Both these players have become a core part of JDG.
JD Gaming have made a convincing name for themselves over the past year. The Chinese League of Legends team won the 2020 LPL Spring Split, had a good showing at the Mid-Season Cup, and reached the Summer Split finals back-to-back.
And now, this menace of a team which has dominated the LPL is looking to continue its reign of dominance going forward. Today, JDG extended two player contracts originally set to expire in 2020, according to the Global Contract Database.
Jungler Seo “Kanavi” Jin-hyeok and ADC Lee “LokeN” Dong-wook have extended their contracts for at least one more year, according to the a Weibo post, which highlighted a ceremony from JDG. The other core members were already signed until 2022.
hey kept improving over the years, reaching the LPL Regional Finals a couple of times but failing to win it to advance to the World Championship. This year, however, was different, with JDG performing like one of the best teams LPL has to offer. They won an LPL Champion title and qualified for Worlds. They have a clear goal following their LPL dominance, and that is this year’s World Championship title.
Their rivals Top Esports signed their roster through 2021, so LPL fans will continue to see these two titans match each other in the region for at least two more splits. While JDG overcame TES in Spring, TES proved too strong in Summer. These teams have another opportunity to show which is the best LPL team by winning this year’s World Championship title.
