After a disappointing performance and an early exit in the LPL Spring 2021 Playoffs, the players of Suning are highly determined to reclaim their status as the reigning World Championship runners-up. To achieve this, their ultimate goal is to improve their standings in the LPL and become one of the top four teams in China’s League of Legends, in order to secure a ticket to the Worlds.
And fans need not worry, as this determination is clearly reflected in Suning’s recent achievements on the Korean ranked server. Specifically, they are the only team in the LPL where all six members of the main roster have reached Challenger rank on the Korean League of Legends server as of now.
Among the Suning players, the highest-ranked is support ON with 1222 Challenger points, followed by SofM with 1171 points. Next in line are View (substitute jungler), Huanfeng, Bin, and Angel.
SofM was once close to breaking into the top 10 Challenger ranks on the Korean server, but the results of recent matches have not been favorable, causing him to drop to 51st place in the rankings. The most surprising case is View. Despite having little opportunity to play in the LPL Summer 2021, the substitute for SofM has been working hard and managed to achieve a fairly high rank.
Of course, achieving the highest average rank does not necessarily mean that Suning will be stronger than the other teams. The reality is that solo queue ranks are no longer closely related to the actual strength of the teams.
However, the above statistics indicate that all players of Suning are very determined to fight for a spot at the Worlds in the upcoming season. Another piece of good news for fans of the Lions is that this team seems to have solidified their roster quite early, as their official Weibo page continuously shares training images of the members. Almost 99% of Suning’s line-up for the spring split will remain unchanged and participate in the LPL Summer 2021, which is set to kick off on September 7.
