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46-646: The Shanghai Dragons did not win a single match in their first season in the OWL, going 0–40, giving them the record for the worst single-season record in professional sports history. The team also holds the record for the longest losing streak in professional sports history at 42 losses, passing the previous record 28-game losing streak held by the Philadelphia 76ers . Following, the Dragons overturned their roster, claimed at least one midseason tournament title in each of

92-526: A 12-game losing streak to start the season. Vancouver picked up its first win of the season on August 6, 2021, with a 3–0 win over the Boston Uprising — their first win in nearly a year. The Titans ended the season with a 1–15 record, marking their worst finish in franchise history. After an abysmal 2021 season, the Titans again dropped their entire roster. The team picked up seven players, forming

138-483: A 1–15 regular season record. On September 7, 2018, Activision Blizzard announced that NHL 's Vancouver Canucks ownership Aquilini Group had purchased a slot for the Vancouver-based franchise for a reported $ 30 million to $ 60 million. "Esports has seen extraordinary success and continues to be one of the fastest growing industries in the world," said Aquilini Group managing director Francesco Aquilini in

184-581: A gaming facility at Adamas Esports Training and Performance at Fortius Sport & Health. With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic , the Overwatch League shifted all matches to an online format. The Titans players requested to move back to South Korea amid the pandemic, which was approved by Aquilini management. However, Aquilini would not fund the team a team house, nor would they provide a training facility for them to practice at. In South Korea,

230-406: A matter of random chance. A team with low ability is more likely to lose frequently, and a team with high ability is more likely to win, but once ability is controlled for, there is no evidence that a "winning" or "losing" streak affects the result of the match. In fact, one study of European association football matches using a Monte Carlo methodology found that once ability was accounted for,

276-604: A mixed nationality roster, in the offseason, including former Toronto Defiant hitscan player Luka "Aspire" Rolovic and former Atlanta Reign support player Petja "Masaa" Kantanen. On December 1, 2018, the Aquilini Group officially unveiled the Vancouver Titans brand. The name Titans is "indicative of the traits associated with the Sasquatch – a powerful, imposing, and mythical being." The logo features

322-615: A respectable 3–4 record for the stage. The Dragons found more success in Stage 2 , as they finished with a 4–3 record and qualified for their first ever stage playoffs, as well as became the first of two Chinese teams to qualify for a stage playoffs. Shanghai lost in their quarterfinals match against the San Francisco Shock , 1–3, but were able to snap the Shock's 28-map winning streak in the process. The Dragons hit their stride after

368-508: A statement. "We can't wait to launch the team in Vancouver." On October 18, the team announced they had partnered with Canadian esports organization Luminosity Gaming to add esports expertise to the organization. On December 1, a video revealed the Vancouver Titans' brand during the second intermission of a Vancouver Canucks game, concluding with "Today, we release the Titans." The team also announced that it had signed all eight members of

414-406: A stylized dragon in the shape of the letter 'S' in the team's official colors of red, yellow, white, and black. Specifically, red is a theme color for the logo, as it emphasizes the team's Chinese connection. Latest roster transaction: October 9, 2023. Season MVP Grand Finals MVP Role Stars selections All-Star Game selections All-Star Game head coaches On January 10, 2018,

460-517: A team or individual. A losing streak is thus the opposite of a winning streak . A losing streak can last as few as two games, or it may last much longer. A losing streak and a winless streak are distinctively different, as a winless streak may include: Tie games can also be included in an unbeaten streak, as in soccer. Most quantitative studies of winning and losing streaks, and the associated concept of psychological momentum , have failed to find any evidence that "streaks" actually exist, except as

506-411: A team was actually slightly less likely to win or lose when it had experienced the same result in the previous match. Despite the apparent nonexistence of streaks in quantitative terms, many scholars in the field have pointed to the importance of understanding qualitative, psychological aspects of streaks. A series of losses can have a negative effect on team morale even if it has no direct effect on

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552-645: Is an incredible foundation on which to build a successful global league, and we're looking forward to building a world-class team for Shanghai that inspires fans everywhere." On September 27, NetEase revealed the franchise name as the Shanghai Dragons and was the first OWL team to release its branding. On October 31, the Dragons revealed their Overwatch League roster, consisting of eight members. Three weeks later, on November 20, Shanghai Dragons announced their coaching staff, including head coach Chen "U4" Congshan. Shanghai Dragons' first regular season OWL match

