Keria (gamer)

Ryu Min-seok (류민석; born October 14, 2002), better known as Keria, is a South Korean professional League of Legends player for T1.

Throughout his career, he has won one League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) title and one League of Legends World Championship title.

He also represented the South Korean national team at the 2022 Asian Games, earning a gold medal.

Keria began his career as a trainee on DragonX in 2018.

In 2018, Keria began his career by joining DragonX (DRX) as a trainee support player, and in November 2019, he was promoted from trainee to the main roster.

He made his debut with the team on December 26, 2019, at the KeSPA Cup, where he secured a 2–0 victory against KeG Chungnam.

Keria was named the MVP of the match.

He competed as a starter for the team beginning in 2020 and reached the LCK Finals in the Summer Split.

For the 2021 season, Keria signed with T1.

He has reached the LCK Finals five more times, winning it in the 2022 Spring Split.

Keria has reached the knockout stage in the World Championship in each of his first four years of play, making it to the quarterfinals in 2020, semifinals in 2021, finals in 2022, and winning the World Championship in 2023.

Keria's individual accomplishments include accolades such becoming the first support player to win the LCK regular season MVP award, two LCK regular season MVP awards in total, three LCK Supporter of the Year awards, one LCK Player of the Split award, and five LCK First All-Pro Team designations.

In his rookie season, the 2020 LCK Spring Split, Keria had the highest kill participation among all support players in the league at 77.4% through the first half of the regular season.

At the end of the regular season, Keria finished in third in the season MVP race, earned a spot on the LCK First All-Pro Team, and received the LCK Young Player Award.

DRX had a solid showing in the 2020 LCK Spring Split, finishing with a 14–4 record and on the back of a seven-game winning streak.

They entered the playoffs with a bye to the second round but were eliminated in the semifinals by T1.

In the Summer Split regular season, Keria led all LCK support players in KDA and kill participation, also topping the league with 401 assists during the regular season.

DRX finished the regular season in second place with a 15–3 record.

In the playoffs, DRX reached the finals but experienced a one-sided defeat against DAMWON Gaming (DWG), with DWG winning 3–0.

Entering the 2020 League of Legends World Championship as the LCK's second seed, DRX progressed beyond the group stage.

However, their Worlds run ended in the playoff quarterfinals against DWG, mirroring their previous encounter in the LCK Summer Split Final.

DWG secured a decisive 3–0 victory, resulting in DRX's exit from the Worlds tournament.

On November 18, 2020, T1 officially announced the acquisition of Keria for the 2021 season.

Despite facing challenges early on in the 2021 LCK Spring Split regular season, T1 finished it with a five-game winning streak, securing a spot in the playoffs.

Recognized with the nickname "The Genius Monster," Keria earned a position on the LCK First All-Pro Team for the 2021 LCK Spring Split.

In the playoffs, T1 emerged victorious against DRX in the first round but lost to Gen.G in the second round, finishing the split in fourth place.

In the Summer Split, T1 finished fourth in the regular season standings with an 11–7 record.

Keria secured his second consecutive placement on the LCK First All-Pro team at the end of the regular season.

T1 advanced to the LCK Finals in the playoffs, but faced a defeat against DAMWON Gaming, settling for a second-place finish.

In October 20221, T1 defeated Hanwha Life Esports in the LCK regional qualifier finals, securing their place in the group stage of the 2021 World Championship.

Progressing beyond the group stage, T1 advanced to the knockout semifinals, where they faced defeat against DWG.

In December, Keria was presented the 2021 LCK Supporter of the Year award.

In the 2022 LCK Spring Split regular season, T1 achieved an unprecedented feat by concluding with an undefeated 18–0 record, marking the first time in LCK history that a team had accomplished such a perfect run.

Keria broke the record for the most assists in a single split, recording 462 assists and surpassing the previous record of 445 set by former SK Telecom T1 support, Lee "Wolf" Jae-wan.

Keria's performance earned him the distinction of being named the 2022 LCK Regular Season MVP, making him the first support player to receive this honor.

Additionally, he secured a spot on the 2022 LCK First All-Pro team.

T1 clinched the LCK title at the end of the split by defeating Gen.G on April 2, 2022, in the LCK Spring Finals, marking Keria's first LCK championship.

On April 29, 2022, T1 extended Keria's contract through the end of the 2023 season.

With the Spring Split title, Keria participated in his inaugural Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) as T1 qualified for the 2022 MSI as the LCK representative.

Although the team reached the finals, they experienced a defeat against Royal Never Give Up, securing a second-place finish.