Overwatch League Teams Announce Coaching Shuffle

While the Boston Uprising certainly had a successful Stage 3 regular season, their playoff performance was not the result they were after, falling 3-0 to the New York Excelsior in the Grand Final. Just one day later, the Boston Uprising have revealed that they will be parting ways with their coach, Dae-hee "Crusty" Park.

The announcement, reads as follows: “Following internal conversations with Crusty and our staff in recent weeks, it became apparent that a change was in the best interest of the team, as well as Crusty. He was granted permission to explore new opportunities and will join the San Francisco Shock prior to the beginning of Stage 4.

Crusty has been an instrumental part of the Uprising coaching staff and organization as a whole. We're grateful for the dedication and effort put forth by Crusty during his time here. We're happy to have helped him find a new home where he can continue to thrive.”

The Boston Uprising have not yet named their replacement coach, though San Francisco has also made the announcement of the departure of their head coach Brad Rajani. Their statement reads as follows: “Brad has been an integral part of the system we've built here in the first season of the Overwatch League. He has been a tireless worker and great leader. We thank him for all he has done with the players, management, and league. We wish Brad the best of luck in his future endeavours and know he will do well.

We also welcome Coach Dae-hee "Crusty" Park formerly of the Boston Uprising as new head coach of the San Francisco Shock. "Crusty" has shown incredible skill and talent while coaching the Boston Uprising and we look forward to helping implement his vision for the Shock.”

In addition to Crusty, San Francisco will also be adding NRG Contenders Head Coach Bumhoon “Ninek” Kim to the squad.

For more on how Stage 3 turned out, check out our recap of the Grand Final, here.