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We continue to traverse the expanse of the professional League of Legends scene. Our destination is China, where the battles of LPL Spring 2025 are in full swing.
At LPL Spring 2025 is the group stage. In most groups the play-offs have already been decided, but our case is not like that. We will take a look at Group D, where Invictus Gaming and FunPlus Phoenix will fight for important points.
Let's try to figure out who will be stronger in this match and earn crucial points to qualify for the play-offs.
Let's go.
IG Form
Let's open the Invictus Gaming vs FunPlus Phoenix match with an analysis of IG's form. In this match they play in the status of clear favourite with odds to win around 1.2.
IG were once a threat not only on the local scene, but also outside of it. In 2018, for example, the team became the first Chinese world champions, but since that time they've lost momentum.
IG's last landmark achievement was a top-3 finish at the 2020 LPL Regional Finals. The last result was Top 11 at LPL Spring 2023, where IG was literally 2 series wins short of making it to the play-offs.
- Invictus Gaming line-up: TheShy, JieJie, Rookie, GALA, Meiko.
Already in the first weeks it became clear that we shouldn't put much hope on IG. At the end of the season it is absolutely clear that IG is one of the worst teams in the draw and they will surely be re-struggling.
LPL Summer 2023 IG played in their own way. They finished in the top 12 without making it to the play-offs of the tournament. Then there were local championships like Esports Shanghai Masters 2023 where the team finished top-3, and NEST 2023 was a complete failure with a top-16 finish.
Before the Long Convergence LPL Spring 2024 Invictus Gaming played at the local championship called NEST 2023, as well as at Demacia Cup 2023. At the two championships IG did not have a high performance: NEST ended for IG without even starting, because the team did not get out of the group stage having played it with the score 0-3, and at Demacia Cup 2023 the group played with the score 3-1, but it was not enough for play-offs.
LPL Spring 2024 finished the group stage in the top 10 and made it to the play-offs. However, they couldn't stay there for long, as Weibo got in the way and closed IG with a 3-2 score. As a result - 10th place in the tournament. The summer split of the Chinese league, LPL Summer 2025, ended earlier than the spring one. This time Invictus Gaming couldn't overcome the group stage and finished in the top 13.
Season 2025 Long Co-headed from Group D to LPL Spring 2025. Before the match with FPX are in 3rd place with a score of 1-1.
Invictus Gaming's most popular champions
IG had Fiora (5 matches, 60% wins) on the top line most often. There was also Jax (3 games, 100% wins), Camile (2 matches, 100% wins), Irelia (2 matches, 100% wins).
In the forest OP Maokai (7 matches, 85% wins), Sejuani (4 games, 75% wins), Viego (2 matches, 100% wins).
The centre line was occupied by Azir (5 matches, 80% wins), Sylas (3 games, 66% wins), Kassadin (2 matches, 100% wins), Ryze (2 games, 50% wins).
Shooters set is standard: Varus (4 games, 50% wins), Lucian (4 games, 100% wins).
Sapports are diverse: Nami (3 games, 100% wins), Ashe (3 games, 0 wins), Varus (2 games, 100% wins), Miss Fortune (2 games, 100% wins).
Form FunPlus Phoenix
We open the FPX vs IG match with an analysis of FPX's form. In this match they will play as a clear outsider with odds to win at around 5.
Since their triumph at Worlds 2019, FPX have been unable to return to the podium. There was an attempt in 2021 when FPX made it to Worlds 2021, but beyond that it was sadness.
FPX's last result was a top-15 finish at LPL Spring 2023. They played the group stage of the spring split lousy: 4-12 and now the situation is not much better.
- FPX lineup: sheer, sorrow, Care, bat, Jwei.
There were no special changes at the Long Term tournament. There were personnel decisions on management, but it does not affect the results.
Nothing helped FPX to improve the score since LPL Spring. At the summer split, the Phoenixes are in 14th place with a 4-10 record. It can improve, but they are not destined for the play-offs. In general, it happened so: FPX did not get into the play-offs LPL Summer 2023, but to be fair, they managed to get to 11th place in the group, which is not so bad.
Before Demacia Cup 2023 FPX visited NEST 2023, where the team traditionally plays well. This time there they took the top 4. Demacia Cup 2023 ended much sadder for FPX: the club played 2-2 in the group stage, which was not enough to qualify for the play-offs. As a result - TOP 16.
At LPL Spring 2024 the situation unfolded quite differently. FPX were convincing in most of their matches, which allowed them to go 11-5 and take the Top 4 of the regular season in such a competitive region.
At LPL Summer 2024, FunPlus Phoenix Long Co-angled with the Top 2 in Group A, playing there with a score of 3-3. In the Rumble Stage, the team made it to the Top 7, finishing Ascend Group with a 3-5 score, which allowed them to directly qualify for the play-offs. As a result, they managed to reach the second round of the LPL Spring 2025 play-offs and finished Top-8 at the tournament.
In the 2025 season, Long Spring 2025 LPL Spring 2025, which is a standard for all title teams in China. A woeful start, 0-2 after the first two rounds.
The most popular champions of FunPlus Phoenix
KSante (6 matches, 33% wins), Gwen (5 games, 0% wins), Jax (2 matches, 100% wins) are taken to the top more often than others.
Jungle takes Vi (3 matches, 0% wins), Maokai (2 matches, 100% wins), Lee Sin (1 match, 0% wins), Wukong (1 match, 0% wins).
The centre line is occupied by Kassadin (3 matches, 100% wins), Akali (2 matches, 0% wins), Syndra (2 games, 50% wins).
On the shooters are Zeri (5 games, 40% wins), Sivir (3 games, 33% wins), Lucian (2 matches, 50% wins).
Peaking Zeri and Sivir, without fail Yuumi is also selected. Magic Cat has appeared in spades 8 times and has a 37% win rate.
History of head-to-head meetings FunPlus Phoenix - Invictus Gaming
In the season 2024 the teams played each other and FPX won then.
Predicted result of the match FPX - IG at LPL Spring 2025
Despite the clear advantage of IG in the pre-match quotes and a slight advantage in terms of performance at the tournament, I think they will be able to give IG a fight. A win is unlikely, but they can take the map, yes.
Bottom line: 3-1 win for IG.
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