A few days ago, when Gao Zhenning stood on the stage of the League of Legends All-Stars and listened to the host reciting his past heavyweight honors, would there be a trace of unwillingness in his heart?
iG official blog released Ning live broadcast poster.
The background is the S8 champion skin.
In the past offseason, the rumors surrounding him, from discord in the team to leaving the team to adjust the state, the news is true or false, but it is undeniable that even as a world champion, even at the beginning of 2021, he still stood as an All-Star It’s hard to see him on the field in a short time.
On January 5th, it was the cold season, and the air-conditioning accumulated for a long time. The iG club also announced the spring competition list on this day. The former global finals (S competition) champion and FMVP winner Gao Zhenning is not on the list.
Of course, in the eyes of many people, this is just a more respectable statement.
At least in a short period of time, as a professional player, Gao Zhenning has been "unemployed".
In just two years, how did he fall from the peak to the trough from the world championship to the missed match?
S8 championship poster.
Gao Zhenning's ID in the game is Ning. After he joined the LPL (League of Legends China Mainland), he was called "king of Ning" by the audience.
The seemingly unremarkable game ID, he relied on his own strength in 2018 to label these four English words as the banner of LPL players.
In the global finals of that year, Ning and his teammates were not optimistic about the situation, through all the difficulties, won the first LPL championship.
Ning, who was selected as the FMVP and stood on top of the global League of Legends players, also honored the oath that he had been on the beach in Busan, South Korea, and said in tears that he wanted to give his teammate a championship.
In the spring game the following year, iG won the first LPL championship in team history, and Ning's performance was still outstanding.
While the outside world is hoping that he can win more honors with IG, Ning's state has shown obvious ups and downs, and personal emotional life off the court has been turbulent.
iG stopped in the semifinals of the S tournament in 2019, and failed to qualify for the S tournament in 2020.
iG official blog released the list of spring competitions, and there is no Ning.
The team's poor record is definitely not just a problem for one person, but because his performance on the court is really bad, and the off-court disturbances continue to consume his word of mouth, in this offseason, Ning has become a target of public criticism.
On January 3, the LPL All-Star Game, he started as an iG player.
And now, although it seems that he has not left the iG club, when his former teammates start to prepare for the new season, he can only become a game anchor.
When people lament that a generation of FMVP may miss the game, perhaps they should also think about why this happened.
From the peak to the mediocrity of talented players is a story that will be staged in every competitive event.
However, there are many special features in the story of the e-sports player.
In recent years, e-sports has grown savagely, and more and more e-sports players have come to the front to enjoy the applause and cheers.
But can these teenagers control their careers?
Data map: WCG2019 World Finals kicked off in Xi'an.
The picture shows the fierce competition between the participating teams.
Zhang Yuanshe
Similar to traditional projects, many e-sports players also devote themselves to professional routes at the age when they should have received elementary and high school education.
In relatively closed clubs, they are basically unable to receive formal cultural education, nor do they have much access to society.
At the same time, as e-sports becomes more and more prosperous, players are also facing more and more temptations.
Uncivilized speech and private life problems have appeared many times, and some people have even made false matches.
In theory, the relationship between players and clubs should mainly lie in the field of competition and training, but if the disturbances outside the stadium have affected the performance of the players and the image of the club, I am afraid the club should reflect on whether it should strengthen management in this area and make it clearer. Reward and punishment mechanism.
This is not to ask the club to take the main responsibility for the "outrage" of the players, but just a more precautionary approach.
Data map: The 2019 NEST National E-sports Competition (League of Legends) Summer Finals was held in Guiyang, Guizhou. In the first match, the BLG team defeated the WE team 2:0.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Qu Honglun
In addition, health issues have the greatest impact on the career development of e-sports players.
In June last year, Uzi announced his retirement due to type 2 diabetes.
At only 23, he bid farewell to the game due to illness, which surprised some people who did not know much about e-sports.
In fact, the "perennial stress, obesity, irregular diet, and staying up late" experienced by Uzi are common problems for most e-sports players.
And sitting for a long time playing games makes their lumbar, cervical and wrist injuries more serious than their peers at a young age.
According to media reports, Uzi's arm already resembles the arm of a forty or fifty year old.
In this regard, many players do not have a long-term vision, and the management and guidance of the club is not in place, which will undoubtedly have a big impact on the players' careers.
Data map: In the finals of the Champions Cup International Invitational held for the first time in 2018, QGhappy defeated eStarPro 4:2 and crowned the champion of the Champions League.
Photo by Zhai Lu from China News Service
After missing the iG team's spring tournament roster, Ning's main job has become live streaming and playing games.
To be a game anchor is the choice of most famous players after retirement, but only a few people can make a living from it.
Ruan Chen, head of the League of Legends team of the RNG E-sports club, once said in an interview, "The survival status of many retired players is worse than that of the unemployed in the traditional industry."
Ruan Chen said that because they did not receive enough education, many retired e-sports players returned to their hometowns, some third- and fourth-tier cities, and became "vagrants".
It seems that professional e-sports players are like fireworks, blooming at the most youthful and energetic age.
People cheered for them, but seldom saw the loneliness after the fireworks were lit.
Data map: E-sports holding the cup, this is the most glorious moment of their career.
Photo by Zhai Lu from China News Service
And how many players can continue to move forward in the high light moment?
How many players can withstand the temptation of fame and fortune?
How many players can pave the way for their life after retirement?
During the live broadcast, Ning answered a question from fans asking him when he would come back. He said that he was not good enough, and he adjusted to the best condition.
It seems that he still has a chance to return to the game to "re-employ".
If this is the case, I hope he can figure out where his career should go.
Was he who once cried and wanted to give his teammates a championship, and once won FMVP, is he really willing to leave the game as a negative example?
(Wang Hao)