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For a long time I've contemplated writing something like this, but I've thought maybe it's better to let everything go quietly, maybe it's a better idea to not talk about it at all, maybe no one cares, maybe… a lot of things.
But it keeps gnawing at me, when I saw Temp0 talk about how he's been on iS for a year, I felt so so terrible. He's been so awesome at repping us this whole time and we've only slowly gone inactive, my cowardice didn't let me put a proper closure on things.
So here it is. A little bit of everything, from how and why I started iS, highlights, memories, experiences, my failures, and goodbyes.
Fair warning for length and fragmented thoughts but I'll do my best.
Jan/Feb 2011
The Very Beginning
I'm a little embarrassed to talk about how iS came about in the very beginning, but I need to lay that out in order to explain how I got into SC2 at all, so... Long story short, I picked up the game because of an ex. After we broke up, I stayed in Toronto alone for a few months and was epically depressed for three month. During this time I didn't want to think about work or anything that made me think about my loser life, so I spent all my time on SC2 -- chatting with random people when the chat channels were newly introduced, learning how to play the game, doing team games, etc.
Slowly I made some friends, and with some of the guys I hung out with regularly (Adam and Ted!!), we decided to start a clan because we were (I was/am) competitive and it seemed like it would be fun to do clan wars.
To give a little background, I was a competitive air rifle shooter for 6 years in Singapore. Both my parents were and are still in sports, I grew up knowing people who'd won medals at the Olympics. To me, maybe it was that upbringing, maybe it's just me being Asian, it's sort of ingrained in me that if I were to do something, anything, I should aspire to be the best.
I'm not going to go on a spiel about my time in air rifle or my feelings for it, but Olympics was once my dream, and even if that, painfully, didn't fly, I didn't stop dreaming when I worked on other things.
Mar 2011
Making the Team
Initially, we stayed casual and sometimes played clan wars vs others. But even then we wanted to try recruit the best people we could at that level. So I posted for tryouts on my Facebook/Twitter etc, friends of the clan spread word about it, and sometimes players grabbed people from ladder.
Wolf came along after seeing my FB post and casted for us for a while, we had some people join in the clan chat via his stream.
One of the guys was Pesh (Detox), who'd managed some amateur and semi-pro teams in WC3. After talking for some time I asked him join us as a manager.
He brought along his ex-teammate owmygroin (our first GM player!), and went on to scout for us for the next two years, before leaving for med school.
At that time Pesh was working on a team league called SGL (Starcraft II Gaming League) and roped us into playing in it as well.
I wasn't sure we were ready to compete even on an amateur, much less semi-pro level. But everyone starts somewhere right? So we named ourselves Infinity Seven and played in a few amateur/semi-pro team leagues like SGL and ESEA. And god, that was so much fun.
For context, I've pretty much never fit in at school past the age of 12. Never really been part of prolonged group activities. In air rifle I was isolated because my mum was my coach, and in school I was asleep half the time because training daily was tiring. So this, spending time with the team in SC2, as much as people I worked with would judge me for, was absolutely precious to me.
July 2011
MLG Anaheim
Our first event with almost the full team was MLG Anaheim, June 2011, with Edge, daisuki, owmygroin and Noctis. jEcho was supposed to be there too but his flight was cancelled and cancelled again, in the end he couldn't make it and that made us all super sad. But that aside, it was my first live event and everything else together chalked it up to an incredible experience.
Staff taking care of the players, being on the floor and watching the them play, cheering them on… worrying about matchups and technical issues. Just… it was such an amazing feeling to be part of something that felt like family.
At Anaheim I also met up with Kim Rom who was then at SteelSeries and gave us a sponsorship. Kim, thank you for taking a chance with us when we were literally nobody at all.
And of course deviantART and ScienceWerk too, who gave us their support. Thank you! <3
I also took my Day9 for president photo there! Which, a picture I'm proud of and happy that people like. =D
Sept-Oct, 2011
Signing CrazymoviNG and Mentalist, IEM New York
In September we signed CrazymoviNG and Mentalist. CrazymoviNG was introduced by our friends Sung and ShAKieL, and Mentalist was recommended by the super nice HwangSin. Most of the team's activities still focused on team leagues since pragmatically speaking, we definitely weren't good enough to be winning offline tournaments, besides, I think we all enjoyed the bonding and fun with clan wars.
