Another piece of the puzzle to San Francisco Shock's back-to-back championships is released from the team. Dong-jun "Rascal" Kim, who was a major piece to the Shock, is not going to be with the team next season.
moth, formerly from SF Shock, announced via Twitter that he is leaving the team to explore free agency for the next Overwatch League season.
In a tweet earlier made by the Atlanta Reign, they made a huge announcement that one of their star players, Andrej "babybay" Francisty, has retired from Overwatch League.
After the Homestands for March and April are canceled in the Overwatch League, the league announced they will move to online matches during those months. League officials just put out an official statement following California's statewide "Stay at home" order to postpone this weekend's games.
Current OWL World Champions, San Francisco Shock, announces DPS player ANS to the stacked lineup.
Stop-motion animated comedy sketch series put esports in its sights for the first time in the form of an OWL-focused segment, and on Monday, October 7, San Francisco Shock stars Jay "sinatraa" Won and Matthew "Super" DeLisi joined Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show following Shock's first Overwatch League championship.
The culmination of a season-long storyline climaxes in Philadelphia, PA this Sunday. The San Francisco Shock, an all-around powerhouse of a team, is able to adapt to any meta from GOATS to Reaper/Doomfist comps with all-star caliber players. On the other hand, the Vancouver Titans have a storied history dating back to dominating Contenders Korea to now in the Overwatch League. At the end of the season, both teams fought their right to play in the grand finals.
The San Francisco Shock is one win away from meeting fate and the Vancouver Titans in the grand finals. Their only obstacle is the New York Excelsior, who took the Titans all the way. After a convincing sweep against the Hangzhou Spark, Myeong-hwan "smurf" Yoo spoke with Inven Global about the match against the Spark, a match preview against NYXL, and what it means to him to get to grand finals.
The San Francisco Shock was slated to be the best team in the playoffs. After a loss to the Atlanta Reign, they are a rejuvenated squad, handily taking down the London Spitfire and now Los Angeles Gladiators. After their victory against the Gladiators, Hyo-bin "ChoiHyoBin" Choi spoke with Inven Global about the Shock's playoff dominance and his thoughts on the Hangzhou Spark.
Inven Global makes their opinion on who is deserving of the Overwatch League season awards and includes awards not presented such as Coach of the Year and Most Improved Player
After a disappointing and unfortunate loss against Atlanta Reign, the San Francisco Shock was ready to bounce back from the loser's bracket. Their first test was against the defending champs, London Spitfire. Nam-joo "Striker" Kwon spoke with Inven Global about what changed for them in this match and responded to babybay's comments about his Reaper play.
If the Valiant is unable to win one of its two matches against the Los Angeles Gladiators and San Francisco Shock at KitKat Rivalry Weekend, the team will fail to quality for Playoffs.
Minho "Architect" Park sat in the bench for the majority of the season. It was until Stage 4 we got to see what kind of role he is playing for the San Francisco Shock. Architect talked to Inven Global about improving on the bench and his thoughts on how strong the Shock currently is.
The San Francisco Shock are ready to defend their Stage 2 championship. The first casualty for the Shock was the Seoul Dynasty. After their victory, Hyo-bin "ChoiHyoBin" Choi spoke with Inven Global about any setbacks in Stage 3, preparing for playoff games, and thoughts on the next match.
Going into this season, it was hard to predict how well the San Francisco Shock will perform due to the last year's performance. Crusty spoke with Inven Global about the team's success, how he managed to change the team's philosophy, and about coaching in this year's World Cup.
The San Francisco Shock and NRG Esports made their footprints in the esports space. They have seen success in Overwatch, Rocket League, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. NRG/Shock President Brett Lautenbach spoke to Inven Global about the org's success.
Ark sat down with Inven Global during All-Stars to talk about the reunion with his former teammates, his new sense of leadership in the Justice, and synergizing with his new backline partner Nikola "sleepy" Andrews.
New York Excelsior Flex Support Bang "JjoNak" Sung-hyeon generated the most jersey sales in stage 2 of Overwatch League. The season 1 MVP has retained his dominant form in 2019, earning him a starting spot on the Atlantic Divison All-Star team.
Matthew "super" DeLisi spoke with Inven Global about the perfect stage, changes needed going into the rematch against the Dragons, and his thoughts about the Vancouver Titans.
Rascal spoke with Inven Global about bouncing back to the Overwatch League after playing with the Spitfire and Fuel last season, how he meshed well with his teammates, and what Marvel heroes does he associate his teammates with.
