If there is a comparison between football and Esports, DragonX is like Arsenal, both losing 3 matches at the beginning of the season and then winning in a row. Specifically, after 3 consecutive defeats against LSB, Gen.G, T1, DRX had a series of 5 unbeaten matches and rose to equal points with DWG KIA after 4 weeks of competition. Even if it surpasses DK on Thursday, DRX will take the 3rd place on the LCK Spring 2022 rankings.
After 3 losses at the beginning of the season, DRX has had 5 consecutive victories to reach the same point as DWG KIA
The big reason leading to this revival of DRX is that the performance cannot be better than that of the bot lane Deft – BeryL. Deft is showing people how to coordinate the laning well with BeryL and experience in picking positions in each fight. BeryL still shows himself as a top Support as he always plays well whether he is initiating teamfights or defending Deft.
Although he is playing sublimely, but Deft himself understands that his time as a player is not long anymore. Even in a recent interview with Inven Global, Deft frankly admitted that this 2022 is already the last year of his competitive career when he does not have too much time left as a player. Therefore, Deft will do everything to play the best to end his career completely.
Q: Is your mindset the same as when you were playing for EDward Gaming or KT Rolster?
Deft: It’s a bit different, I think it’s more like my early days.
Q: What made you change your mind?
Deft: I realized that I didn’t have much time left as a pro. So the biggest goal is to show people what kind of player I am. Maybe I’m playing a little bit more instinctively right now. But that’s still not enough, my teammates are playing well so I’ve been put in a position where I can shine.
Indeed, for a player who will turn 26 this year like Deft, the time to play professional League of Legends will be very little. If everything goes as Deft shared, after the end of the 2022 season, Deft will announce his retirement. This makes the fans of this talented Gunner sad because Deft has not yet been able to win the world championship.
In addition, many Korean and Chinese fans also mentioned Faker when discussing this interview of Deft. Most of the opinions are that in terms of form and top performance, Faker is better than Deft. However, even after that, Faker is about to turn 26 like Deft, so it is normal for “Demon King” to only play 1-2 more seasons.
Although Faker recently stated that age has no effect on performance, everyone understands that there will be a time for “Demon King” to retire.