598-810: Is one of two professional Overwatch teams in Canada (the other, Toronto Defiant ). The team is owned by Canucks Sports & Entertainment , owners of the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Vancouver Warriors of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). For their inaugural season, the Titans signed a roster consisting of mostly members from Korean Overwatch Contenders team RunAway . In their first year, they reached all three of

644-558: The All-Star break , amassing a 5–2 Stage 3 record, and qualified for the Stage 3 playoffs. The team took down the top-seeded New York Excelsior , 3–1, and the second-seeded Vancouver Titans , 4–1, in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively, before defeating the third-seeded Shock, 4–3, in the finals to claim their first-ever stage championship. Prior to the start of Stage 4, the team acquired support player Kim "Izayaki" Min-chul from

690-432: The Boston Uprising late in the offseason, after Fearless became inactive due to unspecified health reasons. Shanghai opened the 2019 season with two consecutive losses. On February 23, 2019, Shanghai snapped their 42-game losing streak – the longest losing streak in professional sports history – by defeating the Boston Uprising , 3–1, marking the franchise's first ever win. The team picked up two more wins in Stage 1 for

736-738: The London Spitfire , went to an OWL record eight maps, but the Dragons fell 3–4, ending their playoff hopes. Prior to the 2020 season , the Dragons dropped most of their coaching staff, including head coach BlueHas, and signed former Los Angeles Valiant head coach Byung-Chul "Moon" Moon as their new head coach. The team also released several players, including Gamsu and tank player Jin "Youngjin" Young-jin. Shanghai added six players to their roster, picking up damage players Kim "Fleta" Byung-sun and Lee "Lip" Jae-won, tank players Kang "Void" Jun-Woo and Seo "Stand1" Ji-won, and support player Lee "Leejaegon" Jae-gon, as well as promoting Fearless back to

782-593: The Los Angeles Valiant . Shanghai's success did not last, however; after the implementation of a 2-2-2 role lock by the league in Stage 4, the Dragons only won one of their final seven matches, finishing the regular season in 11th place with a 13–15 record. The team advanced to the play-in tournament for a chance to qualify for the season playoffs . They won their first match against the Philadelphia Fusion , 4–2. Their second match, against

828-734: The New York Excelsior and Seoul Dynasty in the Asia bracket of the season playoffs , advancing them to the Grand Finals bracket. In the Grand Finals bracket, the Dragons took down the Fusion in the first round on October 8. The team faced the Shock in the upper bracket finals, but they lost the match, 2–3. The loss dropped them to the lower bracket finals, where they were upset by the Dynasty, losing 2–3 and ending their season. Fleta won

874-704: The New York Excelsior , 4–3, in the upper bracket finals to advance to the Grand Finals . In a rematch of the Stage 1 and Stage 2 finals, the Titans faced the Shock in the Grand Finals on September 29. However, the Titans were held without winning a single map in the series, losing 0–4, and finished as the league's runners-up. Following the 2019 season, the Vancouver Titans parted ways with four of their players, including Bumper and TiZi. The team signed two former Seoul Dynasty players in tank Baek "Fissure" Chan-hyung and support Ryu "ryujehong" Je-hong . The team began their season living in Vancouver and practicing at

920-535: The Pacific Northwest folklore figure with a 'V' in the nose and a mountain range on the top of its head in the team's colours of blue, green, and white. The colours represent the greenery that surrounds the Pacific Ocean in the Vancouver area and are similar of that of the Vancouver Canucks ' official colours. "In choosing our identity we wanted to introduce a team that would resonate with fans in

966-401: The Dragons revealed "Team CC", their academy team for Overwatch Contenders China. In Season One, the team reached the playoff semi-finals before losing to eventual runners-up LGD Gaming 1–3. Losing streak In sports, a losing streak (a.k.a. a cold streak , losing skid , slide , schneid , or losing slump ) is an uninterrupted string of contests (games, matches, etc.) lost by

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1012-566: The Korean Overwatch Contenders champions RunAway and Hwang "Pajion" Ji-sub as the team's head coach. Vancouver's first OWL match was a 4–0 sweep over the Shanghai Dragons . Behind a core starting lineup of Park "Bumper" Sang-beom, Choi "JJANU" Hyun-woo, Kim "Haksal" Hyo-jong , Seo "SeoMinSoo" Min-soo, Kim "SLIME" Seong-jun, and Lee "Twilight" Ju-seok, the Titans posted a 7–0 record in the first stage of

