2018 San Francisco Shock season

The 2018 San Francisco Shock season was the first season of the San Francisco Shock's existence in the Overwatch League. The team finished with a regular season record of 17–23 placing them ninth overall. San Francisco did not qualify for any of the Stage Playoffs and did not qualify for the Season Playoffs.

2018 San Francisco Shock season
Head coach	Brad Rajani (rel. May 7) Park Dae-hee
Owner	Andy Miller
Division	Pacific
Results
Record	17–23 (.425)
Place	Pacific: 4th League: 9th
Stage 1 Playoffs	Did not qualify
Stage 2 Playoffs	Did not qualify
Stage 3 Playoffs	Did not qualify
Stage 4 Playoffs	Did not qualify
Season Playoffs	Did not qualify
Total Earnings	$50,000
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Preceding offseason

On September 28, 2017, NRG Esports announced its official inaugural roster consisting of the following eight players:^[1]

• Daniel "dhaK" Martinez Paz
• Dante "Danteh" Cruz
• André "iddqd" Dahlström
• Matthew "super" DeLisi
• Andrej "babybay" Francisty
• Nikola "sleepy" Andrews
• David "Nomy" Lizarraga Ramirez Osmar
• Jay "sinatraa" Won

On the same day, the team announced the hiring of head coach Bradford Rajani.^[2] On October 30, Shock signed flex player Andreas "Nevix" Karlsson.^[3]

Review

San Francisco Shocks first regular season OWL match was a 0–4 loss against the Los Angeles Valiant on January 10, 2018.^[4] The team's first victory came two days later in a 3–1 win over the Shanghai Dragons.^[5] The Shock did not find much success in the 2018 Overwatch League season; they finished with a 17–23 record and placed 9th of 12th in the overall league standings.^[6]

Final roster

2018 San Francisco Shock roster
Players	Coaches
Role No. Handle Name Nationality Damage 2 sinatraa Won, Jay United States Damage 3 Architect Park Min-ho South Korea Damage 6 Danteh Cruz, Dante United States Damage 13 babybay Francisty, Andrej United States Damage 66 iddqd Dahlström, André Sweden Tank 7 nomy Lizarraga Ramirez Osmar, David Mexico Tank 11 ChoiHyoBin Choi Hyo-bin South Korea Support 0 sleepy Andrews, Nikola United States Support 10 dhaK Martinez Paz, Daniel Spain Support 64 Moth Espe, Grant United States Flex 1 super DeLisi, Matthew United States Flex 9 Nevix Karlsson, Andreas Sweden	Head coach Park Dae-hee
Legend: (I) Inactive (S) Suspended (2W) Two-way player Substitute Injury / Illness	Latest roster transaction: April 5, 2018.

Transactions

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

• On March 13, Shock signed Park "Architect" Min-ho and Grant "Moth" Espe.^[7]
• On April 5, Shock signed Choi "Choihyobin" Hyo-bin.^[8]

Standings

Record by stage

Stage	Pld	W	L	Pct	MW	ML	MT	MD	Pos
1	10	3	7	.300	16	24	2	-8	9
2	10	3	7	.300	15	22	1	-7	9
3	10	6	4	.600	21	20	0	+1	5
4	10	5	5	.500	23	16	2	+7	8
Overall	40	17	23	.425	77	84	5	-7	9
Qualified for playoffs

League

Pos	Div	Team v t e	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	Shanghai Dragons	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 (0–3) 1 December 6 Florida Mayhem 1 – 3 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA 2 December 6 Los Angeles Valiant 3 – 2 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA 3 December 8 San Francisco Shock 0 – 4 London Spitfire Burbank, CA

Regular season

2018 game log (Regular season record: 17–23)
Stage 1 (3–7) 1 January 10 San Francisco Shock 0 – 4 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA 2 January 12 San Francisco Shock 3 – 1 Shanghai Dragons Burbank, CA 3 January 17 San Francisco Shock 1 – 2 Philadelphia Fusion Burbank, CA 4 January 20 Boston Uprising 2 – 3 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA 5 January 24 San Francisco Shock 1 – 3 London Spitfire Burbank, CA 6 January 26 Dallas Fuel 3 – 0 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA 7 January 31 Houston Outlaws 3 – 1 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA 8 February 02 San Francisco Shock 4 – 0 Florida Mayhem Burbank, CA 9 February 07 San Francisco Shock 1 – 3 Los Angeles Gladiators Burbank, CA 10 February 09 Seoul Dynasty 3 – 2 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA
Stage 2 (3–7) 11 February 21 Los Angeles Gladiators 4 – 0 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA 12 February 23 San Francisco Shock 1 – 3 Seoul Dynasty Burbank, CA 13 February 28 Los Angeles Valiant 3 – 1 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA 14 March 03 Shanghai Dragons 0 – 4 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA 15 March 07 San Francisco Shock 3 – 0 Dallas Fuel Burbank, CA 16 March 10 New York Excelsior 4 – 0 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA 17 March 16 London Spitfire 3 – 1 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA 18 March 17 San Francisco Shock 3 – 1 Houston Outlaws Burbank, CA 19 March 21 Florida Mayhem 3 – 2 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA 20 March 22 San Francisco Shock 2 – 3 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA
Stage 3 (6–4) 21 April 04 San Francisco Shock 3 – 1 Los Angeles Gladiators Burbank, CA 22 April 06 Seoul Dynasty 4 – 0 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA 23 April 11 San Francisco Shock 0 – 4 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA 24 April 13 San Francisco Shock 3 – 1 Shanghai Dragons Burbank, CA 25 April 18 Dallas Fuel 0 – 4 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA 26 April 20 Philadelphia Fusion 1 – 3 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA 27 April 26 San Francisco Shock 1 – 3 New York Excelsior Burbank, CA 28 April 28 San Francisco Shock 0 – 4 London Spitfire Burbank, CA 29 May 02 Houston Outlaws 2 – 3 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA 30 May 03 San Francisco Shock 4 – 0 Florida Mayhem Burbank, CA
Stage 4 (5–5) 31 May 16 Los Angeles Gladiators 3 – 1 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA 32 May 18 San Francisco Shock 3 – 1 Seoul Dynasty Burbank, CA 33 May 24 London Spitfire 3 – 2 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA 34 May 25 San Francisco Shock 4 – 0 Houston Outlaws Burbank, CA 35 May 31 San Francisco Shock 3 – 1 Dallas Fuel Burbank, CA 36 June 01 Boston Uprising 1 – 3 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA 37 June 07 San Francisco Shock 1 – 2 Philadelphia Fusion Burbank, CA 38 June 09 New York Excelsior 2 – 1 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA 39 June 13 Los Angeles Valiant 3 – 1 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA 40 June 16 Shanghai Dragons 0 – 4 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA