How Did The Shanghai Dragons Roll Their Way To Victory? - Pro Overwatch Analysis

In today's video, we analyze how the Shanghai Dragons methodically incorporated Wrecking Ball into their team compositions when going up against the Dallas Fuel during the finals of the 2021 Overwatch League June Joust.
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[@scorchedsea2388]

The real mvp was coach moon for his impressive adaptability

[@user-ce6cl8wg3r]

I don’t get it

[@RTYR]

Yeah! I would've never come up with Wrecking Ball to stop the Fuel's amazing momentum. It really was a battle of an unstoppable object met an immovable and adaptive force

[@michaelcostello3080]

@@user-ce6cl8wg3r the coach (coach moon) was responsible for coming up with the idea of using ball

[@LieMintPyon]

was it moon that came with the idea? or was it fate that suggest it and make it work?

[@Number9Robotic]

@@LieMintPyon Ideally coaches and players always should be collaborating, so probably both.

[@dhruvmukherjee7628]

I loved how everyone doubted Fates ball pick but it worked extremely well for shangai.

[@H01ygrail]

might even have been match mvp tbh

[@lagavr4693]

@@H01ygrail definitely was. On Chinese owl (bilibili) fate was match mvp

[@nephalemmadeline]

Is your KZbin profile pic Sova?

[@dhruvmukherjee7628]

@World Op yes it is

[@thomaseverard9732]

I was a doubter, but know I believe

[@David-fy6oc]

I still remember when one of the chatter says "why are they forcing ball so much!! They're throwing!!" 😂

[@thegamingpigeon8709]

To be fair not a single person had faith in the dragons at the start, those first two maps were brutal for them

[@boomingbob1579]

Yet they force fearless off Winston into hog of all tanks

[@saadiqmuhammad2856]

This pro analysis with the danganropa music in the back made me feel like a detective 🕵🏾‍♂️ this was super awesome and the dragons surprise us every season

[@brown9671]

super

[@thefactor910]

And Katana Zero music!

[@sparFuu]

Especially the first season

[@edgyweeeb5334]

You forget the fact that fearless changed into roadhog on eichenwald because of fates wrecking ball.

[@kaoskongo]

That was when it felt like the fuel were on the run mentally.

[@tiny_dargeon]

Every single time I see "Pro Overwatch", I read it as "PrOverwatch"

[@sleepsforever4073]

There were so many people doubting the Fate Ball when he was playing it a lot in the regular matches, the June Joust taught us that Fate Ball worked

[@catnip202xch.]

You know you gotta believe Fate, his Ball, and His Balls for the huge plays.

[@koxahh9]

“That’s an amazing play by Fleta” *literally only seeing the spam into multiple backs of teammates*

[@lukraniom8731]

He was talking about the initial pick onto sp9rk1e but okay

[@electricprincess2125]

Hey, thank you for this analysis! As a viewer it was difficult to understand how the Ball suddenly started to get value after losing initially, but now I see how creative the strategy was from Shanghai.

[@kleinmorettifan]

True

[@iAmCyberwaste]

I can just hear that Ludacris on loop when Hammond wrecks house. ROLL OUT!

[@simonhenthorn1851]

I’ve been waiting for this. This was an amazing final to watch live, and now even understanding how the Dragons turned it around makes it so much better.

[@juusoleinonen]

That was insane match, I hoped Dallas would win, but Shanghai played incredibly well

[@rivera3833]

i dont have ow but i watch a lot of ow content creators and tip couse when the day comes that i can buy ow i will be good enouch

[@momdad1818]

Same for me but I've played Overwatch alot 2 years ago. I wish I could play it again.

[@ahamuffin4747]

What keeps you from playing?

[@perry6660]

@@ahamuffin4747 I used to play OW religiously, I know you’re asking him but I just want to get it of my chest, the game feels repetitive, this is not what I felt when I was playing the game in the first two years. Competitive feels so boring after I reached Top 500, there’s nothing new in the game. I don’t know why, maybe because I play Genshin Impact now, because the game gives the community new events every 1 or 2 weeks. I’ve uninstalled Overwatch, maybe if Overwatch 2 feels refreshing then I’ll give it a shot.

[@ahamuffin4747]

@@perry6660 yeah, his scenario is a little bit different from yours

[@sorin_markov]

I thought the same thing, but there's no telling how good you'll actually be at thinking quickly in the moment and making all the right micro decisions. Knowing the game inside and out is a leg up for sure, especially knowing how all the heroes work with/against each other, but you really need experience to be good.

