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The group stage of Demacia Cup 2023 continues. The local tournament with the participation of amateur teams and professional clubs is gaining momentum.
In Demacia Cup 2023 teams are fighting for prestige rather than prizes. But that doesn't negate the fact that there are some top teams in this tournament, such as RNG and OMG.
Both clubs got into Group B and there will find out who is stronger in a face-to-face match. The game can be called one of the central confrontations of Basket B.
We are trying to figure out which of the teams will be stronger and will earn extra points to qualify for the play-offs. Let me remind you that only one team will make it to the main stage.
Let's go.
Royal Never Give Up
Let's start the match review with an analysis of Royal Never Give Up's form. In this match, the Kings will play the first number one, with odds to win at around 1.6.
Last year, RNG won the LPL Spring 2022, then triumphed in the MSI 2022 final and also qualified for the Worlds 2022 where they finished in the top 8.
In the new season, however, Long Corner was worse than before. In the first regional round of the LPL - LPL Spring 2023 - RNG finished top-8.
- RNG's lineup: Breathe, Wei. Tangyuan, Lwx, Ming.
So far, RNG are moving towards repeating the history of six months ago. They need to step up and improve their performance in the standings, then they can automatically avoid the top 8.
In the LPL Summer 2023 group stage, Royal Never Give Up finished in the top 7. They fell one position short of reaching the second round of the main stage and now need to play more matches.
In the first round of play-offs LPL Summer 2023 RNG played against NiP. Being the favourite of the series, the title Chinese club Ledgeil their vis-a-vis, and Ledgeil with the score 1-3. As a result - the top 10 of the tournament.
Apparently, the absolutely failed last season affected the mood of RNG in the new one. They seriously approached the game at NEST 2023 and did not know any defeats in the group stage: they defeated Bilibili, Anyones Legend and Invictus Gaming. In the play-offs Royal Never Give Up continued their triumphal march, which eventually resulted in the championship at the local tournament.
Royal Never Give Up's most popular champions
KSante (4 matches, 25% wins), Renekton (3 matches, 66% wins), Jayce (2 games, 0% wins) are the top picks.
Foresters: Maokai (3 games, 33% wins), Sejuani (3 games, 0% wins), Graves (2 games, 50% wins), Poppy (2 games, 0 wins) and Wukong (2 games, 50% winrate).
In the mid, the classic situation is Azir (2 matches, 50% wins), Akali (1 game, 0 wins), Ryze (1 game, 100% wins).
On arrows is also pretty usual, except for ignoring Lucian-a. The most selectable champion is Zeri (4 games, 75% wins). There was Caitlyn (3 games, 33% wins), Ziggs (2 games, 0% wins) and Varus (2 games, 0% wins).
Heimerdinger (2 matches, 50% wins), Yuumi (2 games, 50% wins) were Saporti.
OMG Form
We continue the match analysis with an analysis of Oh My God's form. In this match they will be playing as a number two side, with odds to win at around 2.3.
OMG are not known for their performance, but they have been somewhere in the middle for virtually their entire history. That was the case in 2022, when OMG were ranked in the top 10 of LPL Summer 2022.
OMG looked much more formidable after the restarts before the start of the 2023 season. Their first big result was a top-4 finish at LPL Spring 2023, and that's quite an accomplishment.
- Oh My God line-up: Cube, xiaofang, Angel, Able, ppgod.
At the end of LPL Summer 2023, Oh My God finished in the top 8. They advanced to the play-offs, the second round of the main stage where they played against EDward Gaming. They failed to beat the title club, as a result 2-3.
In addition to participating in the regional championships of the LPL series, OMG played at the local event NEST 2023. There, by the way, Oh My God showed a really high level of play. Despite their sluggish play in the group stage, having reached the play-offs from the second place of their basket, Oh My God beat Bilibili and FunPlus Phoenix in turn, but reaching the finals could not match Royal Never Give Up.
For Oh My God, this will be their second match in Demacia Cup 2023. In the first game, they will be playing against RST, a team of streamers and retired players.
Oh My God's most popular champions
In OMG picks, KSante (6 matches, 50% wins), Sion (2 matches, 50% wins) appeared on the top line.
Foresters were picked by Sejuani (4 matches, 50% wins), Wukong (3 matches, 33% wins), Vi (2 matches, 50% wins), Maokai (2 matches, 50% wins). Poppy was also winning.
On the centre line, the most piqued were the contact killers. Sylas and Yone were picked three times each, both won 2 matches each.
Lucian was the most frequent shooter. The champion was picked 5 times, and he won 2 matches. Zeri (3 games, 100% wins), Varus (2 matches, 50% wins) were also picked.
The pool of players is quite familiar. Karma (2 games, 50% wins), Yuumi (2 matches, 100% wins), Nami (2 games, 50% wins).
History of head-to-head meetings Oh My God - Royal Never Give Up
Previously, the teams have played each other in head-to-head meetings. They met twice in the LPL in 2023, and last played each other at NEST 2023. OMG's only win came at LPL Summer 2023.
Predicted result of OMG vs RNG at Demacia Cup 2023
Really anything can happen in this Bo1 clash. The teams are worthy of each other and I'm sure they will show a vigorous game in a face-to-face match. As for the winner, I see Royal Never Give Up. The roster of "kings" looks more serious, because it has 3 players who will play in the next season of LPL.
Bottom line: victory RNG.
