# 2021 San Francisco Shock season

The 2021 San Francisco Shock season was the fourth season of the San Francisco Shock's existence in the Overwatch League and their third under head coach Park "Crusty" Dae-hee. The team entered the season as the defending back-to-back Overwatch League champions after winning the 2019 and 2020 Grand Finals.

## Preceding offseason
### Roster changes

Free agents :
| Position | Handle | Name | 2021 team | Date signed | Notes |
| Support | Moth | Grant Espe | Los Angeles Gladiators | November 12 | – |
| Damage | Rascal | Kim Dong-jun | Philadelphia Fusion | March 15 | – |
| Tank | Super | Matthew DeLisi | San Francisco Shock | November 27 | – |
| Support | Viol2t | Park Min-ki | San Francisco Shock | November 25 | – |
| Legend  Light green background indicates a player was re-signed by the Shock.  Light red background indicates a player departed from the Shock. ||||||
The Shock entered free agency with four free agents.

#### Acquisitions

The Shock's first offseason acquisition was Brice "FDGod" Monsçavoir, a support player widely regarded as one of the best Western main support players, who was acquired from the Paris Eternal on November 12, 2020. The team's next acquisition was Charlie "Nero" Zwarg, a damage player coming off a season with the Guangzhou Charge in which he did not see much playing time due to visa issues amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, who was signed on November 30. The next day, they signed Lim "Glister" Gil-seong, a damage hitscan specialist coming off his rookie season with the London Spitfire.

### Releases

Two of the Shock's four free agents did not return, both of which signed with other teams, beginning with support player Grant "Moth" Espe, who signed with the Los Angeles Gladiators on November 12, 2020. On March 15, 2021, damage player Kim "Rascal" Dong-jun signed with the Philadelphia Fusion. Outside of free agency, damage player Lee "ANS" Seon-chang announced his retirement on January 8, 2021, after one season with the team.

## Regular season
### May Melee

The Shock began their 2021 season on April 16, playing against the Los Angeles Gladiators in the May Melee qualifiers. Despite losing the first map of the match, they won their season opener against the Gladiators 3–1. They lost their next game against the defending Houston Outlaws in a six-map series, thanks in part to a game-winning Reinhardt Earthshatter by the Outlaws' Myung-heum "Jjanggu" Cho to close out the series.

## Final roster
### Transactions

Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2021 regular season:
* On June 23, damage player Kwon "Striker" Nam-joo retired.
* On June 23, the Shock signed damage player Lee "ANS" Seon-chang.

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | PCT | MW | ML | MT | MD | Qualification |
| 1 | Dallas Fuel | 16 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 0.688 | 40 | 26 | 3 | +14 | Advance to season playoffs |
| 2 | Los Angeles Gladiators | 16 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 0.688 | 41 | 21 | 0 | +20 | Advance to season playoffs |
| 3 | Atlanta Reign | 16 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 0.688 | 41 | 21 | 0 | +20 | Advance to season playoffs |
| 4 | San Francisco Shock | 16 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 0.750 | 43 | 24 | 2 | +19 | Advance to play-ins |
| 5 | Houston Outlaws | 16 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 0.688 | 34 | 24 | 3 | +10 | Advance to play-ins |
| 6 | Washington Justice | 16 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 0.563 | 29 | 26 | 2 | +3 | Advance to play-ins |
| 7 | Toronto Defiant | 16 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 0.563 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | Advance to play-ins |
| 8 | Paris Eternal | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 32 | 32 | 2 | 0 | Advance to play-ins |
| 9 | Boston Uprising | 16 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0.438 | 27 | 31 | 1 | −4 | Advance to play-ins |
| 10 | Florida Mayhem | 16 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 0.313 | 26 | 38 | 2 | −12 | |
| 11 | London Spitfire | 16 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0.063 | 12 | 47 | 1 | −35 | |
| 12 | Vancouver Titans | 16 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0.063 | 10 | 45 | 0 | −35 | |

