Deft
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Deft 
Player Information
Name:
김혁규
Romanized Name:
Kim Hyuk-kyu
Birth:
October 23, 1996
Country:
Status:
Active
Team:
Approx. Total Earnings:
$442,594
Role:
Signature Champions:
Links
History
2013-02-?? — 2013-09-07
2013-09-07 — 2014-10-31
2014-11-11 — 2016-11-14
2016-11-30 — 2018-11-20
2018-11-26 — 2020-11-16
2020-11-24 — 2021-11-16
2021-12-04 — Present
Kim "Deft" Hyuk-kyu (born October 23, 1996) is a South Korean player who is currently playing as a Botlaner for DRX.
History[edit]
Kim "Deft" Hyuk-kyu started his professional League of Legends career as an ADC for MVP Blue in February 2013. He shared the AD Carry position with imp on the then 10 man roster of MVP. The played in only one Tournament (OGN Club Masters) where they finished first, before being broken into two teams, MVP Blue and MVP Ozone. Deft would go on to play for MVP Blue alongside the likes of Easyhoon.
- See also: History of Deft
Achievements[edit]
| Date | Placement | Tier | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-07 | 1st | S-Tier | 
|
Rift Rivals 2019: LCK vs LPL vs LMS vs VCS | 
|
|
3 : 1 | 
|
$80,000 |
| 2018-10-20 | 5 - 8th | S-Tier | 
|
2018 World Championship | 
|
2 : 3 |  
|
$258,000 | |
| 2018-09-08 | 1st | S-Tier | 
|
LCK Summer 2018 |
|
3 : 2 | 
|
$88,933 | |
| 2016-10-15 | 5 - 8th | S-Tier |
|
2016 World Championship | 
|
1 : 3 | 
|
$202,800 | |
| 2016-08-26 | 1st | S-Tier | 
|
LPL Summer 2016 |
|
3 : 0 | 
|
$225,630 | |
| 2016-04-23 | 2nd | S-Tier |
|
LPL Spring 2016 |
|
1 : 3 |
|
$123,611 | |
| 2015-05-10 | 1st | S-Tier | 
|
Mid-Season Invitational 2015 |
|
3 : 2 | 
|
$100,000 | |
| 2015-04-26 | 1st | S-Tier |
|
LPL Spring 2015 |
|
3 : 2 | 
|
$129,281 | |
| 2014-10-11 | 3 - 4th | S-Tier |
|
2014 World Championship | 
|
0 : 3 |
|
$150,000 | |
| 2014-05-24 | 1st | S-Tier | 
|
Champions Spring 2014 |
|
3 : 1 | 
|
$78,140 | |
| About achievementsComplete Results in any Tournament | |||||||||
Awards[edit]
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Team | Award | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament Awards | ||||||
| 2020-09-03 | S-Tier | |
LCK Summer 2020 | |
All-LCK Third Team | $1,680 |
| 2017-08-26 | S-Tier | |
LCK Summer 2017 | |
AD Carry KDA | $1,771 |
| 2016-11-13 | S-Tier | |
LPL 2016 Awards | |
MVP of the Year | $0 |
| 2016-11-13 | S-Tier | |
LPL 2016 Awards | |
Best ADC | $0 |
| 2014-05-24 | S-Tier | |
Champions Spring 2014 | |
AD Carry KDA | $1,851.34 |
Trivia[edit]
- Attented the same high school as Faker
- The only player to reach 1000 kills in 2 regions.
- Reached 1000 kills in on August 26, 2016, becoming the seventh player to reach the milestone.
- Has played alongside pawN on 4 different teams.
- Reached 1000 kills in on March 21, 2019 against his former team KT Rolster, making him the ninth player to reach 1000 kills in as well as the first and only player to reach 1000 kills in two regions.
- Holds a 92.3% win rate on Jinx in 13 stage games.
Penta Kills[edit]
| Date | Tournament | Team | Vs. | Champion | Position | Match History | VOD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-26 | LPL Spring 2015 | |
|
 Sivir |
ADC | VOD | |
| 2015-07-12 | Demacia Cup Summer 2015 | |
 |
 Vayne |
ADC | VOD | |
| 2016-02-18 | LPL Spring 2016 | |
|
 Jinx |
ADC | VOD |
Gallery[edit]
DRX Deft at Worlds 2020
Deft with KT Rolster at LCK Summer 2018.
