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Deft

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[e][h]KT RolsterKT Rolster Deft
Player Information
Name:
김혁규
Romanized Name:
Kim Hyuk-kyu
Nationality:
Born:
October 23, 1996 (age 27)
Status:
Active
Role:
Approx. Total Winnings:
$457,109
Links
Achievements
History
2013-02-18 — 2013-09-06Bot MVP Blue
2013-09-06 — 2014-10-31Bot Samsung Blue
2014-11-11 — 2016-11-14Bot EDward Gaming
2016-11-30 — 2018-11-19Bot KT Rolster
2018-11-26 — 2020-11-16Bot DRX
2020-11-23 — 2021-11-16Bot HLE
2021-12-04 — 2022-11-22Bot DRX
2022-11-23 — 2023-11-21Bot Dplus
2023-11-25 — PresentBot KT Rolster
Recent Matches
KT KT RolsterKT Rolster
2:3
(Bo5)
T1T1 T1
September 14, 2024 - 15:00 KST
LCK Regional Finals 2024
LCK Regional Finals 2024LCK Regional Finals 2024
KT KT RolsterKT Rolster
3:0
(Bo5)
FearXFearX FOX
September 13, 2024 - 17:00 KST
LCK Regional Finals 2024
LCK Regional Finals 2024LCK Regional Finals 2024
KT KT RolsterKT Rolster
1:3
(Bo5)
T1T1 T1
August 24, 2024 - 15:00 KST
LCK Summer 2024
LCK Summer 2024LCK Summer 2024
KT KT RolsterKT Rolster
0:2
(Bo3)
DplusDplus DK
August 17, 2024 - 15:00 KST
LCK Summer 2024
LCK Summer 2024LCK Summer 2024
KT KT RolsterKT Rolster
2:0
(Bo3)
DRXDRX DRX
August 14, 2024 - 17:00 KST
LCK Summer 2024
LCK Summer 2024LCK Summer 2024
Upcoming Tournaments

No Upcoming Tournaments

Kim "Deft" Hyuk-kyu (born October 23, 1996) is a Korean League of Legends player who is currently playing as a Botlaner for KT Rolster.

Achievements[edit]

DatePlaceTierTournamentTeamResultPrize
2022-11-061stS-Tier2022 World Championship2022 World Championship2022 World Championship
DRXDRX
3 : 2
T1T1
$489,500
2018-10-205th - 8thS-Tier2018 World Championship2018 World Championship
KT RolsterKT Rolster
2 : 3
Invictus GamingInvictus Gaming
$258,000
2018-09-081stS-TierLCK Summer 2018LCK Summer 2018LCK Summer 2018
KT RolsterKT Rolster
3 : 2
GriffinGriffin
$88,933
2016-10-155th - 8thS-Tier2016 World Championship2016 World Championship
EDward GamingEDward Gaming
1 : 3
ROX TigersROX Tigers
$202,800
2016-08-261stS-TierLPL Summer 2016LPL Summer 2016
EDward GamingEDward Gaming
3 : 0
Royal Never Give UpRoyal Never Give Up
$224,928
2016-04-232ndS-TierLPL Spring 2016LPL Spring 2016
EDward GamingEDward Gaming
1 : 3
Royal Never Give UpRoyal Never Give Up
$123,102
2015-05-101stS-TierMid-Season Invitational 2015Mid-Season Invitational 2015
EDward GamingEDward Gaming
3 : 2
SK Telecom T1SK Telecom T1
$100,000
2015-04-261stS-TierLPL Spring 2015LPL Spring 2015
EDward GamingEDward Gaming
3 : 2
LGD GamingLGD Gaming
$129,281
2014-10-113rd - 4thS-Tier2014 World Championship2014 World Championship
Samsung BlueSamsung Blue
0 : 3
Samsung WhiteSamsung White
$150,000
2014-05-241stS-TierChampions Spring 2014Champions Spring 2014Champions Spring 2014
Samsung BlueSamsung Blue
3 : 1
NaJin White ShieldNaJin White Shield
$78,140
Extended list of results

Awards[edit]

