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{{Infobox OWL season
{{Infobox OWL season
| logo =
| logo =
| team = Los Angeles Valiant
| primary_color = #004438
| bg1 = #2A7230
| secondary_color = #E5D661
| primary_font_color = #FFFFFF
| color1 = #FFFFFF
| bg2 = #E5D456
| secondary_font_color = #000000
| color2 = #000000
| team = Los Angeles Valiant
| year = 2018
| division_win = yes
| year = 2018
| record = 27–13 ({{winpct|27|13}})
| division = Pacific
| division_place = 1st PAC
| record = 27–13 ({{winpct|27|13}})
| league_place = 2nd [[Overwatch League|OWL]]
| division_place = 1st
| coach = Henry Coxall <small>(rel. 19 Feb)</small><br>Byungchul Moon
| league_place = 2nd
| owner = [[Immortals (esports)|Noah Whinston]]
| coach = Henry Coxall <small>({{abbr|rel.|released}} Feb 19)</small><br />Moon Byung-chul
| s1playoffs = ''Did not qualify''
| owner = [[Immortals (esports)|Noah Whinston]]
| s2playoffs = ''Did not qualify''
| s1playoffs = ''Did not qualify''
| s3playoffs = [[2018 Overwatch League Season#Playoffs_3|Semifinals]]
| s2playoffs = ''Did not qualify''
| s4playoffs = '''[[2018 Overwatch League Season#Playoffs_4|Champions]]'''
| playoffs = [[2018 Overwatch League playoffs#Semifinals|Semifinals]]
| s3playoffs = [[2018 Overwatch League Season#Playoffs 3|Semifinals]]
| s4playoffs = '''[[2018 Overwatch League Season#Playoffs 4|Champions]]'''
| OWL allstars = {{Collapsible list
| playoffs = [[2018 Overwatch League playoffs#Semifinals|Semifinals]]
| OWL allstars = {{Collapsible list
| title = 6
| title = 6
| 1= Agilities (Brady Girardi)
| 1= Agilities (Brady Girardi)
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| 6= Space (Indy Halpern)
| 6= Space (Indy Halpern)
}}
}}
| earnings = $400,000
| earnings = $400,000
| no_prevseason = true
| no_prevseason = true
}}
}}


The '''2018 Los Angeles Valiant season''' was the first season of [[Los Angeles Valiant]]'s existence in the [[Overwatch League]]. The team finished with a regular season record of 27–13 – the second best in the [[Overwatch League]].
The '''2018 Los Angeles Valiant season''' was the first season of [[Los Angeles Valiant]]'s existence in the [[Overwatch League]]. The team finished with a regular season record of 27–13 – the second best in the [[Overwatch League]].


Los Angeles qualified for the Stage 3 and Stage 4 Playoffs. The team lost in the Stage 3 semifinals to the [[New York Excelsior]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dotesports.com/overwatch/news/london-spitfire-end-los-angeles-valiant-streak-22960 |title=London Spitfire end Los Angeles Valiant’s undefeated stage 3 run |date=April 21, 2018 |last=Lingle |first=Samuel |website=Dot Esports}}</ref> Los Angeles found revenge in the Stage 4 finals when the defeated the New York Excelsior.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/105648/los-angeles-valiant-win-overwatch-league-stage-4-finals |last=Mejia |first=Ozzie |date=June 17, 2018 |website=Shack News |title=Los Angeles Valiant Win Overwatch League Stage 4 Finals}}</ref> The team qualified for the Season Playoffs, but lost to the would-be champions [[London Spitfire]] in the semifinals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/24153101/overwatch-league-playoffs-london-spitfire-becomes-first-overwatch-league-playoffs-finalist |title=London Spitfire punches ticket to Overwatch League finals |last=Craffey |first=Liam |date=July 25, 2018 |website=ESPN}}</ref>
Los Angeles qualified for the Stage 3 and Stage 4 Playoffs. The team lost in the Stage 3 semifinals to the [[New York Excelsior]]. Los Angeles found revenge in the Stage 4 finals when the defeated the New York Excelsior. The team qualified for the Season Playoffs, but lost to the would-be champions [[London Spitfire]] in the semifinals.


