San Francisco Shock
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San Francisco Shock
Team Information
City:
Location:
Region:
Manager:
Thugnasty, bikeage
Coaches:
Agape, Casores, Crusty
Team Captain:
super
Colors:
Total Earnings:
$3,295,500
Division titles:
0
Stage titles:
Links
Achievements
Player Breakdown
Number of Players
10
History
Founded:
2017-07-12
San Francisco Shock is the team representing San Francisco, California, USA, in the Overwatch League. The Shock compete in the Western Division.
The franchise is owned by Andy Miller, co-owner of NRG Esports and the NBA team Sacramento Kings.
Contents
Trivia[edit]
- They are the first and only team in OWL history to complete a golden stage, not dropping a single map during a whole stage.
- They are the only team to have swept every other team in the Overwatch League.
- They are the first back-to-back champions in the Overwatch League.
Timeline[edit]
- July 12th - Franchise is officially announced, as part of the first seven franchises of the Overwatch League.[1]
- September 28th - San Francisco officially reveals their roster for Overwatch League Season 1. sinatraa, super, dhaK, Danteh, iddqd, babybay, sleepy and nomy join the team, with sinatraa and super joining the starting lineup when they meet the league's age requirement of 18.[2]
- October 16th - The San Francisco franchise officially reveal their new name, the San Francisco Shock.[3][4]
- October 30th - The team announces that they have signed Nevix.[5]
- November 6th - Manager Hotaruz is fired from NRG Esports and the San Francisco Shock franchise after sexual assault allegations.[6]
- November 15th - LegitRc is announced to have joined the Shock Coaching staff.[7]
- November 30th - harsha announces he has joined the team as an Analyst.[8]
- February 12th - Junkbuck joins the team's Coaching staff.[9]
- February 16th - Manager Zwei leaves NRG Esports and the San Francisco Shock.[10]
- March 13th - The team announces that they have signed moth and Architect.[11]
- April 5th - ChoiHyoBin is officially announced to have joined the team.[12]
- May 7th - The Shock undergo Coaching changes ahead of OWL Season 1 Stage 4. Head Coach Brad is released and Crusty is added from the Boston Uprising as the new Head Coach. NineK is promoted from the team's academy team NRG Esports to the Overwatch League as Assistant Coach.[13]
- August 22nd - The Shock release three players post Season 1. iddqd, nomy and dhaK are released.[14]
- September 6th - Sspace joins the team as VP of Marketing and Social.[15]
- September 17th - Analyst harsha announces that he has left the team.[16]
- September 18th - The team trade Danteh to the Houston Outlaws in exchange for smurf from GGEA.[17]
- September 25th - Rascal is promoted from NRG Esports to San Francisco Shock.[18]
- October 24th - Viol2t is signed to the team.[19]
- December 3rd - Striker joins from the Boston Uprising.[20]
- December 6th - The Shock announce two new Analysts are joining the team, Merci and Alined.[21]
- January 3rd - shu joins as Analyst.[22]
- April 2nd - babybay joins the Atlanta Reign.[23][24]
- April 19th - sleepy joins the Washington Justice.[25][26]
- July 14th - Analyst shu leaves the team.[27]
- October 9th - Nevix leaves the team.[28]
- October 18th - Assistant Coach NineK joins the Paris Eternal as Assistant Coach.[29]
- November 14th - Arachne joins the team as an Assistant Coach.[30]
- December 23rd - ANS joins the team.[31]
- April 28th - sinatraa retires from professional Overwatch.[32]
- May 17th - Architect leaves the team.[33] Twilight joins the team.[34]
- July 21st - ta1yo joins the team.[35]
- July 27th - Viol2t is fined and suspended for 1 match by the San Francisco Shock due to inappropriate comments made on his personal stream.[36]
- August 2nd - Viol2t returns to the Active Roster after serving his 1 match suspension.[37]
- September 14th - Casores joins the team as an Analyst.[38]
- October 15th - Assistant Coach Junkbuck leaves the team.[39]
- October 16th - Assistant Coach Arachne leaves the team.[40]
- October 25th - Rascal leaves the team.[41]
- October 26th - Casores is promoted to Assistant Coach. Agape joins the team as an Assistant Coach. [42][43]
