Preface: The S15 season is over, and it's believed that the majority of players have been paying attention to the recent offseason period. The LPL teams have finished their personnel reshuffles, but this season we lost two well-followed teams, FPX and RNG, because of management problems. However, only FPX officially announced their withdrawal, while RNG has not given a clear statement. Recently, insiders revealed the contract details of RNG’s last departing pro player, Tangyuan. If RNG hadn’t folded, Tangyuan would likely have been stuck with a low salary until retirement. It's baffling why a player would sign such a contract with RNG.

If RNG hadn’t folded, Tangyuan simply wouldn’t have been able to leave

Most players are quite familiar with RNG, a veteran powerhouse in the LPL. Over recent years, RNG’s overall popularity and hype have fluctuated greatly. As their funding dried up, the team faced increasing problems—not only unpaid debts to partners and staff salaries, but also fans who had supported them couldn’t get refunds. RNG is now burdened with a pile of bad debts and is incapable of operating, which led to their complete withdrawal from the third stage of the S15 season—neither their main nor secondary teams played any matches.

This season, two LPL teams withdrew: the officially announced FPX and RNG, which currently has no players. Even the owner of Gen.G publicly stated in an interview that RNG has completely left the league, though many fans still hope for new investors to take over. Honestly, RNG’s fan loyalty is incredibly strong, but the current financial issues are severe. Any new owner would likely have to inherit all the debts. Otherwise, given how capital operates in the LPL, RNG’s popular brand wouldn’t be abandoned. Recently, insiders also revealed the contract of RNG’s last player, Tangyuan.

At first, it was thought Tangyuan left because few teams wanted to sign him, but it turned out to be a contract issue. According to leaks, Tangyuan’s contract with RNG was extremely abnormal—if RNG hadn’t folded, he couldn’t have left. His salary was low, roughly at the LPL minimum wage level, possibly a bit higher, and likely unpaid. Known as the “contract god,” no one leaving this team escaped complaints and jokes, except for a few foreign players who managed to leave cleanly. The rest had no good outcomes.

Honestly, the best off in RNG was probably Zz1tai. He joined the team during his career peak, won an MSI championship on Aatrox in the top lane, then retired gracefully and transitioned to streaming. Thanks to RNG’s popularity back then, he climbed step by step to where he is now. While it’s hard to admit, RNG has indeed disbanded, with the “contract god” holding on until the very end.

Farewell Thoughts

No one expected that even as RNG was about to quit the league, they would still hold the title of “contract god.” No wonder former players have been announcing their departures one after another, with only Tangyuan still struggling to hold on—he was waiting for the team to officially withdraw. There’s nothing more to say except wishing him well; his salary would be higher on any other team than it was at RNG.

Dear viewers, what are your thoughts on this matter?