DRX, formerly known as DragonX, is a South Korean esports organization with teams competing in League of Legends, Tekken 7, Valorant and Warcraft. It previously had teams competing in Honor of Kings and Clash Royale.[1]
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| Divisions | League of Legends Tekken 7 Valorant Warcraft |
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| Team history | League of Legends
Valorant
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| Location | South Korea |
| Championships | 1× World Championship (2022) |
| League titles | 2× League of Legends Champions Korea |
| Partners | Shinhan Bank, Kakao Friends, Red Bull, McLaren, HyperX, Xenics, ETAC, Logitech G |
| Website | www |
DRX's League of Legends division competes in the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK). It has won two back-to-back LCK titles (2017 Summer and 2018 Spring) and the 2022 edition of the League of Legends World Championship.[2]
History
editDRX's League of Legends division was initially named Incredible Miracle in 2012. In January 2016, Incredible Miracle was rebranded as Longzhu Gaming, which took over the name of their sponsor, LongZhu TV.[3][4]
Longzhu Gaming was sold to Kingzone in January 2018, and was rebranded as Kingzone DragonX.[5][6]
In October 2019, Kingzone DragonX was renamed as DragonX, and was then abbreviated as DRX.[7]
Honours
editLeague of Legends
editDomestic
edit- Runners-up: 2017[a]
International
edit- Winners: 2022
Tekken 7
edit- Evolution Championship Series
- Winners: 2022 (Bae "Knee" Jae-min)
Valorant
edit- VCT Pacific League
- Runners-up: 2023
- VCT Pacific Stage 2
- Runners-up: 2024
- Valorant Champions
- Third place: 2022
Tournament results
editLeague of Legends
edit| Year | League of Legends Champions Korea | Mid-Season Invitational | World Championship | ||||||
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| P | W | L | W–L% | Pos. | Playoffs | ||||
| As Longzhu Gaming | |||||||||
| 2016 | Spring | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 7th | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Summer | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 8th | Did not qualify | |||
| 2017 | Spring | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 7th | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Quarterfinals |
| Summer | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 1st | Winners | |||
| As Kingzone DragonX | |||||||||
| 2018 | Spring | 18 | 16 | 2 | .889 | 1st | Winners | Runners-up | Did not qualify |
| Summer | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 3rd | Round 2 | |||
| 2019 | Spring | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 3rd | Round 3 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Summer | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 7th | Did not qualify | |||
| As DragonX / DRX | |||||||||
| 2020 | Spring | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 3rd | Round 3 | Did not qualify | Quarterfinals |
| Summer | 18 | 15 | 3 | .833 | 2nd | Runners-up | |||
| 2021 | Spring | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5th | Quarterfinals | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Summer | 18 | 2 | 16 | .111 | 10th | Did not qualify | |||
| 2022 | Spring | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 4th | Quarterfinals | Did not qualify | Winners |
| Summer | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 6th | Quarterfinals | |||
| 2023 | Spring | 18 | 3 | 15 | .167 | 9th | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Summer | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 6th | Round 1 | |||
| 2024 | Spring | 18 | 3 | 15 | .167 | 9th | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Summer | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 9th | Did not qualify | |||
Honor of Kings
edit| Year | Event | Placement | Last match | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2018 Honor of Kings Champion Cup Summer Season | 3–4 | KZ vs eStar Pro | 0–4 |
| Korea King Pro League Autumn 2018 | 1st | KZ vs ROX Phoenix | 4–0 | |
| 2018 Honor of Kings Champion Cup Winter Season | 5–8 | Group stage | 2–4 | |
| 2019 | Korea King Pro League Spring 2019 | 3rd | KZ vs Nova Esports | 0–4 |
Roster
editLeague of Legends
edit| DRX League of Legends roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kim "Ssong" Sang-soo
Kim "Crush" Jun-seo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Legend:
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Roster updated 26 November 2024. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valorant
edit| DRX Valorant roster | ||||||||||||||||
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| Players | Coaches | |||||||||||||||
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Pyeon "termi" Seon-ho
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Legend:
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Roster updated 19 October 2024. | |||||||||||||||
DRX FGC
edit| Player | Name |
|---|---|
 Knee
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Bae Jae-min |
| Chanel
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Kang Seong-ho |
| Infested
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Park Byung-ho |
 poka
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Shunsuke Abe |
| Leshar
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Shin Moon-sup |
Source:[8]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "왕자영요, 한국 프로리그 전초작업 대규모 '아마' 토너먼트 개최". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ Liao, Shannon. "DRX beats T1 to win 2022 League of Legends World Championship". Washington Post. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "'아듀 IM'...롱주-IM, 롱주로 팀명과 엠블렘 변경". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "IM战队最新图标正式出炉 龙珠IM宣布成军！_兔玩网英雄联盟LOL专区". lol.tuwan.com. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "Kingzone Acquires and Rebrands Longzhu Gaming". The Esports Observer. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "League of Legends: Kingzone Takes Over Longzhu Gaming". invenglobal.com. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "킹존 드래곤X, '드래곤X'로 새로운 출발...FEG로부터 독립". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "FGC". drx.gg. Retrieved 24 January 2024.