2018 Shanghai Dragons season

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]

2018 Shanghai Dragons season
Head coachChen Congshan (rel. Mar 6)
Wang Xingrui (rel. May 9)
Son Jun-young
OwnerNetEase
DivisionPacific
Results
Record0–40 (.000)
Place
Stage 1 PlayoffsDid not qualify
Stage 2 PlayoffsDid not qualify
Stage 3 PlayoffsDid not qualify
Stage 4 PlayoffsDid not qualify
Season PlayoffsDid not qualify
Total Earnings$25,000

Preceding offseason

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

  • Lu "Diya" Weida
  • Fang "uNdeAD" Chao
  • Jing "Roshan" Wenhao
  • Liu "Xushu" Junjie
  • Xu "Freefeel" Peixuan
  • Chen "Fiveking" Zhaoyu
  • Cheng "Altering" Yage
  • Wu "MG" Dongjian

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 0–10. 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
2018 Shanghai Dragons roster
PlayersCoaches
RoleNo.HandleNameNationality
Damage 10 Daemin  Kim Dae-min  South Korea 
Damage 87 Diya  Lu Weida  China 
Damage 99 Ado  Chon Gi-hyeon  South Korea 
Tank 8 Fearless  Lee Eui-seok  South Korea 
Tank 26 Roshan  Jing Wenhao  China 
Tank 66 Xushu  Liu Junjie  China 
Tank 96 Geguri  Kim Se-yeon  South Korea 
Support 7 Freefeel  Xu Peixuan  China 
Support 9 Fiveking  Chen Zhaoyu  China 
Support 13 Altering  Cheng Yage  China 
Support 22 Sky  He Junjian  China 
Head coach
  • Son Jun-young
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injury/Illness

Latest roster transaction: June 5, 2018.

Transactions

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

  • On February 14, Dragons signed Chon "Ado" Gi-hyeon, Kim "Geguri" Se-yeon, Lee "Fearless" Eui-seok, and He "Sky" Junjuan.[9]
  • On March 29, Dragons released Fang "Undead" Chao.[10]
  • On April 4, Dragons signed Kim "Daemin" Dae-min.[11]
  • On June 5, Dragons released Wu "MG" Dongjian.[12]

Standings

Record by stage
StagePldWLPctMWMLMTMDPos
110010.0006360-3012
210010.0002371-3512
310010.0009320-2312
410010.0004361-3212
Overall40040.000211412-12012
  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: 0–40)
Stage 1 (0–10)
Stage 2 (0–10)
Stage 3 (0–10)
Stage 4 (0–10)

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