== Acquisitions and Departures ==
== Preceding offseason ==
Valiant revealed their inaugural season starting roster over a series of [[Twitter]] posts from October 30 to November 2, consisting of the following players:<ref>{{cite web |title=Los Angeles Valiant unveil roster |date=November 2, 2017 |website=over.gg |url=https://www.over.gg/6401/los-angeles-valiant-unveil-roster |access-date=March 20, 2019}}</ref>
=== Acquisitions ===
*Brady "Agilities" Girardi
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:85%;"
*Terence "Soon" Tarlier
|-
*Ted "silkthread" Wang
! width="100" | Role
*Christopher "GrimReality" Schaefer
! width="100" | Handle
*Park "Kariv" Young-seo
! width="100" | Name
*Stefano "Verbo" Disalvo
! width="100" | Date acquired
*Benjamin "uNKOE" Chevasson
! width="100" | Notes
*[[Indy "SPACE" Halpern]]
! class="unsortable" width="10" | Ref
*Koo "Fate" Pan-seung
|-
*Seb "Numlocked" Barton
| Damage
*Lee "Envy" Kang-jae
| Agilities
| Brady Girardi
| October 30, 2017
|
| <ref name=tweet>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/LAValiant/status/925435979309096960|via=Twitter|publisher=Los Angeles Valiant|title=Introducing your LA Valiant DPS players}}</ref>
|-
| Damage
| Soon
| Terence Tarlier
| October 30, 2017
|
| <ref name=tweet />
|-
| Damage
| Silkthread
| Ted Wang
| October 30, 2017
|
| <ref name=tweet />
|-
| Damage
| GrimReality
| Christopher Schaefer
| October 30, 2017
|
| <ref name=tweet />
|-
| Support
| Kariv
| Youngseo Park
| November 1, 2017
|
| <ref name=tweet2>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/LAValiant/status/925932107578220544|via=Twitter|publisher=Los Angeles Valiant|title=A Support is never late, nor early. They arrive precisely when they mean to}}</ref>
|-
| Support
| Verbo
| Stefano Disalvo
| November 1, 2017
|
| <ref name=tweet2 />
|-
| Support
| Unkoe
| Benjamin Chevasson
| November 1, 2017
|
| <ref name=tweet2 />
|-
| Flex
| Space
| Indy Halpern
| November 2, 2017
|
| <ref name=tweet3>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/lavaliant/status/926191733309710336|via=Twitter|publisher=Los Angeles Valiant|title=Introducing Your Los Angeles Valiant Tanks!}}</ref>
|-
| Tank
| Fate
| Panseung Koo
| November 2, 2017
|
| <ref name=tweet3 />
|-
| Tank
| Numlocked
| Seb Barton
| November 2, 2017
|
| <ref name=tweet3 />
|-
| Flex
| Envy
| Kangjae Lee
| November 2, 2017
|
| <ref name=tweet3 />
|-
| Damage
| Bunny
| Junhyeok Chae
| March 31, 2018
|
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/SeoulDynasty/status/979968686248243200|via=Twitter|publisher=Seoul Dynasty|title=Seoul Dynasty}}</ref>
|-
| Support
| Custa
| Scott Kennedy
| April 2, 2018
| Traded from [[Dallas Fuel]]
| <ref name=DOT>{{cite web|url=https://dotesports.com/general/news/dallas-fuel-la-valiant-support-swap-22404 |title=Dallas Fuel and Los Angeles Valiant swap support players |date=April 2, 2018 |last=Carpenter |first=Nicole |website=Dot Esports}}</ref>
|-
| Damage
| KSF
| Kyle Frandanisa
| April 4, 2018
|
| <ref name=OWL>{{cite web|url=https://valiant.overwatchleague.com/en-us/news/la-valiant-acquires-free-agents-ksf-and-finnsi|date=April 4, 2018|title=LA Valiant Acquires Free Agents KSF and Finnsi|publisher=The Overwatch League}}</ref>
|-
| Flex
| Finnsi
| Finnbjörn Jónasson
| April 4, 2018
|
| <ref name=OWL />
|-
| Support
| Izayaki
| Minchul Kim
| April 13, 2018
|
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://valiant.overwatchleague.com/en-us/news/la-valiant-acquires-12th-player-izayaki-nc-foxes|date=April 13, 2018|title=LA Valiant Acquires 12th Player Izayaki from NC Foxes|publisher=The Overwatch League}}</ref>
|}


=== Departures ===
== Review ==
Los Angeles Valiant's first OWL regular season game was a 4–0 victory against the [[2018 San Francisco Shock season|San Francisco Shock]] on January 10, 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last=Carpenter |first=Nicole |title=Hometown favorites Los Angeles Valiant win Overwatch League’s first match |date=January 10, 2018 |work=Dot Esports |url=https://dotesports.com/overwatch/news/los-angeles-valiant-overwatch-league-20089 |access-date=March 20, 2019}}</ref> The Valiant posted an impressive 7–3 record in Stage 1, but did not qualify for the Stage 1 Playoffs.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mejia |first=Ozzie |title=The London Spitfire Win the Overwatch League Stage 1 Finals |date=February 10, 2019 |work=Shack News |url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/103295/the-london-spitfire-win-the-overwatch-league-stage-1-finals |access-date=March 20, 2019}}</ref> On February 19, two days before the beginning of Stage 2, the Los Angeles Valiant announced the departure of head coach Henry "Cuddles" Coxall. The team announced, on the same day, the hiring of Byung Chul "Moon" Moon as the team's new head coach.<ref name=":8">{{Cite news|url=https://overwatchwire.usatoday.com/2018/02/19/los-angeles-valiant-announces-a-change-in-their-coaching-staff/|title=Los Angeles Valiant announces a change in their coaching staff|last=Tahan|first=Chelsey|date=19 February 2018|work=Overwatch Wire|access-date=March 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021163809/https://overwatchwire.usatoday.com/2018/02/19/los-angeles-valiant-announces-a-change-in-their-coaching-staff/ |archive-date=October 21, 2018}}</ref> Stage 2 ended in a disappointing 4–6 record.<ref>{{cite news |last=Thomas |first=Jeremy |title=Breaking Down Overwatch League Stage Two – The Good, the Bad, The Ugly |date=March 26, 2018 |work=411 Mania |url=https://411mania.com/games/breaking-down-overwatch-league-stage-two-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly/ |access-date=March 20, 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:85%;"

|-
The Valiant had a more successful Stage 3, as the team posted a 7–3 record – good for the 3rd seed in the Stage 3 Playoffs.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lingle |first=Samuel |title=Boston Uprising select Los Angeles Gladiators as their stage 3 playoff foe |date=May 5, 2018 |work=Dot Esports |url=https://dotesports.com/overwatch/news/boston-uprising-pick-la-gladiators-stage-three-playoffs-owl-23416 |access-date=March 20, 2019}}</ref> The team faced off against the 2nd-seeded [[2018 New York Excelsior season|New York Excelsior]] in the semifinals of the Stage 3 Playoffs, but the Valiant lost in a 0–3 sweep.<ref>{{cite news |title=New York Excelsior earns back-to-back stage titles |date=May 6, 2018 |work=ESPN |url=http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/23426458/overwatch-league-stage-3-playoffs-recap |access-date=March 20, 2019}}</ref>
! width="100" | Role