But regardless, we bugged and encouraged the players to play in the online cups and qualifiers and had so much fun watching streams together and cheering them on.
Mid-October, Edge made IEM New York which was the first time we made it into a major tournament's main bracket. He didn't make it out of Ro16, but it was still a huge break for us and meant a great deal to me.
Code A Qualifiers
End October CrazymoviNG and Mentalist attempted to qualify for GSL Code A November. CrazymoviNG made it.
I was in LA at that time and I remember staying up through the night to get text updates on the live results from the both of them and jesus, it was terrifying like waiting for my own school admission results.
I was so devastated when I read that Mentalist was knocked out by InCa in the final round of his qualifiers. He was the sweetest guy ever and so fucking hardworking, and then losing 2-1 after being being so so close… it was absolutely heartbreaking.
Then, word came that CrazymoviNG made it, and I just… that roller-coaster of feelings, oh my god, I don't think words can express what and how I felt. I'd probably liken it to how I'd feel if I got to shoot for Vogue or something. Just. What qualifying for GSL meant to a player… Insane. No words can express the hugeness of it.
Nov 2011
CrazymoviNG in Code A, NASL S2 Open
CrazymoviNG drew HerO who had just been picked up by Liquid for his first round in Code A, probably one of the most formidable opponents he could've had. And for a player who only played a few games a day, watching him practice the hardest ever in those weeks leading up to the match was nothing short of touching.
The day came, he started off with a quick and beautifully played win in game 1, HerO remained in the game till his supply was zero. Game 2 had a great opening and he'd pretty much had it, but nerves, probably, and one bad move, it cost the game. He couldn't come back in game 3.
It meant so much to him and was so devastated that he couldn't play in his lower bracket finals in NASL S2 Open later that day. To make it worse, though we were told scheduling would be flexible, the organisers wouldn't reschedule -- so he passed up the possibility of a chance to play in the NASL2 finals. Which, I know the GSL loss hurt, but I wished he could have played.
I've won and lost myself as a shooter, too. It's hard, really fucking hard. And I wish the language barrier was less, I wish I could have done more, but there was only so much I could convey and so much I could say. I wish he could've stood up from where he fell.
Dec 2011
After Code A, I sent money for CrazymoviNG to get a new computer so he could stream. Partially in hopes of helping his income eventually if he could build up a regular following, partially in hopes of him playing more and being encouraged if he could feel the support of his fans regularly.
I spoke to Victor (Nazgul) about featuring his stream on TL, and the guys were super kind as to approve it. The rules were pretty strict about it back then, top major tournament placements or major teams, we were neither really, and I was and still am super grateful of the chance they gave us.
Feb 2012
Edge Leaves iS
I always considered Edge our first ace player. He'd also been with us the longest at that point. There were a lot of memories, and a pity (as it always is) to see a wonderful player go.
March 2012
MLG Columbus
CrazymoviNG finished top 20 at MLC Columbus. For the first time I saw one of our players on the main stage (2-0 SaSe) and… pride… feelings. Man, words were not enough to express them. ._.
Axslav, Mentalist
We picked up Axslav early March and sadly watched Mentalist depart. With army service looming ahead, Mentalist wanted to have a chance to play more tournaments in Korea (the KSL team league was around then and he could rep ZeNEX), so we let him go. 
Real Life
At this point (earlier or later, I can't pinpoint the exact time, it happened gradually), I had finally picked myself up from being super depressed (or so I thought, more on that later). I moved back to Singapore and after not focusing very much on my photography career for a whole year, I decided it was time to start doing something about it again.
But timing was an issue. Already, with SC2, it was like working a full-time job with lots of overtime and stress and bad sleep schedule.
Adding photography as a focus back into my life demanded even more time and attention, I did it slowly, and I don't think I could've survived the transition without then co-manager Solo (tuxedomask). So thank you Solo! You're awesome.
For a while things carried on the same way with Solo doing the bulk of the work in managing, and we continued to go more events and I did my best to try make time for the team.
I was glad to have been able to attend WCS USA and NA Finals to see Insur take 3rd and 5th respectively. But with the added time difference of me being back in Singapore once live events were over, it was almost impossible to spend time with and on the team if I wanted to go back to photography.
Solo managed the team for quite a while more in my frequent absence before finally having to leave due to family.