[@doo0ni]

i stayed up until like 3 am for this match, losing it sometimes bc of the insane plays of both teams. luckily dragons won so we have a competitive riveraly this season

[@ThorenTravels]

And now we get a rematch. I'm so excited!

[@caseydrought867]

@@ThorenTravels nope

[@ThorenTravels]

@@caseydrought867 O_O;

[@th3tru3fury91]

Thanks for making these videos, I love watching them as soon as they come out. :)

[@ethanmcmillan4122]

amazing and high-quality stuff as always

[@fredericabernkastel8354]

I really love your pro overwatch analyses. Always hyped to see another video in my sub box.

[@mikewazowski8541]

Insane video! Keep up the good work! Also want to note that fate may not have the most experience on ball, but he worked perfectly with the rest of the dragons, giving them the win.

[@limboxis1022]

D.Va crouching be like 7:21

[@user-ce6cl8wg3r]

Nice

[@SilverKiteGD]

glad to hear the katana ZERO ost again

[@aquifer9480]

It’s great driving music 👌

[@Yuri-ls5ny]

I know most people won’t even be able to hear it but I love the danganronpa music in the back ground of the video

[@moh4995]

We need more of this please !

[@LetsTakeWalk]

"The Hamster sends his regards"

[@gamerkingdom1442]

5:08 holy moly I’ve never thought of using Hammond’s Pile-drive Ability like that! The advantages of seeing these Analysis Videos of competitive play! Thank you! I may play him more tonight to test this technique out! 👍

[@MadMax55777]

Great breakdown as always!

[@MirrorkatFeces]

Excellent breakdown, thanks for the insight!

[@pedrocunha518]

I started watching owl because of this channel 2 months ago and i love the dragons, was expecting a video on this :)

[@Sticks11Cards]

I love the pro analysis and micro plays! Keep them up!

[@theopratama9047]

thank you akhson, i really dont get it how ball can counter the dallas fuel one trick comp. glad you guys made this!

[@alilalani9531]

IVE BEEN WAITING THANK YOU!!!!!

[@Dannnneh]

Best analysis breakdown of Overwatch.

[@diegofernandez7989]

What a breakdown, you guys are amazing

[@iyxon]

Everyone doubted the Ball pick but it turned out to the answer at the final hour.

[@shooshiwhooshi8736]

Wrecking Ball coming in clutch was very supeising to me

[@Maxxieehh]

Love the Danganronpa music!

[@Yuri-ls5ny]

I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who noticed I love the ost

[@sergiosanchez8926]

Love the Katana Zero music

[@gte465u]

Can't block coalescence? Laughs in mei wall and ice block.

[@mohammadahmed1290]

Kinda hard to make mei work with dive tanks because she has little mobility and her freeze which is her strongest abilities and because she’s too far away

[@LieMintPyon]

you will get rushed and forced to cryo and when your cryo gone, you will get rushed again. mei cant block any of those heroes since they can just fly/fade/speed amp away

[@nobodyspecial1056]

been watching these videos, trying to think about more stuff like this, trying to use micro plays and better positioning and have climbed to diamond

[@victuh7222]

omg love the Danganronpa music, it fits so well !

[@crazypenquin98]

Lip's 6man EMP against the Shock today turning around a 4v6

[@patrickpay140]

Was such a good game

[@shialecuck4149]

Omg you said the cowboy name

[@jadenrules100]

Fate got so robbed of potm, they literally dont win that game without his huge plays

[@krystalhaug1957]

Second time reverse sweep 4-3 in owl history and it is still the Dragons! Impressive.

[@bam1860]

Not a reverse sweep

[@jean778]

True, it was a comeback. Still as massive as a reverse sweep just for the 3 straight wins.