DateTierTournamentAwardTeamPrize
2023
2023-12-13MiscLCK Awards 2023LCK Awards 2023LCK Awards 2023Best Power Play Award
DplusDplus
-
2023-03-22S-TierLCK Spring 2023LCK Spring 2023LCK Spring 2023All-LCK Second Team
DplusDplus
-
2022
2022-12-22MiscLCK Awards 2022LCK Awards 2022LCK Awards 2022Meme of the Year Award
DRXDRX
-
2022-03-21S-TierLCK Spring 2022LCK Spring 2022LCK Spring 2022All-LCK Third Team
DRXDRX
-
2020
2020-09-03S-TierLCK Summer 2020LCK Summer 2020LCK Summer 2020All-LCK Third Team
DRXDRX
$1,684
2020-04-16S-TierLCK Spring 2020LCK Spring 2020LCK Spring 2020All-LCK Third Team
DragonXDragonX
$1,624
2017
2017-08-26S-TierLCK Summer 2017LCK Summer 2017LCK Summer 2017AD Carry KDA
KT RolsterKT Rolster
$1,775
2016
2016-11-13S-TierLPL 2016 AwardsMVP of the Year
EDward GamingEDward Gaming
-
2016-11-13S-TierLPL 2016 AwardsBest ADC
EDward GamingEDward Gaming
-
2014
2014-05-24S-TierChampions Spring 2014Champions Spring 2014Champions Spring 2014AD Carry KDA
Samsung BlueSamsung Blue
$1,954

Biography[edit]

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Debut Year (2013)[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. They played in only one tournament (OGN Club Masters) where they finished first, before being split into two teams, MVP Blue and MVP Ozone. Deft would go on to play for MVP Blue alongside the likes of Easyhoon.

A Return to DRX and Worlds Victory (2022)[edit]

Ahead of the 2022 season. It was announced that Deft made his return to DRX alongside Kim "Zeka" Geon-woo and Cho "BeryL" Geon-hee. Also re-uniting with his former DRX teammate Hong "Pyosik" Chang-hyeon. [1]

Despite the lackluster results in Spring and Summer, DRX still qualified for the Regional Finals as the last team. Battling it out in two best-of-five series in the lower bracket, DRX would manage to beat KT Rolster and SANDBOX Gaming 3-2 to gain the final slot at worlds to represent the LCK in the Play-In Stage.

During the Play-Ins, DRX went on to have a flawless group stage as they didn't drop a single game, meaning they qualified directly into the main event's group stage. In here they found tougher competition, but ultimately came out on top as they defeated Rogue in the tiebreaker for the first seed. Following the Knockout Stage, they were put up against the LPL's EDward Gaming. The series initially saw the team falling behind 0-2, however they were able to pull off the reverse sweep to keep their tournament run alive. Deft had now also reached his second semi-finals at Worlds, which he previously had only achieved 8 years prior. After claiming a victory over Gen.G Esports in the Semifinals, Deft had now also entered his first ever worlds Finals. In the finals, he would meet fellow League of Legends veteran Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok in T1, both looking for the Worlds Title.

"Those two main combatants, Faker (real name: Lee Sang-hyeok) and Deft (Kim Hyuk-kyu), were so central to the Worlds Final narrative a year ago that when DRX forced a decisive fifth game in a best-of-five match, it had the air of a duel at dawn.

“Faker and Deft combined have played more than 2,000 games, and it’s going to come down to one!” a shoutcaster known as Caedrel bellowed at the top of his lungs during the broadcast. “The GOAT versus the alpaca!” his co-caster Kobe added, raising the stakes by a few decibels.

The backstory stretches even further. Faker and Deft were classmates, but hardly friends, at Mapo High School in South Korea. Even then, Faker’s talent towered above his rival’s. “I was first on the ladder. My nickname was ‘Mapo High School’s Fiery Fist’,” Faker once recounted. “I was about 100 on the ladder,” is Deft’s recollection. At an icy pre-Worlds shoot, a photographer tried to get the two high-profile combatants to stand closer together.
Daniel Brown (Red Bull) ([2])

The Finals ended up going the full five games in a back-and-forth series. But ultimately DRX managed to come out on top in the final game. Deft had finaly won his first Worlds title, which made him the oldest winner thus far at 26 years old.

