In the 2017 LPL Spring Season, RNG was placed in the Group A and won first place. In the 2017 LPL Spring Playoffs, RNG defeated EDG in semifinals with a score of 3:1.[9] However, they were beaten by WE in finals with a score of 0:3.[10] They lost the ticket to 2017 Mid-Season Invitational.
In June, RNG won the Demacia Cup Summer 2017 Playoffs in Changsha.[11] In July, RNG helped LPL get its first championship of Rift Rivals.[12] In the 2017 LPL Summer Playoffs, RNG defeated Team WE with a score of 3–2 in semifinals.[13] They were defeated again in the finals by EDG with a score of 2–3.[14]
Although RNG got two runner-ups in spring and summer season, they gained enough points and got the ticket to the 2017 World Championship. RNG was placed in Group C and won first place in the group stage.[15] During their quarterfinals, they defeated FNC with a score of 3–1,[16] and was defeated by SK Telecom T1 in the semifinals.[17]
2018
In the 2018 LPL Spring Playoffs, RNG defeated WE in two rounds.[18] They defeated Invictus Gaming in the semifinals and EDG in the finals.[19][4] In the 2018 Mid-Season Invitational, the team won first place in the group stage.[20] During the first-place tiebreaker, RNG defeated KZ from LCK with a score of 3–1.[21]
In June, RNG won the championship of Demacia Cup Summer 2018 Playoffs in Zhuhai.[22] In July, RNG helped LPL get the championship of 2018 Rift Rivals.[23] In the 2018 LPL Summer Playoffs, RNG defeated TOP with a score of 3–1.[24]
After summer season, RNG won enough points to become eligible to participate in the 2018 World Championship, and placed first in the group stage.[25] In the knockout stage, RNG lost the quarterfinals against G2.[26]