RNG vs Evil Geniuses League of Legends MSI 2022 semi-finals: Head-to-head, livestream details, and more
The first semi-final match at League of Legends MSI 2022 is set to be between RNG (Royal Never Give Up) and Evil Geniuses. This is a match that RNG chose to play after coming first in the rumble stage group.
This sets the stage for an interesting upset if Evil Geniuses end up defeating RNG in this encounter. However, the chances of that happening is quite low as RNG's overall performance has been excessively good.
While the stats paint a certain picture, it is important to remember that best-of-five matches are unpredictable and should not be compared to best-of-ones. Even in the LCS, Evil Geniuses performed the best when the playoffs started, as the team was able to showcase its true skill.
Predictions
Evil Geniuses have had an average tournament so far within League of Legends MSI 2022. The team struggled to pick up matches against G2 Esports during the group stages but secured easy wins against weaker opponents.
The team's strongest performance was probably against none other than T1, whom the LCS champions ended up defeating and pulling off the upset. However, amongst all this, the point where this team shined the most is learning from their mistakes.
Evil Geniuses did not start strong, but with every bad performance, the drafting and gameplay of the players has improved considerably. It's almost as if this team is scaling consistently, which is commendable and might come in handy during the semi-finals.
On the other hand, RNG has been the team that everyone expected it to be, which is a strong lineup of players who have immense mastery over what they do in the summoner's rift.
As of now, RNG has lost only two games in the entire tournament, which is definitely a scary prospect. Gala and Xiaohu have been in incredible form
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