July 2012
1st place ESEA
We came 1st place in ESEA with an undefeated record of 20-0. So fucking proud of everyone, the roster included Axslav, CrazymoviNG, Insur, jEcho, Pyre and Sanddbox, and even Solo played a match. You guys rock. <3
Aug 2012
In attempt to keep the team managed I posted on Reddit for volunteers who may be interested in helping. But because I figured no one was going spend as much time as Pesh, Solo and I did, I tried to get more people. Sadly, as the saying goes, too many cooks spoil the soup. I ended up with getting perhaps too many people with not enough time to accomplish what they were assigned to do. And with more people to keep track of, it was harder work for the general managers and so… things got delayed time and time again.
Sept 2012
Depression
I reach a horrible point in my depression (it didn't go away after all) and the pressure from feeling like a failure got me super suicidal.
I felt like I'd spent all my life failing and I was making no contributions to society whatsoever. It was so bad I considered quitting photography. And I thought if I quit photography, what else could I be good at? If I couldn't contribute to society in any way, then what was I alive for? Might as well save resources for the planet and be gone.
It felt like nothing I did ever went right in the big picture. I was terrible with relationships, family, friends, boyfriends; I couldn't seem to hold on to anyone.
I tried so hard for air rifle for 6 years. I broke a record at Commonwealth Shooting Championships against an Olympics contender in Melbourne in 2005. Yet I couldn't stay on the team in the end because I wasn't strong enough for the shit that were happening.
I quit school twice. It made for good editorial stories/interviews, but people judged and there were times, not that i felt inadequate for the lack of education, but I felt that really, I was just a loser and quitter who was just looking for the easy way out instead of combating something I couldn't overcome.
I loathed myself.
I tried hard for iS, I really did, I felt like it was my heart and soul and I hoped it was possible to see people I worked hard with reach the top one day as my mum was able to do for me as a shooter, it didn't happen.
Players quit when they got tired, when they met setbacks, when they lost interest, it was out of my control. They didn't grow up with the sort of discipline and dream and training I had and I was wrong to assume we might be motivated and self-driven the same way, or that I could possibly inspire this in others.
I couldn't lead as good leaders could, I tried and I don't know if the only thing that was missing was simply enough money to sign pro players who would be diligent in their own training and professionalism and didn't need the nagging for more practice or to play in qualifiers; or was it perhaps simply bad luck, or a combination, I don't know, I wish I knew/know what I could have done better.
It hurt to see Edge leave, hurt to see CrazymoviNG, Noctis, Time, jEcho, Insur, one by one stop playing.
It's a reminder of how I was failing each and every time, a reminder of how just like CrazymoviNG, I couldn't carry on in air rifle even though I was doing so well. A reminder of my weakness, my inability to overcome obstacles, my cowardice each time I did well at something and I quit, my failures.
The team had a story because of the players. We went through so so much together. It was the first time I experienced something akin to what I'd imagine family is like in my life.
It hurt, it hurt in so many different ways in so many different places. It cut and cut like walking across broken glass.
But in the end, because I am, ironically, an optimist, I decided to give one last shot at seeing a psychiatrist to see if someone could help me before I really, well, killed myself or something.
It helped.
Long story short I suffered traumatic stress from air rifle days amongst a couple other things from the way I grew up. It was obscenely expensive but I figured hey, if that's the price of my sanity, the charity donations after my death can be increased and wait a few years.
I eventually felt better.
But during this whole period of therapy, and before and after, I'd stayed away from SC2 so much that the team was run almost completely by our new managers Anele and Katie alone. They did as much as they could, but with the changes brought forth by WCS and diminished number of LAN tournaments, players lost motivation, morale fell. It was hard to recruit too, what good NA players had were more or less on teams and it was hard negotiating contracts if it came up without me around. Plus I hadn't worked much in a long while, so I wasn't exactly in a spot to spend more money than before on untested players either. It wasn't going anywhere.
We last met up together in Anaheim 2013. It's like coming a full circle, 2011 to now, back at Anaheim.
It was so much fun hanging out with the guys together, seeing everyone, bonding over Korean BBQ. But SC2 was in a small corner now, you could feel the change. What did it was probably the cancellation of SC2 at Columbus. It's out of our control, it was what it was. We had been hovering and breaking apart bit by bit for a long while now…
But now that I'm better, mentally and emotionally, I think maybe, I could see it less as a waste of time and a 2-year detour I took in my life and appreciate it more as a invaluable experience.
