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Deft (gamer)
Kim Hyuk-kyu ( ko, 김혁규), better known as Deft ( ko, 데프트), is a South Korean professional ''League of Legends'' player for Dplus KIA. In 2018, he was selected as one of the torch relay runners for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, alongside his fellow kt Rolster teammates. As a member of DRX, he won the 2022 League of Legends World Championship. Early life Deft was born on October 23, 1996 in Seoul, South Korea. He graduated from Sangam Middle School and dropped out of Mapo High School, the same high school with Faker from T1. He used to play Sudden Attack before going professional. He is a fan of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and a fan of Son Heung-min. He used to play League of Legends on the North American server before going professional in the year 2011. His favourite champion is Jinx. Career Season 3 On February 18, 2013, Deft joined MVP Blue. The team placed 9–12th place in Champions 2013 Spring and 9–16th place in Champions 2014 Summer. Sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim (Korean Name)
Kim or KIM may refer to: Names * Kim (given name) * Kim (surname) ** Kim (Korean surname) *** Kim family (other), several dynasties **** Kim family (North Korea), the rulers of North Korea since Kim Il-sung in 1948 ** Kim, Vietnamese form of Jin (Chinese surname) Languages * Kim language, a language of Chad * Kim language (Sierra Leone), a language of Sierra Leone * kim, the ISO 639 code of the Tofa language of Russia Media * ''Kim'' (album), a 2009 album by Kim Fransson * "Kim" (song), 2000 song by Eminem * "Kim", a song by Tkay Maidza, 2021 * ''Kim'' (novel), by Rudyard Kipling ** ''Kim'' (1950 film), an American adventure film based on the novel ** ''Kim'' (1984 film), a British film based on the novel * "Kim" (''M*A*S*H''), a 1973 episode of the American television show ''M*A*S*H'' * ''Kim'' (magazine), defunct Turkish women's magazine (1992–1999) Organizations * Kenya Independence Movement, a defunct political party in Kenya * Khalifa Islamiyah Mindana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DragonX
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''. DRX's ''League of Legends'' division competes in the ''League of Legends Champions Korea'' (LCK), and has won two back-to-back domestic titles (2017 Summer and 2018 Spring). In 2022, DRX won the ''League of Legends World Championship''. 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 ::Winners: 2017 Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Winter Olympics
, nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winter_prev = Sochi 2014 , winter_next = Beijing 2022 , summer_prev = Rio 2016 , summer_next = Tokyo 2020 The 2018 Winter Olympics ( ko, 2018년 동계 올림픽, Icheon sip-pal nyeon Donggye Ollimpik), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (french: Les XXIIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; ko, 제23회 동계 올림픽, Jeisipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpik) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 ( ko, 평창2018, Pyeongchang Icheon sip-pal), were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea, with the opening rounds for certain events held on 8 February, a day before the opening ceremony. Pyeongchang was elected as the host city for the 2018 Winter Games at the 123rd IOC Ses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
G-League
The NBA G League, or simply the G League, is the official minor league organization of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The league was known as the National Basketball Development League (NBDL) from 2001 to 2005, and the NBA Development League (NBA D-League) from 2005 until 2017. The league started with eight teams until NBA commissioner David Stern announced a plan to expand the NBA D-League to 15 teams and develop it into a true minor league farm system, with each NBA D-League team affiliated with one or more NBA teams in March 2005. At the conclusion of the 2013–14 NBA season, 33% of NBA players had spent time in the NBA D-League, up from 23% in 2011. As of the 2023–24 season, the league consists of 31 teams, 29 of which are either single-affiliated or owned by an NBA team, along with the NBA G League Ignite exhibition team. In the 2017–18 season, Gatorade became the title sponsor of the D-League, and it was renamed the NBA G League. History National Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KeSPA Cup
The KeSPA Cup (Hangul: 케스파컵) is an annual esports event organized by the Korean eSports Association. As of the 2021 edition, the tournament is organized for ''League of Legends''. Until 2016, the tournament was also organized for ''StarCraft II''. History The first KeSPA cup was hosted in 2005 as a tournament to allow professional ''StarCraft'' teams to play against amateur teams. Events were also held for '' Special Force'', ''Kartrider'', and '' FreeStyle Street Basketball''. The second event was held in 2007 at Sejong University and also included ''WarCraft III'' and ''Counter-Strike''. In 2014, seven years since the last event, KeSPA Cup was brought back for its modern iteration and it has been held every year since. ''StarCraft II'' was the only game that had a tournament in the relaunch of the initiative and it featured 16 of the year's best players playing for 8 million South Korean won. The following year, two tournaments for StarCraft II were held, the first in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 League Of Legends Rift Rivals
The 2019 ''League of Legends'' Rift Rivals was the third Rift Rivals – a series of cross-regional ''League of Legends'' tournaments organised by Riot Games. The tournament was held on 27–29 June 2019 in Los Angeles for the North America and Europe region, and 4–7 July 2019 in Seoul for China, South Korea, Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau and Vietnam region. The Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau region and Vietnam region sent their top two teams for Spring season to Rift Rivals 2019 respectively. Riot Games had discontinued the Rift Rivals event for play-in region this year. Format LCS/LEC * Participants: Top three teams from each region * Group Stage ** Single Round Robin best of one * Finals ** Best of five relay race LCK/LPL/LMS-VCS * Participants: Top four teams from each region ** LMS-VCS is treated as a single region, each region sends their top two teams for the tournament * Group Stage ** Best of one ** Each win will attribute to the team's home region ** Top region advances ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