! width="100" | Handle
Los Angeles Valiant had its best stage in the 4th stage. The team was undefeated going into the final regular season game against the [[2018 Dallas Fuel season|Dallas Fuel]]. The Valiant lost that matchup by a score of 3 to 1, giving them a 9–1 record and the 2nd seed for the Stage 4 Playoffs.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lingle |first=Samuel |title=Dallas Fuel will play in OWL stage 4 title matches after Philadelphia Fusion fail to sweep London Spitfire |date=June 16, 2018 |work=Dot Esports |url=https://dotesports.com/overwatch/news/philadelphia-fusion-dallas-fuel-stage-four-title-matches-owl-24924 |access-date=March 20, 2019}}</ref> The Valiant faced their intercity-rivals and top-seeded team, the [[2018 Los Angeles Gladiators season|Los Angeles Gladiators]], in the semifinals, and were able to pull off a 3–2 victory to move on the finals against the New York Excelsior. On June 17, the Los Angeles Valiant claimed their first-ever stage title, defeating the Excelsior 3–1 in the Stage 4 Finals.<ref>{{cite news |title=Los Angeles Valiant beats New York Excelsior in Stage 4 final |work=ESPN |date=June 17, 2018 |url=http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/23823940/overwatch-league-stage-4-playoffs-recap |access-date=March 20, 2019}}</ref>
! width="100" | Name

! width="100" | Date
The Valiant ended the regular season with a 27–13 record and the 2nd seed and a [[Bye (sports)|first-round bye]] in the Season Playoffs.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mejia |first=Ozzie |title=Here are the Final Standings for the First Overwatch League Regular Season |date=June 16, 2018 |work=Shack News |url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/105634/here-are-the-final-standings-for-the-first-overwatch-league-regular-season |access-date=March 20, 2019}}</ref> The team's was set to face the [[2018 London Spitfire season|London Spitfire]] in the season semifinals. The first matchup was on July 18, in which the Valiant fell to the Spitfire by a score of 1–3. On July 20, the Valiant was eliminated from the Season Playoffs after getting swept 0–3 in the second semifinal match against the Spitfire.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/24153101/overwatch-league-playoffs-london-spitfire-becomes-first-overwatch-league-playoffs-finalist |title=London Spitfire punches ticket to Overwatch League finals |last=Craffey |first=Liam |date=July 25, 2018 |website=ESPN}}</ref>
! width="100" | Notes
! class="unsortable" width="10" | Ref
|-
| Support
| Unkoe
| Benjamin Chevasson
| April 2, 2018
| Traded to [[Dallas Fuel]]
| <ref name=DOT />
|-
| Flex
| Envy
| Kangjae Lee
| April 2, 2018
| Released
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/LAValiant/status/980928239009914880|via=Twitter|publisher=Los Angeles Valiant|title=The Los Angeles Valiant and Kang-Jae "@envyow" Lee have mutually agreed to a release from his contract with the organization. }}</ref>
|-
| Damage
| GrimReality
| Christopher Schaefer
| April 2, 2018
| Released
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://valiant.overwatchleague.com/en-us/news/los-angeles-valiant-roster-transactions |title=Los Angeles Valiant Roster Transactions |date=April 2, 2018 |publisher=Los Angeles Valiant}}</ref>
|-
| Damage
| Silkthread
| Ted Wang
| April 3, 2018
| Traded to [[Los Angeles Valiant]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://gladiators.overwatchleague.com/en-us/news/cross-town-trade-keeps-silkthread-los-angeles|title=Cross-Town Trade Keeps Silkthread in Los Angeles|date=April 3, 2019|publisher=The Overwatch League}}</ref>
|}


== Final Roster ==
== Final roster ==
{{Esports roster header|team=Los Angeles Valiant|season=2018|bg1=#2A7230|color1=#FFFFFF|bg2=#E5D456|color2=#000000|num=yes|role=yes}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:85%;"
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{{Esports player | num = 8 | handle = Bunny | name = Chae Joon-hyuk | role = [[Damage (Overwatch)|Damage]] | nat=KOR | prev_team=[[Seoul Dynasty]]}}
{{Esports player | num = 9 | handle = Agilities | first = Brady | last = Giradi | role = [[Damage (Overwatch)|Damage]] | nat=CAN | prev_team=[[Immortals (esports)|Immortals]]}}
{{Esports player | num = 27 | handle = KSF | first = Kyle | last = Frandanisa | role = [[Damage (Overwatch)|Damage]] | nat=USA | prev_team=Simplicity}}
{{Esports player | num = 99 | handle = SoOn | first = Terrence | last = Tarlier | role = [[Damage (Overwatch)|Damage]] | nat=FRA | prev_team=[[Rogue (esports)|Rogue]]}}
{{Esports player | num = 1 | handle = Fate | name = Ko Pan-seung | role = [[Tank (Overwatch)|Tank]] | nat=KOR | prev_team=[[Immortals (esports)|Immortals]]}}
{{Esports player | num = 6 | handle = Numlocked | first = Sebastian | last = Barton | role = [[Tank (Overwatch)|Tank]] | nat=GBR | prev_team=[[NRG Esports]]}}
{{Esports player | num = 10 | handle = Custa | first = Scott | last = Kennedy | role = [[Support (Overwatch)|Support]] | nat=AUS | prev_team=[[Dallas Fuel]]}}
{{Esports player | num = 13 | handle = Verbo | first = Stefano | last = Disalvo | role = [[Support (Overwatch)|Support]] | nat=USA | prev_team=[[Immortals (esports)|Immortals]]}}
{{Esports player | num = 99 | handle = KariV | name = Park Young-seo | role = [[Support (Overwatch)|Support]] | nat=KOR | prev_team=[[Immortals (esports)|Immortals]]}}
{{Esports player | num = 8 | handle = Finnsi | first = Finnbjorn | last = Jonasson | role = Flex | nat=ISL | prev_team=Orgless and Hungry}}
{{Esports player | num = 16 | handle = SPACE | first = Indy | last = Halpern | role = Flex | nat=USA | prev_team=[[Cloud9|Cloud9 EU]]}}
{{Esports player | num = 22 | handle = Izayaki | name = Kim Min-chul | role = Flex | nat=KOR | prev_team=Foxes}}
<!--end of list players-->
{{Esports roster footer
| head_coach =
*Moon Byung-chul
| otherlegend = '''(2W)''' [[Overwatch Contenders#Two way contracts|Two-way player]]
| roster_url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180802052746/https://overwatchleague.com/en-us/players
| transaction_date = April 13, 2018
}}

