2019 Boston Uprising seasonHead coach Vacant Owner Robert Kraft Division Atlantic Record 8–20 (.286) Place Stage 1 Playoffs Quarterfinals Stage 2 Playoffs Did not qualify Stage 3 Playoffs Did not qualify Season Playoffs Did not qualify Total Earnings $25,000
The 2019 Boston Uprising season was the second season of Boston Uprising 's existence in the Overwatch League .
The team finished the season with an 8–20 record – a far cry from their 26–14 record from 2018. A 3–2 victory over the Dallas Fuel in the final match of Stage 1 gave the Uprising a 4–3 record and qualified them for the Stage 1 Playoffs. However, they were eliminated in the quarterfinals after a 0–3 loss to the Vancouver Titans . Boston struggled to repeat the success they found in Stage 1, only winning four of their next fourteen matches before the implementation of an enforced 2-2-2 role lock by the league. The Uprising did not perform well under the new format, as a 0–4 loss to the Atlanta Reign on August 25 gave Boston a winless 0–7 Stage 4 record.
Preceding offseason
Player re-signings
From August 1 to September 9, 2018, all Overwatch League teams that competed in the 2018 season could choose to extend their team's players' contracts. Uprising released four of their ten players – tied with Los Angeles Gladiators for the most in the league by a playoff team – in Shin "Kalios" Woo-yeol, Connor "Avast" Prince, Mikias "Snow" Yohannes, and Stanislav "Mistakes" Danilov.[1]
Free agency
Boston's first offseason acquisition was on October 22, when Uprising signed DPS player Jeffrey "blasé" Tsang from
Kwon "Striker" Nam-joo to
San Francisco Shock .
[7] Two day later, the team signed Renan "alemao" Moretto, the first
Brazilian player to sign to an Overwatch League roster.
[8] The team's final offseason transaction occurred on February 12, two days before the beginning of the regular season, when Uprising transferred main tank
Noh "Gamsu" Young-jin to
Shanghai Dragons .
[9]
Regular season
Boston Uprising defeated Dallas Fuel on March 16.
Boston opened their season on February 14 with a match against the New York Excelsior ; Boston lost the match 2–1 loss.[10] The Uprising's next match was against the Houston Outlaws three days later. Main tank Cameron "Fusions" Bosworth performed solidly in the match, as the team took a 3–2 victory.[11] The following week, Boston lost to the Shanghai Dragons by a 1–3 score, giving the Dragon's their first-ever franchise victory.[12] Boston clinched the sixth, and final, seed of the Stage 1 Playoffs.[13] The Uprising faced the top-seeded Vancouver Titans in the Stage 1 Quarterfinals on March 21. They did not win a single map against the Titans, losing the match 0–3.[14]
Two days prior to Boston's first match of Stage 2, the Uprising signed support player Zion "Persia" Yang, who had most recently played for Talon Esports of Overwatch Contenders Pacific.[15] On the same day, Boston traded flex tank Lucas "NotE" Meissner to the Dallas Fuel in exchange for flex tank Richard "rCk" Kanerva.[16] Boston failed to claim a Stage 2 playoff berth.[17]
In Stage 3, the Uprising went on a season-high 6-game
Paris Eternal.
[18] The team ended Stage 3 with a 1–6 record.
[19]
Prior to the start of Stage 4, which would debut the League's enforcement of a 2-2-2 role lock , the Uprising acquired DPS Lee "Stellar" Do-hyung, who had retired earlier in the season, from the Toronto Defiant .[20] The team did not fare well with the new change, losing all seven of their matches in Stage 4.[21]
Final roster
2019 Boston Uprising roster
Players
Coaches
Role
No.
Handle
Name
Nationality
Damage
17
Colourhex
Birse, Kelsey
New Zealand
Damage
22
blasé
Tsang, Jeffrey
United States
Damage
7
Stellar
Lee Do-hyung
South Korea
Tank
10
Axxiom
Park Min-seob
South Korea
Tank
25
Fusions
Bosworth, Cameron
United Kingdom
Tank
34
rCk
Kanerva, Richard
Finland
Support
9
Kellex
Keller, Kristian
Denmark
Support
14
alemao
Moretto, Renan
Brazil
Support
21
Persia
Yang Zi-on
South Korea
Support
31
AimGod
Kwon Min-Seok
South Korea
Head coach
Legend:
(I) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(2W) Two-way player
Substitute
Injury / Illness
Latest roster transaction: July 15, 2019.
