Longzhu Gaming
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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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]   |
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Honor Of Kings
''Honor of Kings'' (, unofficially translated as "King of Glory," or alternatively transliterated as Wangzhe Rongyao) is a multiplayer online battle arena developed by TiMi Studio Group and published by Tencent Games for the iOS and Android mobile platforms in Mainland China. Released in 2015, it has become one of the most relevant MOBA games in mainland China. An international adaptation, titled ''Arena of Valor'', was released in October 2016; it utilizes the same game engine and UI design but with greatly altered heroes to accommodate the Western market. As of November 2020, ''Honor of Kings'' had over 100 million daily active players, making it one of the most popular games in the world, as well as the highest-grossing mobile game of all time with over $13.4 billion in revenue generated. Additionally, it is one of the most downloaded apps globally. In June 2022, Level Infinite, the publisher of ''Arena of Valor,'' announced that ''Honor of Kings'' would be released globally ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2022 Valorant Champions
The 2022 Valorant Champions was an esports tournament for the video game ''Valorant''. This was the second edition of the ''Valorant'' Champions, the crowning event of the ''Valorant'' Champions Tour (VCT) for the 2022 ''Valorant'' competitive season. The tournament was held from August 31 to September 18, 2022, in Istanbul, Turkey. "Fire Again" was the tournament's theme song, put together by Ashnikko. Acend were the defending champions, but failed to qualify for the event after losing to G2 Esports in the VCT 2022: EMEA Last Chance Qualifier. LOUD won the ''Valorant'' world championship after defeating OpTic Gaming in the finals by a score of 3–1. Venues Istanbul was the city chosen to host the competition. The tournament was held at the Volkswagen Arena Istanbul, with spectators from knockout stage. Qualified teams Sixteen teams qualified for the global crowning event of the circuit, with ten teams qualifying through points earned throughout the season, while the rem ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Evo 2022
The 2022 Evolution Championship Series (commonly referred to as Evo 2022 or EVO 2022) was a fighting game event held in Las Vegas from August 5 to 7, 2022 as part of the long-running Evolution Championship Series. The event offered tournaments for various video games, including ''Street Fighter V'', ''Tekken 7'', and ''Dragon Ball FighterZ'', as well as the newly released '' Melty Blood: Type Lumina'', ''Granblue Fantasy Versus'' and ''The King of Fighters XV''. It also marks the first time that '' Skullgirls'' was a main event game 10 years after its release. This is the first tournament held in-person since 2019. This is the first tournament sponsored under the co-sponsors Sony Corporation and Pokimane-led RTS. Venue EVO 2022 was, once again, hosted at the Mandalay Bay resort. The Mandalay Bay Convention Center hosted the first two days of the event, while Michelob Ultra Arena hosted the final day for the fifth consecutive tournament. Games The lineup was announced in Marc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Evolution Championship Series
The Evolution Championship Series, commonly known as Evo, is an annual esports event that focuses exclusively on fighting games. The tournaments are completely open and use the double elimination format. As with Super Battle Opera, contestants travel from all over the world to participate, most notably from Japan. The first Evolution was originally held as a '' Super Street Fighter II Turbo'' and ''Street Fighter Alpha 2'' tournament called the Battle by the Bay. It changed its name to Evo in 2002. Every successive tournament has seen an increase of attendees. It has been held at various venues across the Las Vegas Valley since 2005. As of 2021, the event is jointly owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment and the Endeavor esports venture RTS. History Evo was founded by Tom Cannon, also known for his work on Shoryuken.com, a fighting game website. The tournament started as "Battle by the Bay", a 40-man '' Super Street Fighter II Turbo'' and ''Street Fighter Alpha 2'' tournament ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2018 Mid-Season Invitational
The 2018 Mid-Season Invitational was the fourth edition of the Mid-Season Invitational, a Riot Games-organised tournament for ''League of Legends'', the multiplayer online battle arena video game. The tournament is the culmination of the 2018 spring split, the first part of 8th season of the game competitive scene. Each of 14 premier League of Legends leagues have a team representing them; Europe (EU LCS), South Korea (LCK), North America (NA LCS) and China ( LPL) had their teams automatically admitted into the main event whereas the other 10 leagues will compete among each other in a "play-in" with the top 2 teams advancing to join the main event. The tournament was hosted in Germany and France from 3 to 20 May 2018. Matches of the play-in and group stages were held in EU LCS Studio in Berlin, while playoffs took place in multi-purpose indoor arena Zénith Paris. Royal Never Give Up are the champions of the 2018 MSI, after taking down Kingzone DragonX in the finals. Jian "U ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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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]   |
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Clash Royale
''Clash Royale'' is a free-to-play 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, 2016.(March 2, 2016)''Clash Royale: Now available EVERYWHERE!'' ''Supercell''. Retrieved March 14, 2016. ''Clash Royale'' reached $1 billion in revenue in less than a year on the market. In three years, ''Clash Royale'' made $2.5 billion in revenue according to market intelligence company Sensor Tower. It is the first spinoff of ''Clash of Clans''. Gameplay Premise ''Clash Royale'' is a tower rush video game which puts players in games featuring two or four players (1v1 or 2v2) in which the objective is to destroy more towers than their opponent(s), with each destroyed tower being represented as a "crown". Destruction of the opponent's "King's Tower" results in an instantaneous win as an automatic "three-crown" victory. Matc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |