Royal Never Give Up vs FunPlus Phoenix Tips & Odds – LPL 2025 Split 1

By Tit Krajnik

13 Jan 2025

Tit Krajnik 13 Jan 2025

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Royal Never Give Up vs FunPlus Phoenix League of Legends betting predictions for Tuesday, January 14, 2025, in the first week of LPL 2025 Split 1 (17:00 CST)
Both teams have made roster changes
Royal Never Give Up are a more inviting bet in what should be a close series

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Royal Never Give Up vs FunPlus Phoenix Predictions

Royal Never Give Up and FunPlux Phoenix will lock horns on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, in the first week of League of Legends Pro League (LPL) 2025 Split 1. Both teams have struggled to perform during the offseason, and neither have a title-capable roster, yet they both enter the season with high ambitions.

Royal Never Give Up vs FunPlus Phoenix Predictions
Head to Head
Royal Never Give Up Form
Royal Never Give Up Squad & Team News
FunPlus Phoenix Form
FunPlus Phoenix Squad & Team News

With several roster changes across the two squads and a very small sample size to go off, it is hard to say how these lineups will perform; however, with a stabler top lane and bottom side with a higher upside, Royal Never Give Up should not be viewed as underdogs.

Royal Never Give Up have the potential to be great
FunPlus Phoenix have an unclear situation with their starting jungler
This game can go either way, but it is Royal Never Give Up's to lose

Head to Head

FunPlus Phoenix and Royal Never Give Up have yet to meet this season.

Royal Never Give Up Form

Royal Never Give Up made four changes this offseason, bringing in a new top laner, jungler, and a new bottom lane. The new-look lineup already debuted at Demacia Cup 2024, where they failed to amaze and exited the event in last place with losses against Ninjas in Pyjamas, LGD Young, and Invictus Gaming.

While not the best start to the year, I would not overreact to three losses, as they prove nothing in the greater picture.

This is still a mid-table team at best, but they have some solid pieces, namely their top side. On the other side, the bottom lane is serviceable, which should be good enough for a mid-table finish.

Royal Never Give Up Squad & Team News

Xu "Xiaoxu" Xingzu – top lane
Cai "Milkyway" Zijun – jungle
Lin "Tangyuan" Yuhong – mid lane
Zi "JiaQi" Jiaqi – ADC
Dang "Lele" Bolin – support

FunPlus Phoenix Form

FunPlus Phoenix, like Royal Never Give Up, did not look great during Demacia Cup 2024 as they also exited the tournament with three losses – against Bilibili Gaming Junior, LGD Gaming, and EDward Gaming.

Yet, like it's the case with RNG, FunPlus Phoenix's shaky start to the year does not prove much.

Entering the 2025 season with a new lineup, FunPlus Phoenix can feel hopeful to improve upon their results in 2024, especially if ADC bat can continue showing what he had last season. Moreover, the addition of jungler shad0w is big for FunPlus Phoenix and their chances of edging their way into the playoffs.

On the other side, I do not trust sheer, who has not been performing well, nor has he looked very promising during the Demacia Cup 2024. Some potential is there, but FPX have a lot more to prove.

FunPlus Phoenix Squad & Team News

FunPlus Phoenix signed new top laner, two junglers, and a new bottom lane this season, keeping only Yang "Care" Jie.

Xu "sheer" Wen-Jie – top lane
Zhao "Shad0w" Zhi-Qiang – jungle
Li "sorrow" De-Ming – jungle
Yang "Care" Jie – mid lane
Gao "bat" Jun – ADC
Sun "Jwei" Jun-Wei – support

Verdict

Royal Never Give Up v FunPlus Phoenix

Both League of Legends teams enter LPL 2025 Split 1 with some question marks. FunPlus Phoenix, in particular, are a bit of an enigma, as their top side looks weak, and we do not know which jungler will start for the team on Tuesday.

Royal Never Give Up, contrarily, have a very strong top side, yet a bit weaker bottom lane – at least on paper – which should lead to an interesting clash which will be determined based on the performances of the team's weakest players.

This is as close to a coin flip as it can get. Take the underdogs.

RNG To Win

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