DRX (esports)

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).

DRX
DivisionsLeague of Legends
Team historyIncredible Miracle (2012–2016)
Longzhu Gaming (2016–2018)
Kingzone DragonX (2018–2019)
DragonX (2019–2020)
LocationSouth Korea
PartnersKakao Friends, Red Bull, McLaren, HyperX, Xenics, ETAC, Logitech G

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
Winners: 2017 Summer, 2018 Spring
Runners-up: 2020 Summer
Runners-up: 2017

International
Runners-up: 2018

Tournament results

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 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

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
Nat. Name ID Role
Yoon Jeong-min Destroy Top Laner
Hwang Seong-hoon Kingen Top Laner
Hong Chang-hyeon Pyosik Jungler
Song Su-hyeong Solka Mid Laner
Jeong Hyeon-woo BAO Bot Laner
Son Min-woo Becca Support
Kim Sang-soo SSONG Interim Head Coach
Kim Moo-seong Museong Coach
Park Dong-ho dongHo Coach

Source:[7]

References
  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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