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ChoiHyoBin
Choi Hyo-bin (), better known as ChoiHyoBin, is a South Korean former professional ''Overwatch'' player. He began his career playing with team X6-Gaming, where he won the first Overwatch Contenders Korea championship. Choi signed with the San Francisco Shock for the inaugural season of the Overwatch League (OWL). He won two OWL championships with the Shock, in 2019 and 2020, and was named the 2019 Grand Finals most valuable player. Professional career X6-Gaming Choi began his ''Overwatch'' career with Korean team X6-Gaming in 2017, where he competed in multiple seasons of the OGN APEX series, a premier ''Overwatch'' tournament series in South Korea. Choi was part of X6-Gaming's APEX Challengers Season 3 Championship team, were he mainly played as the tank character D.Va. After the inception of the Overwatch League (OWL), the APEX series ended, and X6-Gaming began competition in the newly formed Overwatch Contenders (OWC) series. Choi took home the first-ever OWC Korea t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco Shock
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 West region. Founded in 2017, the San Francisco Shock is one of the twelve founding members of the OWL and is one of three professional ''Overwatch'' teams in California. The team is owned by Andy Miller, co-owner of the Sacramento Kings and NRG Esports. The Shock have won three midseason tournament titles, qualified for three season playoffs, won two back-to-back OWL Grand Finals, making them one of the most accomplished franchises in OWL history. Franchise history Beginnings On July 12, 2017, ''Overwatch'' developer Activision Blizzard officially announced that Andy Miller, co-founder and co-owner of the American esports organization NRG Esports, had acquired a San Francisco-based Overwatch League franchise spot for an estimated $20 million. "The local aspect of the league was the bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Overwatch League Grand Finals
The 2019 Overwatch League Grand Finals was the second championship series of the Overwatch League (OWL), which took place on September 29, 2019. The series was the conclusion of the 2019 Overwatch League playoffs and was played between the Vancouver Titans and San Francisco Shock at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Vancouver qualified for the season playoffs as the top seed and defeated the Seoul Dynasty, Los Angeles Gladiators, and New York Excelsior all in the upper bracket of the playoffs. San Francisco qualified as the third seed and was defeated in the first round by the Atlanta Reign but went on to defeat the defending champions London Spitfire, Los Angeles Gladiators, Hangzhou Spark, and New York Excelsior in the lower bracket. The Shock swept the Titans, 4–0, in the Grand Finals to win their first OWL championship. Road to the Grand Finals The Grand Finals are the post-season championship series of the Overwatch League (OWL), a professiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 San Francisco Shock Season
The 2019 San Francisco Shock season was the second season of the San Francisco Shock's existence in the Overwatch League and their first full season under head coach Park Dae-hee. The team looked to improve from their 17–23 record from 2018 and qualify for their first stage or season playoffs. The Shock's first match of the 2019 regular season resulted in a 4–0 sweep over the Dallas Fuel. The team followed the win by splitting the next six matches to finish Stage 1 with a 4–3 record and the sixth seed in the Stage 1 Playoffs. The team made it to the Stage 1 Finals, but they fell to the Vancouver Titans. San Francisco hit their stride in Stage 2, as the team completed the "perfect stage" with a 7–0 record and 28–0 map record. Qualified as the top seed in the Stage 2 Playoffs, the Shock defeated the Titans in the Stage 2 Finals. San Francisco dropped two matches in Stage 3, against the Houston Outlaws and Chengdu Hunters, and fell to the Shanghai Dragons in the Stage 3 Fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Overwatch League Grand Finals
The 2020 Overwatch League Grand Finals was the third championship match of the Overwatch League (OWL), which took place on October 10, 2020. The series was the conclusion of the 2020 Overwatch League playoffs and was played between the San Francisco Shock and Seoul Dynasty. San Francisco qualified for the season playoffs as the second seed in the North America region, while Seoul qualified as the fourth seed in the Asia Region. After claiming the top North America seed in the Grand Finals Bracket, San Francisco defeated the Seoul Dynasty and Shanghai Dragons to reach the Grand Finals match. Seoul claimed the second Asia seed in the Grand Finals Bracket, and after losing to San Francisco in the first round, they defeated the Philadelphia Fusion and Shanghai Dragons to reach the Grand Finals match. In the Grand Finals match, the Shock defeated the Dynasty by a score of 4–2 to win their second OWL championship. Road to the Grand Finals The Grand Finals are the post-season champ ... [...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 win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 San Francisco Shock Season
The 2020 San Francisco Shock season was the third season of the San Francisco Shock's existence in the Overwatch League and their second under head coach Park "Crusty" Dae-hee. The team entered the season as the defending Overwatch League champions, after winning the 2019 Grand Finals. The Shock planned to host two homestand weekends in the 2020 season at Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley and the San Jose Civic in downtown San Jose, but both were cancelled in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Shock ended the regular season with 18 wins, 7 bonus wins, and 3 losses. San Francisco faced the eighth-seeded Washington Justice on September 5 in the first round of the 2020 North America playoffs bracket, and after falling 0–2 in the match, the Shock won three straight maps to move on to the second round of the upper bracket. The team next defeated the seventh-seeded Atlanta Reign by a score of 3–1. Moving on to the upper bracket finals, the Shock faced the top-seeded Philadelphia F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Overwatch League Season
