Kingen was named MVP of the 2022 League of Legends World Championship final. The DRX top laner, whose full name is Hwang “Kingen” Seong-hoon, earned the honor after his team defeated T1 3–2.
The final was played on November 5, 2022, at the Chase Center in San Francisco. Kingen was particularly influential in the deciding fifth game, where he played Aatrox and helped DRX close out a back-and-forth series. His performance capped a remarkable tournament for a team that had entered through the play-in stage.
Kingen’s award is sometimes confused with the tournament’s other major storylines. Zeka was DRX’s celebrated mid laner, Deft was the veteran star winning his first Worlds title, and Faker led T1 in another final appearance. However, the official final MVP went to Kingen, making him the player recognized for the series rather than simply for DRX’s championship campaign.