# 2018 Boston Uprising season

The 2018 Boston Uprising season was the first season of Boston Uprising's existence in the Overwatch League. In Stage 3, Boston became the first team to go undefeated in a stage, posting a perfect 10–0 record; however, the team lost in the Stage 3 semifinals to New York Excelsior. The team finished with a regular season record of 26–14 — the third best of all teams in the 2018 Overwatch League season. Boston lost to Philadelphia Fusion in the quarterfinals of the season playoffs.

## Preceding offseason

On October 26, 2017, Boston Uprising announced their initial inaugural season roster, consisting of the following players:
* Lucas "NotE" Meissner
* Kristian "Kellex" Keller
* Noh "Gamsu" Young-jin
* Kwon "Striker" Nam-joo
* Stanislav "Mistakes" Danilov
* Shin "Kalios" Woo-yeol
* Mikias "Snow" Yohannes
* Jonathan "DreamKazper" Sanchez
The team went on to sign Park "Neko" Se-hyeon and Connor "Avast" Prince on November 7.

## Regular season

Boston Uprising's first-ever regular season OWL match was a 1–3 loss to the New York Excelsior on January 11, 2018. Boston found their franchise's first-ever regular season win a day later, after defeating the Florida Mayhem, 4–0. The Uprising needed a win over the Houston Outlaws in their final regular season match of Stage 1 to qualify for the Stage 1 playoffs; however, they lost the match, 2–3, and did not make the playoffs.
Through the first half of the season, Boston had a 12–8 record. On April 3, prior to the start of Stage 3, Boston picked up support player Kwon "AimGod" Min-seok, although he would not be able to play until Stage 4, once his visa process had completed. A few days later, Uprising player Jonathan "DreamKazper" Sanchez was indefinitely suspended from the Overwatch League following allegations of sexual misconduct involving a minor. Shortly after, on April 9, Boston Uprising terminated his contract. Following, Kwon "Striker" Nam-joo took over DreamKazper's starting position – a move that ultimately benefited the team. Throughout Stage 3 of the season, the Striker-led Uprising did not lose a single match, going 10–0, to become the first team to go undefeated in a stage. Boston reached the Stage 3 finals; however, they lost the finals match against the New York Excelsior. The team advanced to the Stage 3 playoff finals, but they lost to the New York Excelsior.
Prior to the start of Stage 4, Overwatch underwent a balancing update, as well as the introduction of a new hero, which would significantly reduced Striker's effectiveness. Additionally, head coach Park "Crusty" Dae-hee left the team to join the San Francisco Shock. The team went 0–6 through the first six matches of Stage 4. The Uprising finished the regular season in third place with a 26–14 record.

## Postseason

As the third seed in the season playoffs, Boston faced the Philadelphia Fusion in the quarterfinals in a best-of-three series. The Fusion won the first match, 3–1 on July 11, closing it out by defeating Boston on the map Volskaya Industries — a map that Boston had never lost on before. Boston evened the series the following day with a 3–1 win, but their season ended on July 13, after the Fusion took the final match, 3–1.

## Final roster
### Transactions

Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2018 regular season:
* On April 3, Uprising signed Minseok "AimGod" Kwon.
* On April 9, Uprising released Jonathan "DreamKazper" Sanchez.

## Standings
### League

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to season playoffs semifinals |
| 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 | Advance to season playoffs quarterfinals |
| 5 | ATL | London Spitfire | 40 | 24 | 16 | 0.600 | 102 | 69 | 3 | +33 | Advance to season playoffs quarterfinals |
| 6 | ATL | Philadelphia Fusion | 40 | 24 | 16 | 0.600 | 93 | 80 | 2 | +13 | Advance to season playoffs quarterfinals |
| 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 | |

## Game log
### Preseason

2018 preseason game log :
Preseason (1–1)
1
December 07
New York Excelsior
3
1
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
2
December 08
Shanghai Dragons
2
3
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA :

### Regular season

2018 game log (Regular season record: 26–14) :
Stage 1 (6–4)
1
January 11
Boston Uprising
1
3
New York Excelsior
Burbank, CA
2
January 12
Florida Mayhem
0
4
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
3
January 19
Seoul Dynasty
4
0
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
4
January 20
Boston Uprising
2
3
San Francisco Shock
Burbank, CA
5
January 25
Boston Uprising
3
2
London Spitfire
Burbank, CA
6
January 27
Dallas Fuel
2
3
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
7
February 02
Los Angeles Gladiators
0
4
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
8
February 03
Boston Uprising
4
0
Los Angeles Valiant
Burbank, CA
9
February 08
Philadelphia Fusion
0
4
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
10
February 10
Houston Outlaws
3
2
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA :
Stage 2 (6–4)
11
February 22
Boston Uprising
0
4
Philadelphia Fusion
Burbank, CA
12
February 24
Boston Uprising
0
4
Houston Outlaws
Burbank, CA
13
March 01
New York Excelsior
4
0
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
14
March 02
Boston Uprising
4
0
Florida Mayhem
Burbank, CA
15
March 08
Boston Uprising
4
0
Shanghai Dragons
Burbank, CA
16
March 09
London Spitfire
4
0
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
17
March 14
Boston Uprising
4
0
Dallas Fuel
Burbank, CA
18
March 16
Los Angeles Valiant
2
3
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
19
March 22
San Francisco Shock
2
3
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
20
March 24
Boston Uprising
3
2
Los Angeles Gladiators
Burbank, CA :
Stage 3 (10–0)
21
April 05
Philadelphia Fusion
2
3
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
22
April 07
Houston Outlaws
0
4
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
23
April 12
Boston Uprising
3
2
New York Excelsior
Burbank, CA
24
April 14
Florida Mayhem
2
3
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
25
April 19
Boston Uprising
3
2
London Spitfire
Burbank, CA
26
April 20
Boston Uprising
2
1
Seoul Dynasty
Burbank, CA
27
April 25
Shanghai Dragons
1
3
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
28
April 27
Dallas Fuel
0
4
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
29
May 03
Boston Uprising
3
2
Los Angeles Valiant
Burbank, CA
30
May 04
Los Angeles Gladiators
1
3
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
Semifinals
May 06
Los Angeles Gladiators
0
3
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
Finals
May 06
New York Excelsior
3
0
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA :
Stage 4 (4–6)
31
May 17
Boston Uprising
1
3
Philadelphia Fusion
Burbank, CA
32
May 18
Boston Uprising
1
3
Houston Outlaws
Burbank, CA
33
May 23
Boston Uprising
0
3
Dallas Fuel
Burbank, CA
34
May 25
Los Angeles Valiant
3
2
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
35
May 31
London Spitfire
2
1
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
36
June 01
Boston Uprising
1
3
San Francisco Shock
Burbank, CA
37
June 06
Seoul Dynasty
1
3
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
38
June 08
Boston Uprising
4
0
Shanghai Dragons
Burbank, CA
39
June 14
New York Excelsior
1
3
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
40
June 16
Boston Uprising
4
0
Florida Mayhem
Burbank, CA :

### Postseason

2018 playoff game log :
Season Playoffs (1–2)
Quarterfinals Match 1
July 11
Philadelphia Fusion
3
1
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
Quarterfinals Match 2
July 12
Philadelphia Fusion
1
3
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
Quarterfinals Match 3
July 13
Philadelphia Fusion
3
1
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA :