Is RNG an all-Chinese class? Introduction to the 2022 LOLRNG all-Chinese class

LOLRNG is a truly all-Chinese team. From the Royal Family at the beginning to RNG later, the players have always been composed of Chinese. The lineup of the 2022 Summer Split has undergone minor changes. Top laners Bin and The BLG team has exchanged Breathing Brother, but Breathing Brother is also Chinese, so RNG is still an all-Chinese team.

In the 26th minute of the game, T1's crystal collapsed. RNG finally played five games and defeated its opponent 3:2, winning the 2022 MSI mid-season championship. The golden Rain fell on RNG's base, and the Busan scene was silent for a while.

Before the game, no matter from the historical record or the performance of this MSI, the outside world generally believed that T1 would win the championship. During the pre-game interview, T1 players even predicted that they would win the championship. 3:0 took away the opponent.

However, in fact, T1 did not show an overwhelming advantage as predicted by the outside world. On the contrary, in this game, RNG played extremely strongly and invaded the jungle to win. First blood; a four-on-five team fight that left T1 unable to fight back; Abin came down to earth ?13-0?, showing strong personal ability?

After 5 games, RNG relied on the courage to With his determination to fight and strong teamfighting ability, he finally defeated the opponent and directly responded to T1's pre-match predictions with a hearty victory.

RNG's outstanding performance silenced the Busan scene for a time. In the words of commentator Miller, "RNG turned the Busan scene into a library".

The charm of e-sports is that a fatal mistake may ruin the victory. You never know what will happen in the next second on the field and who will be the next champion.

Looking back on RNG’s MSI experience this time, they swept their opponents 3-0 in the group stage. Even after experiencing the "rematch storm", they still won the game tenaciously; they showed strong strength when facing T1 in the match. He defeated his opponents with strength and ranked first with a record of 8 wins and 2 losses; he easily qualified in the semi-finals with a score of 3:0.

Until the final against their old enemy T1, RNG used strong victories to prove to League of Legends officials and Korean teams that in this arena that lacks absolute fairness, it is still possible to win the game with strength.

Why is this the most valuable championship for RNG?

Judging from the historical battles, there are countless grievances and resentments between the two teams RNG and T1. It is the story-filled duels in history that greatly enhance the gold content of this championship.

Before analyzing the gold content of RNG's battle, let's first distinguish between MSI and S games.

The full name of the League of Legends Global Finals is the League of Legends Global Finals, which is the grandest annual competition in the League of Legends.

MSI, the full name of League of Legends Mid-Season Championship, is one of the only two international competitions held by LOL official (Riot Company) every year. It can also be regarded as the "mid-term exam" during the year. As a As a global event, MSI only invites the spring champions from major regions around the world to participate. From this perspective, the intensity and quality of this event are even better than the year-end global finals.

In terms of the gold content of the championship, although the MSI championship is not as good as the S championship, for RNG, the victory in this battle is a miracle, and the opponent T1 gave this championship extraordinary significance.

1. Royal revenge, never too late in ten years

The last time the two teams met in the finals was back in S3 3159 days ago In the finals, at that time, RNG was still called Royal Family, T1 was still called SKT, Uzi and Faker had just debuted, and the man even threatened before the game that he could beat Faker 50-50.

But that year, SKT used a 3:0 sweep record to let the Chinese team see the gap between itself and the Korean team. It was also that year that Faker completed the peak of his debut? Achievement.

3159 days later, things have changed. The two teams stood on the stage of the finals with almost brand-new looks. RNG won this revenge battle that had lasted for nearly ten years.

2. The battle for the Triple Crown

As two veteran giants, although RNG has played against T1 many times before, in the BO5 In the game, RNG has never defeated T1.

In the 2013 S3 World Championship, SKT defeated the RNG team 3:0, and RNG finished second;

In the 2016 MSI semi-finals, SKT 3-1 RNG;

< p> In the 2016 S6 World Championship, SKT and RNG met in the quarterfinals. SKT defeated the RNG team 3:1.

In the 2017 S7 semi-finals, SKT met RNG again. This was the closest RNG came to victory. However, in the end, SKT completed the reversal by letting two chase three. That year, Faker continued to win. The fear of Five Galios still echoes at the top of the canyon.

Faced with the once insurmountable gap, RNG broke all doubts and prejudices, and finally won this championship trophy with unparalleled gold content.

In addition, T1 was the champion of MSI in 2016 and 2017, and RNG was the champion of MSI in 2018 and 2021. Before today, both teams had two MSI championship honors, but after today, RNG Surpassing its opponents and becoming the first Triple Crown team in MSI history.

3. Victory of the All-China Class

As a traditional e-sports power, Korean e-sports has always continued to provide talents to Chinese teams. In order to make up for the lack of strength, many team owners directly adopt the "buy, buy, buy" strategy to build their own galactic battleships. However, the "temporary team" made up of Korean aid is not invincible, and the logic of e-sports is not the same. Spending money to poach people can solve all problems.

In the LPL, where Korean players are everywhere, the all-Chinese class has become the obsession of most fans.

This time, RNG and T1 met in the finals. RNG was an all-Chinese team and T1 was an all-Korean team. The match between these two teams could be called a mini-Asian Games match. RNG defeated T1. It can almost be called China’s victory over South Korea.

This time RNG won the championship. It was a victory for ten years of revenge, a victory for historical shame, a victory for Chinese e-sports against South Korea, and a victory for breaking prejudice and injustice.

Behind the rematch controversy, is there any fairness in e-sports?

This year’s MSI can be called the most dramatic tournament. In addition to RNG winning the championship, the most influential one There is nothing more important than RNG's "rematch gate". ?

In mid-May, news of RNG’s rematch suddenly occupied the top spot in searches on major platforms such as Weibo, Zhihu, and Bilibili. Whether you play the game League of Legends or not, you can see relevant news dominating social media.

The reason why this incident attracted widespread attention is that it exposed the biggest problem in e-sports competitions? Fairness.

In League of Legends, the factor that directly affects fairness is the ping value in the game. This value represents the delay of the game. For players, the smaller the ping value, the better. If the ping value exceeds The conference caused the game screen to freeze. For professional e-sports players, even a delay of a few milliseconds will greatly affect competition operations and performance.

The incident started at the beginning of the MSI competition. This year due to the epidemic, RNG, the champion of our division, was unable to arrive in Busan. Therefore, Riot Games officially decided to let the teams in our division compete remotely, while the other teams were in Busan, South Korea. Live competition.

However, just after RNG qualified in the group stage with a record of three wins, the official suddenly canceled RNG's three wins and requested a rematch due to problems with the venue's network settings. ?

Officials said that the network delay at the event was generally higher than the expected 35ms. However, the RNG team, which competed remotely in Shanghai due to the epidemic, did not encounter this problem. Therefore, the actual network delay in their first three games was Latency is lower than rivals. This is all done in the interest of fairness.

As soon as the news came out, there was an uproar. The technical issues of the tournament were ultimately resolved by a rematch of the RNG team, which did not violate the rules of the tournament. This was obviously unacceptable, but in the face of unfair treatment, RNG still chose to obey and still won 3 points in the subsequent games. A record of complete victory. ?

In this public opinion, professional players from each team, major LPL commentators, coaches, and management all came out to express their opinions, believing that the competition was unfair. ?

Due to pressure from public opinion, Riot Games, the organizer of League of Legends, had to issue an apology statement overnight in the early morning of May 16, deeply apologizing for the many troubles caused by technical reasons in this game. ?

This statement obviously does not satisfy Chinese players. Even players have written that this MSI has become: "a false, worthless, unfair, and meaningless game." ?

Until May 17, Riot once again released a detailed technical description, although it gave detailed explanations on why RNG replayed and whether 22ping equals 35ping, although it proved what it had done. All for the sake of fairness, but it still couldn't calm the anger of players. Afterwards, many people in the industry questioned the official handling method from a professional perspective.

Compared with some traditional sports, coaches have the right to challenge referees’ decisions. However, in this incident, Riot Games, as the official game, has the absolute right to interpret the winning, losing, and process of the game. As a team, RNG can only passively accept the penalty and cannot defend its rights and interests through effective channels. In this incident, Riot's various operations have greatly reduced the official credibility.

The incident has developed to this point, which is far from the winning or losing of a game. Behind it, it has exposed a series of problems existing in the rapid development of the e-sports industry. Is the competition system reasonable? Is the competition fair? ? < /p>

On November 5 last year, the Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee announced all the events of the 19th Asian Games. Among the eight e-sports events, "League of Legends" was included. This is the first time that e-sports has been included in the event. It is an official competition event of the Asian Games, and the medals won by the event will be included in the national medal list.

As a game that has been running for 11 years, if there are problems with the competition system and fairness, how can we ensure fair competition in the Asian Games? ?

In the past few years, , as e-sports enthusiasts, we can often hear comments such as League of Legends is going to die out, but every time the two major events of MSI and S Championship, everything about League of Legends will reignite the popularity.

All of this is due to Riot’s painstaking efforts over the past ten years. Whether it is game balance, league structure, or event system, Riot has been constantly looking for ways to get along with the widest audience. , which makes the game League of Legends one of the most successful games in history.

But now that the "rematch gate" incident has occurred, the official credibility has been reduced, which is weakening the belief of the original group of staunch players in the game and the event. However, standing at the juncture of ten years, the League of Legends event wants to Long-term development also requires a more reasonable system.