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2018 Shanghai Dragons Season
The 2018 Shanghai Dragons season was the first season of the Shanghai Dragons's existence in the Overwatch League. Shanghai did not record a single win in the entire 2018 Overwatch League season, giving the team a record of 0–40; this marked the worst single-season record in professional sports history. Preceding offseason On October 31, Dragons revealed their Overwatch League roster, consisting of the following eight members: *Lu "Diya" Weida *Fang "uNdeAD" Chao *Jing "Roshan" Wenhao *Liu "Xushu" Junjie *Xu "Freefeel" Peixuan *Chen "Fiveking" Zhaoyu *Cheng "Altering" Yage *Wu "MG" Dongjian Three weeks later, on November 20, Shanghai Dragons announced their coaching staff, including head coach Chen "U4" Congshan. Regular season Review Shanghai Dragons' first regular season OWL match was a 1–3 loss to the San Francisco Shock. Unfortunately, this result would become a trend for the Dragons for quite some time. The team did not record a win in Stage 1, going . On February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NetEase
NetEase, Inc. () is a Chinese Internet technology company founded by Ding Lei in June 1997. It provides online services with content, community, communications, and commerce. The company develops and operates online PC and mobile games, advertising services, email services, and e-commerce platforms in China. It is one of the largest Internet and video game companies in the world. The company owns multiple pig farms. NetEase has an on-demand music-streaming service ( NetEase Cloud Music). The video games include, '' Fantasy Westward Journey'', ''Tianxia III'', ''Heroes of Tang Dynasty Zero'', and ''Ghost II''. NetEase operated the Chinese version of Blizzard Entertainment games from 2008 to 2023, such as ''World of Warcraft'', '' StarCraft II'', and '' Overwatch''. NetEase trades on the Chinese and American stock markets. The company trades as 9999 on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and NTES on Nasdaq. History Ding Lei founded the company in June 1997. It grew due in part to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geguri
Kim Se-yeon (, born June 26, 1999), better known as Geguri (), is a South Korean professional ''Overwatch'' player who most recently played for the Shanghai Dragons of the Overwatch League. Kim received international attention for the precision of her computer mouse movements; following an incident in 2016 in which other professional players accused her of using aim assist software, she proved her ability in a monitored studio and was signed to EHOME Spear, a professional team that ultimately disbanded without participation in the first-division APEX tournament. After a short stint with ROX Orcas, she signed with the Dragons in 2018 to become the first female player of the Overwatch League and was later named one of ''Time'' 2019 "Next Generation Leaders." Early years Kim first became interested in ''Overwatch'', a first-person shooter video game, after watching cinematic trailers for the game before its release date. She developed a reputation in South Korea as a player in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanghai Dragons
The Shanghai Dragons () were a professional ''Overwatch'' esports team based in Shanghai, China. The Dragons competed in the Overwatch League (OWL) as a member of the league's East region. Founded in 2017, Shanghai Dragons were one of the league's twelve founding members and were one of four professional ''Overwatch'' teams based in China. The team was owned by Chinese internet technology company NetEase, who also owned Team CC, an academy team for the Dragons that competed in Overwatch Contenders. The Shanghai Dragons did not win a single match in their first season in the OWL, going 0–40, giving them the record for the worst single-season record in professional sports history. The team also holds the record for the longest losing streak in professional sports history at 42 losses, passing the previous record 28-game losing streak held by the Philadelphia 76ers. Following, the Dragons overturned their roster, claimed at least one midseason tournament title in each of the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overwatch League
The Overwatch League (OWL) was a professional esports league for the video game ''Overwatch'', produced by its developer, Blizzard Entertainment. From 2018 to 2023, the Overwatch League followed the model of other traditional North American professional sporting leagues by using a set of permanent, city-based teams backed by separate ownership groups. The league used the regular season and playoffs format rather than promotion and relegation used commonly in other esports and non-North American leagues, with players on the roster being assured a minimum annual salary, benefits, and a portion of winnings and revenue-sharing based on team performance. The Overwatch League was announced in 2016 and secured commitments from 12 teams across the United States, Europe, and Asia, each investing $20million in franchise fees, to participate in its 2018 Overwatch League season, 2018 inaugural season. The league faced skeptics who questioned its potential success due to the lack of a proven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Overwatch League Season