=== Transactions ===
Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2018 regular season:
*On March 31, Valiant acquired Chae "Bunny" Jun-hyeok from [[2018 Seoul Dynasty season|Seoul Dynasty]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Brathwaite |first=Brandon |title=LA Valiant Acquire Bunny From Seoul Dynasty |date=March 31, 2019 |work=DBLTAP |url=https://www.dbltap.com/posts/6018978-la-valiant-acquire-bunny-from-seoul-dynasty |access-date=June 29, 2019}}</ref>
*On April 2, Valiant released Lee "Envy" Kang-jae and Christopher "GrimReality" Schaefer.<ref name=roster1>{{cite news |last1=Choi |first1=Soobin |last2=Paek |first2=Ji-Eun |title=LA Valiant releases Envy and recruits Custa - Major Roster Changes |work=Inven Global |date=April 2, 2018 |url=https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/4739/la-valiant-releases-envy-and-recruits-custa-major-roster-changes |access-date=June 29, 2019}}</ref>
*On April 2, Valiant traded Benjamin "uNKOE" Chevasson to [[2018 Dallas Fuel season|Dallas Fuel]] in exchange for Scott "Custa" Kennedy.<ref name=DOT>{{cite web|url=https://dotesports.com/general/news/dallas-fuel-la-valiant-support-swap-22404 |title=Dallas Fuel and Los Angeles Valiant swap support players |date=April 2, 2018 |last=Carpenter |first=Nicole |website=Dot Esports}}</ref>
*On April 3, Valiant transferred Ted "silkthread" Wang to [[2018 Los Angeles Gladiators season|Los Angeles Gladiators]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://dotesports.com/overwatch/news/silkthread-ow-league-la-gladiators-valiant-22445 |title=Silkthread switches from Los Angeles' Valiant Overwatch League team to Gladiators |date=April 3, 2018 |last=Carpenter |first=Nicole |website=Dot Esports}}</ref>
*On April 4, Valiant signed Kyle "KSF" Frandanisa and Finnbjörn "Finnsi" Jónasson.<ref name=OWL>{{cite web|url=https://valiant.overwatchleague.com/en-us/news/la-valiant-acquires-free-agents-ksf-and-finnsi|date=April 4, 2018|title=LA Valiant Acquires Free Agents KSF and Finnsi|publisher=The Overwatch League}}</ref>
*On April 13, Valiant signed Kim "Izayaki" Min-chul.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://valiant.overwatchleague.com/en-us/news/la-valiant-acquires-12th-player-izayaki-nc-foxes|date=April 13, 2018|title=LA Valiant Acquires 12th Player Izayaki from NC Foxes|publisher=The Overwatch League}}</ref>

