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DRX Valorant Team News
DRX Valorant Team Bio
DRX is a professional esports organization based in South Korea. Previously known as KING-ZONE DragonX and DragonX, DRX is an organization that has fielded rosters in various games like Honor of Kings and Clash Royale in the past. Currently, DRX has teams in League of Legends and Valorant.
History:
DRX entered Valorant in January 2022 by acquiring the former roster of Vision Strikers. A team consisting of stax, Zest, Rb, BuZz, MaKo, and Lakia, with Argency, glow and termi as coaches have been dominating Korea’s Valorant space since their arrival. DRX triumphed over their regional competition in both stages of the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) 2022 Korea Challengers. They also qualified for all 3 international events in VCT 2022.
Timeline
2022
- January 7th - DRX was formed by acquiring the former Vision Strikers roster consisting of stax, Zest, Rb, BuZz, MaKo, and Lakia. Argency, glow and termi joined as coaches. BeYN joined as trainee.
- January 10th - DRX benched Lakia.
- January 23rd - Lakia was transferred to IGZIST.
- April 1st - DRX loaned BeYN to F4Q.
- June 24th - k1Ng, who was on loan to On Sla2ers, left DRX.
Roster Details:
| Active Roster | |||
| IGN | Name | Role | Join Date |
| stax | Kim Gu-taek | Initiator | 2022-01-07 |
| Rb | Goo Sang-Min | Duelist | 2022-01-07 |
| Zest | Kim Gi-seok | IGL, Support | 2022-01-07 |
| BuZz | Yu Byung-chul | Sentinel, Sniper | 2022-01-07 |
| Mako | Kim Myeong-kwan | Controller | 2022-01-07 |
Inactive players:
| IGN | Name | Join Date | Inactive Date |
| BeYN (On loan to F4Q) | Kang Ha-bin | 2022-01-07 | 2022-04-01 |
Former Players:
| IGN | Name | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team |
| k1Ng (On loan from On Sla2ers) | Lee Seung-won | 2022-01-07 | 2022-06-24 | |
| Lakia | Kim Jong-min | 2022-01-07 | `2022-01-23 | IGZIST |
Management Details:
| Management | |||
| ID | Name | Role | Join Date |
| Can | Yang Sun-il | CEO | 2022-01-07 |
| Dopani | Lim Hyun-seok | COO | 2022-01-07 |
| Eliot | Ilnam Namgung | CBDO | 2022-01-07 |
| Buddha | Tsuneaki Takeda | Director of Business Development | 2022-01-07 |
| Miryu | Ryu Dae Yeup | Communications Manager | 2022-01-07 |
| Oaks | Oh Seung-gyun | Creative Director | 2022-01-07 |
| termi | Pyeon Seon-ho | Head Coach | 2022-01-07 |
| Argency | Kwon Soon-woo | Coach | 2022-01-07 |
| glow | Kim Min-soo | Coach | 2022-01-07 |
| Dawaba | Park Chan-ho | Streamer | 2022-01-07 |
Former:
| Former Management | |||||
| IGN | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team |
| KimGyuTae | Kim Gyu-tae | Streamer | 2022-01-07 | 2022-01-24 | Desperado |
| GOLD | Geum Chang-wan | Streamer | 2022-01-07 | 2022-01-24 | Desperado |
Achievements:
| Date | Placement | Tier | Event Name | Result | Prize |
| 2022-07-18 | 5 - 6th | S-Tier | VCT 2022: Stage 2 Masters Copenhagen | Lost 0:2 against FunPlus Phoenix | $40,000 |
| 2022-06-26 | 1st | A-Tier | VCT 2022: Korea Stage 2 Challengers | Won 3:0 against Maru Gaming | $23,049 |
| 2022-04-18 | 5 - 6th | S-Tier | VCT 2022: Stage 1 Masters Reykjavik | Lost 1:2 against ZETA DIVISION | $40,000 |
| 2022-03-27 | 1st | A-Tier | VCT 2022: Korea Stage 1 Challengers | Won 3:0 against On Sla2ers | $24,681 |
Upcoming Event and Fixture:
| Date | Event Name | Opponent |
| 2022-09-02 | Valorant Champions 2022 Istanbul | FURIA |
