History
2016 Season
After a 1st-place finish at NESO 2015, RNG finalized a 10-player
roster by adding Sask, SHRC and King alumni InSec and NaMei, and two
starters from Samsung Galaxy White's Season 4 World Champions -
support Mata from Vici Gaming and top-laner Looper from Masters 3.
The team impressed early in LPL play, winning consecutive series
against Vici and group top seed EDward Gaming. A continued strong
performance, including dealing the Qiao Gu Reapers their first
series loss of the split, earned an invite to the IEM Season X World
Championship in Katowice, Royal's first international tournament in
the RNG incarnation. They defeated Origen and Ever to win their
group but lost to Fnatic largely in part due to Rekkles' MVP-level
performance, primarily as Jhin.
RNG gave playing time to their other five members after IEM
Katowice, including InSec picking Master Yi in a comeback win
against Energy Pacemaker.All and NaMei marking his return to form by
getting a pentakill playing Lucian against Vici. Finishing first in
Group B, they earned a bye into the semifinals and then defeated
Team WE 3-2 and EDG 3-1 to become LPL champions and earn the right
to represent China on home soil at the 2016 Mid-Season Invitational
in Shanghai. It marked not only RNG's first LPL championship but
also the first for any Royal Club team (including the original Royal
Club, Star Horn Royal, and Team King.)
RNG then proceeded to impress at MSI, going undefeated over the
first three days of group stage play after defeating G2 ESports
twice, Counter Logic Gaming, Flash Wolves, Supermassive E-Sports and
defending World Champions SK Telecom T1, before finally falling to
CLG on day 4. Their 6-0 record not only secured a semifinal berth
but also a Pool 1 spot for the Chinese top seed at the 2016 Worlds.
They eventually finished 8-2 to secure first place.
Citation:
"Royal Never Give Up",
lol.esportspedia.com,
eSportspedia's League of Legends
Wiki, web, 15 May 2016.
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