Ning

Ning
Ning
Background Information
Name	Gao Zhen-Ning (高振宁)
Country of Birth	; China
Birthday	March 12, 1998 (age 24)
Residency	CNChina
Competitive
Role	; Jungler
Favorite Champs	; ; ; ;
Soloqueue IDs	CN: xxxqqqqzzz; KR: 좀 재미 있어 요; EUW: EhUeLOhmcNaJqu7l
Social Media & Links

Overview

Tournament Results

Stats

Match History

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes

Dates:Approx|Exact

	Team	Start	End		Notes
CN	⁠⁠Marvelous GB	Nov 20152015-11-04^[2]	Jan 20162016-01-01^[1]	1mo 27d	ejel
CN	⁠⁠Young Miracles	Jan 20162016-01-01^[4]	May 20172017-05-19^[3]	1yr 4mo	ejel
CN	⁠⁠Invictus Gaming	May 20172017-05-19^[8]	Dec 20212021-12-14^[5]	4yr 6mo	Inactive ejel

	Team	Start	End		Notes
CN	⁠⁠Marvelous GB	Nov 20152015-11-04^[2]	Jan 20162016-01-01^[1]	1mo 27d	ejel
CN	⁠⁠Young Miracles	Jan 20162016-01-01^[4]	Jan 20172017-01-16	1yr 15d	ejel
CN	⁠⁠Young Miracles	Jan 20172017-01-16	May 20172017-05-19^[3]	4mo 3d	ejel
CN	⁠⁠Invictus Gaming	May 20172017-05-19^[8]	Dec 20202020-12-25^[9]	3yr 7mo	ejel
CN	⁠⁠Invictus Gaming	Dec 20202020-12-25^[9]	Dec 20212021-12-14^[5]	1yr 20d	Inactive ejel

News

2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021

CN

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⁠MGB

November 4, ⁠

⁠Marvelous GB is formed.
Clowz,
marilyn,
Viper,
ning,
ming, Stan (Manager), and PDD (Founder) join.^[2]

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CN	⁠⁠MGB	January 1, Clowz, marilyn, Viper, ning, ming, Stan (Manager), and PDD (Founder) leave.^[1] e
CN	⁠⁠YM	January 1, Clowz, marilyn, Viper, ning, ming, Stan (Manager), and PDD (Founder,Head Coach) join. Strong, Xubins, and Sai join as substitutes.^[4] e

CN	⁠⁠YM	January 16, ning (Bot to Jungle) and Bvoy (Support to Bot) change positions. e
CN	⁠⁠YM	May 19, ning leaves.^[3] e
CN	⁠⁠iG	May 19, TheShy, Ning, and West join. JackeyLove rejoins. Kid moves to substitute.^[8] e

CN	⁠⁠iG	November 19, Duke, Ning, and Rookie's contracts expire but departure is not confirmed. Baolan's contract expires but departure is not confirmed.^[10] e
CN	⁠⁠iG	November 28, Ning's contract is extended.^[11] e

CN

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⁠iG

October 8,
Ning's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021.
JackeyLove's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2019.^[12]

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CN

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⁠iG

December 25,
Ning becomes inactive.
Reheal and fly (Head Coach) leave.^[9]

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CN

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⁠iG

December 14,
neny and
xiaoyueji join from academy roster.
Xzz joins as substitute from academy roster.
Ning and
Baolan leave.^[5]^[6]^[7]

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Biography[]

Ning joined Young Miracles in January of 2016 initially as an ADC before later transitioning into a jungler. He would finish 2nd in the LSPL three splits in a row with the team. In May of 2017 he moved to Invictus Gaming as their new jungler. The team's summer season was similar to their spring season and they finished 3rd with a 10-6 record. They did much better in the playoffs and finished 3rd with a victory over Team WE in the third place match. IG then participated in the 2017 Season China Regional Finals but failed to make it to Worlds after Team WE got their revenge against them and beat them 3-2.

2018 Season[]

Ning and iG kick-started their season with a 3rd place finish in the Demacia Championship, losing 2-1 to Snake Esports in the loser's semifinal. Just two weeks later saw the start of the LPL Spring Season. Despite a regular season series record of 18-1, with their only loss being against Royal Never Give Up, this did not translate into success in the Spring Playoffs. Invictus Gaming were defeated 3-2 by RNG in the semifinals, this being followed by a 3-1 loss at the hands of Rogue Warriors in the third-place match. Although their performance could be considered a disappointment, their placement secured them a spot at Rift Rivals 2018.