Transactions
Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2019 regular season:
On April 2, Uprising signed Yang "Persia" Zi-on.[22]
On April 2, Uprising traded Richard "rCk" Kanerva to Dallas Fuel in exchange for Lucas "NotE" Meissner.[22]
On July 15, Uprising acquired Lee "Stellar" Do-hyung from Toronto Defiant .[20]
Standings
Record by stage
Stage
Pld
W
L
Pct
MW
ML
MT
MD
Pos
1
7
4
3
.571
16
13
1
+3
8
2
7
3
4
.429
13
19
0
-6
13
3
7
1
6
.143
7
22
1
-15
16
4 [a]
7
0
7
.000
5
24
0
-19
20
Overall
28
8
20
.286
41
78
2
-37
19
Qualified for playoffs • Qualified for play-in tournament
^ No stage playoffs were held for Stage 4.
League
Game log
Regular season
2019 game log (Regular season record: 8–20)
1
February 14
New York Excelsior
2
–
1
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
Recap
Blizzard Arena
2
Nepal
0
3
Numbani
4
4
Horizon Lunar Colony
4
3
Route 66
2
2
February 17
Houston Outlaws
2
–
3
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
Recap
Blizzard Arena
2
Nepal
0
2
Hollywood
3
3
Volskaya Industries
4
4
Dorado
3
1
Ilios
2
3
February 22
Shanghai Dragons
3
–
1
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
Recap
Blizzard Arena
2
Ilios
0
4
King's Row
3
5
Horizon Lunar Colony
4
0
Rialto
1
4
February 28
Seoul Dynasty
1
–
3
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
Recap
Blizzard Arena
1
Nepal
2
4
Numbani
5
4
Temple of Anubis
3
2
Route 66
3
5
March 03
Boston Uprising
1
–
3
Toronto Defiant
Burbank, CA
Recap
Blizzard Arena
0
Busan
2
2
Hollywood
3
4
Temple of Anubis
2
1
Rialto
2
6
March 10
Florida Mayhem
0
–
4
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
Recap
Blizzard Arena
0
Busan
2
2
Numbani
3
4
Horizon Lunar Colony
5
1
Dorado
2
7
March 16
Boston Uprising
3
–
2
Dallas Fuel
Burbank, CA
Recap
Blizzard Arena
1
Ilios
2
2
King's Row
3
4
Volskaya Industries
3
3
Dorado
0
2
Nepal
1
Quarterfinals
March 21
Boston Uprising
0
–
3
Vancouver Titans
Burbank, CA
8:00 pm PST
Recap
Blizzard Arena
0
Ilios
2
1
King's Row
2
1
Temple of Anubis
2
8
April 04
Boston Uprising
3
–
2
Atlanta Reign
Burbank, CA
5:25 pm PST
Recap
Blizzard Arena
1
Lijang Tower
2
1
Temple of Anubis
2
3
Eichenwalde
2
4
Watchpoint: Gibraltar
3
3
Busan
2
9
April 06
Toronto Defiant
2
–
3
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
1:45 pm PST
Recap
Blizzard Arena
2
Busan
0
4
Hanamura
3
1
Eichenwalde
3
0
Rialto
1
1
Oasis
2
10
April 12
Boston Uprising
2
–
3
Hangzhou Spark
Burbank, CA
5:30 pm PST
Recap
Blizzard Arena
1
Oasis
2
3
Temple of Anubis
2
4
Blizzard World
3
0
Junkertown
1
1
Lijang Tower
2
11
April 20
London Spitfire
4
–
0
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
12:00 noon PST
Recap
Blizzard Arena
2
Busan
0
3
Paris
2
6
King's Row
5
2
Junkertown
0
12
April 21
Vancouver Titans
4
–
0
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
