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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 ''League of Legends'' World Championship. The LCK is administered in cooperation between Riot Games and KeSPA. The league was formerly named ''League of Legends'' Champions before undergoing a major restructuring in late 2014, which saw a change in the competition's format and a rebranding to its current name. OGN reserved exclusive broadcasting rights of the league until 2016 when rights were split with SPOTV Games. In 2019, Riot Games took over the broadcasting of LCK. In 2021 the LCK franchised, and Challengers Korea (CK) and the LCK promotion tournament were discontinued. The LCK is considered one of the strongest ''League of Legends'' competitions in the world, with teams from the league winning the World Championship a record sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
League Of Legends
''League of Legends'' (''LoL''), commonly referred to as ''League'', is a 2009 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 Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, ''Warcraft III'', Riot's founders sought to develop a stand-alone game in the same genre. Since its release in October 2009, ''League'' has been free-to-play and is monetized through Freemium, purchasable character customization. The game is available for Microsoft Windows and macOS. In the game, two teams of five players battle in player-versus-player combat, each team occupying and defending their half of the map. Each of the ten players controls a character, known as a "champion", with unique abilities and differing styles of play. During a match, champions become more powerful by collecting experience points, earning gold, and purchasing Item (game terminology), items to defeat the opposing team. In ''League' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 League Of Legends World Championship
The 2017 ''League of Legends'' World Championship was an esports tournament for the multiplayer online battle arena video game ''League of Legends''. It was the seventh iteration of the ''League of Legends'' World Championship, an annual international tournament organized by the game's developer, Riot Games. It was held from September 23November 4, 2017, in cities across China. Twenty four teams qualified for the tournament based on their placement in regional circuits such as those in North America, Europe, South Korea, and China, with twelve of those teams having to reach the group stage via a play-in round. The finals featured a rematch of last year's competitors, and in 2017, Samsung Galaxy secured their second championship win after defeating the three-time world champion SK Telecom T1, with a 3–0 sweep in a best of five final series. Samsung has previously won the 2014 League of Legends World Championship. Park "Ruler" Jae-hyuk, the AD carry of Samsung, was named the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canna (gamer)
Kim Chang-dong ( ko, 김창동), better known as Canna ( ko, 칸나), is a South Korean professional ''League of Legends'' player for Dplus KIA. He made his debut during KeSPA Cup 2019. He was a trainee of T1 before being promoted to the team. Early life His role model is Khan. His in-game name was based on his favourite anime character, Kanna Kamui, from ''Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid''. Career Season 9 During his time as trainee, he and four other trainees from T1, Ellim, Mask, Gumayushi and Kuri, competed in the 2019 LoL Amateur Tournament. The team was called 'T1 rookies', and they won the tournament. On November 26, 2019, T1 announced that Canna would be joining as part of the roster. His first game after the announcement was against Gen.G during KeSPA Cup 2019, and his first champion used was Aatrox, which he won. Season 10 He played his first LCK game on February 7, 2020, against Hanwha Life Esports. He and his team finished the split in second place, which ... [...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] |
DWG KIA
DWG KIA, commonly referred to as DAMWON KIA ( ko, 담원 기아) and formerly known as DAMWON Gaming ( abbr. DWG; ko, 담원 게이밍, links=no), is a South Korean professional esports organization. Its ''League of Legends'' team competes in the LCK, the top-level league for the game in South Korea. DWG won their first LCK title on 5 September 2020 after defeating DRX in the 2020 LCK summer finals. Eight weeks later on 31 October 2020, Damwon won the 2020 World Championship after a dominant run through the group and knockout stages and a 3–1 victory over Suning in the grand finals. History 2017 DAMWON Gaming was formed on 28 May 2017 by computer manufacturer Damwon after it acquired the Challengers Korea team Mirage Gaming. The team's initial roster consisted of top laner Lee "Parang" Sang-won, jungler Kim "Crush" Jun-seo, mid laner Kim "TRY" Yeong-hoon, bot laner Cho "BeryL" Geon-hee, and support Ryu "Hoit" Ho-seong. Despite a strong start and the addition of mid l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Griffin (esports)
