The 2018 Boston Uprising season was the first season of

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's existence in the

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. In Stage 3, Boston became the first team to go undefeated in a stage, posting a perfect 10–0 record; however, the team lost in the Stage 3 semifinals to

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. The team finished with a regular season record of 26–14 — the third best of all teams in the

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. Boston lost to

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in the quarterfinals of the season playoffs.

Preceding offseason

On October 26, 2017, Boston Uprising announced their initial inaugural season roster, consisting of the following players: *Lucas "NotE" Meissner *Kristian "Kellex" Keller *

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*Stanislav "Mistakes" Danilov *Shin "Kalios" Woo-yeol *Mikias "Snow" Yohannes *Jonathan "DreamKazper" Sanchez The team went on to sign Park "Neko" Se-hyeon and Connor "Avast" Prince on November 7.

Regular season

Boston Uprising's first-ever regular season OWL match was a 1–3 loss to the

on January 11, 2018. Boston found their franchise's first-ever regular season win a day later, after defeating the

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, 4–0. The Uprising needed a win over the

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in their final regular season match of

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to qualify for the Stage 1 playoffs; however, they lost the match, 2–3, and did not make the playoffs. Through the first half of the season, Boston had a 12–8 record. On April 3, prior to the start of

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, Boston picked up support player Kwon "AimGod" Min-seok, although he would not be able to play until Stage 4, once his

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process had completed. A few days later, Uprising player Jonathan "DreamKazper" Sanchez was indefinitely suspended from the Overwatch League following allegations of sexual misconduct involving a minor. Shortly after, on April 9, Boston Uprising terminated his contract. Following,

took over DreamKazper's starting position – a move that ultimately benefited the team. Throughout

of the season, the Striker-led Uprising did not lose a single match, going 10–0, to become the first team to go undefeated in a stage. Boston reached the Stage 3 finals; however, they lost the finals match against the

. The team advanced to the Stage 3 playoff finals, but they lost to the

. Prior to the start of

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, ''Overwatch'' underwent a balancing update, as well as the introduction of a new

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, which would significantly reduced Striker's effectiveness. Additionally, head coach Park "Crusty" Dae-hee left the team to join the

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. The team went 0–6 through the first six matches of Stage 4. The Uprising finished the regular season in third place with a 26–14 record.

Postseason

As the third seed in the season playoffs, Boston faced the

in the quarterfinals in a best-of-three series. The Fusion won the first match, 3–1 on July 11, closing it out by defeating Boston on the map Volskaya Industries — a map that Boston had never lost on before. Boston evened the series the following day with a 3–1 win, but their season ended on July 13, after the Fusion took the final match, 3–1.

Final roster

Transactions

Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2018 regular season: *On April 3, Uprising signed Minseok "AimGod" Kwon. *On April 9, Uprising released Jonathan "DreamKazper" Sanchez.

Preceding offseason

Regular season

Postseason

Final roster

Transactions

Standings

Record by stage

League

Game log

Preseason

Regular season

Postseason

References