I still wish I could've been better, could've been stronger, could've done less wrongs, more rights. But it's what it is, part of my growing up, becoming stronger, becoming better.
To My Team
To all the players, thank you for being with iS. To all the staff, your help and time and support are so so much appreciated.
There were happiness and joy, tears and frustration, and I appreciate each and every one of you, all of you. Thank you for being a part of the family.
People in SC2
I met so many cool and awesome people in SC2, some I can even call friends!
Thank you Chris, Greg and Dario for being my sounding board for so many things. You guys can be pretty cool (haha kidding, you totally are). I'm glad to have met you.
Thank you Sean/Day9 for being my Oprah. I'd have broken down countless times if not for your supportive words and funny anecdotes and solutions to my 10000 dilemmas while I attempted to live through the harshness of New York City.
Victor for your early support in iS, you totally rock. <3
Friends of iS, who checked in pretty often and helped out and cheered us on, I super appreciate that you cared about the team. Thank you. (Shoutout to HwangSin, Sung, ShAKieL, AresEffort, Brad, Jeff, Won Tae, thank you!!)
Thank you Alex Garfield, ESFI and Sean (again!) for having me do some photography in eSports. I am happy we had a chance to work together.
The TL guys for writing about us now and then, nicely.
And EG guys for generally being pretty awesome all round, and the steaks.
Gunrun and Eleine for sorting out all the stream stuff whenever the players needed help. You guys work hard! Thank you.
And of course Nick and Alex for being such great roommates, I'm so sorry you guys are going to have to leave. We should've had more house parties and board game nights but we all worked too much.
Last but not least the iS supporters and fans! You guys are the best. Thank you for tuning in to our streams and cheering us on. Words can't express how awesome it is every time I see or hear about someone sporting an iS jersey in support of the team. Thank you guys for all the love. <3 <3 <3
And that's about it, I think.
My memory's kind of spotty probably due to hitting my head as a kid.
Nevertheless, I wanted to make it as short as possible, and even then I guess it's still a bit longish so umm, if anyone actually read the whole thing, damn, thank you. =D
And and thank you Blizzard for making such an awesome game! Cinematics team, you'll always be my favourite!! :D :D :D
Oh and one last thing I guess, what will happen to iS now: the team will cease and we will return back to a clan of sort, players and staff who want to keep to the tag have been welcomed to, and we'll still hang out and chat like we did. It will always be family.
Yours truly and sincerely,
Jingna
TL;DR: I had a clan, I made it a team. We had a good run but I could keep it together due to numerous reasons. I wish I could've done better. Writing this for catharsis, and to thank everyone, and to have a proper closure of sort. Thank you for reading. :D
PS: Holy crap 3500 words. That's like the longest thing I've ever written. o_o
Players:
Axslav, BBQplox, Binski, CrazymoviNG, daisuki, Edge, HonoR, Insur, jEcho, KoMA, Maker, Mentalist, Mike, owmygroin, Pyre, Sanddbox, Taurent, Tbeezy, Time, TriMaster, TubbyTheFat
Staff:
Alpesh, Anele, Brad, Boudi, Katie, Marshall, Nic, Thundertoss, Solo, Torte de Lini, Yankun, Zoia, and me!
Sponsors:
deviantART, SteelSeries, GGWP Apparel, ScienceWerk
Thank you everyone.
 
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Thanks for all your contributions, Jingna  You were always a bright & interesting spot in the scene. Also, your Hot_Bid interviews were great.
I'm sorry to hear that Toronto is associated with some sad times for you, but please come back soon to Canada and we will welcome you with open arms! (P.S. Vancouver is pretty special)
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Braavos36375 Posts
JINGNA
wow what a read...
i'm glad you're feeling better and that you appreciate your time in the scene if just for the experience; i hope we get to see you at some future events; the experience as a fan only vs someone who has a vested interest in results / players is so different.
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Aw thank you. Hot_Bid certainly tried to portray me in the best light! Thanks Ken =D
Yeah I was there in winter too, it was pretty bleak, but well, growing up. Hope I can visit Vancouver one day! Thank you
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United States4549 Posts
<3<3<3
Love you Jingna. This makes me so sad but I wish you the best of luck in everything you do. Thank you for this blog!
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So many great memories with a lot of people from iS. Thanks for everything and good luck.
