DRX (esports)

DRX

Divisions	League of Legends
Team history	Incredible Miracle (2012–2016) Longzhu Gaming (2016–2018) Kingzone DragonX (2018–2019) DragonX (2019–2020)
Location	South Korea
Partners	Kakao Friends, Red Bull, McLaren, HyperX, Xenics, ETAC, Logitech G

DRX is a professional esports organization based in South Korea. The team currently competes in League of Legends, and also competed in Honor of Kings and Clash Royale in the past.^[1] The League of Legends division competes in the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK), and has won two back-to-back titles (2017 Summer and 2018 Spring).

History

DRX was initially named Incredible Miracle in 2012. In January 2016, Incredible Miracle was rebranded to Longzhu Gaming, which took over the name of their sponsor, LongZhu TV.^[2]^[3]

Longzhu Gaming was sold to Kingzone in January 2018. It was then rebranded to Kingzone DragonX.^[4]^[5]

On October 10, 2019, Kingzone DragonX was renamed to DragonX.^[6]

Honours

Domestic

League of Legends Champions Korea

Winners: 2017 Summer, 2018 Spring

Runners-up: 2020 Summer

KeSPA Cup

Runners-up: 2017

International

Mid-Season Invitational

Runners-up: 2018

Tournament results

League of Legends

Incredible Miracle (2012–2016)

Year	Event	Placement	Last match	Result
2013	IEM Season VII – Brazil	1st	LG-IM vs Anexis eSports	2–0

Longzhu Gaming (2016–2018)

Year	Event	Placement	Last match	Result
2016	League of Legends Champions Korea Spring	7th	Regular Season	8–10
	League of Legends Champions Korea Summer	8th	Regular Season	7–11
	KeSPA Cup 2016	9–14	LZ vs Jin Air Green Wings	1–2
	IEM Season XI – Oakland	3–4	LZ vs Flash Wolves	0–2
2017	League of Legends Champions Korea Spring	7th	Regular Season	8–10
	League of Legends Champions Korea Summer	1st	LZ vs SK Telecom T1	3–1
	2017 League of Legends World Championship	5–8	LZ vs Samsung Galaxy	0–3
	KeSPA Cup 2017	2nd	LZ vs KT Rolster	2–3

Kingzone DragonX (2018–2019)

Year	Event	Placement	Last match	Result
2018	League of Legends Champions Korea Spring	1st	KZ vs Afreeca Freecs	3–1
	2018 Mid-Season Invitational	2nd	KZ vs Royal Never Give Up	1–3
	Rift Rivals LCK-LPL-LMS	2nd	LCK vs LPL	2–3
	League of Legends Champions Korea Summer	4th	KZ vs Afreeca Freecs	1–3
	KeSPA Cup 2018	5–8	KZ vs Gen.G	0–2
2019	League of Legends Champions Korea Spring	3rd	KZ vs SK Telecom T1	0–3
	Rift Rivals LCK-LPL-LMS-VCS	1st	LCK vs LPL	3–1
	League of Legends Champions Korea Summer	7th	Regular Season	9–9
	2019 Korea Regional Finals	2nd	KZ vs Damwon Gaming	2–3

DragonX / DRX (2020–present)

Year	Event	Placement	Last match	Result
2020	KeSPA Cup 2019	3–4	DragonX vs Afreeca Freecs	0–3
	League of Legends Champions Korea Spring	3rd	DragonX vs T1	1–3
	Mid-Season Cup	5–6	DragonX vs JD Gaming	0–1
	League of Legends Champions Korea Summer	2nd	DRX vs Damwon Gaming	0–3
	2020 League of Legends World Championship	5–8	DRX vs Damwon Gaming	0–3
	KeSPA Cup 2020	7–8	DRX vs Nongshim RedForce	0–1
2021	League of Legends Champions Korea Spring	5th	DRX vs T1	1–3
2021	League of Legends Champions Korea Summer	10th	Regular Season	2–16

Honor of Kings

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

League of Legends

Name	ID	Role
Yoon Jeong-min	Destroy	Top Laner
Hwang Seong-hoon	Kingen	Top Laner
Hong Chang-hyeon	Pyosik	Jungler
Bae Ho-young	Jett	Mid Laner
Song Su-hyeong	Solka	Mid Laner
Kim Tae-yoon	Taeyoon	Bot Laner
Yoon Se-joon	Jun	Support
Kim Dae-ho	cvMax	Head Coach
Kim Sang-soo	SSONG	Coach
Kim Moo-seong	Museong	Coach
Park Dong-ho	dongHo	Coach

Source:^[7]

References

^ "왕자영요, 한국 프로리그 전초작업 대규모 '아마' 토너먼트 개최". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 24 July 2019.
^ "'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. 2018-01-08. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
^ "League of Legends: Kingzone Takes Over Longzhu Gaming". www.invenglobal.com. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
^ "킹존 드래곤X, '드래곤X'로 새로운 출발...FEG로부터 독립". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 10 October 2019.
^ "[Official] DRX announces their roster for 2021". Inven Global. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

External links

DRX on Twitter

[1] "왕자영요, 한국 프로리그 전초작업 대규모 '아마' 토너먼트 개최". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 24 July 2019.

[2] "'아듀 IM'...롱주-IM, 롱주로 팀명과 엠블렘 변경". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 24 July 2019.

[3] "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.

[4] "Kingzone Acquires and Rebrands Longzhu Gaming". The Esports Observer. 2018-01-08. Retrieved 24 July 2019.

[5] "League of Legends: Kingzone Takes Over Longzhu Gaming". www.invenglobal.com. Retrieved 24 July 2019.

[6] "킹존 드래곤X, '드래곤X'로 새로운 출발...FEG로부터 독립". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 10 October 2019.

[7] "[Official] DRX announces their roster for 2021". Inven Global. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

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