The 2019 Overwatch League season was the second season of the Overwatch League (OWL), an esport based on the video game ''Overwatch''. The league expanded from 12 teams from the inaugural season to 20 teams. Of the eight new teams, two were from the United States, two were from Canada, one was from France, and three were from China. The season began on February 14, 2019, and ended on August 25. Postseason play began in late August. The San Francisco Shock won the Grand Finals over the Vancouver Titans to become the league champions. League changes Expansion The Overwatch League initially launched with twelve teams in the 2018 season. During this season, Blizzard stated it planned to expand out the league to add six teams, ideally gaining more teams in European and Asian regions, and started meeting with potential owners in March 2018. By September 2018, Blizzard confirmed it had signed eight additional teams based in Atlanta, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Toronto, Paris, Washington ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 San Francisco Shock Season
The 2021 San Francisco Shock season was the fourth season of the San Francisco Shock's existence in the Overwatch League and their third under head coach Park "Crusty" Dae-hee. The team entered the season as the defending back-to-back Overwatch League champions after winning the 2019 and 2020 Grand Finals. Preceding offseason Roster changes The Shock entered free agency with four free agents. Acquisitions The Shock's first offseason acquisition was Brice "FDGod" Monsçavoir, a support player widely regarded as one of the best Western main support players, who was acquired from the Paris Eternal on November 12, 2020. The team's next acquisition was Charlie "Nero" Zwarg, a damage player coming off a season with the Guangzhou Charge in which he did not see much playing time due to visa issues amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, who was signed on November 30. The next day, they signed Lim "Glister" Gil-seong, a damage hitscan Hitscan in video game design, most commonly i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Overwatch League Playoffs
The 2019 Overwatch League playoffs were the postseason tournament of the 2019 Overwatch League regular season, beginning on September 5, and concluded with the 2019 Grand Finals, the second championship match of the Overwatch League (OWL), on September 29. Eight teams competed in the OWL Playoffs – a double-elimination tournament. The winner of each round of the Playoffs were determined by a single-match, where each match winner was determined by which team wins four maps. The final two teams remaining in the tournament advanced to the Grand Finals, which took place at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The defending OWL champions were the London Spitfire, who won the title against the Philadelphia Fusion in the 2018 OWL Grand Finals, but they fell in the first round of the lower bracket. The San Francisco Shock defeated the Vancouver Titans in the finals to claim their first OWL Championship. Map pool The postseason map pool consisted of twelve maps evenl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Overwatch League Season
The 2020 Overwatch League season is the third season of the Overwatch League (OWL), a professional esports league for the video game ''Overwatch''. The regular season began on February 8, 2020, and concluded on August 23. It was the first season that the league implemented a city-based, home-and-away format, with teams traveling between the global home venues to play regular season matches, making the OWL the first major esports league to feature such a format. However, this format was abandoned on March 31 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and all matches were thereafter played online, with the league introducing three midseason tournaments. An expanded 20-team postseason began on September 3. The Grand Finals bracket began on October 8, with the Grand Finals occurring on October 10. The San Francisco Shock won the Grand Finals over the Seoul Dynasty to win their second straight OWL championship. League changes announced prior to season Schedule Prior to the 2020 season, the maj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwon "Striker" Nam-joo
Kwon Nam-joo (), better known by his online alias Striker, is a South Korean professional ''Overwatch'' player, best known for his play on the hero Tracer. He began his ''Overwatch'' career playing for South Korean team ROX Orcas in Overwatch Apex. Kwon signed with the Boston Uprising ahead of the Overwatch League (OWL) inaugural season. After one season with the Uprising, Kwon was traded to the San Francisco Shock. In his time with the Shock, he won two Overwatch League championships, in 2019 and 2020, and was named the 2020 Grand Finals most valuable player. Kwon retired from professional ''Overwatch'' in mid-2021; however he came out of retirement a few months later. He signed with the Uprising for the 2022 season but was released after only a few weeks into the season. Later that season, he signed back with the Shock, and the following year, he again joined the Uprising. Professional career Early career Kwon began his ''Overwatch'' career playing for ROX Orcas in the fourt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park "Profit" Joon-yeong
Park Joon-yeong (, born November 19, 1999), better known by his online alias Profit, is a professional South Korean ''Overwatch'' player for the Seoul Dynasty of the Overwatch League (OWL). Prior to the OWL's inception, he played for GC Busan, winning OGN APEX Season 4 was named the APEX Finals most valuable player. In the Overwatch League, Park signed with the London Spitfire of the OWL in its inaugural season. He won the league's first Grand Finals with the Spitfire, after they defeated the Philadelphia Fusion, and was named the Grand Finals most valuable player. Early years Park was born on November 19, 1999, in Jinju, South Korea. Professional career GC Busan Park began his ''Overwatch'' career with Korean team GC Busan in April 2017. The team competed in OGN APEX Season 4, a premier ''Overwatch'' tournament series in South Korea. After defeating Cloud 9 KongDoo in the semifinals, they were set to take on RunAway in the best-of-seven finals. Park amassed 134 kills ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