Griffin ( ko, 그리핀) is a South Korean esports organization owned by esports entertainment company STILL8. It has a team competing in ''PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds'' and previously had teams competing in ''League of Legends'' and ''Overwatch''. Griffin's ''League of Legends'' team competed in the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK), the top level of professional ''League of Legends'' in South Korea. ''League of Legends'' History Griffin was founded in November 2016 as NOT BAD before renaming in January 2017. After failing to qualify for the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) through Challengers Korea (CK) in the year prior, Griffin was finally able to do so on April 14, 2018, defeating veteran organizations Kongdoo Monster and MVP in the LCK 2018 Summer promotion tournament. Griffin's inaugural LCK roster consisted of top laner Choi "Sword" Sung-won, jungler Lee "Tarzan" Seung-yong, mid laners Jeong "Chovy" Ji-hoon and Shin "Rather" Hyeong-seop, bot laner Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingzone 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] |
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] |
ROX Tigers
Hanwha Life Esports (HLE) is a South Korean esports organization based in Seoul, owned by Hanwha Life Insurance. It has teams competing in ''League of Legends'' and ''Kart Rider'', with the former competing in the LCK, South Korea's top level professional league for the game. In middle 2018, HLE acquired the League of Legends team and LCK spot of Tigers. At the 2015 ''League of Legends'' World Championship, the team (as KOO Tigers) placed second in their preliminary group before beating KT Rolster and Fnatic in the bracket stage. The team finished as runner-ups after facing SK Telecom T1 in the finals in Berlin, Germany. The team (as ROX Tigers) won their first LCK title after winning the 2016 Summer League of Legends Champions Korea playoffs. At the 2016 ''League of Legends'' World Championship, team finished as third place after lost again to SK Telecom T1 2–3, although leaded the series 2–1. History Tigers era 2014 Tigers was founded in November 2014 by Chinese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KT Rolster
kt Rolster is a South Korean multi-gaming organization founded in 1999 with Korean Telecom as the head sponsor. A member of the Korean e-Sports Association, KT Rolster holds one of the richest and most successful ''StarCraft'' teams in the world, as well as one of the most successful ''League of Legends'' teams in Korea. The StarCraft team has fielded several legendary players throughout the pro-gaming scenes of '' StarCraft: Brood War'' and ''StarCraft II'', such as Flash, Nal rA, YellOw, NaDa, NesTea, Reach, Life, TY and Zest. History When the organization was created in 1999 it consisted solely of a ''StarCraft'' team which was named KTF n016 Progame Team after the head sponsor, Korean Telecom Freetel. In 2001 the team was renamed KTF MagicNs. When the sponsor merged with Korean Telecom the gaming-organization subsequently went through several name changes and eventually ended up as KT Rolster (short for "Roller Coaster") in August 2009. The team transitioned to Starcraf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SK Telecom T1
T1 (previously known as SK Telecom T1 or SKT T1) is a South Korean esports organization operated by the T1 Entertainment & Sports, a joint venture between SK Telecom and Comcast Spectacor. At the end of 2003, SK Telecom took the StarCraft Team Orion (formerly 4U) by Lim Yo-hwan under contract and set up the team under the conglomerate's banner. Lim Yo-hwan took the role of team captain.Lim Yo-Hwan,''Crazy as Me''(임요환,''나만큼 미쳐봐''), 2004, Bookroad, (03810) T1's ''League of Legends'' team has won the 2013, 2015, and 2016 editions of the ''League of Legends World Championship''. Honours Domestic League * League of Legends Champions Korea ::Winners (10): 2013 Summer, 2013–14 Winter, 2015 Spring, 2015 Summer, 2016 Spring, 2017 Spring, 2019 Spring, 2019 Summer, 2020 Spring, 2022 Spring ::Runners-up (3): 2017 Summer, 2021 Summer, 2022 Summer International *League of Legends World Championship ::Winners (3): 2013, 2015, 2016 ::Runners-up: 2017, 2022 *Mid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