- November 12th - moth leaves the team. FDGoD joins the team.[44][45]
- November 30th - nero joins the team.[46]
- December 1st - Glister joins the team.[47]
Player Roster[edit]
Active[edit]
| Active Squad | |||||
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| # | ID | Name | Role | Join Date | |
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1 | super 
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Matthew DeLisi | Tank | 2017-09-28 [2] |
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11 | ChoiHyoBin | Hyobin Choi | Tank | 2018-04-05 [12] |
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5 | smurf | Myeonghwan Yoo | Tank | 2018-09-18 [17] |
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17 | Viol2t | Minki Park | Support | 2018-10-24 [19] |
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7 | Striker | Namjoo Kwon | DPS | 2018-12-03 [20] |
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98 | Twilight | Juseok Lee | Support | 2020-05-17 [34] |
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47 | ta1yo | Sean Taiyo Henderson | DPS | 2020-07-21 [35] |
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27 | FDGoD | Brice Monsçavoir | Support | 2020-11-12 [45] |
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6 | nero | Charlie Zwarg | DPS | 2020-11-30 [46] |
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21 | Glister | Lim Gil-seong | DPS | 2020-12-01 [47] |
Former[edit]
| Former Players | |||||||
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| # | ID | Name | Role | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |
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64 | moth | Grant Espe | Support | 2018-03-13 [11] | 2020-11-12 [44] |  Los Angeles Gladiators
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27 | Rascal | Dongjun Kim | DPS | 2018-09-25 [18] | 2020-10-25 [41] |  Philadelphia Fusion
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3 | Architect | Minho Park | DPS | 2018-03-13 [11] | 2020-05-17 [33] |  Hangzhou Spark
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2 | sinatraa | Jay Won | DPS | 2017-09-28 [2] | 2020-04-28 [32] | Retired
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| Former Players | |||||||
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| # | ID | Name | Role | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |
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9 | Nevix | Andreas Karlsson | Tank | 2017-10-30 [5] | 2019-10-09 [28] |  Toronto Defiant
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0 | sleepy | Nikola Andrews | Support | 2017-09-28 [2] | 2019-04-19 [25] |  Washington Justice
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13 | babybay | Andrej Francisty | DPS | 2017-09-28 [2] | 2019-04-02 [23] |  Atlanta Reign
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6 | Danteh | Dante Cruz | DPS | 2017-09-28 [2] | 2018-09-18 [17] |  Houston Outlaws
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Organization[edit]
Active[edit]
| Organization | |||||
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| # | ID | Name | Position | Join Date | |
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Andy Miller | Andy Miller | Owner | 2017-07-12 [1] | |
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Brettbox | Brett Lautenbach | President | 2017-07-12 [1] | |
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WhatsUpPizzas | Cory Vincent | Vice President | 2020-02-05 [50] | |
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Thugnasty | Chris Chung | General Manager | 2018-05-07 | |
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bikeage | Jaime Cohenca | Assistant General Manager | 2017-07-12 [1] | |
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Crusty | Daehee Park | Head Coach | 2018-05-07 [13] | |
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Casores | Cas van Andel | Assistant Coach | 2020-09-14 [38][42] | |
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Agape | Chulyong Hong | Assistant Coach | 2020-10-26 [43] | |
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Alined | Daniel Lee | Analyst | 2018-12-06 [21] | |
