title: 2018 Seoul Dynasty season
text: # 2018 Seoul Dynasty season
  
  The 2018 Seoul Dynasty season was the first season of the Seoul Dynasty's existence in the Overwatch League. The team finished with a regular season record of 22–18, placing them eighth overall, behind the Houston Outlaws due to tiebreakers, who had the same record. Seoul did not qualify for any of the Stage Playoffs and did not qualify for the Season Playoffs.
  
  ## Preceding offseason
  
  On August 21, 2017, the team announced the acquisition of the players and coaching staff of Korean Overwatch esports team Lunatic-Hai, which consisted of the following players:
  
  * Kim "EscA" In-jae
  * Ryu "ryujehong" Je-hong
  * Yang "tobi" Jin-mo
  * Kim "zunba" Joon-hyeok
  * Moon "gido" Gi-do
  * Gong "Miro" Jin-hyuk
  
  In September, the team signed an additional coach in veteran Kim "nuGget" Yo-han. In late October, they revealed 3 additional players to their Seoul-based roster, Kim "Fleta" Byung-sun, Byeon "Munchkin" Sang-beom, and Koo "xepheR" Jae-mo. On October 27, the addition of Choi "Wekeed" Seok-woo was broadcast in the Dynasty's roster preview video. The final two members for the inaugural season, Chae "Bunny" Jun-hyeok and Kim "KuKi" Dae-kuk, were revealed by Blizzard in November. Before the season started, Kim "EscA" In-jae retired.
  
  ## Review
  
  ### Regular season
  
  The Dynasty began the first stage of the regular season well, winning their first five games. However, after key losses to New York Excelsior, London Spitfire, and Los Angeles Valiant they fell out of Stage 1 playoff contention and finished the stage in fifth place, sparking discussions about a disappointing start to the season for a team favored to win it. They went on to finish fourth in the second stage as well, once again missing the stage playoffs. After the stage playoffs were expanded to include the team in fourth place, the Dynasty were predicted to be able to clinch a playoff spot thanks to their consistent fourth-place finishes in the prior stages, though their inability to defeat the top placing teams in the league brought up concerns over team management. With a rocky start to the third stage, coverage for the Dynasty shifted towards continued failure, with an article by ESPN's Emily Rand stating "Seoul's dynasty is already starting to crumble."
  
  They once again failed to reach the playoffs in both the third and fourth stages of the regular season, going 5–5 in Stage 3 and 3–7 in Stage 4. Falling further behind the top teams in map differential. After finishing all four stages with worsening map scores, starting the first stage with a map differential of +9 and ending the last stage with a map differential of -6, the Dynasty fell out of season playoffs contention and finished the season in eighth place overall with a record of 22–18, a far cry from the expected and predicted success.
  
  In response to their inability to clinch a playoff spot, the team underwent large coaching and staffing changes in July.
  
  ## Final roster
  
  ### Transactions
  
  Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2018 regular season:
  
  * On February 26, Dynasty signed Heo "Gambler" Jin-woo.
  * On March 30, Dynasty transferred Chae "Bunny" Jun-hyeok to Los Angeles Valiant.
  
  ## Standings
  
  ### League
  
  | Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PCT | MW | ML | MT | MD | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | ATL | New York Excelsior | 40 | 34 | 6 | 0.85 | 126 | 43 | 4 | +83 | Advance to season playoffs semifinals |
  | 2 | PAC | Los Angeles Valiant | 40 | 27 | 13 | 0.68 | 100 | 64 | 7 | +36 | Advance to season playoffs semifinals |
  | 3 | ATL | Boston Uprising | 40 | 26 | 14 | 0.65 | 99 | 71 | 3 | +28 | Advance to season playoffs quarterfinals |
  | 4 | PAC | Los Angeles Gladiators | 40 | 25 | 15 | 0.63 | 96 | 72 | 3 | +24 | Advance to season playoffs quarterfinals |
  | 5 | ATL | London Spitfire | 40 | 24 | 16 | 0.60 | 102 | 69 | 3 | +33 | Advance to season playoffs quarterfinals |
  | 6 | ATL | Philadelphia Fusion | 40 | 24 | 16 | 0.60 | 93 | 80 | 2 | +13 | Advance to season playoffs quarterfinals |
  | 7 | ATL | Houston Outlaws | 40 | 22 | 18 | 0.55 | 94 | 77 | 2 | +17 | |
  | 8 | PAC | Seoul Dynasty | 40 | 22 | 18 | 0.55 | 91 | 78 | 3 | +13 | |
  | 9 | PAC | San Francisco Shock | 40 | 17 | 23 | 0.43 | 77 | 84 | 5 | −7 | |
  | 10 | PAC | Dallas Fuel | 40 | 12 | 28 | 0.30 | 58 | 100 | 7 | −42 | |
  | 11 | ATL | Florida Mayhem | 40 | 7 | 33 | 0.18 | 42 | 120 | 5 | −78 | |
  | 12 | PAC | Shanghai Dragons | 40 | 0 | 40 | 0.00 | 21 | 141 | 2 | −120 | |
  