== Standings ==
=== Record by stage ===
{| class="toccolours" border=0 cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="font-size:95%; text-align:left; width:700px;"
|- align="left" style="background:#2A7230; color:#FFFFFF;"
! style="width:75px" | Stage !! {{abbr|Pld|Matches played}} !! {{abbr|W|Wins}} !! {{abbr|L|Losses}} !! {{abbr|Pct|Winning percentage}} !! {{abbr|MW|Maps won}} !! {{abbr|ML|Maps lost}} !! {{abbr|MT|Maps tied}} !! {{abbr|MD|Map differential}} !! {{abbr|Pos|Position in league}}
|-
|-
|colspan = "10" |
! style="background:#004438; border:2px solid #E5D661; color:#fff; text-align:center;"| {{Abbr|No.|Jersey number}}
! style="background:#004438; border:2px solid #E5D661; color:#fff; text-align:center;"| Handle
! style="background:#004438; border:2px solid #E5D661; color:#fff; text-align:center;"| Name
! style="background:#004438; border:2px solid #E5D661; color:#fff; text-align:center;"| Nationality
! style="background:#004438; border:2px solid #E5D661; color:#fff; text-align:center;"| Date of birth (age)
! style="background:#004438; border:2px solid #E5D661; color:#fff; text-align:center;"| Previous team
|-
|-
| 1 || 10 || 7 || 3 || {{winpct|7|3}} || 26 || 13 || 3 || +13 || 4
! colspan="6" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Damage
|-
|-
| 2 || 10 || 4 || 6 || {{winpct|4|6}} || 18 || 23 || 1 || -5 || 8
| 8
|-style="background:#cfc"
| Bunny
| 3 || 10 || 7 || 3 || {{winpct|7|3}} || 28 || 15 || 1 || +13 || 3
| Jun-Hyeok Chae
|-style="background:#cfc"
| {{country name|South Korea}}
| 4 || 10 || 9 || 1 || {{winpct|9|1}} || 28 || 13 || 2 || +15 || 2
| {{birth date and age|1998|5|15}}
| [[Seoul Dynasty]]
|-
|-
| colspan="10" |
| 9
|-style="background-color:#cfc"
| Agilities
! Overall !! 40 !! 27 !! 13 !! {{winpct|27|13}} !! 100 !! 64 !! 7 !! +36 !! 2
| Brady Giradi
| {{country name|AgilitiesGF}}
| {{birth date and age|1999|12|27}}
| N/A
|-
|-
| colspan="10" |
| 27
|- style="background:#EAECF0;"
| KSF
| colspan="10" style="text-align:center;" | {{legend inline|#bfb|Qualified for playoffs}}
| Kyle Frandanisa
| {{country name|USA}}
| {{birth date and age|1999|8|20}}
| N/A
|-
| 99
| Soon
| Terence Tarlier
| {{country name|France}}
| {{birth date and age|1994|2|4}}
| N/A
|-
! colspan="6" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Tank
|-
| 1
| Fate
| Pan-Seung Koo
| {{country name|South Korea}}
|
| N/A
|-
| 6
| Numlocked
| Sebastian Barton
| {{country name|ENG}}
| {{birth date and age|1993|1|28}}
| N/A
|-
! colspan="6" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Support
|-
| 10
| Custa
| Scott Kennedy
| {{country name|AUS}}
| {{birth date and age|1993|11|22}}
| [[Dallas Fuel]]
|-
| 13
| Verbo
| Stefano Disalvo
| {{country name|USA}}
|
| N/A
|-
| 99
| Kariv
| Young-Seo Park
| {{country name|South Korea}}
| {{birth date and age|1998|1|8}}
| N/A
|-
! colspan="6" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Flex
|-
| 11
| Finnsi
| Finnbjörn Jónasson
| {{country name|Iceland}}
| {{birth date and age|1998|5|1}}
| N/A
|-
| 16
| Space
| Indy Halpern
| {{country name|USA}}
| {{birth date and age|2000|3|28}}
| N/A
|-
| 22
| Izayaki
| Minchul Kim
| {{country name|South Korea}}
| {{birth date and age|2000|2|22}}
| N/A
|}
|}


== Preseason ==
=== League ===
{{2018 Overwatch League standings}}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin-bottom: -15px; width:95%;"
! Preseason
|}
{{Overwatch collapsible box|match=1|date= December 06 |year=2018|team1= Los Angeles Valiant |team1score=3 |team2score=2 |team2= San Francisco Shock |location= Burbank, CA |result=W}}
{{Overwatch collapsible box|match=2|date= December 09 |year=2018|team1= Los Angeles Valiant |team1score=3 |team2score=1 |team2= Los Angeles Gladiators |location= Burbank, CA |result=W}}


== Regular season ==
== Game log ==
=== Preseason ===
{{legend2|#CFC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{OWL game log start|Los Angeles Valiant|2018|preseason|bg1=#2A7230|color1=#FFFFFF}}
{{legend2|#FFFFBB|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|#FCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{OWL game log section|Los Angeles Valiant|Preseason (2–0)|hide=y|bg2=#E5D456|color2=#000000|
=== Results by match ===
{{Overwatch collapsible box|match=1|date= December 06 |year=2018|team1= Los Angeles Valiant |team1score=3 |team2score=2 |team2= San Francisco Shock |location= Burbank, CA}}
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{{Overwatch collapsible box|match=8|date= February 03 |year=2018|team1= Boston Uprising |team1score=4 |team2score=0 |team2= Los Angeles Valiant |location= Burbank, CA |result=L}}
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{{OWL game log end}}
{{2018 Overwatch League Stage 1 standings}}


=== Stage 2 ===
=== Regular season ===
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin-bottom: -15px; width:95%;"
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{{Overwatch collapsible box|match=13|date= February 28 |year=2018|team1= Los Angeles Valiant |team1score=3 |team2score=1 |team2= San Francisco Shock |location= Burbank, CA |result=W}}
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{{Overwatch collapsible box|match=19|date= March 23 |year=2018|team1= Philadelphia Fusion |team1score=3 |team2score=2 |team2= Los Angeles Valiant |location= Burbank, CA |result=L}}
{{Overwatch collapsible box|match=20|date= March 24 |year=2018|team1= Los Angeles Valiant |team1score=0 |team2score=4 |team2= New York Excelsior |location= Burbank, CA |result=L}}


