[1] On October 31, Dragons revealed their Overwatch League roster, consisting of the following eight members:[2] Three weeks later, on November 20, Shanghai Dragons announced their coaching staff, including head coach Chen "U4" Congshan.
[3] Shanghai Dragons' first regular season OWL match was a 1–3 loss to the San Francisco Shock.
On February 13, 2018, disappointed by their Stage 1 record, the Dragons signed 4 new players in hopes to improve their Stage 2 chances; most notably including the league's first female player, South Korean Kim "Geguri" Se-yeon.
[6][7] The Dragons finished the season with a 0–40 record and a -120 map differential, having not won a single match.
This marked the worst single-season record in professional sports history.