[@NeonBigDummy]

Fleta was the MVP Although he was not the focus of the vid, he still did a excellent job. He was like the 1 year older brother of Fate, he kept the enormous off the point while Fate respawns and he did an excellent flank

[@tyler4080]

Fleta was fucking killing it on Echo that night, but I gotta MVP Fate on that Hammy

[@bluebooby1274]

Loving the katana zero OST ;)

[@andrewfornes5320]

Moira's blue ultimate color is amazing

[@yoanjuro7092]

When summer showdown comes to an end, can y'all do an analysis on how the heck Chengdu beat Dallas, cuz I would love to see how Chengdu beat the best team in the NA region

[@neonbunnies9596]

0:28 Should've said "Lighting up the Fuel"

[@maximeprist7400]

Ngl the sentence “Torbjörn on attack” gave me some traumatizing flashbacks

[@VerySnowyDay]

4:11 the danganronpa music gives me callbacks to my anime phane and i dont know if i should thank you or not

[@Virsu]

I remember fuel season 1 FeelsStrongMan

[@senormacaco2834]

ball gaming ball gaming

[@JunglizmTV]

Fate MVP making Ball meta against Fuel's relentless dives.

[@shanedadragon8601]

This is y I love the Shanghai dragons

[@kafukiken7079]

I want each team to ban the hero before playing, like dota and r6

[@planetjupitergaming2192]

It would be to difficult for the coach to etablish a good strategie

[@kan6039]

That would just tank the level of play because overwatch is more of a counter pick game than an fps

[@gaelrodriguezvazaquez3366]

U could almost pick what the other team would be obligated to play, since there are like 6 healers/tanks and not all of them have good synergy

[@aoifeblack_4153]

Taking out just one piece of a composition may throw it on it's head so the might have to adapt really quickly to things they don't have the time for to practice... counter picks are better and more skillful imo

[@Number9Robotic]

Bans are very very limiting and create enormous amounts of unnecessary fatigue in a game already as counterpick-focused as Overwatch. That's why hero pool bans don't occur often anymore in the OWL, and when they do, they apply for longer periods so there's more time to comfortably adjust.

[@SociallyRazed]

4:44 the voice crack lol

[@jiaxinli8811]

Before they lose, Shanghai finally found the key of this meta, don't save ult. Use whatever abilities that's ready. Including ult.

[@AshimplXITY]

"Cos I'm ball god" -Fate

[@MeYattie]

Dangan ronpa bgm!

[@ufjghdjrgs185]

Lets go SHANGHAI

[@20moremins]

had dragons 4-2 in my pickems but they were facing the reign lmao

[@loofiebae]

I stopped watching after season 1 now Fuel and Shanghai are at the top o.O

[@empoleon621]

Dude you guys play ost's from things like danganronpa and dr. stone and i lose my mind everytime

[@freedomfries9719]

I would have laughed in your face if you said in the first year of OWL that one day the best teams would be Fuel and Dragons

[@soob4470]

best anime arch ever

[@boomingbob1579]

Shanghai are v insane and built entirely different

[@skrattaoppar9753]

Hammond and Akshan: *Grappling Intensifies*

[@PathForger_]

I am curious. Why would Reinhardt, Tracer and Sombra be banned choices from the June Jouse? Is something in their kits considered overpowered? If this sounds like a noob question, it's worse, as I'm an outsider to this game. ^_^; Oh... and between the swinging and the mines, Wrecking Ball looks like a rather fun pick.

[@Briseria]

It’s blizzard’s way of freshening up metas. Every now and then 3-4 heroes are banned from play for a set amount of time and then we go to no bans for a set amount of time or for different bans

[@laurenz5460]

And they often choose heroes which have really high pick rates. Reinhardt got played almost always, so they decided to ban him for that tournament

[@PathForger_]

@@Briseria Oh, that makes a lot more sense and thank you for clarifying. I hadn't thought of limiting choices as a means of changing the balance landscape rather than as a necessary remedial action for a particular hero being unbalanced.

[@PathForger_]

@@laurenz5460 I suppose that pick rates would be a pretty good indication of the potential existence of something going for that character, whether it be: - some form of advantage - being easier to play, or - being more fun Thanks for the clarification.

[@yakovhadash]

I know some of the words you said!

[@jacksonlancaster8024]

I clicked so fast that I broke my finger

[@louislyu1806]

Y'all see that Moria orb..?

[@livingreverie5951]

Why do I have feeling that this is a curse for Everyone in the league against the dragons. Cause of the 0-40 in the inaugural season, everyone will have to suffer at least 40 Losses to the dragons in either maps or full Games. This is a dumb comment, but honestly I can see this as a possibility

[@lagavr4693]

Mayhem already lost forty in two seasons :(

[@livingreverie5951]

@@lagavr4693 forgot to add where its against the dragons

[@BigCallSC]

keennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!

[@alilalani9531]

Where do you find these OWL replays?

