xNova leaves Royal Never Give Up

The big reshuffle after The International 2022 is gaining momentum. It also affected bands from China, in particular Royal Never Give Up.

Position 5 support xNova announced the search for a new team. The player has been playing for RNG since November last year.

The updated composition of Royal Never Give Up

• Ghost
• Somnus' M
• Chalice
• kaka

Playing for Royal Never Give Up, xNova did not manage to approach the peak result of his career. For a year of playing in the camp of the “kings”, the Malaysian took 3rd place at DPC CN 2021/2022 Tour 1: Division 1, 2nd at DPC CN 2021/2022 Tour 1: Regional Final, 4th at OGA Dota PIT Season 6: China and DPC CN 2021/2022 Tour 2: Division 1.

In the third round of the Chinese DPC league, the ex-star PSG.LGD and the team took the first place, after which they failed in the major. PGL Arlington Major 2022 ended for Royal Never Give Up on the 9th-12th line.

The last xNova tournament as part of RNG was The International 2022, where the team reached thanks to the victory in the Chinese qualifiers. At the main event of the year, the team took 13th-16th place, losing in a dramatic match for life at the tournament against Entity. RNG earned $283,931 for the event.