Just hours ago, DRX secured victory against T1 in the final match of the World Championship (WCS) 2022. With this victory, DRX has become the new king of the League of Legends (LoL) scene. At the same time, they are also the first team in history to go from the regional qualifiers to the Play-In stage of the WCS 2022 and then rise to the championship.
In all 5 games against T1, DRX even made the audience feel they played with a certain dominance over Faker and his teammates. Perhaps the only game that DRX did not perform well was game 1. If T1 hadn’t had stellar performances from Oner or Gumayusi, DRX might not have faced too many difficulties, and the match could have ended even sooner.
In this historic achievement of DRX, there are some figures who did not have the opportunity to participate in the finals but were mentioned. First is TheShy – the top laner currently playing for Weibo Gaming. According to Kingen, he reviewed footage from TheShy during the match between Invictus Gaming and KT Rolster in the quarterfinals of WCS 2018. In that match, TheShy had a brilliant performance against KT and left the LCK stars in despair.
Coincidentally, Deft was also a victim of TheShy when the AD carry, born in 1996, was then wearing the KT jersey. Additionally, when Kingen was still playing for Bilibili Gaming, he faced TheShy numerous times.
Another name that League of Legends fans in Vietnam mentioned after DRX’s achievement is the team GAM Esports (GAM). Accordingly, some viewers noticed that DRX is the second team to be crowned in a WCS after sharing a group with GAM. In WCS 2019, FunPlus Phoenix (FPX) also shared a group with GAM and went on to win the championship.
Notably, in WCS 2019, GAM also finished the Group Stage with a ratio of 1 win – 5 losses and FPX topped the group with a ratio of 4 wins – 2 losses. These are identical statistics to the group of DRX and GAM in WCS 2022.
Furthermore, Deft and Sty1e also exchanged jerseys during the Group Stage. According to many viewers, it is GAM, not any other team, that will “decide” who wins the WCS.
Of course, the factors related to TheShy or GAM are just side stories. DRX became champions thanks to the efforts of their players. And surely, many years later, fans will remember DRX’s championship at WCS 2022 as one of the most significant titles in League of Legends history.