1058-580: The May Melee tournament, the first of four midseason double-elimination tournaments in the regular season, as the second-seeded Eastern team. The Dragons reached the finals of the tournament, where lost to the Dallas Fuel . The team again advanced to the finals, where they faced the Fuel; this time, the Dragons defeated the Fuel, claiming their first title of the 2021 season. The Dragons went undefeated in

1104-561: The Pacific Northwest," Aquilini Group managing editor Francesco Aquilini said in a statement. "With a local feel and an experienced, skilled team, we are ready and can't wait to have the Titans compete at the highest level in esports." In August 2019, the Vancouver Titans announced a partnership with Circle K on limited edition souvenir cups that featured images of Titans players Twilight, Haksal, Bumper, and SeoMinSoo. Latest roster transaction: July 11, 2023. Rookie of

1150-528: The Reign by a score of 4–0 to win their first OWL championship. In the 2022 season, the Dragons won the East Summer Showdown tournament, the third midseason tournament of the season. On September 27, 2017, the Shanghai Dragons brand was officially unveiled. The name "dragons" was chosen as the dragon is a symbol of a sacred, powerful, and supreme spirit. The logo for the Shanghai Dragons features

1196-617: The Summer Showdown tournament cycle, ultimately defeating the Chengdu Hunters in the finals to claim their second consecutive midseason tournament title. In the final tournament cycle of the regular season, the Countdown Cup, the Dragons went 2–2 in the qualifiers, failing to advance to the regional knockouts for the first time in the season; Dragons' head coach Moon stated that they were "resting" their players during

1242-443: The Titans players encountered technical difficulties playing from their homes and eventually boycotted practice. According to Tim Holloway, esports director of Aquilini Group, the Titans originally planned to compete in the league's newly formed Asia region, but the time difference "made it difficult for management and the home fanbase to connect with the team and technical challenges for the players playing from home further exacerbated

1288-415: The fourth-seeded Los Angeles Gladiators by a score of 3–1. Moving on to the upper bracket finals, the Dragons faced the second-seeded Dallas Fuel, marking the fifth time the two teams had played each other in a midseason or season playoff match in the 2021 season. Despite keeping the maps close, the Dragons came out with a 3–1 victory to advance the Grand Finals . In the Grand Finals match, the Dragons swept

1334-606: The league's regular season Most Valuable Player award, while coach Moon was named the Coach of the Year. In the offseason preceding the 2021 season , the team elected not to re-sign all five of their free agents, which included Geguri. Additionally, the Dragons transferred Fearless to the Dallas Fuel ; team found his replacement in tank player Koo "Fate" Pan-seung, who was acquired from the Florida Mayhem . The Dragons advanced to

1380-468: The longest individual losing streaks of all time in each sport: Vancouver Titans The Vancouver Titans were a professional Overwatch esports team based in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada. The Titans competed in the now defunct Overwatch League (OWL) as a member of the league's West region. Founded in 2018, the Vancouver Titans began play as one of eight expansion teams in 2019 and

1426-580: The main roster, after the team had sent him down to their Overwatch Contenders academy team Team CC . Behind the resurgence of Fearless at the tank position and rookie-of-the-year-level gameplay from Lip, the Dragons were widely considered the best team in the league throughout the league's first tournament cycle of the season, the May Melee . The team took down the Seoul Dynasty , 4–3, in the Asia region May Melee finals, after going down 0–3 to start

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1472-797: The match. The Dragons reached the finals in the following two tournament cycles, the Summer Showdown and Countdown Cup ; while they lost to the Guangzhou Charge in the Asia Summer Showdown finals, they took down the Hangzhou Spark in the Asia Countdown Cup finals to claim their second midseason tournament title of the year. The Dragons finished the regular season atop the Asia region standings with 27–2 record, including bonus wins. Shanghai took down

1518-520: The next three seasons, and won the 2021 Overwatch League Grand Finals after shutting out Atlanta Reign . On July 12, 2017, Overwatch developer Activision Blizzard officially announced that NetEase , a Chinese technology company, would be the team owner of a Shanghai-based Overwatch League franchise. "We're passionate about gaming at NetEase, and the Overwatch League is an opportunity we didn't want to miss," said William Ding , CEO of NetEase. "The commitment of Overwatch's players and fan community

1564-415: The other is willing to invest. The loser effect rises from the tendency to hold back on the next match after losing. On the other hand, the winner effect encourages the opponent who won the previous match to invest more in the next fight. This phenomenon is well known in the study of animal behavior , where the winner and loser effects help to keep the level of conflicts low in group living animals. List of