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Merci | Analyst | 2018-12-06 [21] | ||
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emongg | Jeff Anderson | Streamer | 2021-01-29 [49] | |
Former[edit]
| Former Organization | |||||||
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| # | ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Organization | |
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Arachne | Lee Ji-won | Assistant Coach | 2019-11-14 [30] | 2020-10-16 [40] |  Guangzhou Charge (Head Coach)
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Junkbuck | Jaewon Choi | Assistant Coach | 2018-02-12 [9] | 2020-10-15 [39] | Houston Outlaws (Co-Head Coach)
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Drew | Andrew Miller | Director of Events & Local Marketing | 2017-12-15 [52] | 2020-01-22 [51] | ||
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NineK | Bumhoon Kim | Assistant Coach | 2018-05-07 [13] | 2019-10-18 [29] |  Paris Eternal (General Manager)
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shu | Shaurav Ghosh | Analyst | 2019-01-03 [22] | 2019-07-14 [27] | Retired
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impulsivE | Derrick Truong | General Manager | 2017-07-12 [1] | 2019-05-07 | ||
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Sspace | Julian Cantwell | VP of Marketing & Social | 2018-09-06 [15] | 2018-12-?? | ||
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harsha | Harsha Bandi | Analyst | 2017-11-30 [8] | 2018-09-17 [16] |  Vancouver Titans (Assistant Coach)
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Brad | Brad Rajani | Head Coach | 2017-09-28 [2] | 2018-05-07 [13] |  Last Night's Leftovers (Coach)
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LegitRc | Dillain Odeneal | Coach | 2017-11-15 [7] | 2018-??-?? | Last Night's Leftovers (Coach)
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Zwei | Andrew Baker | Manager | 2017-07-12 [1] | 2018-02-16 [10] | ||
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Hotaruz | Maxwell Bateman | Manager | 2017-07-12 [1] | 2017-11-06 [6] | ||
Achievements[edit]
| Date | Placement | Tier | Tournament | Results | Prize | ||
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| 2020 | |||||||
| 2020-10-10 | 1st | Premier | |
Overwatch League 2020 - Playoffs - Grand Finals | 4 : 2 | 
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$1,500,000 |
| 2020-09-12 | 1st | Premier | |
Overwatch League 2020 - North America Playoffs | 3 : 1 |
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$0 |
| 2020-08-09 | 1st | Major | |
Overwatch League 2020 - Countdown Cup | 4 : 2 |
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$65,000 |
| 2020-07-05 | 3 - 4th | Major | |
Overwatch League 2020 - Summer Showdown | 2 : 3 |
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$15,000 |
| 2020-05-24 | 1st | Major | |
Overwatch League 2020 - May Melee | 4 : 2 | 
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$55,000 |
| 2019 | |||||||
| 2019-09-29 | 1st | Premier | |
Overwatch League - 2019 Playoffs | 4 : 0 |
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$1,100,000 |
| 2019-07-14 | 2nd | Major | |
Overwatch League - 2019 Stage 3 Playoffs | 3 : 4 | 
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$100,000 |
| 2019-05-12 | 1st | Major | |
Overwatch League - 2019 Stage 2 Playoffs | 4 : 2 |
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$200,000 |
| 2019-03-24 | 2nd | Major | |
Overwatch League - 2019 Stage 1 Playoffs | 3 : 4 |
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$100,000 |
| 2018 | |||||||
| 2018-06-17 | 9th | Premier | |
Overwatch League - Inaugural Season | 17/23 | Grp. S. | $50,000 |
| About achievementsComplete Results in any Tournament | |||||||
Awards[edit]
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Player | Award | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-10 | Premier | Overwatch League - 2020 |
Striker |
Playoffs MVP | $100,000 |
| 2019-09-29 | Premier | Overwatch League - 2019 |
ChoiHyoBin |
T-Mobile Grand Finals MVP | $0 |
| 2019-09-29 | Premier | Overwatch League - 2019 |
sinatraa |
T-Mobile Regular Season MVP | $0 |
Gallery[edit]
San Francisco Shock alternate logo.
