Ucal

Ucal
Ucal
Background Information
Name	Son Woo-hyeon (손우현)
Country of Birth	; South Korea
Birthday	January 30, 2001 (age 24)
Residency	KRKorea
Competitive
Team	⁠⁠DRX
Contract Expires	2026-11-16
Role	; Mid Laner
Favorite Champs	;
Soloqueue IDs	KR: Ucal, KT UcaL, K T
Social Media & Links

Overview

Tournament Results

Stats

Match History

Son "Ucal" Woo-hyeon (Hangul: 손우현) is a League of Legends esports player, currently mid laner for DRX. His name was previously stylized UCAL.

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes

Dates:Approx|Exact

	Team	Start	End
KR	⁠⁠KT Academy	May 20172017-05-24	Dec 20172017-12-06^[1]	6mo 13d ejel
KR	⁠⁠KT Rolster	Dec 20172017-12-06^[3]	Nov 20182018-11-19^[2]	11mo 13d ejel
KR	⁠⁠Afreeca Freecs	Nov 20182018-11-22^[5]	Nov 20192019-11-18^[4]	1yr 26d ejel
KR	⁠⁠Griffin	Jan 20202020-01-13^[7]	May 20202020-05-17^[6]	4mo 4d ejel
KR	⁠⁠KT Rolster	May 20202020-05-27^[10]	Nov 20212021-11-15^[8]	1yr 5mo ejel
CN	⁠⁠TT Gaming	Jan 20222022-01-14^[12]	Nov 20242024-11-22^[11]	2yr 10mo ejel
KR	⁠⁠DRX	Nov 20242024-11-22^[11]	Jul 20252025-07-16^[13]	7mo 24d ejel
KR	⁠⁠DRX Challengers	Jul 20252025-07-16^[13]	Dec 20252025-12-04^[14]	4mo 19d ejel
KR	⁠⁠DRX	Dec 20252025-12-04^[14]	Present	1mo 12d ej

	Team	Start	End
KR	⁠⁠KT Academy	May 20172017-05-24	Dec 20172017-12-06^[1]	6mo 13d ejel
KR	⁠⁠KT Rolster	Dec 20172017-12-06^[3]	Nov 20182018-11-19^[2]	11mo 13d ejel
KR	⁠⁠Afreeca Freecs	Nov 20182018-11-22^[5]	Nov 20192019-11-18^[4]	1yr 26d ejel
KR	⁠⁠Griffin	Jan 20202020-01-13^[7]	May 20202020-05-17^[6]	4mo 4d ejel
KR	⁠⁠KT Rolster	May 20202020-05-27^[10]	May 20212021-05-31^[15]	1yr 4d ejel
KR	⁠⁠KT Rolster	May 20212021-05-31^[15]	Nov 20212021-11-15^[8]	5mo 15d ejel
CN	⁠⁠TT Gaming	Jan 20222022-01-14^[12]	Nov 20242024-11-22^[11]	2yr 10mo ejel
KR	⁠⁠DRX	Nov 20242024-11-22^[11]	Jul 20252025-07-16^[13]	7mo 24d ejel
KR	⁠⁠DRX Challengers	Jul 20252025-07-16^[13]	Dec 20252025-12-04^[14]	4mo 19d ejel
KR	⁠⁠DRX	Dec 20252025-12-04^[14]	Present	1mo 12d ej

News

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

KR	⁠⁠KT.A	May 24, Ucal joins. e
KR	⁠⁠KT.A	December 6, Ucal leaves for main roster.^[1] e
KR	⁠⁠KT	December 6, Rush and Sonstar (Coach) join. Ucal joins from academy roster.^[3] e

KR	⁠⁠KT	November 19, Rush and Ucal leave.^[2] e
KR	⁠⁠AF	November 22, Ucal joins.^[5] e

