Royal Never Give Up

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Not to be confused with Royal Club (esports).
Royal Never Give Up
Short nameRNG
Divisions
FoundedMay 2012 (2012-05) (as Royal Club)
15 May 2015 (2015-05-15) (as RNG)
LeagueLeague of Legends Pro League
Championships3× Mid-Season Invitational (2018, 2021, 2022)
Websitewww.royalgroups.cn Edit this at Wikidata

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]

League of Legends[edit]

History[edit]

2016[edit]

By winning a champion and a second in the spring and summer, RNG qualified for the 2016 World Championship.[8]

2017[edit]

2017 League of Legends World Championship match at the Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium between RNG and 1907 Fenerbahçe

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]

2018[edit]

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]

Overwatch[edit]

Main article: Chengdu Hunters

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Royal Never Give Up | Lolesports". eu.lolesports.com. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  2. ^ "LOL新皇族RNG战队人员介绍". xw.qq.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  3. ^ LPL Spring Playoffs - Finals: RNG vs. EDG. LoL Esports. 2016-04-23. Retrieved 2019-06-27 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ a b RNG vs. EDG - Finals Game 4 | LPL Spring Split | Royal Never Give Up vs. Edward Gaming (2018). LoL Esports. 2018-04-28. Retrieved 2019-06-27 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ IG vs. RNG - Finals Game 5 | LPL Summer Split | Invictus Gaming vs. Royal Never Give Up (2018). LoL Esports. 2018-09-14. Retrieved 2019-06-27 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ "KZ vs RNG: RNG beat KZ to win Mid-Season Invitational 2018". finalkill.com.
  7. ^ Belandrial. "Royal Never Give Up are heading to The International 2019". VP Esports. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  8. ^ "EDG wins the championship in summer and joins RNG to advance to S6" EDG全胜问鼎夏季赛冠军 携手RNG晋级S6 (in Chinese). League of Legends. 2016-08-26.
  9. ^ RNG vs. EDG - Finals Game 3 | LPL Spring Split | Royal Never Give Up vs. Edward Gaming (2018). LoL Esports. 2018-04-28. Retrieved 2019-06-27 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ LPL Spring Finals 2017: WE vs. RNG. LoL Esports. 2017-04-29. Retrieved 2019-06-27 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ [2017 Demacia Cup] Changsha Station Finals IM vs RNG #4 【2017德瑪西亞杯】長沙站 總決賽 IM vs RNG #4 (in Chinese). League of Legends LPL Event Channel. 2017-06-04. Retrieved 2019-06-27 – via YouTube.
  12. ^ 2017 Rift Rivals: LCK vs. LPL vs. LMS - Finals. LoL Esports. 2017-07-09. Retrieved 2019-06-27 – via YouTube.
  13. ^ EDG vs. IG - RNG vs. WE | Semifinals | LPL Summer Split (2017). LoL Esports. 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2019-06-27 – via YouTube.
  14. ^ RNG vs. EDG | Finals | LPL Summer Split | Royal Never Give Up vs. Edward Gaming (2017). LoL Esports. 2017-09-22. Retrieved 2019-06-27 – via YouTube.
  15. ^ G2 vs. RNG | Group Stage Day 6 | 2017 World Championship | G2 Esports vs Royal Never Give Up. LoL Esports. 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2019-06-27 – via YouTube.
  16. ^ RNG vs. FNC | Quarterfinals Game 4 | 2017 World Championship | Royal Never Give Up vs Fnatic. LoL Esports. 2017-10-21. Retrieved 2019-06-27 – via YouTube.
  17. ^ "2017 rng skt dr - YouTube". Retrieved 2019-06-27 – via YouTube.
  18. ^ WE vs. RNG - Playoffs Round 1 Game 1 | LPL Spring Split | Team WE vs. Royal Never Give Up (2018). LoL Esports. 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2019-06-27 – via YouTube.
  19. ^ RNG vs. IG - Semifinals Game 5 | LPL Spring Split | Royal Never Give Up vs. Invictus Gaming (2018). LoL Esports. 2018-04-21. Retrieved 2019-06-27 – via YouTube.
  20. ^ TL vs. RNG | Group Day 5 | Mid-Season Invitational | Team Liquid vs. Royal Never Give Up (2018). LoL Esports. 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2019-06-27 – via YouTube.
  21. ^ RNG vs. KZ | Finals Game 4 | Mid-Season Invitational | Royal Never Give Up vs. KING-ZONE (2018). LoL Esports. 2018-05-20. Retrieved 2019-06-27 – via YouTube.
  22. ^ RNG vs BLG l Demacia cup 2018 Finals Live l Day 06.03 l Royal Never Give Up vs Bilibili Gaming. LPL. 2018-06-03. Retrieved 2019-06-27 – via YouTube.
  23. ^ RNG vs. AFS - Rift Rivals | LCK x LPL x LMS | Royal Never Give Up vs. Afreeca Freecs (2018). LoL Esports. 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2019-06-27 – via YouTube.
  24. ^ RNG vs. TOP | Game 4 | LPL Summer Playoffs | Royal Never Give Up vs. Topsports Gaming (2018). LoL Esports. 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2019-06-27 – via YouTube.
  25. ^ RNG vs C9 | Worlds Group Stage Day 5 | Royal Never Give Up vs Cloud9 (2018). LoL Esports. 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2019-06-27 – via YouTube.
  26. ^ RNG vs G2 | Quarterfinal Game 5 | World Championship | Royal Never Give Up vs G2 Esports (2018). LoL Esports. 2018-10-20. Retrieved 2019-06-27 – via YouTube.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by League of Legends Pro League winner
Spring 2016
Spring 2018, Summer 2018
Spring 2021 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Mid-Season Invitational winner
2018
2021
2022 		Succeeded by
G2 Esports
Incumbent

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