With a victory against the Korean champion Gen.G, DRX has reached the final of the League of Legends World Championship. At the beginning of the series, a completely different outcome had been hinted at.

"This year, every moment has been difficult for us. During this time, we were able to continue to improve and consolidate as a team, " DRX botlaner Hyuk-kyu "Deft" Kim said in an interview after the game, according to a translation. "That's why we didn't get nervous when we lost the first game and were able to pull ourselves together for the next games.»

A purely Korean final was already guaranteed after the victory of T1 the day before. In the duel against Champion Gen.G, DRX was considered to be only the fourth best LCK team on paper, rather than an outsider. At the beginning, this also seemed to come true when Gen.G did not need 30 minutes to lead in a dominant first game.

But then the hour of DRX struck: contrary to expectations, the team secured the next three games dominantly and thus the final entry. The Botlane veteran Deft gets his first chance at the Worlds title there after a long career.