Team Uniform[edit]
Inaugural Season uniform
Season 3 uniform
Additional Content[edit]
Articles[edit]
- 2017-12-05 | Prepare for Shock by CommanderX of over.gg at Overwatch League
Highlights[edit]
- 2018-01-22 | San Francisco Shock Highlights: Stage 1, Week 2 by San Francisco Shock
- 2018-01-25 | San Francisco Shock Highlights Season 1, Week 3: London Spitfire by San Francisco Shock
Interviews[edit]
- 2017-10-03 | San Francisco Overwatch Team Interview w/ Brad, Dhak and BabyBay by Cory Vincent of NRG
- 2017-10-09 | Introducing San Francisco’s Long-Awaited Overwatch League Roster Reveal by Aelita Seyeumi Shiomi of Bay Area Gaming
- 2017-11-02 | SF ShockCast: Getting to Know DHAK by Cory Vincent of San Francisco Shock
- 2017-11-07 | SF ShockCast: Getting to Know NOMY by Cory Vincent of San Francisco Shock
- 2017-11-08 | SF ShockCast: Getting to Know Babybay by Cory Vincent of San Francisco Shock
- 2017-11-11 | SF ShockCast: Getting to Know Nevix & IDDQD by Cory Vincent of San Francisco Shock
- 2017-12-01 | Sinatraa: “Put in the time, or you won’t get good.” by Blizzard Entertainment at Overwatch League
- 2019-10-07 | Jimmy Interviews Overwatch League Champs Jay "Sinatraa" Won & Matthew "Super" DeLisi by Jimmy Fallon of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) at Overwatch League
Videos[edit]
- 2017-10-16 | San Francisco Shock Reveal by San Francisco Shock
- 2017-11-22 | Shock of Thrones (Game Of Thrones Overwatch Mashup) by San Francisco Shock
- 2017-11-28 | SF SHOCK MOVING DAY by San Francisco Shock
- 2017-11-30 | SF Shock Hashtag Finalists by San Francisco Shock
- 2017-12-06 | Get Ready to #SHOCKTHEWORLD by San Francisco Shock
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 OVERWATCH LEAGUE™ WELCOMES FIRST SEVEN TEAMS
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Introducing San Francisco's official @OverwatchLeague roster...
- ↑ PRESENTING THE SAN FRANCISCO SHOCK
- ↑ Esports Comes to Shake Up Northern California: Meet the San Francisco Shock
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Nevix signs with San Francisco
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 In accordance with NRG ESports zero tolerance policy, Max Bateman will no longer be employed by the organization.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 LegitRc joins the Shock as a coach.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 harsha joins the team as an Analyst
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Please help us in welcoming former Toronto esports coach @JunkBuckOW to the SF Shock coaching staff! ⚡️
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "This Friday will be my last day working for @NRGgg and @SFShock..."
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "The San Francisco Shock are excited to announce the signing of two incredible players.". San Francisco Shock. 2018-03-13.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "The SF Shock are excited to welcome Choi Hyo Bin!". San Francisco Shock. 2018-04-05.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 "SF SHOCK COACHING CHANGE". San Francisco Shock. 2018-05-07.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 "Today we say goodbye to three amazing players and friends, @Nomy @daitchaK @iddqd, who made history with us this year in the @overwatchleague.". San Francisco Shock. 2018-08-22.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Sspace joins NRG & San Francisco Shock". NRG. 2018-09-06.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Harsha (2018-09-17). "I've recently left SF Shock to pursue new opportunities and am now LFT for coaching positions in S2.".
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 "Farewell and best of luck to Danteh in Season 2 with Outlaws". San Francisco Shock. 2018-09-18.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Rascal called up to Shock". San Francisco Shock. 2018-09-25.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "From the Contenders stage to the @OverwatchLeague main stage, help us welcome our newest flex support @Viol2t_OW to the San Francisco Shock season 2 squad!". San Francisco Shock. 2018-10-24.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Chef @ShockCrusty is cooking something special for Season 2 of @OverwatchLeague...". San Francisco Shock. 2018-12-03.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 "In partnership with @UCBerkeley, we are proud to announce two new analysts joining the San Francisco Shock fam!". San Francisco Shock. 2018-12-06.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 "SF Shock Welcomes Shaurav "shu" Ghosh as Analyst". San Francisco Shock. 2019-01-03.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Every kingdom needs a king and today marks the beginning of a new reign, welcome @KING_BABYBAY to your Atlanta Reign - ESKETITTT! #LetItReign". Atlanta Reign. 2019-04-02.
