Royal Never Give Up

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] It is also the champion of 2018 Mid-Season Invitational.[6] Its sister team is Royal Club. Royal Never Give Up also has a Dota 2 team, which played in The International 2019.[7]

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
Head coachChoi "DanDy" In-kyu
ManagerHuang Cheng
General managerSon Dae-young
Websitewww.royalgroups.cn

League of Legends

History

2013

Royal Club started off the year with their participation in the G-League 2012 Season 2, finished at 3-4th place after losing against Team WE 1–3.[8] They then attended GIGABYTE StarsWar League/Season 2 in March but got knocked out in the Group Stage.[8] In June, Royal Club finished 5th in 2013 LPL Spring, went 15–13 in the Group Stage and did not qualify for playoffs.[8] One day after, they participated in the NVIDIA Game Festival 2013 and placed second after losing against Team WE in the finals. In July, Royal HZ took part in StarsWar 8 tournament. They got knocked out in the semifinals, lost 0-2 to iG. At the end of July, they once again lost 0-2 to iG in the semifinals of IEM Season VIII - Shanghai and finished 3-4th. In September, Royal HZ qualified for the Season 3 China Regional Finals after finishing 2nd in the 2013 LPL Summer/Regular Season with a 13–8 record over the season. In the Season 3 China Regional Finals, Royal HZ made an amazing comeback, went from the Loser's bracket to defeat OMG in the Grand Finals, claimed the first place and not only a spot in the Season 3 World Championship but the huge advantage of being seeded directly into the quarterfinals past the group stages.

At the S3 Championship, Royal Club would be a dark horse team in the quarterfinals as they were not as well known outside the Asian scene, and Worlds was their first major tournament in North America.[8] Their first match would be against a team they were exceptionally familiar with from the Chinese league, OMG.[8] In the first match of bracket stage, the two Chinese teams would re-enact the Chinese Regional Finals to see who would advance and who would be eliminated from the tournament. OMG had been seen as one of the strongest teams in the Group stage, losing only once to the eventual champions SK Telecom T1, but Royal Club were well prepared going into the match. They defeated their Chinese compatriots in a 2–0 victory, advancing to face Europe's top seed, Fnatic. The series would lead to a back and forth heavy hitting battle between the regions, with Royal able to win the final game, 3–1. Royal Club found themselves in the ultimate spotlight in the grand finals against favored Korean team SK Telecom T1. The anticipated match led to Royal Club being overwhelmed by SK T1, losing 0–3, but taking home a very respectable 2nd place.

After the S3 Championship, Tabe and Wh1t3zZ retired while Lucky became a sub. Uzi then became team captain and briefly tried out other positions such as jungle and mid. In order to prepare for the 2014 LPL Spring, Royal Club significantly changed most of their roster, with many new faces joining the team, including the former LMQ Tian Ci top laner Yao and support Bao.

2014

On May 18, 2014 the owner of Royal Club announced he was stepping down as CEO of the team and giving ownership over to Li Yande (eNO), where the team would be re-branded as Star Horn and take Royal Club's place for the LPL Summer Season.[9]

The roster at the time consisted of Yao, Kmi, Lucky, Nct, Uzi, Bao, LeY, Rui, YS. May 28, LaoPi, corn, and Cola join.[10] May 31, inSec and Zero join.[11] December 6, ackerman joins.[12] December 11, Uzi leaves.[13]

Royal Club beat LPL team OMG 3–2 in the semi-finals.[14] Royal Club reached the finals of the 2014 League of Legends World Championship and lost to Samsung Galaxy White 3–1.[15]

2015
Development of Royal Club

In the 2015 League of Legends League professional spring competition, the points were insufficient, in the relegation match lost to the GT team relegation failed, downgraded to the League of Legends League A professional league. Through the four-party trading with VG, KING and GT e-sports clubs, the club obtained the LPL quota of the VG.P team of the VG e-sports club and some players of the KING and GT teams. The LGL quota of the VG.P team was officially renamed RNG. The team. In the 2015 LPL Summer Tournament, due to insufficient points, he entered the relegation match and successfully relegated.[16][17]

2016

In the 2016 LPL Spring Season, RNG was placed in Group B and got the third place eventually.[18] In the 2016 LPL Spring Playoffs, RNG defeated WE in semifinals with a score of 3:2. In finals, RNG beaten EDG with a score of 3:1 and got their first LPL Championship. They won the ticket to 2016 Mid-Season Invitational. RNG won the first place in the group stage.[19] However, RNG was beaten by SKT with a score of 1:3 in semifinals. RNG finally got the 3–4th place in 2016 Mid-Season Invitational.[19]

In the 2016 LPL Summer Season, RNG was placed in the Group B and got the first place again. In the 2017 LPL Summer Playoffs,[20] RNG defeated IMAY with a score of 3:2 in semifinals. They encountered EDG in finals and lost the match with a score of 0:3.

