The answer to life the universe and everything was how many losses the Shanghai Dragons would accrue before finally winning their first match. In a stunning three to one match, the Dragons surpassed everyone’s expectations and clutched that victory tightly. People were screaming and shouting; cheering them on almost begging for the win. When the final point was captured the massive wall-sized screens at the Blizzard Arena lit up saying Shanghai Dragons wins. People were crying stunned at what we had all been there to witness.

Shanghai Dragons as they start the next map.

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Selecting only one player to focus on from this series is impossible so we’ll focus on two. Jin-hyeok “DDing” Yang and Young-jin “Gamsu” Noh are two core members of the newly rebuilt Shanghai Dragons. DDing is a DPS starting player who showed excellence as Sombra in their matches. Gamsu is the Dragons starting main tank player who showed a mastery of every main tank in the game. DDing ran circles around the Boston Uprising while Gamsu ran headfirst into the enemies to defend his teammates with his body and health pool. The entire team moved fluidly and were nearly incomparable to last seasons roster. At times in the audience fans were anxious and being as wary as ever so as not to jinx the potential victory. If you want to watch the game you can find the full vod on the Overwatch League site.

The crowd in Blizzard Arena erupts after Shanghais victory.

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While the Shanghai Dragons that were on full display on Friday are a drastically changed and expanded roster compared to their season one counterparts Gamsu was one of their newest players as he was traded last minute from their opponents, the Boston Uprising, to the Shanghai Dragons to take control of their main tank and shot-caller role. During an interview before the series, Gamsu had stated that it came as a shock that he had been traded but that he would work his hardest to make these dragons soar. The whole team was incredibly emotional after the match and deservedly so especially considering how dominant they were in maps one and two.

On the Left Gamsu and Geguri on the right during the post-game interview.

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The dragons still have a long way to go before they can make they can reach their goal of stage and season playoffs but after Friday’s game, it looks like they’ve definitely got the spirit in them. I can’t wait to see the performance fo the Dragons going forward though no one should get too frightened if they don’t pick up a win in week three. The season and this roster are both young and they’ve got plenty of room to grow.