San Francisco Shock

San Francisco Shock
The logo for the San Francisco Shock features a seismograph in the shape of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge.
Founded July 12, 2017[1]
League Overwatch League
Division Pacific
Team history San Francisco Shock
2017–present[2]
Location San Francisco, California
Colors Orange, grey, gold[2][3]
              
Owner NRG Esports
Head coach Park "Crusty" Dae-hee
General manager Derrick Truong
Championships 0
League titles 0
Division titles 0
Stage titles 0
Stage 1: —
Stage 2: —
Stage 3: —
Stage 4: —
Website Official website

The San Francisco Shock are an American professional Overwatch esports team based in San Francisco, California. The Shock compete in the Overwatch League (OWL) as a member of the league's Pacific Division. The team is one of twelve founding members of the Overwatch League.

Franchise history

On July 12, 2017, Overwatch developer Activision Blizzard officially announced that American esports organization NRG Esports had acquired a San Francisco-based Overwatch League franchise spot.[4] On October 16, the franchise name was revealed as the San Francisco Shock.[2]

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 18 June 2018
Summary of San Francisco Shock 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 Pacific 17–23 .425 9th 4th — 9th — 9th — 5th — 7th — $50,000 —

Players

As of 3 July 2018[5]

Current roster

No. Handle Name Hometown Role Transaction notes
3 Architect Park Min-ho Seoul, South Korea Flex Damage
  • Signed on March 13, 2018[6]
13 BABYBAY Andrej Francisty Chicago, United States Hitscan Damage
  • Signed on September 28, 2017[7]
11 Choihyobin Choi Hyo-bin Seoul, South Korea Off Tank
  • Signed on April 5, 2018[8]
64 Moth Grant Espe Worcester, United States Main Support
  • Signed on March 13, 2018[6]
9 Nevix Andreas Karlsson Helgenäs, Sweden Off Tank
  • Signed on October 30, 2017[9]
2 sinatraa Jay Won Shoreline, United States Flex Damage
  • Signed on September 28, 2017[7]
27 sleepy Nikola Andrews Lakeland, United States Flex Support
  • Signed on September 28, 2017[7]
smurf Myeong Hwan Yoo South Korea Main Tank Signed on September 25, 2018[7]
1 super Matthew DeLisi Philadelphia, United States Main Tank
  • Signed on September 28, 2017[7]

Former players

No. Handle Name Hometown Role Transaction notes
10 dhaK Daniel Martinez Paz Gijón, Spain Main Support
  • Signed on September 28, 2017[7]
66 iddqd André Dahlström Stockholm, Sweden Hitscan Damage
  • Signed on September 28, 2017[7]
7 Nomy David Ramirez Tijuana, Mexico Main Tank
  • Signed on September 28, 2017[7]
6 Danteh Dante Cruz Chicago, United States Flex Damage
  • Signed on September 28, 2017[7]

OWL All-Star selections

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

  • Architect (Park Min-ho) – 2018
  • sleepy (Nikola Andrews) – 2018

Head coaches

As of 3 July 2018
Handle Name From To Span Ref. Notes
Brad Bradford Rajani September 28, 2017 May 7, 2018 221 days [7][10][11]
Crusty Park Dae-hee May 7, 2018 Present 168 days [11]

Academy team

On February 26, 2018, the Shock formally announced their academy team would compete under the "NRG Esports" name for Overwatch Contenders North America. They also revealed the team would live, train, and play in Washington, D.C., operating under a training home provided by partners Events DC.[12]

On May 7, academy team head coach Kim "Ninek" Bum-hoon was promoted to the first team as an assistant coach.[11][13]

Academy roster

As of 6 July 2018[14]
Handle Name
Fahzix Riley Taylor
Poise Park Jong-hyun
Rascal Kim Dong-jun
robdab Robert Garcia
Smex Eoghan O'Neill
Stratus Ethan Yankel
SWoN Yoon Sang-won

Notes

1.^ Derrick Truong is the general manager of the Shock's parent organization NRG Esports.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Overwatch: Bigger than the Premier League?". BBC News. BBC. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Carpenter, Nicole (16 October 2017). "NRG's Overwatch League team will be known as the San Francisco Shock". Dot Esports. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Entertainment, Blizzard (16 October 2017). "PRESENTING THE SAN FRANCISCO SHOCK". Overwatch League. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Chouadria, Adel (12 July 2017). "Blizzard announces team owners and locations for Overwatch League". ESPN. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "PLAYERS". Overwatch League. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  6. 1 2 Mastin, Sabriel (13 March 2018). "San Francisco Shock sign moth and Architect". Overwatch Wire. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Wolf, Jacob (28 September 2017). "Lynch, Strahan, J.Lo part of $15 million investment in NRG Esports". ESPN. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  8. ↑ Vejnovic, Tatjana (5 April 2018). "San Francisco Shock welcome ChoiHyoBin to their roster". Overwatch Wire. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  9. ↑ Carpenter, Nicole (30 October 2017). "Former Misfits, Cloud9 EU player joins San Francisco Shock". Dot Esports. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "SAN FRANCISCO OVERWATCH ROSTER REVEAL". NRG.gg. NRG Esports. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  11. 1 2 3 Myers, Maddy (7 May 2018). "Coach Crusty Switches Overwatch League Teams After Ten-Match Winning Streak". Compete (Kotaku). Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  12. ↑ Carpenter, Nicole (26 February 2018). "San Francisco Shock Overwatch Contenders roster gets a team house in Washington, D.C." Dot Esports. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  13. ↑ Tahan, Chelsey (26 February 2018). "NRG Esports introduce Overwatch Contender's team with EventsDC". Overwatch Wire. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  14. ↑ "THE TEAMS". Overwatch Contenders. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  15. ↑ "DERRICK TRUONG JOINS NRG ESPORTS AS GENERAL MANAGER". NRG.gg. NRG Esports. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
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