[@itsnotgilly]

Fuel we’re .6 seconds from winning the series on busan 🥲

[@panicxpop]

Everybody's talking about Overwatch but I'm just here listening at the entire background music of Danganronpa.

[@thepigeonman_]

Holy crap this is why their league players

[@bababooey3248]

Ball is so good in overwatch if you know what you're doing. Easily I get 4 gold no death games constantly. It's all a matter of positional awareness, map knowledge and ability tracking. With those techniques you can steamroll, stall, harass and hunt down your enemy and get in and then get away from all engagements with barely a scratch on you. He litterally is the high skill, high reward character of overwatch.

[@xyzbca110]

Remember when they were 0-40

[@hoani64]

D E L I C I O U S F A T E

[@wiirkirbys6981]

Honestly, the only reason this worked was because Dallas refused to swap to counter the wrecking ball. They had no cc and both healers were short range, so ramming the back line was literally free and denied Dallas most of their sustain- all Shanghai had to do was chunk a tank in that split second and neither Lucio nor Moira has the burst healing to regain that during the rest of the fight without ultimates. They either needed something like a Mcree to stop the ramming, or just swap a healer to either Baptiste or Mercy since they can keep healing during disruption. Dallas did neither; the only thing they tried to swap was to an even more aggressive tank when they needed to control their back line.

[@destroyermaker]

Was hoping each map win for SHD would be broken down. Good stuff otherwise though

[@melanieguages4185]

Madness that Fate didn't get POTM

[@snewp_e2139]

Pretty sure in the Chinese stream he got it

[@lucasgrossi3322]

whats up with the static moira ball at 7:14?

[@nfrmptbongo9439]

Seems like a replay-viewer bug. Nice catch.

[@rappa4022]

pog

[@jamesstrain1631]

I was rooting for the Dragons to win. Fate was the mvp especially since he forced Fearless to switch

[@mymommymom3065]

And then the fuel got there shit rocked by cheungdu in the next tournament

[@jizzaconda6948]

I hear that Danganronpa music

[@soratron]

0:54 wait a minute… that sounds like goats lmao (watching also felt like goats)

[@krystalhaug1957]

Some analysts call it "neogoats"

[@lamar_noil]

I really don't understand it being called neogoats tbh because this comp has been played in numerous metas before (with like Reaper/Tracer and Sombra as the DPS lineup though), plus doesn't Rein Rush achieve the same thing as Winston Rush?

[@skyblockgoober]

i still remember when the fuel was a joke team

[@RiccardoLulli]

How did Fate jumped high enough at 5:07 to use Piledriver? I don't see any rope used as pivot...

[@vuumfiredog]

Fate momentarily went off the edge of the platform to get enough height for Piledriver to be used, and then turned around so that the Piledriver could move back and connect.

[@RiccardoLulli]

@@vuumfiredog Aha! Didn't know this trick! Thank you very much! :D

[@thomasright1359]

You can also just roll backwards to an edge and hold Ctrl. No need to turn around

[@gglincizai]

Summer showdown will be fuels since tracer and sombra are available. Wrecking ball will be less viable against these comps because tracer and sombra are hard balls counters.

[@mishima433]

sorry to disappoint you but my bois still got it two times in roll 🐉

[@gglincizai]

@@mishima433 I think the apac teams were playing at a faster pace compared to western teams because they were utilising ball compositions. The fuel couldn't couldn't any fights although they got the beginning picks because apac were heroes that are super fast and stallable.

[@gglincizai]

Win*

[@Seeker_of_Truth_and_Beauty]

Who would've thought that you just need to play the best character in the game to win?

[@drivers6939]

Ball is the best?

[@Seeker_of_Truth_and_Beauty]

@@drivers6939 The very best; like no one ever was.

[@drivers6939]

@@Seeker_of_Truth_and_Beauty obviously lol I main ball he too good

[@elektron1x]

what the hell is june joust now? where is normal format of owl? is it still happening or it's just these tournaments, what the hell is this?

[@thomasright1359]

Same question. It's a bit confusing

[@elektron1x]

@@thomasright1359 I haven't played in a while let alone watch the esports so I don't know

[@skidMark_69]

So we’re just going to pretend they didn’t throw the first match because they knew they were going to ball in the finals?

[@andrewfraser5484]

hamster pog

[@shreccc9326]

mmmmmm hamster

[@kurttis9525]

the mvp was wreagin ball