12:00 noon PST
Recap
Blizzard Arena
2
Lijiang Tower
0
3
Paris
2
3
King's Row
2
5
Watchpoint: Gibraltar
3
13
May 03
Boston Uprising
3
–
1
Los Angeles Gladiators
Burbank, CA
5:30 pm PST
Recap
Blizzard Arena
2
Oasis
1
2
Hanamura
1
2
Blizzard World
3
3
Rialto
2
14
May 05
Washington Justice
3
–
2
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
1:30 pm PST
Details
Blizzard Arena
0
Lijiang Tower
2
0
Temple of Anubis
2
2
Blizzard World
1
4
Rialto
3
2
Busan
1
15
June 07
Boston Uprising
0
–
4
London Spitfire
Burbank, CA
5:45 pm PST
Details
Blizzard Arena
0
Oasis
2
0
Horizon Lunar Colony
1
1
Eichenwalde
2
1
Dorado
2
16
June 09
Paris Eternal
3
–
1
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
1:45 pm PST
Details
Blizzard Arena
0
Ilios
2
5
Paris
4
3
Eichenwalde
2
4
Watchpoint: Gibraltar
3
17
June 14
Boston Uprising
0
–
4
Houston Outlaws
Burbank, CA
7:30 pm PST
Details
Blizzard Arena
0
Nepal
2
1
Volskaya Industries
2
1
Numbani
2
0
Havana
1
18
June 16
Philadelphia Fusion
2
–
1
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
3:30 pm PST
Details
Blizzard Arena
0
Ilios
2
4
Paris
4
1
Hollywood
0
1
Watchpoint: Gibraltar
0
19
June 20
San Francisco Shock
4
–
0
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
4:00 pm PST
Details
Blizzard Arena
2
Oasis
0
3
Paris
2
2
Hollywood
1
1
Dorado
0
20
June 23
Boston Uprising
3
–
2
Paris Eternal
Burbank, CA
1:45 pm PST
Details
Blizzard Arena
0
Oasis
2
1
Volskaya Industries
2
5
Eichenwalde
4
3
Dorado
2
2
Nepal
0
21
June 29
Boston Uprising
2
–
3
Philadelphia Fusion
Burbank, CA
1:45 pm PST
Details
Blizzard Arena
0
Nepal
2
2
Horizon Lunar Colony
1
0
Numbani
1
2
Havana
1
1
Ilios
2
22
July 27
Boston Uprising
0
–
4
Guangzhou Charge
Burbank, CA
1:45 pm PST
Details
Blizzard Arena
0
Busan
2
1
Temple of Anubis
2
1
Hollywood
2
4
Havana
5
23
July 28
Boston Uprising
2
–
3
Chengdu Hunters
Burbank, CA
5:15 pm PST
Details
Blizzard Arena
1
Busan
2
3
Volskaya Industries
2
0
Blizzard World
3
2
Havana
0
0
Ilios
2
24
August 09
Boston Uprising
1
–
3
Washington Justice
Burbank, CA
4:00 pm PST
Details
Blizzard Arena
1
Lijiang Tower
2
1
Temple of Anubis
2
2
Blizzard World
1
1
Route 66
2
25
August 15
Boston Uprising
0
–
4
Florida Mayhem
Burbank, CA
4:00 pm PST
Details
Blizzard Arena
0
Ilios
2
2
Hanamura
3
1
Hollywood
2
0
Route 66
1
26
August 17
Los Angeles Valiant
3
–
1
Boston Uprising
Burbank, CA
1:45 pm PST
Details
Blizzard Arena
2
Busan
0
2
Hanamura
1
2
King's Row
3
5
Havana
4
28
August 25
Atlanta Reign
4
–
0
Boston Uprising
Los Angeles, CA
1:45 pm PST
Details
The Novo
2
Lijiang Tower
0
2
Volskaya Industries
1
3
King's Row
2
3
Junkertown
2
Awards
On May 1, Cameron "Fusions" Bosworth was named as a starter for the 2019 Overwatch League All-Star Game .[23]
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