The 2018 Overwatch League season was the inaugural season for the Overwatch League, an esports league based on the video game ''Overwatch'' which began on January 10, 2018. Regular season play continued through June 16, 2018, while post-season play ran from July 11–28, 2018. The London Spitfire won the Grand Finals over the Philadelphia Fusion to become the League champions, with the Spitfire's Park "Profit" Jun-young named the Finals MVP. An All-Star Weekend was held following the post-season from August 25–26, 2018. Schedule The season's format and schedule were announced in November 2017. The inaugural regular season ran from January 10 to June 17, 2018, broken out into four stages. Each stage lasted five weeks, with a one-week break between each stages. Each regular season week featured twelve games, three matches per day from Wednesday to Saturday, with each team having played in two games that week. During stages one and two of season one, at the end of each stage, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Preceding offseason On September 28, 2017, NRG Esports announced its official inaugural roster consisting of the following eight players: *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. On October 30, Shock signed flex player Andreas "Nevix" Karlsson. Review San Francisco Shocks first regular season OWL match was a 0–4 loss against the Los Angeles Valiant on January 10, 2018. The team's first victory came two days later in a 3–1 wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damage (Overwatch)
The ''Overwatch'' franchise, a series of first-person shooter games developed by Blizzard Entertainment, consists of 43 playable characters across both games. The original 2016 game, ''Overwatch'', featured 32 playable characters known as heroes and a number of supporting characters as part of the game's narrative, which is told through animated media and digital comics outside of the game. Its sequel, ''Overwatch 2'', was released in October 2022 and replaced ''Overwatch''. The sequel builds upon the same hero roster and added more characters, currently consisting of 43 heroes. However, as ''Overwatch 2'' had been developed to be a faster game with five-versus-five teams rather than six-versus-six, several of the characters had tweaks or major rebuilds within ''Overwatch 2'', as well as different character designs. The story of ''Overwatch'' takes place on Earth in the "near future" in the years after the "Omnic Crisis," a period in which robots (called "omnics") rose up in r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vici Gaming
Vici Gaming (VG) were a Chinese professional esports organization based in Shanghai. It had teams competing in ''Dota 2'', ''League of Legends'', '' StarCraft II'', '' WarCraft III'', ''FIFA'', '' Hearthstone'', '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' and '' Honor of Kings''. Vici Gaming's ''Dota 2'' team had been a top contender in numerous tournaments, most notably as runners-up of The International 2014. Vici Gaming officially exited esports as a whole after their '' Honor of Kings'' team, which competed in the franchised King Pro League, the top division of Chinese ''Honor of Kings'' esports, was sold to JD Gaming on 3 June 2024. ''Dota 2'' History 2012 Vici Gaming was founded on 21 September 2012 with the help of "Fengdidi", who previously played in PanDarea Gaming under the name PanPan, handpicking skilled players that were highly ranked on the Chinese DotA ladder at the time. The players had no previous professional experience at the time with the exception of sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tank (Overwatch)
The ''Overwatch'' franchise, a series of first-person shooter games developed by Blizzard Entertainment, consists of 43 playable characters across both games. The original 2016 game, ''Overwatch'', featured 32 playable characters known as heroes and a number of supporting characters as part of the game's narrative, which is told through animated media and digital comics outside of the game. Its sequel, ''Overwatch 2'', was released in October 2022 and replaced ''Overwatch''. The sequel builds upon the same hero roster and added more characters, currently consisting of 43 heroes. However, as ''Overwatch 2'' had been developed to be a faster game with five-versus-five teams rather than six-versus-six, several of the characters had tweaks or major rebuilds within ''Overwatch 2'', as well as different character designs. The story of ''Overwatch'' takes place on Earth in the "near future" in the years after the "Omnic Crisis," a period in which robots (called "omnics") rose up in r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team CC
Team CC is a Chinese esports team for the video game ''Overwatch'' competing in Overwatch Contenders (OWC) and an academy team for the Shanghai Dragons of the Overwatch League (OWL). The franchise was initially two teams, VPGAME.ZZ and VPGAME.ONE, before they were acquired by Invictus Gaming and rebreanded to iG.Fire and iG.Ice, respectively. Subsequently, the two Invictus teams were acquired by NetEase CC, a live video streaming platform based in Guangzhou, China, and consolidated into the single team Team CC. The team plays in the China region of OWC. Since inception, Team CC has won one regional title and one interregional title. Franchise history 2016: VPGAME The franchise began in 2016 when Chinese esports organization vpgame established two ''Overwatch'' esport teams: VPGAME.ZZ and VPGAME.ONE. 2016–2017: Invictus Gaming On July 9, 2016, Invictus Gaming (iG) announced the acquisition of VPGAME's esports teams, rebranding VPGAME.ZZ to iG.Fire and VPGAME.ONE to iG.Ic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LGD Gaming
LGD Gaming is a Chinese professional esports organization based in Hangzhou. It is one of the oldest esports organizations in China and currently has players competing in ''Dota 2'', '' Honor of Kings'', ''League of Legends'', ''Overwatch'', and '' PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds''. LGD's ''Dota 2'' team was notably in a partnership with PSG Esports, and is known for making it to the grand finals of The International 2018 and The International 2021. The partnership expired in September 2023. Its ''League of Legends'' team competes in the League of Legends Pro League (LPL), the top level of professional ''League of Legends'' in China. LGD are also members of the Esports World Cup Foundation Club Support Program, funded by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, which gives teams monetary rewards for painting the Esports World Cup tournament series in a positive light and driving engagement to the tournament, which is seen to some as a sportswashing tool that Saudi Arabia is using ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
