 1 playoffs". ESPN. February 11, 2018.
  5. Lingle, Samuel (June 15, 2018). "Houston Outlaws eliminated from OWL playoff race by New York Excelsior". Dot Esports. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  6. Lingle, Samuel (February 17, 2018). "Houston Outlaws sign FCTFCTN". Dot Esports.
  7. "Houston Outlaws Confirms the Final Addition to Its Overwatch League Roster". Dexerto. March 30, 2018.
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