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{{2018 Overwatch League Stage 2 standings}}
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{{Overwatch collapsible box|match=4|date= January 20 |year=2018|team1= Los Angeles Valiant |team1score=2 |team2score=3 |team2= London Spitfire |location= Burbank, CA}}
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{{Overwatch collapsible box|match=6|date= January 27 |year=2018|team1= Los Angeles Valiant |team1score=3 |team2score=1 |team2= Florida Mayhem |location= Burbank, CA}}
{{Overwatch collapsible box|match=7|date= January 31 |year=2018|team1= Los Angeles Valiant |team1score=4 |team2score=0 |team2= Philadelphia Fusion |location= Burbank, CA}}
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=== Stage 3 ===
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{{Overwatch collapsible box|match=14|date= March 02 |year=2018|team1= Dallas Fuel |team1score=1 |team2score=3 |team2= Los Angeles Valiant |location= Burbank, CA}}
{{Overwatch collapsible box|match=22|date= April 06 |year=2018|team1= Los Angeles Valiant |team1score=4 |team2score=0 |team2= Shanghai Dragons |location= Burbank, CA |result=W}}
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{{Overwatch collapsible box|match=16|date= March 08 |year=2018|team1= Houston Outlaws |team1score=0 |team2score=4 |team2= Los Angeles Valiant |location= Burbank, CA}}
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{{Overwatch collapsible box|match=19|date= March 23 |year=2018|team1= Philadelphia Fusion |team1score=3 |team2score=2 |team2= Los Angeles Valiant |location= Burbank, CA}}
{{Overwatch collapsible box|match=27|date= April 25 |year=2018|team1= Los Angeles Valiant |team1score=1 |team2score=3 |team2= Houston Outlaws |location= Burbank, CA |result=L}}
{{Overwatch collapsible box|match=20|date= March 24 |year=2018|team1= Los Angeles Valiant |team1score=0 |team2score=4 |team2= New York Excelsior |location= Burbank, CA}}
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{{Overwatch collapsible box|match=28|date= April 27 |year=2018|team1= Los Angeles Valiant |team1score=3 |team2score=1 |team2= Florida Mayhem |location= Burbank, CA |result=W}}
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{{Overwatch collapsible box|match=30|date= May 05 |year=2018|team1= Los Angeles Valiant |team1score=3 |team2score=2 |team2= Philadelphia Fusion |location= Burbank, CA |result=W}}
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{{2018 Overwatch League Stage 3 standings}}
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{{Overwatch collapsible box|match=26|date= April 21 |year=2018|team1= London Spitfire |team1score=3 |team2score=2 |team2= Los Angeles Valiant |location= Burbank, CA}}
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{{Overwatch collapsible box|match=28|date= April 27 |year=2018|team1= Los Angeles Valiant |team1score=3 |team2score=1 |team2= Florida Mayhem |location= Burbank, CA}}
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{{Overwatch collapsible box|match=30|date= May 05 |year=2018|team1= Los Angeles Valiant |team1score=3 |team2score=2 |team2= Philadelphia Fusion |location= Burbank, CA}}
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=== Stage 4 ===
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{{Overwatch collapsible box|match=32|date= May 19 |year=2018|team1= Shanghai Dragons |team1score=1 |team2score=3 |team2= Los Angeles Valiant |location= Burbank, CA}}
! Stage 4
{{Overwatch collapsible box|match=33|date= May 23 |year=2018|team1= Florida Mayhem |team1score=1 |team2score=3 |team2= Los Angeles Valiant |location= Burbank, CA}}
|}
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{{Overwatch collapsible box|match=34|date= May 25 |year=2018|team1= Los Angeles Valiant |team1score=3 |team2score=2 |team2= Boston Uprising |location= Burbank, CA}}
{{Overwatch collapsible box|match=32|date= May 19 |year=2018|team1= Shanghai Dragons |team1score=1 |team2score=3 |team2= Los Angeles Valiant |location= Burbank, CA |result=W}}
{{Overwatch collapsible box|match=35|date= May 30 |year=2018|team1= Los Angeles Valiant |team1score=3 |team2score=0 |team2= Los Angeles Gladiators |location= Burbank, CA}}
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{{Overwatch collapsible box|match=34|date= May 25 |year=2018|team1= Los Angeles Valiant |team1score=3 |team2score=2 |team2= Boston Uprising |location= Burbank, CA |result=W}}
{{Overwatch collapsible box|match=37|date= June 07 |year=2018|team1= Los Angeles Valiant |team1score=2 |team2score=1 |team2= London Spitfire |location= Burbank, CA}}
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{{Overwatch collapsible box|match=39|date= June 13 |year=2018|team1= Los Angeles Valiant |team1score=3 |team2score=1 |team2= San Francisco Shock |location= Burbank, CA}}
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{{Overwatch collapsible box|match=40|date= June 15 |year=2018|team1= Dallas Fuel |team1score=3 |team2score=1 |team2= Los Angeles Valiant |location= Burbank, CA}}
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{{Overwatch collapsible box|match=38|date= June 09 |year=2018|team1= Houston Outlaws |team1score=0 |team2score=4 |team2= Los Angeles Valiant |location= Burbank, CA |result=W}}
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! Stage 4 Playoffs
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{{Overwatch collapsible box|match= Finals |date= June 17 |year=2018|team1= New York Excelsior |team1score=1 |team2score=3 |team2= Los Angeles Valiant |location= Burbank, CA |result=W}}


{{OWL game log end}}
{{2018 Overwatch League Stage 4 standings}}

=== Playoffs ===
{{OWL game log start|Los Angeles Valiant|2018|playoff|bg1=#2A7230|color1=#FFFFFF}}

{{OWL game log section|Los Angeles Valiant|Stage 3 Playoffs (0–1)|hide=y|bg2=#E5D456|color2=#000000|
{{Overwatch collapsible box|match= Semifinals |date= May 06 |year=2018|team1= Los Angeles Valiant |team1score=0 |team2score=3 |team2= New York Excelsior |location= Burbank, CA}}
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{{OWL game log section|Los Angeles Valiant|Stage 4 Playoffs (2–0)|hide=y|bg2=#E5D456|color2=#000000|
== Season Playoffs ==
{{Overwatch collapsible box|match= Semifinals |date= June 17 |year=2018|team1= Los Angeles Valiant |team1score=3 |team2score=2 |team2= Los Angeles Gladiators |location= Burbank, CA}}
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! Season Playoffs
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{{OWL game log section|Los Angeles Valiant|Season Playoffs (0–2)|hide=y|bg2=#E5D456|color2=#000000|
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{{OWL game log end}}
== Overall Standings ==
{{2018 Overwatch League Overall standings}}


