Byung-sun “Fleta” Kim, damage player for the Shanghai Dragons, was called 2020 T-Mobile Overwatch League MVP for his star performance on a range of damage heroes […] The story of Shanghai Dragons in the Overwatch League is quite like one from a movie. In September 2019, the Dragons parted ways with head coach We "BlueHaS" Seong-hwan and assistant coach Jeong "Levi" Chung-Hyeok. [11] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dragons decided to relocate their team to South Korea with no specific return time.
The team will look to improve upon their 13–15 record from 2019 and qualify for their first season playoffs. Leonard Ufer writes about Overwatch, Super Smash Bros., and other topics for The Game Haus. Shanghai Dragons. The new DPS lineup for Shanghai was LIP and sniper expert Min-seong “Diem” Bae. [23], In eleventh place in the regular season standings, Shanghai had to compete in the Play-In Tournament in order to qualify for the season playoffs. [2] "We're passionate about gaming at NetEase, and the Overwatch League is an opportunity we didn't want to miss," said William Ding, CEO of NetEase. [19] The team put on an unprecedented playoff run, taking down the top-seeded New York Excelsior 3–1 and the second-seeded Vancouver Titans 4–1 in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively. Shanghai Dragons. The player who two years before carried the Boston Uprising to the first perfect stage of the Overwatch League consistently put pressure on Shanghai who once again seemed to always be on the back foot. We have created a browser extension. See also: #20 Boston Uprising - #19 Los Angeles Valiant - #18 London Spitfire - #17 Chengdu Hunters - #16 Dallas Fuel - #15 Washington Justice - #14 Toronto Defiant - #13 Houston Outlaws - #12 Florida Mayhem - #11 Guangzhou Charge - #10 Paris Eternal - #9 Hangzhou Spark - #8 Seoul Dynasty - #7 Philadelphia Fusion -#6 Los Angeles Gladiators - #5 Vancouver Titans. Time and time again, single pieces of Shanghai were caught out of position.
[10], Amidst a disaster of a season, Shanghai went through three different head coaches. The No. The team holds the record for the longest losing streak in professional sports history at 42 losses. [24] The match against London went to an OWL record eight maps, but the Dragons fell 3–4 to end their playoff hopes. [10] The Dragons announced on January 19 that off-tank player Lee "Envy" Kang-jae was released from the team. Shanghai Dragons did not win a single match in their first season in the OWL, going 0–40. New coach for 2020. The team will look to improve upon their 13–15 record from 2019 and qualify for their first season playoffs. Joining him are Assistant Coaches Dong-soo "Dongsu" Shin, also from Los Angeles Valiant, and Jeong-min "Jfeel" Kim from London Spitfire. While Oasis appeared close from time to time, the Shock were able to consistently pressure Shanghai. The team is owned by Chinese internet technology company NetEase, who also own Team CC, an academy team for the Dragons that compete in Overwatch Contenders. esports Overwatch League 2020 Week 16: Shanghai Dragons Top Plays, May Melee Prize Money Theo Salaun Contributor III May 25, 2020 Comments On January 10, 2018, the Dragons revealed "Team CC", their academy team for Overwatch Contenders China. You can ‘Like’ The Game Haus on Facebook and ‘Follow’ us on Twitter for more sports and esports content from other TGH writers including Leonard. Founded in 2017, Shanghai Dragons are one of the league's twelve founding members and are one of four professional Overwatch teams based in China.
"The commitment of Overwatch's players and fan community is an incredible foundation on which to build a successful global league, and we're looking forward to building a world-class team for Shanghai that inspires fans everywhere.
Shanghai, who attempted to run a dive style, often failed to keep their players alive during their own aggression. The Dragons found more success in Stage 2, as they finished with a 4–3 record and qualified for their first ever stage playoffs;[17] however, the fell 1–3 to the San Francisco Shock in the quarterfinals. The two keys to disrupting Shanghai´s flow were intelligent positioning, spy checking against Jae-won “Lip” Lee´s Sombra and punishing shutdowns against Jae-gon “Leejaegon” Lee´s Lucio.
[9] Unfortunately, this result would become a trend for the Dragons throughout the season. We "BlueHaS" Seong-hwan was appointed the team's head coach for the 2019 season and guided the team to their first OWL match victory on February 23, 2019; they went on to claim their first – and the league's final – stage playoffs title.
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. You could also do it yourself at any point in time. [5] The team announced their full roster on November 26, which included the additions of main tank Seo "Stand1" Ji-won from Gladiators Legion, former Los Angeles Gladiators off-tank Kang "Void" Jun-woo, support Lee "LeeJaeGon" Jae-gon from RunAway, and DPS Lee "LIP" Jae-won from Blossom. They ended the Inaugural Season with the worst result in the history of esports — not just Overwatch, but the entire professional esport industry —with a losing streak of 42 games. While the city of San Francisco was sleeping, the San Francisco Shock were faced with their biggest challenge this year. However, with the healing denial of the Bionic Nade, Shanghai were able to win a lot of tank matchups. Jalen Lopez | Nov 26th, 2019 Stand1, Void, LeeJaeGon and LIP are the final additions to the 12-player roster (Image via Shanghai Dragons) The Shanghai Dragons announced the final four players to complete their Overwatch team roster for the 2020 season.
