The 2018 San Francisco Shock season was the first season of the

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's existence in the

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. 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

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*Andrej "babybay" Francisty *Nikola "sleepy" Andrews *David "Nomy" Lizarraga Ramirez Osmar *

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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

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on January 10, 2018. The team's first victory came two days later in a 3–1 win over the

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. The Shock did not find much success in the

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; they finished with a 17–23 record and placed 9th of 12th in the overall league standings.

Final roster

Transactions

Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2018 regular season: *On March 13, Shock signed Park "Architect" Min-ho and Grant "Moth" Espe. *On April 5, Shock signed Choi "Choihyobin" Hyo-bin.

Preceding offseason

Review

Final roster

Transactions

Standings

Record by stage

League

Game log

Preseason

Regular season

References