Tag: Shanghai Dragons

Are The 2019 Valiant As Bad As The 2018 Dragons? (SPOILER: No)

~ mellopanther

(Note: The quality of this article has been partially affected by flu. Apologies from the management.)

On the last nationally televised game of Overwatch League’s Stage, a worldwide audience finally got to see the expansion Washington Justice win their first match. Even more exciting was seeing Gi Hyeon Chon (Ado), a 2nd-year player, end the league’s longest active losing streak by earning his first W in 37 tries. His former team, the Shanghai Dragons, got off their own schnide two weeks prior by winning their first three maps in their match. With a now 20-team league there are winners everywhere.

Except with the Los Angeles Valiant.

After a great 2018 campaign the team has fallen off the table and is 0-7 after Stage 1. Despite all the excitement and happiness surrounding the new Overwatch season, one has to worry if the Valiant is going to be the 2nd team in OWL history to go 0-28.

The short answer is “No.” The long answer is below.

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The Shanghai Dragons Are Bad But May Not Be *That* Bad?

~ mellopanther

I love math. I regularly post stories from FiveThirtyEight on my Facebook page, and Bill Barnwell was a frequent read back in the days of Grantland. Games and statistics are passions of mine. That’s why even though I find video game culture to be lacking, I get excited for things like e-sports, because it means a wider population can enjoy the fun and thrill of sport while being disassociated from the various stigma surrounding traditional athletics. It’s even more fun to see the concept evolve and embrace old cliches like they’re new.

So when I see stuff like the Shanghai Dragons of Overwatch League be so horribly bad, the wheels get turning. I had lamented that I no longer have a platform to be analytical on otaku culture, but then I realized: this is my site. I can do whatever I want. So let’s get dangerous and do the math.

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