# 2019 Boston Uprising season

The 2019 Boston Uprising season was the second season of Boston Uprising's existence in the Overwatch League.
The team finished the season with an 8–20 record – a far cry from their 26–14 record from 2018. A 3–2 victory over the Dallas Fuel in the final match of Stage 1 gave the Uprising a 4–3 record and qualified them for the Stage 1 Playoffs. However, they were eliminated in the quarterfinals after a 0–3 loss to the Vancouver Titans. Boston struggled to repeat the success they found in Stage 1, only winning four of their next fourteen matches before the implementation of an enforced 2-2-2 role lock by the league. The Uprising did not perform well under the new format, as a 0–4 loss to the Atlanta Reign on August 25 gave Boston a winless 0–7 Stage 4 record.

## Preceding offseason
### Player re-signings

From August 1 to September 9, 2018, all Overwatch League teams that competed in the 2018 season could choose to extend their team's players' contracts. Uprising released four of their ten players – tied with Los Angeles Gladiators for the most in the league by a playoff team – in Shin "Kalios" Woo-yeol, Connor "Avast" Prince, Mikias "Snow" Yohannes, and Stanislav "Mistakes" Danilov.

### Free agency

Boston's first offseason acquisition was on October 22, when Uprising signed DPS player Jeffrey "blasé" Tsang from Overwatch Contenders team Gladiators Legion. On October 27, it was announced that flex support player Park "Neko" Seh-yeon had been signed to new expansion team Toronto Defiant. The team promoted Kelsey "ColourHex" Birse and Minseob "Axxiom" Park from their academy team Toronto Esports three days later. On November 4, Uprising signed main tank Cameron "Fusions" Bosworth, who had just recently competed in the 2018 Overwatch World Cup for team UK, on a two-way contract with Toronto Esports. On December 3, Uprising transferred Kwon "Striker" Nam-joo to San Francisco Shock. Two day later, the team signed Renan "alemao" Moretto, the first Brazilian player to sign to an Overwatch League roster. The team's final offseason transaction occurred on February 12, two days before the beginning of the regular season, when Uprising transferred main tank Noh "Gamsu" Young-jin to Shanghai Dragons.

## Regular season

Boston opened their season on February 14 with a match against the New York Excelsior; Boston lost the match 2–1 loss. The Uprising's next match was against the Houston Outlaws three days later. Main tank Cameron "Fusions" Bosworth performed solidly in the match, as the team took a 3–2 victory. The following week, Boston lost to the Shanghai Dragons by a 1–3 score, giving the Dragon's their first-ever franchise victory. Boston clinched the sixth, and final, seed of the Stage 1 Playoffs. The Uprising faced the top-seeded Vancouver Titans in the Stage 1 Quarterfinals on March 21. They did not win a single map against the Titans, losing the match 0–3.
Two days prior to Boston's first match of Stage 2, the Uprising signed support player Zion "Persia" Yang, who had most recently played for Talon Esports of Overwatch Contenders Pacific. On the same day, Boston traded flex tank Lucas "NotE" Meissner to the Dallas Fuel in exchange for flex tank Richard "rCk" Kanerva. Boston failed to claim a Stage 2 playoff berth.
In Stage 3, the Uprising went on a season-high 6-game losing streak, which was snapped on June 23 with a 3–2 win over the Paris Eternal. The team ended Stage 3 with a 1–6 record.
Prior to the start of Stage 4, which would debut the League's enforcement of a 2-2-2 role lock, the Uprising acquired DPS Lee "Stellar" Do-hyung, who had retired earlier in the season, from the Toronto Defiant. The team did not fare well with the new change, losing all seven of their matches in Stage 4.

## Final roster
### Transactions

Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2019 regular season:
* On April 2, Uprising signed Yang "Persia" Zi-on.
* On April 2, Uprising traded Richard "rCk" Kanerva to Dallas Fuel in exchange for Lucas "NotE" Meissner.
* On July 15, Uprising acquired Lee "Stellar" Do-hyung from Toronto Defiant.

## Standings
### Record by stage

* ↑ No stage playoffs were held for Stage 4.