KR	⁠⁠AF	January 10, Dread, Spirit, Proud, iloveoov (Head Coach), Yeon (Coach), and viNylCat (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2020. Ucal, Jelly, and NoFe (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2019.^[16] e
KR	⁠⁠AF	November 18, Ucal, Aiming, and Jelly leave.^[4] e

KR	⁠⁠GRF	January 13, Ucal joins.^[7] e
KR	⁠⁠GRF	January 15, Ucal's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2020.^[17] e
KR	⁠⁠GRF	May 17, Untara, Ucal, and Viper leave.^[6] e
KR	⁠⁠KT	May 27, Ucal rejoins.^[10] e
KR	⁠⁠KT	May 31, Smeb's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021. Ucal's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2022.^[18] e

KR	⁠⁠KT	May 31, Blank joins from academy roster. Harp joins as substitute from academy roster. GIDEON, Ucal, and Zzus move to substitutes. HyBriD leaves for academy roster.^[15] e
KR	⁠⁠KT	November 15, Zzus and Ucal leave.^[8]^[9] e

CN	⁠⁠TT	January 14, Chieftain and UCAL join.^[12] e
CN	⁠⁠TT	February 22, New, Chieftain, UCAL, and frigid's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023. Puff and Southwind's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 22 November 2022.^[19] e
CN	⁠⁠TT	December 16, SEOK (General Manager) joins. Chord (Manager) rejoins from academy roster. HOYA, Beichuan, ucal, yaoyao, Dargon (Translator), and Huhuz2Z (Leader) will remain with the team for 2023. KBG (Analyst) leaves.^[20] e

CN	⁠⁠TT	February 17, HOYA's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023. Beichuan and xiaohuangren's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2025. ucal, huanfeng, yaoyao, and XinLiu's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2024.^[21] e
CN	⁠⁠TT	December 15, Vlone (Analyst), Cakeman (Leader), and Grayson (Translator) join. Xiaopeng (Coach to Head Coach) changes position. HOYA's contract is extended. Beichuan, ucal, 1xn, and Chord (Manager) will remain with the team for 2024. yuyanjia, Along (Coach), Dargon (Dargon), and Huhuz2Z (Leader) leave. yaoyao leaves for academy roster.^[22] e

CN	⁠⁠TT	November 22, ucal leaves.^[11] e
KR	⁠⁠DRX	November 22, Rich, Juhan, ucal, and Ssong (Head Coach) join.^[11] e

KR	⁠⁠DRX	January 17, Rich and ucal's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2026. Sponge, Teddy, Andil, Alive (Coach), Ssong (Head Coach), and Frozen (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2025.^[23] e
KR	⁠⁠DRX	July 16, kyeahoo and Teddy join from sister team ⁠⁠DRX Challengers. Ucal and LazyFeel leave for sister team ⁠⁠DRX Challengers.^[13] e
KR	⁠⁠DRX.C	July 16, Ucal and LazyFeel join from main roster.^[13] e
KR	⁠⁠DRX.C	December 4, Ucal leaves for main roster.^[14] e
KR	⁠⁠DRX	December 4, Ucal joins from sister team ⁠⁠DRX Challengers.^[14] e

Biography

Trivia

Went viral for yelling, falling out of his chair and cursing while getting his pentakill denied at LCK Cup 2025.^[24]

Tournament Results

This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.