  ## Game log
  
  ### Preseason
  
  2018 preseason game log :
  
  Preseason (3–0)
  
  1
  
  December 6
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  4
  
  0
  
  Shanghai Dragons
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  2
  
  December 8
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  2
  
  1
  
  Houston Outlaws
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  3
  
  December 9
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  3
  
  1
  
  New York Excelsior
  
  Burbank, CA :
  
  ### Regular season
  
  2018 game log (Regular season record: 22–18) :
  
  Stage 1 (7–3)
  
  1
  
  January 10
  
  Dallas Fuel
  
  1
  
  2
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  2
  
  January 13
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  4
  
  0
  
  Los Angeles Gladiators
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  3
  
  January 17
  
  Florida Mayhem
  
  0
  
  4
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  4
  
  January 19
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  4
  
  0
  
  Boston Uprising
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  5
  
  January 24
  
  Shanghai Dragons
  
  1
  
  3
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  6
  
  January 26
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  2
  
  3
  
  New York Excelsior
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  7
  
  February 01
  
  London Spitfire
  
  4
  
  0
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  8
  
  February 02
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  3
  
  2
  
  Houston Outlaws
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  9
  
  February 07
  
  Los Angeles Valiant
  
  3
  
  0
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  10
  
  February 09
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  3
  
  2
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  Burbank, CA :
  
  Stage 2 (7–3)
  
  11
  
  February 21
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  4
  
  0
  
  Los Angeles Valiant
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  12
  
  February 23
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  1
  
  3
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  13
  
  February 28
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  3
  
  1
  
  Dallas Fuel
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  14
  
  March 02
  
  Los Angeles Gladiators
  
  1
  
  3
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  15
  
  March 07
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  3
  
  1
  
  Shanghai Dragons
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  16
  
  March 08
  
  Philadelphia Fusion
  
  1
  
  3
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  17
  
  March 14
  
  New York Excelsior
  
  3
  
  2
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  18
  
  March 17
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  0
  
  4
  
  London Spitfire
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  19
  
  March 22
  
  Houston Outlaws
  
  3
  
  1
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  20
  
  March 23
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  3
  
  1
  
  Florida Mayhem
  
  Burbank, CA :
  
  Stage 3 (5–5)
  
  21
  
  April 04
  
  Los Angeles Valiant
  
  4
  
  0
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  22
  
  April 06
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  4
  
  0
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  23
  
  April 11
  
  Dallas Fuel
  
  2
  
  3
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  24
  
  April 13
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  2
  
  3
  
  Los Angeles Gladiators
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  25
  
  April 18
  
  Shanghai Dragons
  
  1
  
  3
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  26
  
  April 20
  
  Boston Uprising
  
  2
  
  1
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  27
  
  April 26
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  3
  
  2
  
  Philadelphia Fusion
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  28
  
  April 28
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  0
  
  4
  
  New York Excelsior
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  29
  
  May 04
  
  London Spitfire
  
  3
  
  2
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  30
  
  May 05
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  4
  
  0
  
  Houston Outlaws
  
  Burbank, CA :
  
  Stage 4 (3–7)
  
  31
  
  May 16
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  2
  
  3
  
  Los Angeles Valiant
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  32
  
  May 18
  
  San Francisco Shock
  
  3
  
  1
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  33
  
  May 25
  
  New York Excelsior
  
  4
  
  0
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  34
  
  May 26
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  2
  
  3
  
  London Spitfire
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  35
  
  May 30
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  4
  
  0
  
  Shanghai Dragons
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  36
  
  June 01
  
  Florida Mayhem
  
  2
  
  3
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  37
  
  June 06
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  1
  
  3
  
  Boston Uprising
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  38
  
  June 08
  
  Philadelphia Fusion
  
  3
  
  2
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  39
  
  June 13
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  3
  
  1
  
  Dallas Fuel
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  40
  
  June 15
  
  Los Angeles Gladiators
  
  3
  
  1
  
  Seoul Dynasty
  
  Burbank, CA :
  
  