Additional Content[edit]
Articles[edit]
- 2016-08-04 |
Traps in the Bang vs. Deft debate by Kelsey Moser of theScore esports
- 2017-01-04 | Samsung's prodigal sons: Reviewing pawN, Deft, Mata, and Spirit's time abroad by Kelsey Moser of Yahoo Esports
- 2018-11-19 | Deft, Former kt ADC, Announces Free Agency by James "Bick" Hong of InvenGlobal
- 2019-03-21 | Deft Reaches 1,000 Kills in the LCK - 9th Player to Reach the Milestone by David "Viion" Jang of InvenGlobal
Interviews[edit]
- 2014-09-22 | 'Reflections' with Deft by Gamespot
- 2014-09-28 | LoL 2014 World Championship Interview - Rekkles & Deft by Susie Kim of OGN Esports
- 2015-05-09 | Deft on EDG's performance so far and having Faker as a schoolmate by Travis Gafford of Gamespot
- 2015-10-01 | Deft after EDG vs BKT of Riot
- 2015-10-03 | Deft: "I Think There's a 50/50 Chance That a Western Team Might Be Able to Take Worlds" by Travis Gafford of Gamespot
- 2015-10-09 | Deft: ‘...I think our individual plays are much better than European or other team players' by Kelsey Moser of theScore esports
- 2015-11-20 | EDG.Clearlove mini-AMA: Deft, Pawn, Koro1 playing in S6, opinions on 5.22 jungle. by adeliepingu of Reddit
- 2016-12-27 | Deft on joining KT: “I chose Korea, where I would have less communication issues.” by Andrew Kim of Slingshot Esports
- 2017-01-17 | KT Deft: "I will not miss this opportunity to prove myself in the LCK" by Minyoung "Irro" Jang andJaeic "Koth" Lee of InvenGlobal
- 2017-01-17 | Deft on LCK opener: “I want to win the next match in perfect fashion.” by Andrew Kim of Slingshot Esports
- 2017-01-25 | Deft on facing PraY and GorillA: “The bottom duo’s we’ve faced so far been comparatively easy opponents, but PraY and GorillA have a reputation from last split” by Andrew Kim of Slingshot Esports
- 2017-03-09 | kt Deft: "I will prove my worth with action." by Sihoon "Maloo" Lee andJaeic "Koth" Lee of InvenGlobal
- 2017-04-11 | KT Rolster Deft: “It feels great as we seem to have overcome our past weakness.” by Beom "Nswer" Park andJi-Eun “Meii” Paek of InvenGlobal
- 2017-04-14 | KT Rolster Deft on current meta, being named the most handsome player, and alpacas by Chaerim "ttipi" Park andSung Wook "Beckor" Baek of InvenGlobal
- 2017-06-24 | KT Deft: "We Will Have Our Revenge Against SKT" by Woo "Ready" Hyun of InvenGlobal
- 2017-06-26 | Deft: “We will prepare well to have our revenge (on SKT).” by Andrew Kim of Slingshot Esports
- 2017-07-09 | KT Deft on Defeating OMG: "Ashe isn't necessarily countered by Xayah." by Woo "Ready" Hyun of InvenGlobal
- 2017-07-25 | Deft on Smeb’s Jarvan play: “He likes to just dive into the enemy team.” by Andrew Kim of Slingshot Esports
- 2017-07-31 | Deft on Longzhu’s bottom lane: “I think they also make very good situational calls so I think we need to be careful of that.” by Andrew Kim of Slingshot Esports
- 2018-01-20 | KT Deft on Varus: "He's a champion that will do at least average as long as you pick him" by Kyeongbeom "Its" Kim andWoo "Ready" Hyun of InvenGlobal at LCK Spring 2018
- 2018-01-24 | KT Deft: "I became emotional today because I felt that our team broke through the limits" by Jaehoon "Laffa" Jeong andWoo "Ready" Hyun of InvenGlobal
- 2018-01-26 | KT Deft: "Our goal wasn't to defeat SKT once. We'll keep on winning and become the Spring Champions" by Kyeongbeom "Its" Kim andWoo "Ready" Hyun of InvenGlobal
- 2018-02-11 | KT Deft: "In my opinion, Doran's and Targon's give about the same lane sustain... might as well give some gold to the support" by Jaehoon "Laffa" Jeong andWoo "Ready" Hyun of InvenGlobal