Ucal Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Last Result	Team	Roster
2025-12-08	7 - 9	KeSPA Cup 2025	2 - 2⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠DRX	Rich, Vincenzo, Willer, Ucal, Jiwoo, Andil, Joker, Naehyun, Saroo
2025-11-22	1	Esports Championships Asia 2025	3 : 0⁠⁠CHN	⁠⁠KOR	Soboro, Willer, Zinie, Ucal, Paduck, Career, Edo
2025-09-26	4	LCK CL 2025 Season Playoffs	2 : 3⁠⁠BFX.Y	⁠⁠DRX.C	Frog, Juhan, Ucal, LazyFeel, Pleata, Frozen, Catch, Saroo
2025-08-29	3	LCK CL 2025 Rounds 3-5 - Challenge Group	16 - 14⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠DRX.C	Frog, Juhan, Ucal, LazyFeel, Pleata, Andil, Frozen, Catch, Saroo
2025-06-04	9	LCK 2025 Rounds 1-2	5 - 13⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠DRX	Rich, Sponge, Ucal, kyeahoo, Teddy, LazyFeel, Andil, Pleata, Ssong, Saroo, Alive, Frozen
2025-05-30	2	LCK CL 2025 Rounds 1-2	13 - 5⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠DRX.C	Frog, Juhan, kyeahoo, Ucal, LazyFeel, Teddy, Pleata, Andil, Frozen, Alive
2025-02-09	7	LCK Cup 2025	1 : 3⁠⁠NS	⁠⁠DRX	Rich, Sponge, Ucal, LazyFeel, Teddy, Andil, Ssong, Frozen
2024-08-11	9 - 10	LPL 2024 Summer Playoffs	2 : 3⁠⁠FPX	⁠⁠TT	HOYA, Beichuan, ucal, 1xn, Feather, AFei
2024-07-31	2	LPL 2024 Summer - Lower Group	5 - 2⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠TT	HOYA, Beichuan, ucal, 1xn, Feather, AFei
2024-06-29	NQ	LPL 2024 Summer Placements	1 - 5⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠TT	HOYA, Beichuan, ucal, 1xn, QiuQiu, Feather, AFei

Ucal Showmatch Results
Date	Pl	Event	Last Result	Team	Roster
2026-01-09	1	LCK 2026 Season Opening	1 : 0⁠⁠BOT	⁠⁠MID	Faker, Scout, Ucal, Chovy, ShowMaker

Media

2018
2019
2020

March 20, KT Ucal: "Since the reason I became a pro gamer was Faker, I wanted to beat him." with Changsik "Alle" Son and Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
e
March 25, KT Rush: "If I haven't played Lee Sin today, I don't think another chance would've come to play him" with Jaehoon "Laffa" Jeong and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
e
April 4, KT Rush: "Even if my birthday is in two days, I’m old enough, and it isn’t even a holiday so I should be practicing anyway." with Ki-Baek "Juneau" Nam, Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo, , and Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
e
May 8, Ucal on LCK's Best Midlaner: "Bdd is the best due to his teamwork. The next best player would be me." with Ki-Baek "Juneau" Nam, Yeonjae "Arra" Shin, , and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
e
June 13, Rush On Score's Master Yi: "We let him play Master Yi once, but the result wasn’t good." with Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
e
June 28, KT Smeb: "To be honest, Score is such a perfect person that I can’t fully describe him in words. His best quality is his ability to pass on positive energy to his younger teammates as a hyeong" with Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
e
July 1, KT Score: "We don't usually lose to foreign teams, so I’m confident. I think SKT, KZ and AFs can also prove that LCK is strong." with Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
e
July 7, KT Ucal on His International Stage Debut: "I think the international debut is more thrilling." with Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
e
July 15, KT Mata: "I don’t see Tahm Kench as a great pick, but since our players often throw and die, he’s being employed as a pick to limit that as much as possible." with Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
e
July 16, kt Rolster Ucal on His Yasuo: "If we’re talking about that game, I think I was exceptional on Yasuo." with Ki-Baek "Juneau" Nam and Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
e
July 19, KT Ucal on Yasuo: "I think Yasuo becomes a better champion when you try to play more carefully." with Sihoon "Maloo" Lee and Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
e
July 21, KT Deft: "For the first time in my career, I was demoted to the Master tier... My coach still had faith in me, and we were able to win today. I want to thank him." with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
e
August 7, KT UcaL: "My goal was to secure a spot in the finals and watch the playoffs while eating popcorn. It seems I am one step closer." with James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
e
September 8, KT Score: "Many years have passed, and I finally got my hands on an LCK title. I marched on without giving up, and I feel that I'm finally given my reward." with Byungho "Haao" Kim and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
e
October 12, KT Ucal: "I think Caps, Rookie, Xiaohu and I are on the same level." with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok and Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
e
October 13, Worlds Group Stage 2018 top 30 players: 10-6 by Thomas Baker on The Game Haus
e
December 10, AFS Ucal, dreaming to become the best mid laner, Reveals his thoughts on Afreeca, Spirit, and SKT. with Hongje "Koer" Kim and James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
e

