DRX, formerly known as DragonX, is a South Korean

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organization with teams competing in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. It previously had teams competing in ''

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'' and ''

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''. DRX's ''League of Legends'' division competes in the ''

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'' (LCK), and has won two back-to-back domestic titles (2017 Summer and 2018 Spring). In

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, DRX won the ''

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''.

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

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

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::Runners-up: 2017

International

::Winners:

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::Runners-up:

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Tekken 7

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** Winners:

(Bae "Knee" Jae-min)

Valorant

* Valorant Challengers Korea ** Winners: 2021 Stage 1, 2021 Stage 3, 2022 Stage 1, 2022 Stage 2 * Valorant Champions ** Third place:

Tournament results

''League of Legends''

As Longzhu Gaming

As Kingzone DragonX

As DragonX / DRX

''Honor of Kings''

Roster

''League of Legends''

''Valorant''

''Tekken 7''

Source:

Notes

References

External links

Official website
* {{League of Legends Champions Korea Esports teams based in South Korea League of Legends Champions Korea teams