RNG's 2023 winter transfer period has been relatively good. They renewed Letme's contract on the top lane, Lwx on the bottom lane, and Ming returned. The only concern is whether Letme will be able to lead this team well. Although he had not been involved in training before, he was supported by the duo of Martin and May.
It is worth mentioning that Ding Huang has performed well in coaching, having won the LDL stage championship and the NEST championship, and he has also achieved good results as the interim head coach of the team in this summer's competition.
If you remember, when RNG's Summer 2023 roster was released, I wasn't bullish on it.
But Tangyuan made significant progress in the summer, and Wei gradually got out of the spring season.
In the end, RNG finished the summer regular season in seventh place, which is a good result compared to the roster and also increases my expectations for Tangyuan. If Tangyuan can continue to improve, the RNG ceiling will be high.
Another variable is the lower lane, where the combination of Lwx and Ming is the first collaboration. FPX has built their lineup around the bottom lane in many of their games this year, creating an output environment for Lwx, but RNG and Ming have been more adept at playing hard support roaming over the past few years. Therefore, how to use Lwx, and how well the duo runs in, will be something that RNG needs to consider. As for RNG's spring season expectations, I think they will be able to make the playoffs at least one round, and a top-six finish is also possible, if the run-in for the bottom lane goes well and Tangyuan continues to improve.