Only a few days remain until MSI 2022 officially kicks off, with the opening match featuring T1 against Saigon Buffalo. This is considered an exciting match as T1 is the “unstoppable force,” while the VCS representatives always find ways to surprise their international peers. Moreover, in their return to MSI after several seasons of absence, both T1 and SGB surely want to showcase their full potential.
Additionally, we cannot forget about the LPL representative – Royal Never Give Up, the defending champions of MSI 2021. This season, due to complex pandemic issues, the LPL region could not participate in MSI 2022 offline. Therefore, RNG is allowed to compete online, and all teams must play with a ping of 35, similar to the remote play conditions of the LPL. RNG is certainly aiming to defend their MSI title against strong opponents, especially their “arch-nemesis” LCK with T1.
These days, RNG players are competing fiercely to climb the ranks. Among them, Wei is regarded as one of the most dedicated players. He is playing over 11 ranked matches a day and then playing more ARAM games. Wei is also the player with the highest score, boasting 1400 points.
Following him is Xiaohu, who is also practicing diligently and has 648 points. Last season, Xiaohu could not play some meta champions, which sometimes made RNG’s ban-pick phase challenging. However, Xiaohu seems aware of this issue. His match history shows he has been practicing many strong mid-lane champions like Ahri and Vex, and occasionally he rotates to the top lane.
However, while both GALA and Ming have decent rank results, Bin is raising concerns. This is the first time the former Weibo Gaming star is competing at MSI, and thus his experience in this tournament is zero. Furthermore, Bin is currently wearing the RNG jersey – a team with a strong history at MSI and facing the pressure of defending their title. Unfortunately, Bin’s ranked performance has not been good, and even while playing his “signature champion” Camille, he has fed 11 kills.
Nevertheless, Bin is also a young player, both in age and experience at MSI 2022. If players like Xiaohu, GALA, Ming, and Wei perform at their peak, the pressure on Bin will be significantly reduced. Once the weight is lifted, this player could potentially pull off some surprises.