Following the conclusion of Worlds 2021, EDward Gaming's players were asked in a post-match press conference which champions they would prefer as their respective Worlds skins, a tradition established in League of Legends to commemorate and immortalize world championship teams.
After the match, RNG joined the media for a post-match press conference to discuss the team's loss and 2021 at large.
EDward Gaming, FunPlus Phoenix, Royal Never Give Up and LNG Esports will be the four teams representing China's LPL at Worlds 2021.
While the top 2 LPL seeds for Worlds 2021 have been locked in, the #3 and #4 seeds will be decided in the coming days via the LPL Regional Final.
FunPlus Phoenix has defeated Team WE 3-0 to qualify for the finals of the 2021 League of Legends Professional League Summer Playoffs and in doing so has become the first LPL team to qualify for the World Championship this fall.
UPDATE 8/3: With a 2-0 win over Oh My God in its penultimate match in the 2021 League of Legends Professional League Summer Split, Top Esports has qualified for the post-season.
The League of Legends Pro League team announced the signing of shad0w via Weibo.
How did RNG recover to win the finals of the LPL Spring Playoffs after losing so convincingly to FPX in their previous encounter? The answer: a combination of strong solo lane presence, the crippling of FPX support Liu "Crisp" Qing-Song, and one hell of a pentakill...
On Sunday, April 18 at 5:00pm local time, FunPlus Phoenix and Royal Never Give Up will face off in a best-of-five final to deicde who represents China at MSI 2021. Let's take a look at what to expect from the finals this weekend based on what is known about FPX and RNG in context of this season and beyond.