page_title: Royal Never Give Up
section_title: 2017
hierarchical_section_title: Royal Never Give Up / League of Legends / History / 2017
caption_attribution_description: English: 2017 League of Legends World Championship (Wuhan Gymnasium)
context_page_description: Royal Never Give Up is a Chinese esports organization whose League of Legends team competes in the League of Legends Pro League. It was established in May 2015. RNG won the 2016 LPL Spring Playoffs, 2018 LPL Spring Playoffs and 2018 LPL Summer Playoffs. It is also the champion of 2018 Mid-Season Invitational. Its sister team is Royal Club. Royal Never Give Up also has a Dota 2 team, which played in The International 2019.
context_section_description: In the 2017 LPL Spring Season, RNG was placed in the Group A and got the first place. In the 2017 LPL Spring Playoffs, RNG defeated EDG in semifinals with a score of 3:1. However, they were beaten by WE in finals with a score of 0:3. They lost the ticket to 2017 Mid-Season Invitational.
  In June, RNG won the championship of Demacia Cup Summer 2017 Playoffs in Changsha. In the 2017 LPL Summer Season, RNG got the first place in the Group B. In July, RNG also helped LPL get its first championship of Rift Rivals. In the 2017 LPL Summer Playoffs, RNG defeated WE with a score of 3:2 in semifinals. Then they were defeated again in finals by EDG with a score of 2:3.
  Although RNG got two runner-ups in spring and summer season, they gained enough points and got the ticket to 2017 World Championship. RNG was placed in Group C and won the first place in the group stage. During their quarterfinals, they beaten FNC with a score of 3:1. But RNG was once again beaten by SKT in semifinals. They eventually got the 3–4th place in 2017 World Championship.
caption: 2017 League of Legends World Championship (Wuhan Gymnasium)
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