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San Francisco Shock 4 – 2 Vancouver Titans The San Francisco Shock are the Overwatch League Stage 2 winners. It was an incredible performance in another tight match between two teams who have already built quite the rivalry. The Titans should not be ashamed with their performance either, despite this Stage Final series not being…
Shock Win 4-2 Starting Lineup Grant “Moth” Espe Jay “Sinatraa” Won Matthew “Super” DeLisi Min-ki “Viol2t” Park Dong-jun “Rascal” Kim Hyo-bin “ChoiHyoBin” Choi Lijiang Tower Control Center kicked off with both of the teams running a standard GOATs. The Titans handily won the first fight, but the Shock struck back and took the point…
Hangzhou Spark (5-2) 0-4 San Francisco Shock (7-0) After bringing down the London Spitfire, the Hangzhou Spark headed to semifinals, hoping for a chance at the championship. They would need to face a formidable foe to get there, however. The top-seeded San Francisco Shock have looked downright dominant through Stage 2, and they barely slowed…
Shock Win 4-0 Starting Lineup Jay “Sinatraa” Won Matthew “Super” DeLisi Hyo-bin “ChoiHyoBin” Choi Grant “Moth” Espe Min-ki “Viol2t” Park Dong-jun “Rascal” Kim Busan The Shock started Busan with the standard GOATs composition on Sanctuary. This worked incredibly well as usual, with the Shock easily taking every single fight on the map thanks to completely…
In a poetic situation (OWL is an anime), Shanghai faced off against the Shock for the second time within four days on Thursday. With the match set in the Stage 2 Playoffs, Shanghai gained the advantage of choosing maps in this series. Garnering their first Stage Playoff appearance in franchise history, this team had no…
Shock Win 3-1 Starting Lineup Hyo-Bin “ChoiHyoBin” Choi Jay “Sinatraa” Won Matthew “Super” DeLisi Dong-jun “Rascal” Kim Grant “Moth” Espe Min-ki “Viol2t” Park Oasis The Shock decided to go with an old favorite Slambulance composition on University. The Roadhog was immediately put to good use, as the Shock picked off the Dragon’s Sombra and gave…
Shock Win 4-0 Starting Lineup Grant “Moth” Espe Min-ki “Viol2t” Park Matthew “Super” DeLisi Jay “Sinatraa” Won Dong-jun “Rascal” Kim Hyo-bin “ChoiHyoBin” Choi Oasis The Shock came out with a Dive GOATs on Gardens, while the Dragons went with a Pharmercy/Hamster composition. The Dragons took control of the point first, but the Shock took it…
Starting Six Su-min “SADO” Kim Gael “Poko” Gouzerch Josh “eqo” Corona Jae-hyeok “Carpe” Lee Isaac “BoomBox” Charles Alberto “neptuNo” González RESULT: Philadelphia 0-4 San Francisco Shock Oasis: Philadelphia 2-1 San Francisco At first, things seemed grim for the Philadelphia Fusion on Garden. However, they were able to turn them back in their favor once Carpe got a key pick on Dong-jun “Rascal” Kim. This allowed the Fusion…
San Francisco Shock (6-0) vs Philadelphia Fusion (3-4) Shock 4-0 Fusion The San Francisco Shock looked to continue their absolute domination in the Overwatch League. They faced off against the Philadelphia Fusion, who looked to pull off the upset and find a playoff spot. The Shock have not lost a map this stage, putting them…
2019 has been a banner year for the San Francisco Shock. After a so-so 2018, the team has quickly cemented itself in the “Big 3” of the Overwatch League, alongside the New York Excelsior and their budding top-of-the-pile rivals, the Vancouver Titans. Every member of the Shock has their part to play in the team’s…
After a borderline disaster start to the season, things needed to change for the Washington Justice. This change came swiftly as the team which has been much maligned online for being “cheap” made two splashy moves to bolster their roster. The additions of Yeonjoon “ArK” Hong formerly of the New York Excelsior and Nikola “Sleepy”…
Shock Win 4-0 Starting Lineup Grant “Moth” Espe Dong-jun “Rascal” Kim Min-ki “Viol2t” Park Hyo-bin “ChoiHyoBin” Choi Jay “Sinatraa” Won Matthew “Super” DeLisis Lijiang Tower Gardens kicked off with the Shock running a Pharmercy comp with Hammond. A Widowmaker from Hangzhou caught the Shock off guard, and they swapped to a Winston GOATs. The Spark…
In an unexpected move Friday afternoon the Washington Justice have acquired San Franciso Shock support player Nikola “Sleepy” Andrews. The news was announced first by the San Francisco Shock’s twitter account then confirmed by the Washington Justice’s twitter shortly after. At the time of writing there are no details readily available regarding compensation for the…
The Shock came into this series riding high, while the Defiant came into the series in a bit of a slump. Spoiler alert: neither teams’ status changed today. Indeed, the Shock actually ended up just cementing themselves as one of the top tier threats in OWL, and it will be interesting to see what happens…
Week Two featured the Shock absolutely crushing the hapless Charge and calling it a week. This was a successful outing by the Shock, but the Charge are admittedly not that tough of an opponent. That being said, the Shock are still 12-0 in the map score going into week three, and that’s one scary statistic.…
Shock Win 4-0 Starting Lineup Dong-jun “Rascal” Kim Jay “Sinatraa” Won Matthew “Super” DeLisi Grant “Moth” Espe Hyo-bin “ChoiHyoBin” Choi Min-ki “Viol2t” Park Oasis The Shock elected to go with a standard GOATs comp on Garden, and they easily took the point and Guangzhou was forced off. A very long fight with several questionable…
Shock Win 4-0 Starters Grant “Moth” Espe Min-ki “Viol2t” Park Hyo-bin “ChoiHyoBin” Choi Matthew “Super” DeLisi Jay “Sinatraa” Won Dong-jun “Rascal” Kim Busan The Shock went with a standard GOATs on Downtown, and they immediately took control. The Shock began to gain percentage, playing an unusually passive style and baiting the Charge into making…
It may have had a disappointing end, but the Shock absolutely had a fantastic first stage. Making the stage playoffs for the first time is one thing, but smashing through the first two rounds and giving one of the best teams in the league a run for their money is something else entirely. The Shock…
Stage 1 of Overwatch League Season 2 wrapped up late last week with one of the best Overwatch matches in the history of the League. With the Vancouver Titans as the Stage 1 Champions, certain players were looking to make claims that they are the best in their respective position. These players were putting on…
While they didn’t win the Stage 1 Grand Finals, few could argue that the San Francisco Shock are anything less than elite. Their aggressive play style and extreme mechanical skill got them quite a ways down the playoff road, and will probably do the same again when Stage 2 kicks off in a few short…
