Just as it seems like everything is going the way of Invictus Gaming, the organization's internal dispute is brought to light to disrupt what was meant to be a celebratory night. This time, the incident revolves around Ning and one of the team managers on the social media platform Weibo.





As one of the Team Managers of Invictus Gaming, Aning just after the LPL Awards on December 1st 2018 posted on Weibo “I’m only responsible for taking care of the Players, not their girlfriends”. As a response to this, Ning decided to delete an earlier post about renewing his contract with IG. This was an unfornate outcome of what was supposed to be a celebratory night for Invictus Gaming.





Aning’s post seemed to be targeted at a certain player’s girlfriend, hinting at a level of disdain or dissatisfaction. So far only 2 IG’s players have revealed their relationships: RooKie whose girlfriend is LPL’s host Hilda and Ning who is in a relationship with someone outside of the industry. After winning Worlds, Ning had also publically expressed his feelings for his girlfriend.





It wasn’t long until comments criticizing Aning started popping up on his post.

“I finally know why you were being hated on after Spring”





The post reposting Ning's post of the contract renewal did not stay online for too long as it was deleted soon after on IG's official Weibo page.





Ning’s previous post on Weibo announcing his contract with IG had been renewed was deleted after Aning’s post. It was apparent from IG’s re-tweet of Ning’s post that it no longer existed. Many people speculated the relationship between these 2 events and that Ning’s girlfriend was the one that Aning had an issue with. Sookie, IG's Financial Manager also chimed in to confirm her speculation that the post was indeed talking about Ning’s girlfriend.





As fans of IG, the only natural thing to do was to comment on Ning’s Weibo, telling him to calm down and not to do anything rash. To not scare the fans in such an implicitly way.

Fans also left comments on IG’s Weibo, calling for the dismissal of Aning due to causing similar issues in the past. He was also responsible for TheShy’s arm injury earlier in 2018, stating that he had no business having the position he currently holds.





It was at midnight that Aning posted a formal, public apology on Weibo which Ning did give a like. Although whether or not the issues between the two were resolved has yet to come to light.

Written by: Benson Cheng @1337sn1per

Sources: “贝塔看比赛”