1610-529: The outcome of the next game. Studies in sports management suggest that some managers are able to interrupt losing streaks (and prolong winning streaks) through managerial strategies such as changing the lineup or rotation of players. Similarly, effective mental strategies may enable individual athletes to resist the psychological effects of a "losing streak" by staying focused on the task at hand. In team sports, effective strategies for combating negative momentum may include team cohesion activities and increasing

1656-474: The regular season with a league-best 25–3 record and the top seed in the season playoffs. Haksal and Twilight were awarded Role Star commendations on the season; Haksal was also named the OWL Rookie of the Year. In the season playoffs, Bumper and TiZi split playing time, with TiZi taking more time as the playoffs went on. Vancouver ran through the upper bracket of the season playoffs , ultimately defeating

1702-537: The season with a 0–40 record and a -120 map differential. This marked the worst single-season record in professional sports history. In hopes of not reliving the 2018 season, the Shanghai Dragons released eight of 11 members of their roster in the offseason, leaving only Geguri, Lee "Fearless" Eui-seok , and Lu "Diya" Weida. Shortly after, they picked up We "BlueHaS" Seong-hwan as their new head coach. The team announced six new player signings in mid-October 2018. The team also acquired tank player Noh "Gamsu" Young-jin from

1748-577: The season, finishing with a 6–15 regular season record. A 0–3 loss to the Washington Justice in the North America play-in tournament on September 3 ended the team's season. Prior to the start of the 2021 season , the Titans retained half of their roster from the previous season and picked up underperforming players who were dropped or traded from other OWL teams to fill their holes. The team did not outperform expectations, going on

1794-420: The season. The team capped off the stage running through the Stage 1 playoffs, going on to defeat the San Francisco Shock , 4–3, in the Stage 1 finals. The Titans reached the Stage 2 finals, going undefeated in the process, where they again faced the Shock. However, their undefeated streak came to an end, as they lost the match, 2–4. The Titans recorded an OWL record 19-game regular season winning streak, which

1840-455: The situation." Unable to resolve differences between players and management, the Titans organization parted ways with tank JJANU and head coach Pajion on April 30 and released the rest of their roster on May 6. Days later, the Titans announced the hiring of Steven "Flubby" Coronel as their new head coach and signed a roster consisting entirely of the players from North American Overwatch Contenders team Second Wind. The team struggled throughout

1886-490: The stage playoffs, made two stage final appearances, won one stage title, finished at the top of the regular season standings, and reached the 2019 Grand Finals , where they ultimately lost to the San Francisco Shock . However, conflicts between players and management resulted in the Titans organization parting ways with their entire roster at the beginning of the 2020 season. Since then, the Titans have failed to reach any playoffs and had their worst season in 2021, ending it with

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1932-405: The team's interim head coach. The team continued to lose; after their 29th consecutive loss, the Dragons surpassed the Philadelphia 76ers ' record for the longest losing streak in professional sports history. After another loss, Dragons went through another coaching change, as head coach RUI stepped down due to health issues. Having not won a single match the entire season, the Dragons finished

1978-409: The tournament cycle. The team finished the regular season with 12 wins, 4 losses, 20 league points, and the top seed in the season playoffs. Lip, Void, Izayaki, and Leejaegon were all awarded Role Star commendations on the season. Shanghai selected the sixth-seeded San Francisco Shock as their opponent for the first round of the season playoffs; the Dragons swept the Shock, 3–0. The team next defeated

2024-433: The use of positive body language. To the extent that they exist, losing streaks may arise from the loser effect : an increased probability of losing at time T, based on losing at time T−1, T−2, etc. This means that one has a slightly higher probability of losing the next match because one lost the previous one. The outcome of a match does not solely depend on the strength of the opponents, but also on how much effort one or

2070-403: Was a 1–3 loss to the San Francisco Shock . Unfortunately, this result would become a trend for the Dragons throughout the season. After an 0–10 start to the season, the Dragons signed four new players, including the Overwatch League's first female player, Kim "Geguri" Se-yeon . After four more losses, head coach U4 stepped down from his position, leaving assistant coach Son "Kong" Jun-young as

2116-416: Was snapped Stage 3 , as they lost their first regular season match on June 23, against the Los Angeles Valiant . While they qualified for the Stage 3 playoffs, Vancouver was defeated by the Shanghai Dragons in the semifinals round. The league introduced a 2-2-2 role lock for Stage 4; on August 16, the Titans signed tank player Hwang "TiZi" Jang-hyeon, who was a former player for RunAway. Vancouver ended

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