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damn that Detox sounds hot. and sad thing about iS :/
- anonymous fan
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On November 14 2013 10:55 Hot_Bid wrote:
JINGNA
wow what a read...
i'm glad you're feeling better and that you appreciate your time in the scene if just for the experience; i hope we get to see you at some future events; the experience as a fan only vs someone who has a vested interest in results / players is so different.
Thanks Ken, hope to see you in future events too!
On November 14 2013 10:56 Smix wrote:
<3<3<3
Love you Jingna. This makes me so sad but I wish you the best of luck in everything you do. Thank you for this blog!
Love you too, thank you <3
On November 14 2013 10:56 ROOTCaliber wrote:
So many great memories with a lot of people from iS. Thanks for everything and good luck.
And we had awesome time with you too, handsome. Take care!
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Hong Kong9154 Posts
im glad to have met you over the past few years, in the limited instances in which they occurred, and I wish you well in the future!
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It was everything one would want in a blog.
Beautiful. I always liked crazymoving :/
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iS will always be one of the most underrated teams in the NA scene, skill wise. I know just how many super close matches xSix had against them through various leagues or showmatches. It's a shame that some of those iS players never were quite able to reach the spotlight that I think they deserved.
Best of luck in the future.
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:C Infinity Seven was so sick, right up until the end
Sad to see you go, but these things happen. GLHF to everyone in iS.
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Hope Tubby stays around! Always liked that guy.
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For my short stint with you guys, it was so much fun. I went from just having a team to root for to keeping LiquiPedia articles up do date and occasionally playing taxi as the event wound down. Fun times shooting the shit with Axslav, solo, ttoss, jingna and the rest. You all made MLG Anaheims so much fun.
Big Shout out to Adam too, creator of the first tshirts ... so much fun.
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Canada1637 Posts
glhf, still remember SaSe vs CrazymoviNG on MLG mainstage, one of my favourite stage matches.
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Goodbye infinity seven. You will be missed . I hope you the best of luck in the future zemotion and everyone who was on infinity seven! Thanks for all the entertainment you have given me in the past few years!
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On November 14 2013 11:04 itsjustatank wrote:
im glad to have met you over the past few years, in the limited instances in which they occurred, and I wish you well in the future!
Great meeting you and hanging out too, thank you!
On November 14 2013 11:08 KaiserKieran wrote:
It was everything one would want in a blog.
Beautiful. I always liked crazymoving :/
Thank you ._.
On November 14 2013 11:11 KeyHunt wrote:
iS will always be one of the most underrated teams in the NA scene, skill wise. I know just how many super close matches xSix had against them through various leagues or showmatches. It's a shame that some of those iS players never were quite able to reach the spotlight that I think they deserved.
Best of luck in the future.
Yeah so many times, it's crazy. Thank you.
On November 14 2013 11:12 Master of DalK wrote::C Infinity Seven was so sick, right up until the end Sad to see you go, but these things happen. GLHF to everyone in iS.
Thank you!! .___.
On November 14 2013 11:12 TBone- wrote:
Hope Tubby stays around! Always liked that guy.
Tubby's great! :3
On November 14 2013 11:13 Danglars wrote:
For my short stint with you guys, it was so much fun. I went from just having a team to root for to keeping LiquiPedia articles up do date and occasionally playing taxi as the event wound down. Fun times shooting the shit with Axslav, solo, ttoss, jingna and the rest. You all made MLG Anaheims so much fun.
Big Shout out to Adam too, creator of the first tshirts ... so much fun.
Yes Adam's DIY tshirts were awesome! Thanks for all the help!!
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On November 14 2013 11:23 Adebisi wrote:
glhf, still remember SaSe vs CrazymoviNG on MLG mainstage, one of my favourite stage matches.
Thanks! I'll always remember that manner hatch.
On November 14 2013 11:26 jinglesassy wrote:Goodbye infinity seven. You will be missed . I hope you the best of luck in the future zemotion and everyone who was on infinity seven! Thanks for all the entertainment you have given me in the past few years!
Thank you <3
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iS was introduced to me when Temp0 joined, I started following when Axslav joined too. It sucks, iS and ROOT were the teams i was waiting for to make an awesome entrance into the eSports scene. Thanks for everything man, gl hf.
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Very sorry to hear this, I wish everyone involved the best of luck going forward!
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Thank you <3
No, thank you <3 Will you remain in the starcraft community at all or will you leave? I think you are a very good person in the community so it really would be a shame if you go cold completely
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I absolutely loved Crazymoving's stream there was something about it that made it to so fun to watch XD. Good luck in your future endeavors!
