RNG

Biodata

Background / History

RNG is introduced following its World Championship elimination by SKT. At the time, substitute players Chu Ran and Wuxin are effectively trapped under contract in the club’s so-called “water prison”; Chu Ran is later removed from the team after criticizing Uzi on Weibo. 1

The team is strongly built around Uzi as its primary carry. After struggling with alternative approaches, RNG adopts a four-protect-one strategy as the system considered most suitable for its lineup. 210 Its management also relies heavily on publicity and trending topics, particularly after setbacks and during winning streaks. 161

Team Identity

Four-Protect-One

RNG’s preferred structure assigns its resources and protection to Uzi, with the rest of the roster enabling the AD carry’s scaling and teamfight damage. 209 210

• The team drafted Ornn and Gragas around Uzi’s wishes rather than denying EDG the Xayah–Rakan duo. 210
• RNG repeatedly sacrificed top-lane resources or used global-engage compositions to create openings for its bottom lane. 109
• The strategy could produce explosive results once Nocturne, Galio, Camille, and the AD carry came online, but also left the team vulnerable when its coordinated engages were anticipated. 109 110

Internal Tensions

RNG’s losses often lead to visible blame and communication breakdowns.

• Uzi blamed Letme after a failed pursuit gave EDG’s Gangplank a quadra kill. 107
• Uzi and Mala Xiang Guo argued over Uzi’s unused Flash during the Kalista game. 149
• Uzi and Xiaohu blamed each other after EDG’s Azir-led victory, with Uzi refusing to play the following game. 212
• During the decisive game against EDG, RNG’s backstage became tense enough for San Shao to intervene after Uzi damaged his phone in anger. 263

Documented Personnel

Major Arcs

Rivalry with EDG

RNG’s defining storyline is its recurring rivalry with EDG and Chu Ran. In an early series, RNG’s three-man top-lane gank against Chu Ran’s Jayce failed, costing Mala Xiang Guo his life. 87 Chu Ran then secured a Jayce pentakill against RNG, while Uzi’s frustration increasingly disrupted the team’s communication. 89

RNG’s global-engage composition briefly recovered a major deficit in the following game, using Nocturne, Galio, and Camille to repeatedly target EDG’s bottom lane. Chu Ran’s Rumble ultimately anticipated a five-man ambush, dropped The Equalizer into the brush, and led EDG to an ACE. 109 EDG completed a 3–0 Spring Finals victory over RNG. 111

In a later final, RNG again struggled against Chu Ran’s unconventional top-lane champions. His Kalista went 14–0 in the opening game, while his Tryndamere and Vayne punished RNG’s lane-swap plans in subsequent games. 149 150 152 EDG’s win secured consecutive Spring and Summer championships. 153

Later EDG Defeats

RNG entered another series against EDG amid intense fan conflict and public trash talk. EDG reached match point after Chu Ran’s mid-lane Kai’Sa secured two pentakills against RNG. 260 262 In the final game, Chu Ran’s Varus overturned an initially difficult Akali matchup, including a blind prediction that killed Uzi and Xiaoming while they recalled. 264 265

EDG won the Summer Split Finals 3–0, with Chu Ran earning series MVP after a Varus pentakill. 265

Worlds Elimination

RNG entered its quarterfinal against G2 as a heavily favored team. After taking an early 2–0 lead, the team lost its composure as G2 mounted a comeback. 276 RNG was eliminated in the quarterfinals, ending its run despite widespread championship expectations. 277

Roster Rebuild

Following Chu Ran’s move to IG, RNG recruited Gao Zhenning as a substitute jungler. Uzi and Gao Zhenning quickly aligned around their shared desire to challenge Chu Ran and IG, while RNG management praised the revised roster’s championship potential. 317

Relationships

• Uzi — RNG’s central AD carry and the player around whom the team’s four-protect-one system is built. 209 210
• EDG — Primary rival; repeatedly defeated RNG in major series led by Chu Ran. 111 153 265
• Chu Ran / Easy — Former RNG substitute whose departure and later dominance over the team fuel the rivalry. 1 109 265
• G2 — Eliminated RNG from the World Championship quarterfinals. 276 277
• IG — Later rival following Chu Ran’s move to IG; RNG’s recruitment of Gao Zhenning was partly framed around confronting the team. 317 328

Trivia

• RNG’s restrictive substitute-player situation is referred to as the “water prison.” 1
• The team’s players are repeatedly described as becoming visibly red-faced under pressure, leading viewers to nickname them RNG’s “Red Temperature Duo.” 107 328
• RNG’s fans, commonly called GSL in the narrative, are a major force in the team’s online publicity and fan conflicts. 161 170