In 2022, League of Legends fans witnessed something never seen before: for the first time in the history of LOL Esports, a team that qualified through a regional qualifier (LCK Regional) managed to win the title LOL world champions.
This is DRX, the winning team from South Korea that has earned admiration, admiration and respect from the fans of the game, whose history of LOL World Champions can be seen through the Red Bull Media House co-production with Riot Game, available on Red Bull Tv.
LOL world champions strive for success
DRX, formerly known as Kingzone and DragonX DRX, has started the 2022 competition season at the bottom with qualifying. There he began his journey, which included a confrontation with the Royal Never Give Up (winner of the Mid-Season Invitational that season). So they progressed through the group stage until they reached the playoffs. What happened next was completely unexpected: DRX defeated 2021 World Champions EDward Gaming and then defeated LCK Summer 2022 Champions Gen.G.
The climactic battle took place between DRX and T1, a three-time world champion team. It was a fight that made history and surprised thousands of fans when DRX beat T1 3-2 and later became world champions LOL.
The history of XRD has inspired fans of the game, bringing the possibility of a world title closer to people who could not imagine it before. The team qualified as the underdog, by no means a favorite to win, and yet their unwavering spirit made them LOL World Champions, with millions of fans watching and cheering for what this event means for the history of the game.
Captivating Documentary How Outsiders Made League of Legends History | DRX: The Rise has just been released and can now be seen here: https://www.redbull.com/us-en/films/drx-the-rise and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROXdOzlIeIE.