### League

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PCT | MW | ML | MT | MD | Qualification |
| 1 | PAC | Vancouver Titans | 28 | 25 | 3 | 0.893 | 89 | 28 | 0 | +61 | Advance to season playoffs (division leaders) |
| 2 | ATL | New York Excelsior | 28 | 22 | 6 | 0.786 | 78 | 38 | 3 | +40 | Advance to season playoffs (division leaders) |
| 3 | PAC | San Francisco Shock | 28 | 23 | 5 | 0.821 | 92 | 26 | 0 | +66 | Advance to season playoffs |
| 4 | PAC | Hangzhou Spark | 28 | 18 | 10 | 0.643 | 64 | 52 | 4 | +12 | Advance to season playoffs |
| 5 | PAC | Los Angeles Gladiators | 28 | 17 | 11 | 0.607 | 67 | 48 | 3 | +19 | Advance to season playoffs |
| 6 | ATL | Atlanta Reign | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0.571 | 69 | 50 | 1 | +19 | Advance to season playoffs |
| 7 | ATL | London Spitfire | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0.571 | 58 | 52 | 6 | +6 | Advance to play-ins |
| 8 | PAC | Seoul Dynasty | 28 | 15 | 13 | 0.536 | 64 | 50 | 3 | +14 | Advance to play-ins |
| 9 | PAC | Guangzhou Charge | 28 | 15 | 13 | 0.536 | 61 | 57 | 1 | +4 | Advance to play-ins |
| 10 | ATL | Philadelphia Fusion | 28 | 15 | 13 | 0.536 | 57 | 60 | 3 | −3 | Advance to play-ins |
| 11 | PAC | Shanghai Dragons | 28 | 13 | 15 | 0.464 | 51 | 61 | 3 | −10 | Advance to play-ins |
| 12 | PAC | Chengdu Hunters | 28 | 13 | 15 | 0.464 | 55 | 66 | 1 | −11 | Advance to play-ins |
| 13 | PAC | Los Angeles Valiant | 28 | 12 | 16 | 0.429 | 56 | 61 | 4 | −5 | |
| 14 | ATL | Paris Eternal | 28 | 11 | 17 | 0.393 | 46 | 67 | 3 | −21 | |
| 15 | PAC | Dallas Fuel | 28 | 10 | 18 | 0.357 | 43 | 70 | 3 | −27 | |
| 16 | ATL | Houston Outlaws | 28 | 9 | 19 | 0.321 | 47 | 69 | 3 | −22 | |
| 17 | ATL | Toronto Defiant | 28 | 8 | 20 | 0.286 | 39 | 72 | 4 | −33 | |
| 18 | ATL | Washington Justice | 28 | 8 | 20 | 0.286 | 39 | 72 | 6 | −33 | |
| 19 | ATL | Boston Uprising | 28 | 8 | 20 | 0.286 | 41 | 78 | 2 | −37 | |
| 20 | ATL | Florida Mayhem | 28 | 6 | 22 | 0.214 | 36 | 75 | 5 | −39 | |

