2018 Shanghai Dragons season

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

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]

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
Players Coaches
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

Stage Pld W L Pct MW ML MT MD Pos
1 10 0 10 .000 6 36 0 -30 12
2 10 0 10 .000 2 37 1 -35 12
3 10 0 10 .000 9 32 0 -23 12
4 10 0 10 .000 4 36 1 -32 12
Overall 40 0 40 .000 21 141 2 -120 12
  Qualified for playoffs

League

Pos Div Team Pld W L PCT MW ML MT MD Qualification
1 ATL New York Excelsior 40 34 6 0.850 126 43 4 +83 Advance to season playoffs semifinals
2 PAC Los Angeles Valiant 40 27 13 0.675 100 64 7 +36
3 ATL Boston Uprising 40 26 14 0.650 99 71 3 +28 Advance to season playoffs quarterfinals
4 PAC Los Angeles Gladiators 40 25 15 0.625 96 72 3 +24
5 ATL London Spitfire 40 24 16 0.600 102 69 3 +33
6 ATL Philadelphia Fusion 40 24 16 0.600 93 80 2 +13
7 ATL Houston Outlaws 40 22 18 0.550 94 77 2 +17
8 PAC Seoul Dynasty 40 22 18 0.550 91 78 3 +13
9 PAC San Francisco Shock 40 17 23 0.425 77 84 5 −7
10 PAC Dallas Fuel 40 12 28 0.300 58 100 7 −42
11 ATL Florida Mayhem 40 7 33 0.175 42 120 5 −78
12 PAC 40 0 40 0.000 21 141 2 −120
Source: The Overwatch League
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) map differential; 3) head-to-head map differential; 4) head-to-head record

Game log

Preseason

2018 preseason game log
Preseason (0–2)
1 December 6 Seoul Dynasty 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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