Despite their shortcoming in the playoffs, every player on this team proved their worth throughout the year. — Shanghai Dragons (@ShanghaiDragons) October 26, 2020 This announcement comes as a bit of a surprise, seeing as though the Dragons were perhaps the … Coming into 2020, Shanghai Dragons changed their coaching staff. [20][21] The team then took down the third-seeded San Francisco Shock 4–3 in the finals to claim their first-ever stage championship. Founded in 2017, Shanghai Dragons are one of the league's twelve founding members and are one of four professional Overwatch teams based in China. Shanghai will need to win a Loser´s Final against Seoul. The first one joining the team is main support Jae-gon "LeeJaeGon" Lee from RunAway. In a five map series, San Francisco defeated the Shanghai Dragons 3-2. After halftime, the Dragons surprised everyone with a surprising substitution.
[4], The Dragon's first pick up of the offseason was announced on November 12 with the acquisition of DPS Kim "Fleta" Byung-sun from the Seoul Dynasty. [30] In Season One, the team reached the playoff semi-finals before losing to eventual runners-up LGD Gaming 1–3. All Right Reserved. But that wasn’t enough for the team, who signed one of the most popular and flexible DPS players: Byung-sun "Fleta" Kim. The Shanghai Dragons (Chinese: 上海龙之队; pinyin: Shànghǎi Lóngzhīduì) are a professional Overwatch esports team based in Shanghai, China. Latest roster transaction: January 19, 2020. Learning from this all-star DPS roster is Jae-won "LIP" Lee, an 18-year-old player who started playing competitively just a year and a half ago with the Contenders team BlossoM. Former Los Angeles Valiant Head Coach Byung-Chul “Moon” Moon is now in charge. [22] Shanghai's success did not last, however; after the implementation of a 2-2-2 role lock by the league in Stage 4, the Dragons only won one match in their final seven to finish the season with a 13–15 record. 2020-03-06.
Shanghai Dragons’ Moon is the 2020 Overwatch League Coach of the Year.
This marked the worst single-season record in professional sports history. In this esports article we discuss the news that Shanghai Dragons eports team has officially announced its 2020 roster for the Overwatch League (OWL). However, it … On Map 5, a Control rematch this time on Busan, both teams wanted to play Tracer. "Overwatch: Shanghai Dragons Announce Drastic Coaching Changes", "Overwatch League : Tous les changements du mercato overwatch 2019-2020, intersaison", "2020 Team Needs and Player Contract Status", "Overwatch League reveals player contract status for entire league", "Dragons and Spitfire set rosters for OWL 2020 season", "Shanghai Dragons bring back Fearless; Envy retires", "Around the OWL: Seoul Dynasty sign Profit and Gesture as they part ways with London Spitfire", "Shanghai Dragons part ways with CoMa, re-sign 7 players", "Overwatch League cancels China matches for February, March due to coronavirus", "Overwatch League cancels Seoul Dynasty homestand, studio games due to coronavirus", t, t. Shanghai decided to pick Hollywood as the next map. Congratulations on this excellent venture⦠what a great idea! ", "NetEase Becomes the Overwatch League(TM)'s First China-based Team Owner", "The Overwatch League's Shanghai Franchise Unveils Official Name, Logo, and Colors", "The Overwatch League continues to emulate traditional sports with reveal of first team logo", "Introducing the Shanghai Dragons, the Overwatch League's first officially named team", "Shanghai Dragons reveals Overwatch League roster", "The Overwatch League Shanghai Dragons Official Coaching Team Announced", "Overwatch League – San Francisco Shock vs Shanghai Dragons", "The Overwatch League signs its first female player", "Controversial Shanghai Dragons coach steps down", "Shanghai Dragons lose another head coach", "No silver lining in Shanghai's 0-40 Overwatch League season", "Lovable losers Shanghai Dragons purge most of team after epic Overwatch League losing streak", "We are excited to announce BlueHaS is joining Shanghaidragons as the Head Coach! It will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the WIKI 2 technology. Together, Shanghai were able to stall out San Francisco and force the series to a map 5. [31], "Overwatch: Bigger than the Premier League? Bear. [8], Shanghai Dragons' first regular season OWL match was a 1–3 loss to the San Francisco Shock. On the following map, Watchpoint Gibraltar, the snowball continued to roll. Despite San Francisco´s best efforts to equalize, the time difference was too much for them to overcome. Overwatch match result between Philadelphia Fusion vs Shanghai Dragons that was 08-10-2020 at Overwatch League 2020 Season 3 Finals tournament: score, teams winrates and Shanghai Dragons – Philadelphia Fusion archive broadcast. The team did not win a match in Stage 1, obtaining a 0–10 record. [16] The team picked up two more wins in Stage 1 for a respectable 3–4 record for the stage.
[13], In hopes of not reliving the 2018 season, the Shangai Dragons released 8 of 11 members of their roster on September 3, 2018.