== References ==
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Latest revision as of 18:42, 9 January 2024

2018 Los Angeles Valiant season
Pacific Division champions
Head coachHenry Coxall (rel. Feb 19)
Moon Byung-chul
OwnerNoah Whinston
DivisionPacific
Results
Record27–13 (.675)
Place
Stage 1 PlayoffsDid not qualify
Stage 2 PlayoffsDid not qualify
Stage 3 PlayoffsSemifinals
Stage 4 PlayoffsChampions
Season PlayoffsSemifinals
Total Earnings$400,000

The 2018 Los Angeles Valiant season was the first season of Los Angeles Valiant's existence in the Overwatch League. The team finished with a regular season record of 27–13 – the second best in the Overwatch League.

Los Angeles qualified for the Stage 3 and Stage 4 Playoffs. The team lost in the Stage 3 semifinals to the New York Excelsior. Los Angeles found revenge in the Stage 4 finals when the defeated the New York Excelsior. The team qualified for the Season Playoffs, but lost to the would-be champions London Spitfire in the semifinals.

Preceding offseason

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Valiant revealed their inaugural season starting roster over a series of Twitter posts from October 30 to November 2, consisting of the following players:[1]

  • Brady "Agilities" Girardi
  • Terence "Soon" Tarlier
  • Ted "silkthread" Wang
  • Christopher "GrimReality" Schaefer
  • Park "Kariv" Young-seo
  • Stefano "Verbo" Disalvo
  • Benjamin "uNKOE" Chevasson
  • Indy "SPACE" Halpern
  • Koo "Fate" Pan-seung
  • Seb "Numlocked" Barton
  • Lee "Envy" Kang-jae

Review

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Los Angeles Valiant's first OWL regular season game was a 4–0 victory against the San Francisco Shock on January 10, 2018.[2] The Valiant posted an impressive 7–3 record in Stage 1, but did not qualify for the Stage 1 Playoffs.[3] On February 19, two days before the beginning of Stage 2, the Los Angeles Valiant announced the departure of head coach Henry "Cuddles" Coxall. The team announced, on the same day, the hiring of Byung Chul "Moon" Moon as the team's new head coach.[4] Stage 2 ended in a disappointing 4–6 record.[5]

The Valiant had a more successful Stage 3, as the team posted a 7–3 record – good for the 3rd seed in the Stage 3 Playoffs.[6] The team faced off against the 2nd-seeded New York Excelsior in the semifinals of the Stage 3 Playoffs, but the Valiant lost in a 0–3 sweep.[7]

Los Angeles Valiant had its best stage in the 4th stage. The team was undefeated going into the final regular season game against the Dallas Fuel. The Valiant lost that matchup by a score of 3 to 1, giving them a 9–1 record and the 2nd seed for the Stage 4 Playoffs.[8] The Valiant faced their intercity-rivals and top-seeded team, the Los Angeles Gladiators, in the semifinals, and were able to pull off a 3–2 victory to move on the finals against the New York Excelsior. On June 17, the Los Angeles Valiant claimed their first-ever stage title, defeating the Excelsior 3–1 in the Stage 4 Finals.[9]

The Valiant ended the regular season with a 27–13 record and the 2nd seed and a first-round bye in the Season Playoffs.[10] The team's was set to face the London Spitfire in the season semifinals. The first matchup was on July 18, in which the Valiant fell to the Spitfire by a score of 1–3. On July 20, the Valiant was eliminated from the Season Playoffs after getting swept 0–3 in the second semifinal match against the Spitfire.[11]

Final roster

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2018 Los Angeles Valiant roster
Players Coaches
Role No. Handle Name Nationality
Damage 8 Bunny Chae Joon-hyuk South Korea
Damage 9 Agilities Giradi, Brady Canada
Damage 27 KSF Frandanisa, Kyle United States
Damage 99 SoOn Tarlier, Terrence France
Tank 1 Fate Ko Pan-seung South Korea
Tank 6 Numlocked Barton, Sebastian United Kingdom
Support 10 Custa Kennedy, Scott Australia
Support 13 Verbo Disalvo, Stefano United States
Support 99 KariV Park Young-seo South Korea
Flex 8 Finnsi Jonasson, Finnbjorn Iceland
Flex 16 SPACE Halpern, Indy United States
Flex 22 Izayaki Kim Min-chul South Korea
Head coach
  • Moon Byung-chul
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness
  

Latest roster transaction: April 13, 2018.

Transactions

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Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2018 regular season:

  • On March 31, Valiant acquired Chae "Bunny" Jun-hyeok from Seoul Dynasty.[12]
  • On April 2, Valiant released Lee "Envy" Kang-jae and Christopher "GrimReality" Schaefer.[13]
  • On April 2, Valiant traded Benjamin "uNKOE" Chevasson to Dallas Fuel in exchange for Scott "Custa" Kennedy.[14]
  • On April 3, Valiant transferred Ted "silkthread" Wang to Los Angeles Gladiators.[15]
  • On April 4, Valiant signed Kyle "KSF" Frandanisa and Finnbjörn "Finnsi" Jónasson.[16]
  • On April 13, Valiant signed Kim "Izayaki" Min-chul.[17]

