League of Legends Korea Pro League (LCK) DRX midfielder Kim Geon-woo (Jeka) is leading the team's competition.
DRX held the first round of the group stage of the 2022 League of Legends World Championship (Worlds) until the morning of the 11th (Korean time). The momentum of DRX, which was initially said to be the most unstable among the 4 LCK teams that entered this tournament, is not so great. In the last play-in stage, they captured the 2022 Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) champion RNG, and on the 11th they defeated Top Esports (TES), which took the runners-up in the Chinese Professional League (LPL) summer season.
Jeka joined DRX ahead of this season. In the last spring season, he showed off a solid line fight, but was evaluated for lack of variable creation. However, his performance started to more info rise from the summer season, and in the 2022 Worlds Championships, he defeated the opponents Dae-gwang Lee (Big La, KT Rolster) and Lee Ju-hyeon (Closer, Liv Sandbox) in turn, leading the team to advance to the Worlds.
The rise of DRX is being led by the team's mid Jeka. 스í¬ì¸ 중계 Jeka recorded a KDA of 14.75 (37 kills, 4 deaths, 22 assists) in the 2022 Worlds Play-In Stage. Thanks to Jeka's performance, the team also succeeded in going straight to the finals by winning all 5 play-in matches.
Jeka's performance continued in the group stage of the finals. Against the European Professional League (LEC) champion Rogue, the entire team was defeated and helplessly lost. However, in the Gam eSports (GAM) and TES matches, he performed impressively as 'Sylus'. In particular, in the match against TES, he showed off his superior influence by moving around the map against Zuoding (Night), one of the best mids in the LPL.
Thanks to Jeka's great performance, the team also got 2 wins and 1 loss in the first round, placing 2nd in Group C. If this performance is maintained, DRX is expected to be able to safely advance to the quarterfinals.