## Game log
### Regular season

2019 game log (Regular season record: 8–20) :
Stage 1 (4–3)
1
February 14
New York Excelsior
2
1
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
   Recap
Blizzard Arena
2
Nepal
0
3
Numbani
4
4
Horizon Lunar Colony
4
3
Route 66
2
2
February 17
Houston Outlaws
2
3
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
   Recap
Blizzard Arena
2
Nepal
0
2
Hollywood
3
3
Volskaya Industries
4
4
Dorado
3
1
Ilios
2
3
February 22
Shanghai Dragons
3
1
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
   Recap
Blizzard Arena
2
Ilios
0
4
King's Row
3
5
Horizon Lunar Colony
4
0
Rialto
1
4
February 28
Seoul Dynasty
1
3
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
   Recap
Blizzard Arena
1
Nepal
2
4
Numbani
5
4
Temple of Anubis
3
2
Route 66
3
5
March 03
Boston Uprising
1
3
Toronto Defiant
Burbank, CA
   Recap
Blizzard Arena
0
Busan
2
2
Hollywood
3
4
Temple of Anubis
2
1
Rialto
2
6
March 10
Florida Mayhem
0
4
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
   Recap
Blizzard Arena
0
Busan
2
2
Numbani
3
4
Horizon Lunar Colony
5
1
Dorado
2
7
March 16
Boston Uprising
3
2
Dallas Fuel
Burbank, CA
   Recap
Blizzard Arena
1
Ilios
2
2
King's Row
3
4
Volskaya Industries
3
3
Dorado
0
2
Nepal
1 :
Stage 1 Playoffs
Quarterfinals
March 21
Boston Uprising
0
3
Vancouver Titans
Burbank, CA
8:00 pm PST
   Recap
Blizzard Arena
0
Ilios
2
1
King's Row
2
1
Temple of Anubis
2 :
Stage 2 (3–4)
8
April 04
Boston Uprising
3
2
Atlanta Reign
Burbank, CA
5:25 pm PST
   Recap
Blizzard Arena
1
Lijang Tower
2
1
Temple of Anubis
2
3
Eichenwalde
2
4
Watchpoint: Gibraltar
3
3
Busan
2
9
April 06
Toronto Defiant
2
3
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
1:45 pm PST
   Recap
Blizzard Arena
2
Busan
0
4
Hanamura
3
1
Eichenwalde
3
0
Rialto
1
1
Oasis
2
10
April 12
Boston Uprising
2
3
Hangzhou Spark
Burbank, CA
5:30 pm PST
   Recap
Blizzard Arena
1
Oasis
2
3
Temple of Anubis
2
4
Blizzard World
3
0
Junkertown
1
1
Lijang Tower
2
11
April 20
London Spitfire
4
0
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
12:00 noon PST
   Recap
Blizzard Arena
2
Busan
0
3
Paris
2
6
King's Row
5
2
Junkertown
0
12
April 21
Vancouver Titans
4
0
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
12:00 noon PST
   Recap
Blizzard Arena
2
Lijiang Tower
0
3
Paris
2
3
King's Row
2
5
Watchpoint: Gibraltar
3
13
May 03
Boston Uprising
3
1
Los Angeles Gladiators
Burbank, CA
5:30 pm PST
   Recap
Blizzard Arena
2
Oasis
1
2
Hanamura
1
2
Blizzard World
3
3
Rialto
2
14
May 05
Washington Justice
3
2
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
1:30 pm PST
   Details
Blizzard Arena
0
Lijiang Tower
2
0
Temple of Anubis
2
2
Blizzard World
1
4
Rialto
3
2
Busan
1 :
Stage 3 (1–6)
15
June 07
Boston Uprising
0
4
London Spitfire
Burbank, CA
5:45 pm PST
   Details
Blizzard Arena
0
Oasis
2
0
Horizon Lunar Colony
1
1
Eichenwalde
2
1
Dorado
2
16
June 09
Paris Eternal
3
1
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
1:45 pm PST
   Details
Blizzard Arena
0
Ilios
2
5
Paris
4
3
Eichenwalde
2
4
Watchpoint: Gibraltar
3
17
June 14
Boston Uprising
0
4
Houston Outlaws
Burbank, CA
7:30 pm PST
   Details
Blizzard Arena
0
Nepal
2
1
Volskaya Industries
2
1
Numbani
2
0
Havana
1
18
June 16
Philadelphia Fusion
2
1
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
3:30 pm PST
   Details
Blizzard Arena
0
Ilios
2
4
Paris
4
1
Hollywood
0
1
Watchpoint: Gibraltar
0
19
June 20
San Francisco Shock
4
0
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
4:00 pm PST
   Details
Blizzard Arena
2
Oasis
0
3
Paris
2
2
Hollywood
1
1
Dorado
0
20
June 23
Boston Uprising
3
2
Paris Eternal
Burbank, CA
1:45 pm PST
   Details
Blizzard Arena
0
Oasis
2
1
Volskaya Industries
2
5
Eichenwalde
4
3
Dorado
2
2
Nepal
0
21
June 29
Boston Uprising
2
3
Philadelphia Fusion
Burbank, CA
1:45 pm PST
   Details
Blizzard Arena
0
Nepal
2
2
Horizon Lunar Colony
1
0
Numbani
1
2
Havana
1
1
Ilios
2 :
Stage 4 (0–7)
22
July 27
Boston Uprising
0
4
Guangzhou Charge
Burbank, CA
1:45 pm PST
   Details
Blizzard Arena
0
Busan
2
1
Temple of Anubis
2
1
Hollywood
2
4
Havana
5
23
July 28
Boston Uprising
2
3
Chengdu Hunters
Burbank, CA
5:15 pm PST
   Details
Blizzard Arena
1
Busan
2
3
Volskaya Industries
2
0
Blizzard World
3
2
Havana
0
0
Ilios
2
24
August 09
Boston Uprising
1
3
Washington Justice
Burbank, CA
4:00 pm PST
   Details
Blizzard Arena
1
Lijiang Tower
2
1
Temple of Anubis
2
2
Blizzard World
1
1
Route 66
2
25
August 15
Boston Uprising
0
4
Florida Mayhem
Burbank, CA
4:00 pm PST
   Details
Blizzard Arena
0
Ilios
2
2
Hanamura
3
1
Hollywood
2
0
Route 66
1
26
August 17
Los Angeles Valiant
3
1
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
1:45 pm PST
   Details
Blizzard Arena
2
Busan
0
2
Hanamura
1
2
King's Row
3
5
Havana
4
27
August 24
Boston Uprising
1
3
New York Excelsior
Los Angeles, CA
3:45 pm PST
   Details
The Novo
1
Ilios
2
0
Hanamura
1
3
King's Row
2
2
Junkertown
3
28
August 25
Atlanta Reign
4
0
Boston Uprising
Los Angeles, CA
1:45 pm PST
   Details
The Novo
2
Lijiang Tower
0
2
Volskaya Industries
1
3
King's Row
2
3
Junkertown
2 :

## Awards

On May 1, Cameron "Fusions" Bosworth was named as a starter for the 2019 Overwatch League All-Star Game.