- ↑ "Tough saying goodbye to such a pillar of our team's culture like @KING_BABYBAY, but we are so excited to see him get back on the stage with the @ATLReign". San Francisco Shock. 2019-04-02.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 "It's always tough saying goodbye to a family member, but ultimately we know that @sleepy deserves a spot on the @overwatchleague stage.". San Francisco Shock. 2019-04-19.
- ↑ "We are excited to have @Sleepy stand with Justice!". Washington Justice. 2019-04-19.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 "an update Read: http://tl.gd/n_1sqv6jj". shu. 2019-07-24.
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 "A legend. A family member. And a part of our history forever. Thank you for an incredible 2 seasons @Nevix_OW 🧡". San Francisco Shock. 2019-10-09.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 "bienvenue à Bumhoon @NineK_OW Kim !". Paris Eternal. 2019-10-18.
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 "Please welcome coach @Arachne_esports to the Shock family!". San Francisco Shock. 2019-11-14.
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 "We aren't trying to be AS GOOD as we were last year, we're aiming to be even BETTER! Please welcome @ansansniper__ to the Shock Family!". San Francisco Shock. 2019-12-23.
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 "He came, he saw and he conquered.". San Francisco Shock. 2020-04-28.
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 "As of today Architect’s contract has been transferred to another OWL team.". San Francisco Shock. 2020-05-17.
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 San Francisco Shock (2020-05-17). "Shock fans... we are now entering the @Twilight_OW zone".
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 "Please welcome @ta1yo_tv from @ThirdImpactGG to the Shock Family!". San Francisco Shock. 2020-07-21.
- ↑ [Inside source]
- ↑ [Inside source]
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 "We're headed to Grand Finals with a secret weapon.Shock fans please welcome our new analyst @Casores_OW". San Francisco Shock. 2020-09-14.
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 "Thank you @JunkBuckOW for your hard work, you will be missed. We wish you the best in your future endeavors!". San Francisco Shock. 2020-10-15.
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 "It was only one season, but you made an impact that will last forever 🏆Thank you for an unforgettable championship season @Arachne_esports". San Francisco Shock. 2020-10-16.
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 "Today we say goodbye to @Rascal.". San Francisco Shock. 2020-10-25.
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 "Turns out @Casores_OW was smurfing as an analyst... Proud to announce he's now been promoted to Assistant Coach in the 2021 Season!". San Francisco Shock. 2020-10-26.
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 "Welcome Overwatch League Season 1 Championship coach @Agape to the Shock fam as Assistant Coach". San Francisco Shock. 2020-10-26.
- ↑ 44.0 44.1 "Sadly, today we announce that @moth_ow will not be joining us next season". San Francisco Shock. 2020-11-12.
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 "The San Francisco Shock are excited to welcome #OWL2020 Role Star @FDGod_OW to the team on our journey to capture the #Threepeat". San Francisco Shock. 2020-11-12.
- ↑ 46.0 46.1 "Goodbye 200 ping, the California kid is coming back to the west". San Francisco Shock. 2020-11-30.
- ↑ 47.0 47.1 "Another piece to the championship puzzle is in place... #3Peat". San Francisco Shock. 2020-12-01.
- ↑ 48.0 48.1 "Today a legend retires. From stomping ladder to Grand Finals champion, thank you @ansansniper__, for an incredible season. We wish you the best of health, and best of luck in your future endeavors 🧡". San Francisco Shock. 2021-01-08.
- ↑ 49.0 49.1 "Please welcome @emonggtv to the SF Shock as a streamer and content creator!". San Francisco Shock. 2020-01-29.
- ↑ "Cory is promoted to Vice President". San Francisco Shock. 2020-02-05.
- ↑ Last Day with NRG & San Francisco Shock
- ↑ Welcome to the Fam!
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