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It’s hard to give individual Shock players a grade based on stats alone. Their hyper-aggressive playstyle means that they kind of live and die by one another. An attempt can be made at it, however, so here’s the grades for the Shock in their excellent stage one. A+: Grant “Moth” Espe Moth is an absolute…
Stage 1 is over, the statistics are in and there are really good Zenyatta players. In the GOATS composition, Zenyatta is primarily a damage dealer. Not only that, but positioning and teamwork are also extremely important in this composition. Here are the best Zenyatta players from Stage One of the Overwatch League. Twilight The Stage…
Vancouver Titans (7-0) 4-3 San Francisco Shock (4-3) On Sunday the Titans stood on the precipice of the Overwatch League’s first perfect stage. A 7-0 record gave way to an even more impressive playoff run. In the way were the San Francisco Shock, a team that has truly hit their stride in the postseason, mirroring…
Vancouver Wins 4-3 The Starters Dong-jun “Rascal” Kim Grant “Moth” Espe Hyo-bin “ChoiHyoBin” Choi Jay “Sinatraa” Won Min-ki “Viol2t” Park Matthew “Super” DeLisi Nepal Village kicked off with GOATs from both sides. This was an absolute drubbing, with the Shock completely collapsing under the constant pressure from a locked in Vancouver Squad. The Shock managed…
Quarterfinals: #6 Shock vs #4 Defiant Thankfully, the San Francisco Shock were able to outlast the plethora of 4-3 teams to qualify for the Stage 1 playoffs. The Shock met the Defiant in the first round, and San Francisco proved that a record doesn’t truly show a team’s strength. San Francisco Shock 3 – 0…
Baptiste, Overwatch’s 30th Hero, was launched this Tuesday on all available platforms after a testing period on the PTR. The former Talon agent, now combat medic’s powerful kit was displayed in the announcement video, highlighting the Immortality Field’s ability to counter lethal ultimates such as D.Va’s Self-Destruct and Junkrat’s RIP-Tire. Immediately after, Overwatch League announced…
The Toronto Defiant will enter the Stage 1 playoffs as one of two new Canadian Teams in search of a stage championship. Both the Defiant and the Vancouver Titans enter the playoffs as expansion rosters for the 2019 Season. They will join the Atlanta Reign as the only three expansion teams to continue into Stage…
Last week was a mixed bag for the Shock. On one hand, they got beaten by the ever dominant New York Excelsior. On the other hand, the Shock managed to pull off quite the convincing victory against the Eternal. The Shock end Stage 1 with a 4-3 record with and a decent +5 map differential.…
San Francisco Shock Win 3-1 Starting Lineup: Grant “Moth” Espe Min-ki “Viol2t” Park Hyo-bin “ChoiHyoBin” Choi Matthew “Super” DeLisi Dong-jun “Rascal” Kim Jay “Sinatraa” Won Nepal Sanctum kicked off with Dive-GOATs on both sides. The Shock didn’t start this map off well, with some coordination issues hampering the Shock’s attacking attempts. San Francisco eventually…
Paris Eternal Loses 3-1 NEPAL: Paris 0-2 Shock Starting on Sanctum, Paris looked very strong. For the first time in a long time, the Eternal were moving as a cohesive unit. They managed to maintain their cap on the point for quite some time, but their excitement at dominating the Shock for so long eventually…
San Francisco Shock (3-3) 0-4 New York Excelsior (7-0) The San Francisco Shock hit the stage on Friday looking to shake up the New York Excelsior’s perfect record. The first team to secure a Stage 1 playoffs spot, New York has looked untouchable through the entire stage. For their part, the Shock haven’t looked too…
In a tight few matches, the NYXL walked away from their series with the San Francisco Shock with a clean 4-0 victory. The Shock gave the Excelsior a run for their money more than once, however, in a close match up that left fans on both sides on the edges of their seats. BUSAN:…
Shock Win 4-0 Starting Lineup Grant “Moth” Espe Dong-jun “Rascal” Klim Matthew “Super” DeLisi Jay “Sinatraa” Won Hyo-bin “ChoiHyoBin” Choi Min-ki “Viol2t” Park Nepal Sanctum kicked off with both teams running a dive GOATs composition. The Shock took the point first. The Justice only recapped after the Shock got 76% thanks to some excellent usage…
San Francisco Shock (1-2) vs Hangzhou Spark (2-2) Dubbed as the “fight for electricity”, the Shock vs Spark matchup was an electrifying one for many to look forward to. Although the Shock are acclaimed as the superior team, the Spark proved everyone wrong and went 2-0 in the first week. This definitely set a standard…
The Shock only played one game this week, and it didn’t really go in San Francisco’s favor. It’s hard to judge a team based on its performance in one single game, especially when one considers that the team was trying out a new Zenyatta player. That being said, this week was definitely a step backwards…
Titans Win 3-1 Starting Lineup Grant “Moth” Espe Nam-joo “Striker” Kwon Myeong-hwan “Smurf” Yoo Hyo-bin “ChoiHyoBin” Choi Min-ki “Viol2t” Park Min-ho “Architect” Park Busan Downtown had the Shock running an interesting composition featuring a dive with Hammond and D.Va. This didn’t pay off at first, but a good EMP allowed the Shock to retake…
The Vancouver Titans came storming out of the gate in their Overwatch League debut. Their 4-0 dismantling of the Shanghai Dragons left the Titans as the only team with a perfect map record after week 1. With a much tougher week 2 looming, Vancouver looks to maintain their position as one of the league’s top…
Dallas Fuel (0-1) vs San Francisco Shock (1-0) The Dallas Fuel have a fresh look from last season, picking up their missing links. The starting roster for their first game of the season had Zachary “ZachaREEE” Lombardo, Richard “rCk” Kanerva and Wonsik “Closer” Jung debuting in OWL. San Francisco dominated this series and looked much better…
Josh “Sideshow” Wilkinson truly offers a certain insight not many Overwatch League analysts can match. His understanding of the game and his knowledge of the competitive scene provide a creative style of content few in the biz can match. Through his YouTube content and multiple podcast appearances, Sideshow has been very active this offseason. His…
Last year the Overwatch League had two main awards, the MVP which went to JJonak and the Dennis Hawelka (Internethulk) Award which went to Mickie. While they have not announced what awards will be given out at the end of this season, The Game Haus staff decided to put down their votes for those two…