## Game log
### Regular season

2021 game log :
May Melee
Qualifier match 1
April 16
Los Angeles Gladiators
1
3
San Francisco Shock
Online
1:30 pm PDT
   Details
2
Ilios
1
3
Eichenwalde
4
1
Watchpoint: Gibraltar
3
1
Hanamura
2
Qualifier match 2
April 18
Houston Outlaws
3
2
San Francisco Shock
Online
12:00 noon PDT
   Details
2
Lijiang Tower
0
3
Blizzard World
3
1
Dorado
0
3
Temple of Anubis
4
0
Oasis
2
1
Havana
0
Qualifier match 3
April 30
San Francisco Shock
3
0
Florida Mayhem
Online
1:30 pm PDT
   Details
2
Busan
0
2
Hanamura
1
3
Eichenwalde
2
Qualifier match 4
May 01
San Francisco Shock
3
2
Atlanta Reign
Online
3:00 pm PDT
   Details
0
Oasis
2
3
Volskaya Industries
2
2
King's Row
3
3
Havana
0
2
Nepal
0
Regional semifinals
May 02
Dallas Fuel
3
0
San Francisco Shock
Online
1:30 pm PDT
   Details
2
Busan
0
2
Volskaya Industries
1
3
Eichenwalde
1 :
June Joust
Qualifier match 1
May 29
San Francisco Shock
3
1
Toronto Defiant
Online
1:30 pm PDT
   Details
2
Oasis
0
1
Junkertown
2
2
Hanamura
1
3
Hollywood
1
Qualifier match 2
May 30
Dallas Fuel
1
3
San Francisco Shock
Online
3:00 pm PDT
   Details
1
Busan
2
1
Dorado
2
3
Temple of Anubis
3
3
Eichenwalde
1
1
Ilios
2
Qualifier match 3
June 04
San Francisco Shock
3
0
Vancouver Titans
Online
1:30 pm PDT
   Details
2
Lijiang Tower
0
1
Hanamura
0
3
Hollywood
0
Qualifier match 4
June 05
San Francisco Shock
3
2
Washington Justice
Online
3:00 pm PDT
   Details
0
Nepal
2
2
Volskaya Industries
1
3
Numbani
4
3
Rialto
1
2
Busan
1
Regional finals
June 06
Atlanta Reign
3
0
San Francisco Shock
Online
4:15 pm PDT
   Details
2
Nepal
0
2
Hanamura
1
4
Hollywood
3 :
Summer Showdown
Qualifier match 1
June 25
Los Angeles Gladiators
3
2
San Francisco Shock
Online
1:30 pm PDT
   Details
2
Ilios
0
3
King's Row
4
1
Junkertown
2
2
Volskaya Industries
1
2
Lijiang Tower
0
Qualifier match 2
June 26
London Spitfire
2
3
San Francisco Shock
Online
12:00 noon PDT
   Details
2
Oasis
1
1
Eichenwalde
3
2
Route 66
1
1
Temple of Anubis
2
1
Nepal
2
Qualifier match 3
July 02
Paris Eternal
1
3
San Francisco Shock
Online
12:00 noon PDT
   Details
1
Nepal
2
2
Watchpoint: Gibraltar
3
4
Hanamura
3
3
Hollywood
4
Qualifier match 4
July 03
Houston Outlaws
3
1
San Francisco Shock
Online
3:00 pm PDT
   Details
1
Busan
2
6
Junkertown
5
1
Volskaya Industries
0
2
King's Row
1 :
Countdown Cup
Qualifier match 1
July 31
Dallas Fuel
3
2
San Francisco Shock
Online
3:00 pm PDT
   Details
2
Ilios
1
2
Numbani
3
4
Rialto
3
1
Hanamura
2
2
Lijiang Tower
1
Qualifier match 2
August 01
San Francisco Shock
3
1
Boston Uprising
Online
1:30 pm PDT
   Details
2
Lijiang Tower
1
2
Blizzard World
1
1
Route 66
2
2
Temple of Anubis
1
Qualifier match 3
August 13
San Francisco Shock
3
0
Vancouver Titans
Online
1:30 pm PDT
   Details
2
Oasis
0
2
Volskaya Industries
1
3
King's Row
0
Qualifier match 4
August 14
San Francisco Shock
3
1
Toronto Defiant
Online
3:00 pm PDT
   Details
1
Busan
2
2
Hanamura
1
2
Numbani
0
Regional semifinals
August 15
Dallas Fuel
0
3
San Francisco Shock
Online
1:45 pm PDT
   Details
0
Oasis
2
3
Temple of Anubis
4
1
Blizzard World
3
Regional finals
August 15
San Francisco Shock
2
3
Los Angeles Gladiators
Online
5:15 pm PDT
   Details
0
Ilios
2
2
Hanamura
1
3
Blizzard World
2
2
Havana
3
1
Oasis
2 :
2021 season schedule :

### Postseason

2021 playoff game log :
West Play-ins
Finals
September 5
Toronto Defiant
0
3
San Francisco Shock
Online
12:00 noon PDT
   Details
0
Oasis
2
1
Volskaya Industries
2
0
Numbani
3 :
Season Playoffs
Upper round 1
September 21
San Francisco Shock
0
3
Shanghai Dragons
Online
7:00 pm PDT
   Details
1
Ilios
2
0
Hanamura
1
2
King's Row
3
Lower round 1
September 22
Philadelphia Fusion
2
3
San Francisco Shock
Online
5:30 pm PDT
   Details
1
Nepal
2
3
Volskaya Industries
2
3
King's Row
4
3
Route 66
2
0
Ilios
2
Lower round 2
September 23
San Francisco Shock
3
2
Chengdu Hunters
Online
6:00 pm PDT
   Details
2
Lijiang Tower
0
3
Temple of Anubis
3
4
King's Row
3
2
Dorado
3
0
Ilios
2
2
Havana
0
Lower round 3
September 24
San Francisco Shock
1
3
Atlanta Reign
Online
6:00 pm PDT
   Details
2
Nepal
0
2
Hanamura
3
1
King's Row
3
2
Havana
3 :