DRX, formerly known as DragonX, is a South Korean
esports
Esports (), short for electronic sports, is a form of competition using video games. Esports often takes the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players, played individually or as teams. ...
organization with teams competing in ''
League of Legends
''League of Legends'' (''LoL'', commonly referred to as ''League'', is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Inspired by ''Defense of the Ancients'', a Mod (video games), custom map for ''Warcraf ...
'', ''
Tekken 7
is a 2015 fighting game developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is the seventh main and ninth overall installment in the ''Tekken'' series, and is the first in that series to be released for PC. ''Tekken 7'' was released to Am ...
'', ''
Valorant
''Valorant'' is a 2020 First-person shooter, first-person tactical shooter, tactical hero shooter video game developed and published by Riot Games. A free-to-play game, ''Valorant'' takes inspiration from the ''Counter-Strike'' series, borrow ...
'' and ''
Warcraft
''Warcraft'' is a franchise of video games, novels, and other media created by Blizzard Entertainment. The series is made up of six core games: '' Warcraft: Orcs & Humans'', '' Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness'', '' Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos ...
''. It previously had teams competing in ''
Honor of Kings
''Honor of Kings'' (, unofficially translated as "King's Glory", or alternatively transliterated as Wangzhe Rongyao) is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game developed by TiMi Studio Group and published by Tencent Games for iOS, ...
'' and ''
Clash Royale
''Clash Royale'' is a real-time strategy video game developed and published by Supercell. The game combines elements from collectible card games, tower defense, and multiplayer online battle arena. The game was released globally on March 2, ...
''.
DRX's ''League of Legends'' division competes in the ''
League of Legends Champions Korea
''League of Legends'' Champions Korea (LCK) is the primary competition for ''League of Legends'' esports in South Korea. Contested by ten teams, the league runs two seasons per year and serves as a direct route to qualification for the annual ...
'' (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
The ''League of Legends'' World Championship (commonly abbreviated as Worlds) is the annual professional ''League of Legends'' world championship tournament hosted by Riot Games and is the culmination of each season. Teams compete for the champ ...
''.
History
DRX'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.
Longzhu Gaming was sold to Kingzone in January 2018, and was rebranded as ''Kingzone DragonX''.
In October 2019, Kingzone DragonX was renamed as ''DragonX'', and was then abbreviated as ''DRX''.
Honours
League of Legends
Domestic
*
League of Legends Champions Korea
''League of Legends'' Champions Korea (LCK) is the primary competition for ''League of Legends'' esports in South Korea. Contested by ten teams, the league runs two seasons per year and serves as a direct route to qualification for the annual ...
::Winners: 2017 Summer, 2018 Spring
::Runners-up: 2020 Summer
*
KeSPA Cup
The KeSPA Cup () is an esports event organized by the Korean eSports Association. As of the 2024 edition, the tournament is organized for ''League of Legends''. Until 2016, the tournament was also organized for ''StarCraft II''.
History
The ...
::Runners-up: 2017
International
*
League of Legends World Championship
The ''League of Legends'' World Championship (commonly abbreviated as Worlds) is the annual professional ''League of Legends'' world championship tournament hosted by Riot Games and is the culmination of each season. Teams compete for the champ ...
::Winners:
2022
The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
*
Mid-Season Invitational
The Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) is an annual ''League of Legends'' international tournament hosted by Riot Games in the middle of years, since 2015. It is the second most important international ''League of Legends'' tournament aside from the ...
::Runners-up:
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
Tekken 7
*
Evolution Championship Series
The Evolution Championship Series, commonly known as Evo, is an American annual esports event that focuses exclusively on fighting games. The tournaments are completely Open (sport), open and use the Double-elimination tournament, double elimina ...
** Winners:
2022
The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
(Bae "Knee" Jae-min)
Valorant
* VCT Challengers Korea
** Winners: 2021 Stage 1, 2021 Stage 3, 2022 Stage 1, 2022 Stage 2
* VCT Pacific League
** Runners-up: 2023
* VCT Pacific Stage 2
** Runners-up: 2024
*
Valorant Champions
** Third place:
2022
The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
Tournament results
''League of Legends''
''Honor of Kings''
Roster
''League of Legends''
''Valorant''
DRX FGC
Source:
Notes
References
External links
Official website*
{{League of Legends Champions Korea
Esports teams based in South Korea
League of Legends Champions Korea teams