Match Prediction: FunPlus Phoenix - Royal Never Give Up | LoL

In the foreword, it's worth mentioning that very many teams in the Chinese League have been affected by big changes in the rosters. This also applies to the FunPlus Phoenix team. But Royal Never Give Up, miraculously, bypassed. When the Phoenixes left only one experienced player at the base, the Kings, on the contrary, replaced only one player. Therefore, it is not surprising that RNGU are considered favorites in this meeting.

FunPlus Phoenix Shape:

It is not so difficult to judge the state of the new Phoenix roster. Although only Lwx remained from the experience of the players, we have already seen the new roster in action at the Demacia Cup 2021, where the team proved to be extremely energized to win, finishing in second place. They lost to the finals from Top Esports, who are one of the pretty formidable LPL teams.

Royal Never Give Up Form:

Over the previous year, RNGU showed their best side, at least within the LPL, taking first place twice at LPL Spring 2021 and LPL Regional Finals 2021, from where they immediately got into the group at Worlds. At the World Championship itself, we took an honorable fifth place, with which we can congratulate them. But at the recent Demacia Cup 2021, the team showed itself much worse than the Phoenixes with 5-8 places, but I am sure that they played at half strength, preparing mainly for the LPL. The Kings now have a well-trained and experienced roster. They replaced their mid lane, which enabled xiaohu to move into the main role, from top lane to mid. And to the top lane, they took the extremely scoring Bin from Sunning.

This is what we have in the end. The reassembled Phoenix vs Kings, who clearly worked on their mistakes after Worlds 2021. Both teams have a good chance of winning. But to deny the fact that it is Royal Never Give Up that has every chance of moving FunPlus Phoenix solely through experience. So I would confidently bet on Royal Never Give Up in this meeting.