2021 Boston Uprising season
Head coachKim "Lori" Seung-hyun
OwnerRobert Kraft
RegionWest
Results
Record7–9 (.438)
Place
May MeleeDid not qualify
June JoustRegional semifinals
Summer ShowdownRegional semifinals
Countdown CupDid not qualify
Season PlayoffsDid not qualify
Total Earnings$0

The 2021 Boston Uprising season was the Boston Uprising's fourth season in the Overwatch League and their first under head coach Kim "Lori" Seung-hyun. Boston failed to qualify for any of the four midseason tournaments and missed out on the season playoffs for the third consecutive season.

Preceding offseason

Organizational changes

In September 2020, assistant coach Rollon "Mini" Hamelin and analyst Jake "Spackle" Connell left the organization.[1] A month later, the Uprising transitioned 2020 head coach Vytis "Mineral" Lasaitis into a management position. In his replacement, Boston signed Kim "Lori" Seung-hyun, who was previously the head coach of Korean Overwatch Contenders team World Game Star Phoenix, as the team's new head coach.[2]

Roster changes

The Uprising entered the free agency with three free agents, all three of which became free agents due to the Uprising not exercising the option to retain the player for another year.[3]

Acquisitions

The Uprising's first offseason acquisition was Hong "im37" Jun-ui, a damage player who had won the most recent Overwatch Contenders Korea title with WGS Phoenix while on a loan from Boston's academy team Uprising Academy, on November 12, 2020.[4] The team's next acquisition was on December 2, 2020, with the signing of former Shanghai Dragons tank player Seo "Stand1" Ji-won.[5] Two weeks later, the Uprising signed Terrance "Soon" Tarlier, a damage player who had played with the Paris Eternal from 2019 to 2020.[6] In February, the Uprising signed two more players; on February 3, 2021, they signed Kim "Valentine" Byeong-ju, a damage player, and Kim "Faith" Hong-gyu, a support player, both of whom won Overwatch Contenders Korea on WGS Phoenix the previous season.[7] Boston's final acquisition of the offseason came hours before the 2021 regular season began; on April 16, 2021, they signed Yun "GaeBullSsi" Young-sun, an off-tank player from their academy team Uprising Academy who would likely split playing time with the Uprising's established off-tank player Leyton "Punk" Gilchrist.[8]

Departures

The first departure of the team was tank player Park "Axxiom" Min-sub, who underwent a medical procedure in March 2020 and missed most of the 2020 season, on November 12, 2020.[4] The Uprising parted ways with damage player Terrance "Soon" Tarlier, who had signed with the team earlier in the offseason, on April 6, 2021, due to visa issues.[9]

None of the Uprising's free agents returned, all three of which signing with other teams, beginning with damage player Min "Jerry" Tae-hee signing with the Washington Justice on November 9, 2020.[10] On December 7, 2020, support player Kobe "Halo" Hamand signed with collegiate team Maryville Esports.[11] The following month, on January 12, 2021, tank player Michael "Mikeyy" Konicki signed with collegiate team Harrisburg University Storm.[12]

Regular season

The Uprising opened the season on April 24 with a 0–3 loss to the Los Angeles Gladiators in the May Melee qualifiers.[13] The following day, they faced the Dallas Fuel; again, they team was swept 0–3.[14] Already eliminated from May Melee contention, the team's final qualifier match was against the London Spitfire. After a back-and-forth match, the Uprising won their first match of the season with a 3–2 victory, giving them an overall 1–3 record.[15]

For the June Joust qualifiers, Boston made a starting roster change, starting rookie Yun "GaeBullSsi" Young-sun as one of the team's tank players.[16] The Uprising's first match was against the Toronto Defiant on May 22; they swept the Defiant 3–0 thanks in part to "solid support play" from support player Sang-min "Myunb0ng" Seo.[17] The following day, they faced the Washington Justice; the Uprising swept the Justice 3–0 in what was the fastest match of the 2021 season up to that point.[16] The team advanced to the June Joust regional knockouts, but fell in the first round to the Atlanta Reign.[18]

Final roster

2021 Boston Uprising roster
PlayersCoaches
Role No. Handle Name Nationality
Damage 1 im37 Hong Jin-ui South Korea
Damage 17 Colourhex Birse, Kelsey New Zealand
Damage 14 Valentine Kim Byeong-ju South Korea
Tank 25 Fusions Bosworth, Cameron United Kingdom
Tank 3 Stand1 Seo Ji-won South Korea
Tank 9 GaeBullSsi Yun Young-sun South Korea
Tank 5 Punk Gilchrist, Leyton Australia
Support 13 Myunbong Seo Sang-min South Korea
Support 33 Faith Kim Hong-gyu South Korea
Head coach
  • Kim "Lori" Seung-hyun

Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness
  

Latest roster transaction: April 16, 2021.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L Pts PCT MW ML MT MD Qualification
1 Dallas Fuel 16 11 5 17 0.688 40 26 3 +14 Advance to season playoffs
2 Los Angeles Gladiators 16 11 5 14 0.688 41 21 0 +20
3 Atlanta Reign 16 11 5 13 0.688 41 21 0 +20
4 San Francisco Shock 16 12 4 12 0.750 43 24 2 +19 Advance to play-ins
5 Houston Outlaws 16 11 5 11 0.688 34 24 3 +10
6 Washington Justice 16 9 7 9 0.563 29 26 2 +3
7 Toronto Defiant 16 9 7 9 0.563 31 31 0 0
8 Paris Eternal 16 8 8 8 0.500 32 32 2 0
9 Boston Uprising 16 7 9 7 0.438 27 31 1 4
10 Florida Mayhem 16 5 11 6 0.313 26 38 2 12
11 London Spitfire 16 1 15 1 0.063 12 47 1 35
12 Vancouver Titans 16 1 15 1 0.063 10 45 0 35
Source: The Overwatch League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) winning percentage (including tournaments); 3) regular season wins; 4) regular season map differential

Game log

Regular season

2021 game log
May Melee
Qualifier match 1 April 24 Boston Uprising 0 3 Los Angeles Gladiators Online
4:30 pm EDT    Details
1 Oasis 2
2 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 3
1 Hanamura 2
Qualifier match 2 April 25 Boston Uprising 0 3 Dallas Fuel Online
4:30 pm EDT    Details
0 Nepal 2
1 Havana 2
3 Volskaya Industries 4
Qualifier match 3 April 29 Washington Justice 3 1 Boston Uprising Online
4:30 pm EDT    Details
2 Busan 1
3 Volskaya Industries 2
1 King's Row 2
3 Havana 2
Qualifier match 4 April 30 Boston Uprising 3 2 London Spitfire Online
3:00 pm EDT    Details
2 Ilios 1
1 Temple of Anubis 2
3 Blizzard World 2
0 Dorado 1
2 Lijiang Tower 1

June Joust
Qualifier match 1 May 22 Toronto Defiant 0 3 Boston Uprising Online
6:00 pm EDT    Details
0 Ilios 2
2 Numbani 3
3 Rialto 4
Qualifier match 2 May 23 Washington Justice 0 3 Boston Uprising Online
4:30 pm EDT    Details
0 Lijiang Tower 2
1 Hollywood 2
0 Junkertown 1
Qualifier match 3 June 03 Boston Uprising 2 3 Paris Eternal Online
3:00 pm EDT    Details
2 Nepal 1
1 Volskaya Industries 2
1 Numbani 0
1 Rialto 3
1 Busan 2
Qualifier match 4 June 04 Boston Uprising 1 3 Los Angeles Gladiators Online
3:00 pm EDT    Details
2 Oasis 0
1 Temple of Anubis 2
1 Eichenwalde 2
1 Dorado 2
Regional semifinals June 06 Boston Uprising 0 3 Atlanta Reign Online
4:30 pm EDT    Details
0 Lijiang Tower 2
1 Temple of Anubis 2
3 Numbani 5

Summer Showdown
Qualifier match 1 June 26 Vancouver Titans 1 3 Boston Uprising Online
6:00 pm EDT    Details
0 Busan 2
2 Hollywood 1
1 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 2
1 Hanamura 2
Qualifier match 2 June 27 Boston Uprising 3 0 Florida Mayhem Online
4:30 pm EDT    Details
2 Nepal 1
3 King's Row 3
3 Junkertown 2
3 Volskaya Industries 2
Qualifier match 3 July 08 Boston Uprising 3 0 Houston Outlaws Online
4:30 pm EDT    Details
2 Ilios 0
2 Temple of Anubis 1
2 Eichenwalde 1
Qualifier match 4 July 10 Atlanta Reign 3 0 Boston Uprising Online
3:00 pm EDT    Details
2 Lijiang Tower 0
2 Hanamura 1
3 Hollywood 2
Regional semifinals July 11 Los Angeles Gladiators 3 0 Boston Uprising Online
4:30 pm EDT    Details
2 Ilios 0
2 Hanamura 0
4 King's Row 3

Countdown Cup
Qualifier match 1 July 31 Boston Uprising 3 1 Paris Eternal Online
3:00 pm EDT    Details
2 Ilios 0
0 King's Row 3
2 Rialto 1
3 Volskaya Industries 2
Qualifier match 2 August 01 San Francisco Shock 3 1 Boston Uprising Online
4:30 pm EDT    Details
2 Lijiang Tower 1
2 Blizzard World 1
1 Route 66 2
2 Temple of Anubis 1
Qualifier match 3 August 06 Vancouver Titans 3 0 Boston Uprising Online
4:30 pm EDT    Details
2 Busan 1
2 Havana 1
5 Numbani 4
Qualifier match 4 August 08 Boston Uprising 1 3 Florida Mayhem Online
3:00 pm EDT    Details
1 Nepal 2
4 Route 66 3
0 Volskaya Industries 1
2 Blizzard World 3

2021 season schedule

Postseason

2021 playoff game log
West Play-ins
Semifinals September 4 Boston Uprising 0 3 Toronto Defiant Online
5:30 pm EDT    Details
1 Busan 2
1 Temple of Anubis 2
1 King's Row 3

References

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