- 2018-02-25 | kt Deft: "I was furious because of Teddy's penta-kill." by Kyeongbeom "Its" Kim andDasol "Viion" Jang of InvenGlobal
- 2018-03-08 | KT Deft on Kai'Sa: "I like those weird, dirty, cunning champions so I think she’ll go well with me." by Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo andDasol "Viion" Jang of InvenGlobal
- 2018-05-17 | KT Deft on Kai'Sa: "With the range patch, I think she’ll become a very good champion." by Youngbo "Roxyy" Sim andHee Eun "Youii" Yoo andDasol "Viion" Jang of InvenGlobal
- 2018-05-28 | KT Deft: "The criticism that, 'I had hit my limit and that I cannot win,' hurt me the most" by Woo "Ready" Hyun andChangsik "Alle" Son of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-21 | KT Deft: "In solo queue, there are 2 types of ADC players. One that never gives up the role, and another that can play other roles." by Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo andWoo "Ready" Hyun andChangsik "Alle" Son of InvenGlobal at LCK Summer 2018
- 2018-06-28 | KT Deft: "Recently, there was not a day that went by in which we went to bed before the sun rose... Nowadays, every LCK team practices deep into the night" by Byungho "Haao" Kim andHee Eun "Youii" Yoo andWoo "Ready" Hyun of InvenGlobal
- 2018-07-02 | KT Deft: "Uzi was a player that I’ve always appreciated. It will be an interesting match if I get to go against him." by Ki-Baek "Juneau" Nam andChangsik "Alle" Son andYudae "Akiin" Oak of InvenGlobal at Rift Rivals 2018: LCK vs LPL vs LMS
- 2018-07-05 | KT Deft: "We thought that it would be more convenient to win if we had two champions at mid lane." by Dasol "Viion" Jang of InvenGlobal at Rift Rivals 2018: LCK vs LPL vs LMS
- 2018-07-05 | Score at KT Team Interview: "Our coaching staff knew that RW likes playing bruisers at mid lane.” by Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo andChangsik "Alle" Son andDasol "Viion" Jang of InvenGlobal at Rift Rivals 2018: LCK vs LPL vs LMS
- 2018-07-21 | KT Deft: "For the first time in my career, I was demoted to the Master tier... My coach still had faith in me, and we were able to win today. I want to thank him." by Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok andWoo "Ready" Hyun of InvenGlobal
- 2018-07-29 | KT Deft: "The team became more solid after the Rift Rivals. We became confident after experiencing an international tournament together." by Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo andakyun "Laff" Pack andYudae "Akiin" Oak of InvenGlobal
- 2018-10-10 | Deft explains how Golden Guardian's Deftly inspired him to work harder by Travis Gafford
- 2018-12-04 | Deft and Kingzone DragonX: A New Beginning by Ji-Eun “Meii” Paek andJames "Bick" Hong andChangsik "Alle" Son of InvenGlobal
- 2019-01-23 | Kingzone Deft: “From now, we will try to show a performance that is worthy of you supporting us.” by Ashley Kang of Korizon
- 2019-01-23 | KZ Deft: “If we had lost this game, we would be in 10th place. So I played as if it’s all over if we do not win this match.” by Ashley Kang of Korizon
- 2019-01-23 | KZ Deft: "Although I didn’t practice Jinx a single time, I was just confident I’d win if I picked her." by Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo andYudae "Akiin" Oak of InvenGlobal at LCK Spring 2019
- 2019-02-01 | KZ Deft on their rough start to the season: "Once the playoffs begin, I promise that Kingzone will show a caliber of performance which is worthy of a champion team." by James "Bick" Hong of InvenGlobal at LCK Spring 2019
- 2019-02-03 | KZ Deft: “We were able to realize just how bad our current performance is and work even harder.” by Ashley Kang of Korizon