A New Challenge With Dplus (2023)[edit]

Following the conclusion of the World Championship, a report came out where Deft announced that he would continue playing in the 2024 season, as he had postponed his military service enlistement to 2025. [3] Shortly after his reveal to not retire, it was announced that Deft parted ways with Dplus.[4]

Last Dance (2024)[edit]

Soon after parting ways with Dplus, it was announced that Deft signed with KT Rolster for 2024, rejoining the organization as their AD Carry where he formerly played for during the 2017-2018 seasons.[5]

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Trivia[edit]

  • Deft attented the same high school (Mapo High School) as Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok.[6]
    • At the time, Faker was ranked first on the ranked ladder, while Deft who was in another class was around rank 100.[7]
    • Fans dubbed Faker and Deft as the Mapo duo, with Faker getting the nickname Mapo High School's Rabadon's Death Cap and Deft being named Mapo High School's Bloodthirster. [7]
  • The only player to reach 1000 kills in 2 regions.
  • Reached 1000 kills in lpl on August 26, 2016, becoming the seventh player to reach the milestone.
  • Has played alongside pawN on 4 different teams.
  • Reached 1000 kills in LoL Champions KoreaLoL Champions Korea on March 21, 2019 against his former team KT RolsterKT Rolster KT Rolster, making him the ninth player to reach 1000 kills in LoL Champions KoreaLoL Champions Korea 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.
  • Became the first player to win both lpl and LoL Champions KoreaLoL Champions Korea after winning LCK 2014 Spring and LPL 2015 Spring.
  • Participated in the Torch Relay race for the Pyeongchang Olympic Winter Games alongside his teammates in KT Rolster.[8]
  • Created the quote "중요한 것은 꺾이지 않는 마음 [The important thing is the unbreakable spirit]" during Worlds 2022 which he got Meme of the Year Award for in LCK Awards 2022.[9]
  • Has the nickname of alpaca because he looks like one.[10]
    • Because of this nickname, many use alpaca to represent Deft.[11][12]

Penta Kills[edit]

Date Tournament Team Vs. Champion Position Match History VOD
2015-04-26 LPL Spring 2015 EDward GamingEDward Gaming LGD GamingLGD Gaming Sivir Sivir ADC VOD
2015-07-12 Demacia Cup Summer 2015 EDward GamingEDward Gaming Oh My GodOh My God Vayne Vayne ADC VOD
2016-02-18 LPL Spring 2016 EDward GamingEDward Gaming LGD GamingLGD Gaming Jinx Jinx ADC VOD
2024-03-10 LCKLCK LCK Spring 2024 KT RolsterKT Rolster Nongshim RedForceNongshim RedForce Zeri Zeri Bottom Bot Match 69 Game 3 VOD

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Yoon Mion-seop (2021-12-04). "‘데프트 리턴’ DRX, 2022시즌 리빌딩 결과 공개 ['Deft Return' DRX, 2022 Season Rebuilding Results Revealed]". NAVER.
  2. ↑ Daniel Brown (2023-10-11). "‘WITHIN WORLDS". Red Bull.
  3. ↑ Daniel (2023-11-17). "‘데프트’ 김혁규의 커튼콜…2024년에도 현역으로 ['Deft' Kim Hyuk-kyu's Curtain Call... Active in 2024]". Kookmin Ilbo.
  4. ↑ Dplus (2023-11-21). "Dplus KIA와 'Canna' 김창동 'Canyon' 김건부, 'Deft' 김혁규 선수와의 계약이 종료되었습니다. [Dplus KIA's contracts with Canna(Chang-dong Kim), Canyon(Gun-boo Kim), Deft (Hyeok-gyu Kim) have expired.]".
  5. ↑ KT Rolster (2023-11-25). "Welcome Deft & Pyosik".
  6. ↑ Matt Porter (2021-05-26). "10 things you didn't know about League of Legends supremo Faker". Red Bull.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Interview Faker and Deft Are High School Friends?!". Inven Global. 2019-07-16.
  8. ↑ Beom "Nswer" Park, James "Bick" Hong (2018-01-15). "The Olympic Torch Relay with kt Rolster: "Good luck Pyeongchang!"". Inven Global.
  9. ↑ Ashley Kang (2022-12-03). "The South Korean football team has quoted Deft's famous #Worlds2022 quote after beating Portugal".
  10. ↑ Dplus (2023-01-13). "Deft Edition: 50 Questions, 50 Answers" (in South Korea Korean).
  11. ↑ LCK (2019-02-03). "인생 한방임미다. (킹존 vs 젠지 하이라이트/19.02.03) [YOLO (KZ vs Gen.G Highlight/19.02.03)]" (in South Korea Korean).
  12. ↑ Dplus (2022-11-23). "🦙".
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