January 17, LCK Spring 2019: 10 Players To Watch Part 1 by Taylor Damaschi on The Game Haus
e
June 9, AF Ucal: "We've always been a team that likes change, but after watching MSI, we became more confident in having changes in style." with Lasso and Viion on Inven Global
e
June 11, Afreeca Ucal after beating SKT: New playstyle inspired by G2 Esports at MSI with Ashley Kang on YouTube
e
June 12, AF Ucal on Playing Against Kingzone: "We’re both aggressive teams, so I think it’ll be fun. I personally want to hunt down Deft." with Viion on Inven Global
e
June 16, AF Ucal on the Team's Performance: "How did Afreeca become such a strong team!" with Youii and Akiin on Inven Global
e

February 12, GRF Ucal: "I want to eventually craft a team that's better than Griffin from last year." with Quest on Inven Global
e
April 8, GRF Ucal: "Honestly, whenever I played Zoe in official matches, I really sucked (Laughs)." with Viion on Inven Global
e
April 16, GRF Ucal: "I'm disappointed that we couldn't drag down HLE with us to the Relegations tournament." with Quest on Inven Global
e

Post-Match Interviews

2018
2019
2020
2021
2023
2025
2026

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2018-03-20	LCK 2018 Spring	MVP vs KT	Link
2018-03-25	LCK 2018 Spring	KT vs AF	Link
2018-06-13	LCK 2018 Summer	KT vs JAG	Link
2018-06-28	LCK 2018 Summer	KT vs GRF	Link
2018-07-01	LCK 2018 Summer	KT vs MVP	Link
2018-07-15	LCK 2018 Summer	KT vs AF	Link
2018-07-21	LCK 2018 Summer	GRF vs KT	Link
2018-08-07	LCK 2018 Summer	HLE vs KT	Link
2018-10-16	Worlds 2018 Main Event	KT vs MAD

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2019-06-15	LCK 2019 Summer	AF vs KZ	Link
2019-07-11	LCK 2019 Summer	AF vs JAG	Link
2019-07-21	LCK 2019 Summer	JAG vs AF	Link
2019-07-27	LCK 2019 Summer	KZ vs AF	Link
2019-08-11	LCK 2019 Summer	GEN vs AF	Link

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2020-02-12	LCK 2020 Spring	GRF vs SB	Link
2020-04-08	LCK 2020 Spring	DWG vs GRF	Link
2020-04-16	LCK 2020 Spring	GRF vs HLE	Link
2020-07-08	LCK 2020 Summer	DRX vs KT	Link

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2021-01-16	LCK 2021 Spring	LSB vs KT	Link
2021-01-24	LCK 2021 Spring	KT vs T1	Link
2021-01-28	LCK 2021 Spring	DRX vs KT	Link

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2023-07-06	LPL 2023 Summer	TT vs iG	Link

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2025-01-15	LCK Cup 2025	BRO vs DRX	Link
2025-01-22	LCK Cup 2025	DNF vs DRX	Link
2025-02-07	LCK Cup 2025	DRX vs DNF	Link
2025-05-03	LCK 2025 Rounds 1-2	DRX vs BFX	Link
2025-08-18	LCK CL 2025 Rounds 3-5	GEN.GA vs DRX.C	Link
2025-08-26	LCK CL 2025 Rounds 3-5	BFX.Y vs DRX.C	Link
2025-09-15	LCK CL 2025 Season Playoffs	DRX.C vs GEN.GA	Link
2025-11-21	Esports Championships Asia 2025	VIE vs KOR