A 3rd place finish in the Demacia Cup, this time losing to Bilibili Gaming in the loser's semifinal, was followed by a successful showing at Rift Rivals. Ning and the team won both of their group stage games, helping the LPL to an eventual triumph over the LCK in the final. Invictus Gaming once again achieved an 18-1 regular season record in the LPL Summer Season, their sole loss again to RNG. Despite the similarity of the year's regular season performances, a successful showing in the Summer Playoffs, finishing runner-up to Royal Never Give Up after a tight 3-2 series, resulted in the team's qualification to the 2018 Season World Championship on points.

Invictus Gaming was placed in Group D for Worlds 2018, alongside Fnatic, 100 Thieves, and G-Rex. The group stage round robin concluded with iG and Fnatic tied for 1st place at 5-1. The tiebreaker went in the favor of Fnatic, resulting in Ning and the team being drawn against KT Rolster in the quarterfinals. A tense affair saw iG emerge victorious 3-2 and progress to the semifinals where they met G2 Esports. A more straightforward 3-0 series secured them a place in the finals. Awaiting their challenge were Group D counterparts, Fnatic. Invictus Gaming's convincing performance in the finals resulted in a 3-0 victory, and made them the first Chinese team to win a World Championship. Ning is named the 2018 World Championship Finals MVP.

2019 Season[]

Ning and iG started the season with a strong showing in the LPL, placing 2nd in the LPL Spring Season en route to their first domestic win in the organization's history. Ning and iG win 3-0 against JD Gaming in the finals, qualifying iG for the 2019 Mid-Season Invitational.

Trivia[]

His ID Ning is based on his real given name (Zhen-Ning).
Known for his Kayn .
- The first player to pick Kayn in the LPL.
Known for his stellar performance with Camille during 2018 Season World Championship.
Was the Finals MVP of the 2018 World Championship.
Known for his hobby of collecting sneakers.
- Sometimes his fans asked him for advice on buying sneakers during his stream.
- Often memed by his fans that he has a wider sneaker pool than champion pool.

Tournament Results[]

This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.

Ning Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Last Result	Team	Roster
2020-08-30	3	LPL 2020 Regional Finals	1 : 3⁠⁠LGD	⁠⁠iG	TheShy, Ning, Rookie, Puff, Baolan, fly, Chris
2020-08-16	6	LPL 2020 Summer Playoffs	0 : 3⁠⁠LGD	⁠⁠iG	TheShy, Ning, Rookie, Puff, Baolan, fly, Chris
2020-08-09	3	LPL 2020 Summer	12 - 4⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠iG	TheShy, Ning, Rookie, Puff, Southwind, Reheal, Baolan, Fly, Dingbo, Chris
2020-05-29	7 - 8	Mid-Season Cup 2020	0 - 3⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠iG	TheShy, Ning, Rookie, Puff, Southwind, fly
2020-04-29	4	LPL 2020 Spring Playoffs	0 : 3⁠⁠FPX	⁠⁠iG	TheShy, Leyan, Ning, Rookie, Puff, Southwind, fly, Dingbo
2020-04-20	1	LPL 2020 Spring	14 - 2⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠iG	TheShy, Ning, Leyan, Rookie, Puff, Southwind, fly, Dingbo
2019-11-02	3 - 4	Worlds 2019	1 : 3⁠⁠FPX	⁠⁠iG	TheShy, Leyan, Ning, Rookie, JackeyLove, Baolan, Mafa
2019-08-23	7 - 8	LPL 2019 Summer Playoffs	0 : 3⁠⁠LNG	⁠⁠iG	Duke, TheShy, Ning, Leyan, Rookie, JackeyLove, Baolan, Karam
2019-08-18	6	LPL 2019 Summer	9 - 6⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠iG	TheShy, Ning, Leyan, Rookie, Forge, JackeyLove, Lucas, Baolan, Karam, Mafa
2019-07-07	2	Rift Rivals 2019 LCK-LPL-LMS-VCS	1 : 3⁠⁠LCK	⁠⁠iG	Duke, TheShy, Ning, Rookie, JackeyLove, Baolan, Karam

Media[]

2018
2019

October 9, Worlds Group Stage Top 30 2018 Players: 30-26 by Rui Yang Xu on The Game Haus
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May 12, Invictus Gaming showcase swagger on, off stage by Tyler Erzberger on ESPN
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October 20, Ning’s return to worlds stage leads Invictus Gaming to quarters with Emily Rand on ESPN Esports
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Post-Match Interviews

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2019-05-12	MSI 2019 Main Event	FW vs iG
2018-11-03	Worlds 2018 Main Event	FNC vs iG	Link
2018-10-17	Worlds 2018 Main Event	GRX vs iG
2018-10-13	Worlds 2018 Main Event	iG vs 100	Link