- 2019-02-03 | Interview with Deft & TusiN: "Being inconsistent means that we have the potential to be a lot better once we fix our flaws; it means it's possible for us to win even against Griffin or SANDBOX." by Woo "Ready" Hyun of InvenGlobal
- 2019-02-07 | Kingzone Deft on synergy with TusiN: He supported me mentally when I faltered by Ashley Kang of ESPN
- 2019-02-21 | KZ Deft: "If I have to pick one team I want to beat no matter what in Round 2, I would say SKT because Mata is there." by David "Viion" Jang of InvenGlobal at LCK Spring 2019
- 2019-03-01 | KZ Deft regarding his Jinx pick: “I was confident that I could pick any champion and win with it.” by Kevin Kim of Korizon
- 2019-03-17 | KZ Deft on the team’s pocket pick Nami: “We had success with Nami in scrims; we would usually take the bottom turret and dominate the game.” by Minseong Kim of Korizon
- 2019-03-21 | KZ Deft: "I thought that I could get my 1,000th kill against my former team, KT, but it’s a bummer that I didn’t get it off Smeb." by David "Viion" Jang of InvenGlobal
- 2019-04-04 | 1-Second Interview With KZ Deft: Deft's short advice(?) to amateurs who wanted to become pros! by Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok andYudae "Akiin" Oak of InvenGlobal
- 2019-04-05 | KZ Deft: "Our efforts were to be regarded as the best, not better than expectations, so we’ll reach the finals and hear that we’re the best." by David "Viion" Jang of InvenGlobal
- 2019-05-23 | KZ Deft: "I’ve been putting in my everything for the past 6-7 years… If I don’t have anything to do the next day, wouldn’t my life become so painful?" by Yudae "Akiin" Oak of InvenGlobal
- 2019-05-29 | KZ Deft: “I’ve never defeated SKT last split. If we can get a lot of wins against them, we’ll be able to fulfill our goals." by Youngbo "Roxyy" Sim andYudae "Akiin" Oak of InvenGlobal
- 2019-06-07 | KZ Deft: "In the recent metas, bot laners need to know how to play non-ADCs." by Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok andDavid "Viion" Jang of InvenGlobal
- 2019-06-09 | KZ Deft on Sona: "She has buff skills and CC, with decent damage as well. I think she needs to be nerfed." by Beom "Nswer" Park andDavid "Viion" Jang of InvenGlobal
- 2019-07-10 | KZ Deft: "I've liked ADC-centric comps from when I was playing for Samsung Blue... I feel rather comfortable than pressured." by Minyoung "Irro" Jang andHee Eun "Youii" Yoo andDavid "Viion" Jang of InvenGlobal
- 2019-07-13 | KZ Deft and His Relationship with Jinx: "I think I have a high win rate on Jinx because I know when it's a good time to play her, not necessarily because I'm good with her" by Beom "Nswer" Park andHee Eun "Youii" Yoo andWoo "Ready" Hyun of InvenGlobal
- 2019-07-13 | KZ Deft: "Before the match, a lot of my teammates predicted that we'll lose today" by Byungho "Haao" Kim andWoo "Ready" Hyun of InvenGlobal
- 2019-07-14 | Kingzone's Deft has high expectations for second half of LCK summer split by Ashley Kang of ESPN Esports
- 2019-07-15 | Faker and Deft Are High School Friends?! by Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok andHee Eun "Youii" Yoo andWoo "Ready" Hyun of InvenGlobal
- 2019-09-05 | KZ Deft: "The fact that Karma is viable wherever she goes is completely broken. I wish she’s nerfed so that she can’t be used as an ADC." by David "Viion" Jang of InvenGlobal
Videos[edit]
- 2015-05-10 | MSI Spotlight: Deft by LoL Esports
- 2015-10-17 | Worlds Feature: Rekkles and Deft by LoL Esports
- 2016-09-26 | Worlds Top 20: 3 - Deft by LoL Esports
- 2018-07-30 | Deft - TOP 10 PLAYS by LSPN
Highlight Videos[edit]
References[edit]
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