By gaining a champion and a runner-up in spring and summer, RNG won the qualification to participate in 2016 World Championship.[21] RNG was placed in Group D and finally gained the second place in the group stage.[22] Again they encountered SKT in quarterfinals. RNG was beaten by SKT again with a score of 1:3.

2017
2017 League of Legends World Championship (Wuhan Gymnasium)

In the 2017 LPL Spring Season, RNG was placed in the Group A and got the first place.[23] In the 2017 LPL Spring Playoffs, RNG defeated EDG in semifinals with a score of 3:1.[24] However, they were beaten by WE in finals with a score of 0:3.[25] They lost the ticket to 2017 Mid-Season Invitational.

In June, RNG won the championship of Demacia Cup Summer 2017 Playoffs in Changsha.[26] In the 2017 LPL Summer Season, RNG got the first place in the Group B.[27] In July, RNG also helped LPL get its first championship of Rift Rivals.[28] In the 2017 LPL Summer Playoffs, RNG defeated WE with a score of 3:2 in semifinals.[29] Then they were defeated again in finals by EDG with a score of 2:3.[30][31]

Although RNG got two runner-ups in spring and summer season, they gained enough points and got the ticket to 2017 World Championship. RNG was placed in Group C and won the first place in the group stage.[32] During their quarterfinals, they beaten FNC with a score of 3:1.[33] But RNG was once again beaten by SKT in semifinals.[34] They eventually got the 3–4th place in 2017 World Championship.[35]

2018

In the 2018 LPL Spring Season, RNG got the 3rd place in the East Region.[36] In the 2018 LPL Spring Playoffs, RNG defeated WE in two rounds.[37] Then they defeated IG in semifinals and won against EDG in finals.[38][4][39] RNG won the championship of 2018 LPL Spring Playoffs and got the ticket to 2018 Mid-Season Invitational.[40] In 2018 Mid-Season Invitational, the team won the 1st place in the group stage.[41] During the 1st place tiebreaker, RNG defeated KZ from LCK with a score of 3:1.[42]

In June, RNG won the championship of Demacia Cup Summer 2018 Playoffs in Zhuhai.[43] In the 2018 LPL Summer Season, RNG got the 2nd place in the East Region.[44] In July, RNG helped LPL get the championship of 2018 Rift Rivals.[45][46] In the 2018 LPL Summer Playoffs, RNG defeated TOP with a score of 3:1.[47] Then they defeated RW in semifinals and won against IG again with a score of 3:2 in finals.[48][5][49]

After summer season, RNG had won enough points to get the ticket to 2018 World Championship. In 2018 World Championship, RNG was placed in Group B.[50] They got the first place in the group stage.[51] In the knockout stage, RNG lost the quarterfinals when they encountered with G2.[52]

Roster
Royal Never Give Up roster
PlayersCoaches
RoleHandleNameNationalityPrevious team
Top 705  He Yulong  China  JD Gaming 
Top New  Tian Zhipeng  China  Legend Esports 
Jungle XLB  Li Xiaolong  China  Young Miracles 
Jungle S1xu   Wang Kangcan  China  Royal Club 
Mid Cryin  Yuan Chengwei  China  eStar 
Mid Xiaohu  Li Yuanhao  China  Gamtee 
Bot Betty  Lu Yuhung  Taiwan  Flash Wolves 
Bot GALA  Chen Wei  China  Dominus Esports 
Support Ming  Shi Senming  China  Young Miracles 
Head coach

Cho "Mata" Se-hyeong

Assistant coach(es)

Shen "Sereno" Dongyu

Legend
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player
  • Injury/Illness

Latest roster transaction: 17 June 2020.

Honours

Domestic

League

Cup
  • Demacia Cup
    • Winners (2): 2017 Season, 2018 Summer

Worldwide

Tournament results

Overwatch
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
LGD Gaming		 League of Legends Pro League winner
Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Summer 2018		 Succeeded by
Invictus Gaming
Preceded by
SK Telecom T1		 Mid-Season Invitational winner
2018		 Succeeded by
G2 Esports

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