Boston Uprising

Boston Uprising
The logo for the Boston Uprising is a protective shield encompassing an emboldened letter B.
Founded July 12, 2017[1]
League Overwatch League
Division Atlantic
Team history Boston Uprising
2017–present[2]
Location Boston, Massachusetts
Colors Blue, yellow, black[2][3]
              
Owner Kraft Group
President of Gaming Chris “HuK” Loranger
Championships 0
League titles 0
Division titles 0
Stage titles 0
Stage 1: —
Stage 2: —
Stage 3: —
Stage 4: —
Website Official website

The Boston Uprising are an American professional Overwatch esports team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Uprising compete in the Overwatch League (OWL) as a member of the league's Atlantic Division. The team are one of twelve founding members of the Overwatch League.

They became the first team to go undefeated during a regular season stage, after going 10–0 in Stage 3 of the inaugural season.[4][5]

Franchise history

On July 12, 2017, Blizzard Entertainment officially announced that the Kraft Group had acquired the Boston-based franchise of the Overwatch League.[1] Shortly afterwards in August, the Kraft Group announced Chris "HuK" Loranger would be serving as the president of gaming for the franchise where he would "oversee player acquisition, training, and daily operations".[6] On October 25, the franchise name was revealed as the Boston Uprising; the name "Uprising" selected in honor of Boston's resilient forefathers and their legacy in the American Revolution which laid the foundation of the city. They also unveiled the team's logo and blue-yellow-black color scheme, with the latter drawing inspiration from the colors found in Boston's city flag.[2]

On January 11, 2018, the Uprising played their first regular season match in a 1–3 loss to the New York Excelsior.[7]

In late April, the team revealed their first partnership, a shaving product sponsor, with Boston-based Gillette. The deal included a number of digital and social content initiatives, as well as having the Gillette logo featured on the team's practice jerseys and training facility.[8][9]

Controversies

On April 8, 2018, Damage player Jonathan “DreamKazper” Sanchez was suspended indefinitely after an allegation surfaced that he had solicited sexual photos and videos from a 14-year-old female fan and a 16-year-old female fan. On April 9, following internal investigations by both the Uprising and the Overwatch League, his contract was terminated.[10]

Seasons

Table key

W Champions RU Runners-up SF Semi-finalist QF Quarter-finalist ↑ Postseason berth

Record: Matches won – Matches lost
Finish: Final position in league or division standings
Prize money: Total performance bonuses earned in United States dollars

Overview

As of 14 July 2018
Summary of Boston Uprising Seasons
Season Division Record Win% Finish Postseason Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Prize money Awards
League Division Rank Finals Rank Finals Rank Finals Rank Finals
2018 Atlantic 26–14 .650 3rd ↑ 2nd QF 6th — 6th — 1st RU 8th — $225,000 —

Players

As of 31 August 2018

Current roster

No. Handle Name Hometown Role Transaction notes
31 AimGod Kwon Min-seok Busan, South Korea Flex Support
  • Signed on April 3, 2018[11]
1 Gamsu Noh Young-jin Gyeongju, South Korea Main Tank
  • Signed on October 26, 2017[12]
9 Kellex Kristian Keller Roskilde, Denmark Main Support
  • Signed on October 26, 2017[12]
8 Neko Park Se-hyun Changwon, South Korea Flex Support
  • Signed on November 7, 2017[13]
3 NotE Lucas Meissner Barrie, Canada Off Tank
  • Signed on October 26, 2017[12]
7 STRIKER Gwon Nam-ju Wonju, South Korea Flex Damage
  • Signed on October 26, 2017[12]

Former players

No. Handle Name Hometown Role Transaction notes Span
28 DreamKazper Jonathan Sanchez Hemet, United States Flex Damage
  • Signed on October 26, 2017[12]
  • Contract terminated on April 9, 2018[10]
 165 days
13 Avast Conner Prince Colleyville, United States Main Support
  • Signed on November 7, 2017[13]
  • Released on August 31,2018[14]
 297 days
18 Kalios Shin Woo-yul Dangjin, South Korea Off Tank
  • Signed on October 26, 2017[12]
  • Released on August 31, 2018[14]
 309 days
10 Snow Mikias Yohannes Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Main Support
  • Signed on October 26, 2017[12]
  • Released on August 31, 2018[14]
 309 days
2 Mistakes Stanislav Danilov Krasnoyarsk, Russia Hitscan Damage
  • Signed on October 26, 2017[12]
  • Released on September 2, 2018
 311 days

OWL All-Star selections

The following Uprising players were selected to the Overwatch League All-Star Game.
Players selected as starters are denoted with an asterisk (*)

Head coaches

As of 3 July 2018
Handle Name From To Span Ref. Notes
Crusty Park Dae-hee October 26, 2017 May 7, 2018 193 days [15][16]

Academy team

Toronto Esports

On February 19, 2018, the Uprising announced a partnership with Toronto Esports's Overwatch Contenders team.[17]

Academy roster

As of 6 July 2018[18]
Handle Name
Axxiom Park Min-seob
Dalton Dalton Bennyhoff
GuardiaN Jo Jun-hwan
Kruise Harrison Pond
nero Charlie Zwarg
Shu Kim Jin-seo
Vizility Jeffrey de Vries

References

  1. 1 2 Yee, Erica (13 July 2017). "Robert Kraft is bringing an esports team to Boston". Boston.com. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Randall, Dakota (25 October 2017). "Here's Official Name, Logo For Boston's New Overwatch League Team". NESN. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Entertainment, Blizzard (25 October 2017). "PRESENTING THE BOSTON UPRISING". Overwatch League. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Myers, Maddy (7 May 2018). "Coach Crusty Switches Overwatch League Teams After Ten-Match Winning Streak". Compete (Kotaku). Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  5. ↑ Mello-Klein, Cody (14 May 2018). "The Boston Uprising returned home — and received a hero's welcome". Heroes Never Die. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  6. ↑ Carpenter, Nicole (22 August 2017). "Former StarCraft 2 pro HuK named president of gaming for Boston's Overwatch League franchise". Dot Esports. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  7. ↑ Waltzer, Noah (15 January 2018). "Fusion, Spitfire, Excelsior snag wins on Day 2 of Overwatch League". ESPN. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  8. ↑ Tahan, Chelsey (30 April 2018). "Gillette is now an official partner of the Boston Uprising". Overwatch Wire. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  9. ↑ Murray, Trent (30 April 2018). "Gillette Finalizes Partnership With Boston Uprising". The Esports Observer. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  10. 1 2 Crecente, Brian (9 April 2018). "Overwatch League Team Boots Player Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations". Variety. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  11. ↑ Katsuragi, Chris (10 April 2018). "Boston Uprising sign support player AimGod". Overwatch Wire. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 D'Orazio, Nick (26 October 2017). "Boston Uprising met with harsh criticism at its newly revealed roster". Inven Global. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  13. 1 2 Carpenter, Nicole (7 November 2017). "Overwatch League team Boston Uprising adds two support players". Dot Esports. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  14. 1 2 3 "Boston Uprising Roster Update". Boston Uprising. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  15. ↑ "Meet the Uprising". Boston Uprising. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2018 – via YouTube.
  16. ↑ Rand, Emily (6 June 2018). "Coach Park 'Crusty' Dae-hee: He has his heart in San Francisco". ESPN. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  17. ↑ Tahan, Chelsey (19 February 2018). "Toronto Esports aligns with the Boston Uprising for Overwatch Contenders 2018". Overwatch Wire. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  18. ↑ "THE TEAMS". Overwatch Contenders. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
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