League Of Legends Rift Rivals
Rift Rivals (RR) was a series of cross-regional ''League of Legends'' tournaments organized by Riot Games from 2017–2019. Rift Rivals was five concurrent tournaments where related regions would be pitted against each other. Teams who placed the best in the Spring Split (or other opening season) of the year were invited to a tournament against another region's top teams. In 2019 Rift Rivals, the event was narrowed to only the two largest tournaments: the LCS (NALCS) vs. the LEC (EULCS) for North America vs. Europe, and the LPL vs. LCK vs. LMS-VCS for South Korea / China / Taiwan / Vietnam. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 Rift Rivals was canceled by Riot, as the originally scheduled timeslot in July 2020 was replaced by a delayed Mid-Season Invitational (MSI). Riot additionally announced it would "sunset" the tournaments. Blue Rift * Europe - EU LCS (2017–2018) / LEC (2019) * North America - NA LCS (2017–2018) / LCS (2019) Red Rift *China ( LPL) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
League Of Legends Pro League
The ''League of Legends'' Pro League (LPL) is the top-level professional league for ''League of Legends'' in China. The first season of the LPL was the 2013 Spring season. The top three finishers of the playoff tournament receive automatic bids to the ''League of Legends'' World Championship. Playoffs are an eight team single elimination with each step a best-of-five series. The total prize pool is ¥2,350,000. In 2014 Riot Games began providing an English language broadcast. The format is modeled after the ''League of Legends'' Champions Korea format in South Korea. In September 2015 it was announced that Riot Games was in negotiations with Tencent to take over operations of the league. In 2019, Riot Games and Tencent created joint venture, TJ Sports, to focus on all ''League of Legends'' esports business in China, including tournament organizing, talent management, and venues. Format For the 2015 spring season the LPL adopted a best-of-two series. Teams compete in a double r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Mid-Season Invitational
The 2015 Mid-Season Invitational is the first event of the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) – a ''League of Legends'' tournament organized by publisher Riot Games that was held after Spring Season, from May 7–10, 2015 at the Florida State University Donald L. Tucker Civic Center in Tallahassee, Florida. The participants is 6 winner teams of the Spring Season: 5 teams from North America (NA LCS), Europe (EU LCS), China ( LPL), South Korea (LCK), Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau (LMS) and a team from Wildcard regions (Brazil, CIS, Japan, Latin America, Oceania, Southeast Asia) that won the Mid-Season International Wildcard Invitational (IWCI). EDward Gaming from China won the first ever MSI title after defeating SK Telecom T1 from South Korea 3–2 at the final. Qualified teams and roster Qualified team * EDward Gaming (2015 LPL Spring winner) * SK Telecom T1 (2015 LCK Spring winner) * Fnatic (2015 EU LCS Spring winner) * ahq e-Sports Club (2015 LMS Spring winner) * Team SoloMi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mid-Season Invitational
The Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) is an annual ''League of Legends'' tournament hosted by Riot Games since 2015. It is the second most important international ''League of Legends'' tournament aside from the World Championship. In 2015 and 2016, the event featured the Spring Split champions of the five major competitive ''League of Legends'' regional leagues ( LEC, LCS, LCK, LMS, LPL), as well as a wildcard team from a region determined by the International Wildcard Invitational, held a few weeks beforehand. In its inaugural tournament, Chinese team Edward Gaming emerged victorious by defeating South Korean team SK Telecom T1 3–2 in the final. Since 2017, Spring Split champions from all regions have been participating in the event. The International Wildcard Invitational was replaced by the Play-in Stage. The best Wildcard region receives a direct spot in the World Championship's Group Stage for that year for their Summer Split champion. The top four regions gets the pool 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 champion title, the 70-pound (32-kilogram) Summoner's Cup, and a multi-million-dollar championship prize. In 2018, the final was watched by 99.6 million people, breaking 2017's final's viewer record. The tournament has been praised for its ceremonial performances, while receiving attention worldwide due to its dramatic and emotional nature. The ''League of Legends'' World Championships has gained tremendous success and popularity, making it among the world's most prestigious and watched tournaments, as well as the most watched video game in the world. The tournament rotates its venues across different major countries and regions each year. South Korea's T1 is the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won three world champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DRX (esports)
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''. DRX's ''League of Legends'' division competes in the ''League of Legends Champions Korea'' (LCK), and has won two back-to-back domestic titles (2017 Summer and 2018 Spring). In 2022, DRX won the ''League of Legends World Championship''. 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 ::Winners: 2017 Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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