Standings

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Record by stage

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Stage Pld W L Pct MW ML MT MD Pos
1 10 7 3 .700 26 13 3 +13 4
2 10 4 6 .400 18 23 1 -5 8
3 10 7 3 .700 28 15 1 +13 3
4 10 9 1 .900 28 13 2 +15 2
Overall 40 27 13 .675 100 64 7 +36 2
  Qualified for playoffs

League

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Pos Div Team
 Pld W L PCT MW ML MT MD Qualification
1 ATL New York Excelsior 40 34 6 0.850 126 43 4 +83 Advance to season playoffs semifinals
2 PAC Los Angeles Valiant 40 27 13 0.675 100 64 7 +36
3 ATL Boston Uprising 40 26 14 0.650 99 71 3 +28 Advance to season playoffs quarterfinals
4 PAC Los Angeles Gladiators 40 25 15 0.625 96 72 3 +24
5 ATL London Spitfire 40 24 16 0.600 102 69 3 +33
6 ATL Philadelphia Fusion 40 24 16 0.600 93 80 2 +13
7 ATL Houston Outlaws 40 22 18 0.550 94 77 2 +17
8 PAC Seoul Dynasty 40 22 18 0.550 91 78 3 +13
9 PAC San Francisco Shock 40 17 23 0.425 77 84 5 −7
10 PAC Dallas Fuel 40 12 28 0.300 58 100 7 −42
11 ATL Florida Mayhem 40 7 33 0.175 42 120 5 −78
12 PAC Shanghai Dragons 40 0 40 0.000 21 141 2 −120
Source: The Overwatch League
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) map differential; 3) head-to-head map differential; 4) head-to-head record

Game log

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Preseason

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2018 preseason game log
Preseason (2–0)
1 December 06 Los Angeles Valiant 3 – 2 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA


2 December 09 Los Angeles Valiant 3 – 1 Los Angeles Gladiators Burbank, CA



Regular season

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2018 game log (Regular season record: 27–13)
Stage 1 (7–3)
1 January 10 San Francisco Shock 0 – 4 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA


2 January 12 Los Angeles Valiant 3 – 0 Dallas Fuel Burbank, CA


3 January 18 New York Excelsior 3 – 0 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA


4 January 20 Los Angeles Valiant 2 – 3 London Spitfire Burbank, CA


5 January 24 Los Angeles Gladiators 2 – 3 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA


6 January 27 Los Angeles Valiant 3 – 1 Florida Mayhem Burbank, CA


7 January 31 Los Angeles Valiant 4 – 0 Philadelphia Fusion Burbank, CA


8 February 03 Boston Uprising 4 – 0 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA


9 February 07 Los Angeles Valiant 3 – 0 Seoul Dynasty Burbank, CA


10 February 09 Los Angeles Valiant 4 – 0 Shanghai Dragons Burbank, CA



Stage 2 (4–6)
11 February 21 Seoul Dynasty 4 – 0 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA


12 February 24 Shanghai Dragons 0 – 3 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA


13 February 28 Los Angeles Valiant 3 – 1 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA


14 March 02 Dallas Fuel 1 – 3 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA


15 March 07 Los Angeles Valiant 0 – 4 Los Angeles Gladiators Burbank, CA


16 March 08 Houston Outlaws 0 – 4 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA


17 March 15 Florida Mayhem 3 – 1 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA


18 March 16 Los Angeles Valiant 2 – 3 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA


19 March 23 Philadelphia Fusion 3 – 2 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA


20 March 24 Los Angeles Valiant 0 – 4 New York Excelsior Burbank, CA



Stage 3 (7–3)
21 April 04 Los Angeles Valiant 4 – 0 Seoul Dynasty Burbank, CA


22 April 06 Los Angeles Valiant 4 – 0 Shanghai Dragons Burbank, CA


23 April 11 San Francisco Shock 0 – 4 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA


24 April 13 Los Angeles Valiant 2 – 1 Dallas Fuel Burbank, CA


25 April 18 Los Angeles Gladiators 2 – 3 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA


26 April 21 London Spitfire 3 – 2 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA


27 April 25 Los Angeles Valiant 1 – 3 Houston Outlaws Burbank, CA


28 April 27 Los Angeles Valiant 3 – 1 Florida Mayhem Burbank, CA


29 May 03 Boston Uprising 3 – 2 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA


30 May 05 Los Angeles Valiant 3 – 2 Philadelphia Fusion Burbank, CA



Stage 4 (9–1)
31 May 16 Seoul Dynasty 2 – 3 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA


32 May 19 Shanghai Dragons 1 – 3 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA


33 May 23 Florida Mayhem 1 – 3 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA


34 May 25 Los Angeles Valiant 3 – 2 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA


35 May 30 Los Angeles Valiant 3 – 0 Los Angeles Gladiators Burbank, CA


36 June 02 New York Excelsior 2 – 3 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA


37 June 07 Los Angeles Valiant 2 – 1 London Spitfire Burbank, CA


38 June 09 Houston Outlaws 0 – 4 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA


39 June 13 Los Angeles Valiant 3 – 1 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA


40 June 15 Dallas Fuel 3 – 1 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA



Playoffs

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2018 playoff game log
Stage 3 Playoffs (0–1)
Semifinals May 06 Los Angeles Valiant 0 – 3 New York Excelsior Burbank, CA



Stage 4 Playoffs (2–0)
Semifinals June 17 Los Angeles Valiant 3 – 2 Los Angeles Gladiators Burbank, CA


Finals June 17 New York Excelsior 1 – 3 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA



Season Playoffs (0–2)
Quarterfinals   First-round bye  


Semifinals Match 1 July 18 London Spitfire 3 – 1 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA


Semifinals Match 2 July 20 London Spitfire 3 – 0 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA



References

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