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
Role No. Handle Name Nationality
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:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness
  

Latest roster transaction: June 5, 2018.

Transactions

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

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
Division leaders
1 New York Excelsior ATL 34 6 .850 40 126–43–4 +83
2 Los Angeles Valiant PAC 27 13 .675 40 100–64–7 +36
Wild cards
3 Boston Uprising ATL 26 14 .650 40 99–71–3 +28
4 Los Angeles Gladiators PAC 25 15 .625 40 96–72–3 +24
5[lower-alpha 1] London Spitfire ATL 24 16 .600 40 102–69–3 +33
6[lower-alpha 1] Philadelphia Fusion ATL 24 16 .600 40 93–80–2 +13
Did not qualify for playoffs
7[lower-alpha 2] Houston Outlaws ATL 22 18 .550 40 94–77–2 +17
8[lower-alpha 2] Seoul Dynasty PAC 22 18 .550 40 91–78–3 +13
9 San Francisco Shock PAC 17 23 .425 40 77–84–5 -7
10 Dallas Fuel PAC 12 28 .300 40 58–100–7 -42
11 Florida Mayhem ATL 7 33 .175 40 42–120–5 -78
12 Shanghai Dragons PAC 0 40 .000 40 21–141–2 -120
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)
1 December 6 Seoul Dyansty 4 – 0 Shanghai Dragons Burbank, CA


2 December 8 Shanghai Dragons 2 – 3 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA



Regular season
2018 game log (Regular season record: 0–40)
Stage 1 (0–10)
1 January 10 Shanghai Dragons 0 – 4 Los Angeles Gladiators Burbank, CA


2 January 12 San Francisco Shock 3 – 1 Shanghai Dragons Burbank, CA


3 January 17 Houston Outlaws 4 – 0 Shanghai Dragons Burbank, CA


4 January 19 Shanghai Dragons 0 – 4 Florida Mayhem Burbank, CA


5 January 24 Shanghai Dragons 1 – 3 Seoul Dynasty Burbank, CA


6 January 26 Shanghai Dragons 2 – 3 Philadelphia Fusion Burbank, CA


7 February 01 New York Excelsior 4 – 0 Shanghai Dragons Burbank, CA


8 February 03 Shanghai Dragons 0 – 4 London Spitfire Burbank, CA


9 February 07 Shanghai Dragons 2 – 3 Dallas Fuel Burbank, CA


10 February 09 Los Angeles Valiant 4 – 0 Shanghai Dragons Burbank, CA



Stage 2 (0–10)
11 February 21 Dallas Fuel 3 – 1 Shanghai Dragons Burbank, CA


12 February 24 Shanghai Dragons 0 – 3 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA


13 February 28 Los Angeles Gladiators 4 – 0 Shanghai Dragons Burbank, CA


14 March 03 Shanghai Dragons 0 – 4 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA


15 March 07 Seoul Dynasty 3 – 1 Shanghai Dragons Burbank, CA


16 March 08 Boston Uprising 4 – 0 Shanghai Dragons Burbank, CA


17 March 15 Philadelphia Fusion 4 – 0 Shanghai Dragons Burbank, CA


18 March 15 Shanghai Dragons 0 – 4 New York Excelsior Burbank, CA


19 March 22 Shanghai Dragons 0 – 4 Houston Outlaws Burbank, CA


20 March 24 London Spitfire 4 – 0 Shanghai Dragons Burbank, CA



Stage 3 (0–10)
21 April 04 Shanghai Dragons 1 – 3 Dallas Fuel Burbank, CA


22 April 06 Los Angeles Valiant 4 – 0 Shanghai Dragons Burbank, CA


23 April 11 Shanghai Dragons 0 – 4 Los Angeles Gladiators Burbank, CA


24 April 13 San Francisco Shock 3 – 1 Shanghai Dragons Burbank, CA


25 April 18 Shanghai Dragons 1 – 3 Seoul Dynasty Burbank, CA


26 April 20 Florida Mayhem 3 – 1 Shanghai Dragons Burbank, CA


27 April 25 Shanghai Dragons 1 – 3 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA


28 April 28 Shanghai Dragons 2 – 3 Philadelphia Fusion Burbank, CA


29 May 04 New York Excelsior 3 – 1 Shanghai Dragons Burbank, CA


30 May 05 Shanghai Dragons 1 – 3 London Spitfire Burbank, CA



Stage 4 (0–10)
31 May 16 Dallas Fuel 3 – 1 Shanghai Dragons Burbank, CA


32 May 19 Shanghai Dragons 1 – 3 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA


33 May 24 Philadelphia Fusion 4 – 0 Shanghai Dragons Burbank, CA


34 May 26 Shanghai Dragons 0 – 4 New York Excelsior Burbank, CA


35 May 30 Seoul Dynasty 4 – 0 Shanghai Dragons Burbank, CA


36 June 01 Houston Outlaws 3 – 0 Shanghai Dragons Burbank, CA


37 June 06 Shanghai Dragons 2 – 3 Florida Mayhem Burbank, CA


38 June 08 Boston Uprising 4 – 0 Shanghai Dragons Burbank, CA


39 June 13 Los Angeles Gladiators 4 – 0 Shanghai Dragons Burbank, CA


40 June 16 Shanghai Dragons 0 – 4 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA



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