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Short name | RNG |
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Divisions | |
Founded | May 2012 (as Royal Club) 15 May 2015 (as RNG) |
League | League of Legends Pro League |
Championships | 3× Mid-Season Invitational (2018, 2021, 2022) |
Website | www |
Royal Never Give Up (RNG) is a Chinese esports organization whose League of Legends team competes in the League of Legends Pro League. [1] It was established in May 2015. [2] RNG won the 2016 LPL Spring Playoffs, 2018 LPL Spring Playoffs and 2018 LPL Summer Playoffs, [3] [4] [5] and is the champion of the 2018, 2021, and 2022 Mid-Season Invitational. [6] Its sister team is Royal Club. The organization also has a Dota 2 team, which participated in The International 2019. [7]
By winning a champion and a second in the spring and summer, RNG qualified for the 2016 World Championship. [8]
In the 2017 LPL Spring Season, RNG was placed in the Group A and won first place. In the 2017 LPL Spring Playoffs, RNG defeated EDG in semifinals with a score of 3:1. [9] However, they were beaten by WE in finals with a score of 0:3. [10] They lost the ticket to 2017 Mid-Season Invitational.
In June, RNG won the Demacia Cup Summer 2017 Playoffs in Changsha. [11] In July, RNG helped LPL get its first championship of Rift Rivals. [12] In the 2017 LPL Summer Playoffs, RNG defeated Team WE with a score of 3–2 in semifinals. [13] They were defeated again in the finals by EDG with a score of 2–3. [14]
Although RNG got two runner-ups in spring and summer season, they gained enough points and got the ticket to the 2017 World Championship. RNG was placed in Group C and won first place in the group stage. [15] During their quarterfinals, they defeated FNC with a score of 3–1, [16] and was defeated by SK Telecom T1 in the semifinals. [17]
In the 2018 LPL Spring Playoffs, RNG defeated WE in two rounds. [18] They defeated Invictus Gaming in the semifinals and EDG in the finals. [19] [4] In the 2018 Mid-Season Invitational, the team won first place in the group stage. [20] During the first-place tiebreaker, RNG defeated KZ from LCK with a score of 3–1. [21]
In June, RNG won the championship of Demacia Cup Summer 2018 Playoffs in Zhuhai. [22] In July, RNG helped LPL get the championship of 2018 Rift Rivals. [23] In the 2018 LPL Summer Playoffs, RNG defeated TOP with a score of 3–1. [24]
After summer season, RNG won enough points to become eligible to participate in the 2018 World Championship, and placed first in the group stage. [25] In the knockout stage, RNG lost the quarterfinals against G2. [26]
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