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Sad to see it end, but glad your getting better. Everyone I ever met from your team was extremely nice and fun to be around.
If Jingna wasn't in the scene Leenock never would have been at providence and kickstarted his success in sc2, she made a much bigger impact than some people will ever know!
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Thank you so much for sharing your story. I deeply admire you as a person as well as your talents and I genuinely cannot express how much I look up to you. I wish you happiness and the absolute best.
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On November 14 2013 11:39 FXOUnstable wrote:
If Jingna wasn't in the scene Leenock never would have been at providence and kickstarted his success in sc2, she made a much bigger impact than some people will ever know!
Thank you so much, I didn't expect anyone to remember. ._.
Always happy to help in any way I could've. Was good times.
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much love to you and the team, it was good to meet you at blizzcon 2011, Zemotion, and i'll continue to fav all your works on DeviantART.
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Estonia4644 Posts
Such a great read and following iS has always been so great with the way you ran the team, and exposed it - it really looked transparent that the team is a bunch of friends having fun but being fueled by that burning competitive drive : )
Good luck in your future ventures and dont become a stranger to ESPORTS!
On November 14 2013 11:44 fenrysk wrote:
... Zemotion, and i'll continue to fav all your works on DeviantART.
Oh yeah, I now found you on dA as well, I haven't been there in a while o_o
Damn, 11 years is a long time
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United States17042 Posts
I glad to have met and helped you over the years, and I remember MLG anaheim 2011 with Owmygroin, daisuki, edge, and noctis. I remember ^_^ You've done a lot for me as well, and I'm glad that I've been able to meet you.
GooDluck, and I hope that we can see you at future events ^_^
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Its been such a pleasure following and getting to know so many of the iS players and staff. Katie is my homegirl, Ttoss is honestly one of the best coaches NA has to offer, Temp0 is the soul that StarCraft needs so much, Axslav has a great attitude toward the game and really works his butt off.
Even tho I only met you once Jingna, thank you for your hard work facilitating these talents of the game. iS will be remembered as an organization that really fostered the game and its community, as well as a few very strong players.
I hope the best for the staff and team members going forward - if nothing else I hope they all stay around StarCraft and/or eSports.
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Your blog post made me teary eyes :'(
All the best to you, Ms. Zemotion! ^_^
PS. I hope you'll keep posting your awesome pictures on twitter! <3
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I'm sad echo never got to the ticket I gave him for MLG in 2011, he was so good at that time. Wish you best of luck with your current work
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Sad to hear, but I will always remember iS as a part of the community. Thanks for the memories!
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Thank you for everything Jingna, you are my inspiration.
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NOOOOO!
I was wondering what happened to you (the photos! the best photographer!) since megumixbear and flo have kinda faded away, I even browsed the iS website just two weeks ago T T
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Sad to see you go. You created so many good and great things from such difficult times. You write so movingly, is there anything you can't do!!! Motivates me to snap out of it do something productive again!
I discovered your photography through your connection with the SC2 scene. Massive fan, you are most bossley Miss Zhang.
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Katowice25012 Posts
Best of luck zemotion we'll always remember you
Time for a professional Innovation team.
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Hey zemotion. I don't know you hardly at all, but I saw your name on this blog post and it was immediately synonymous with your great photos to me. I'm glad things are going better for you, I've definitely been a fan of your work in the past and appreciated what you had to offer
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DEMACIA6550 Posts
It was great getting to know you, I wish you the best Jingna!
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That picture with Insur, Axslav, Jecho, Crazymoving, and Pyre. God I miss them so much. Good luck to you and the players in the future. <3
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That was a nice read. Dont falter and stay strong!
GG WP & HF GL in the future.
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Wow I actually was a fan of iS but I wasn't sure what had happened to it.
this was a really really great read and good luck in the future
thanks for writing
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Hong Kong4685 Posts
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good luck to you and your future endeavors Jingna
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Very sad to see a team disband (professionally), but good luck to you and the rest of the team!
It's really hard to let things go, but it takes a strong and smart person to realize the harsh realities of life...
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such an awesome person, I wish you all the best! As well as everyone who was on i7 <3
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United States7639 Posts
Jingna ♥
I've always been a fan of yours, and admired you so much since the day I saw your work on dA some 7 years ago. When Ken introduced us last year at Anaheim, I was so excited and nervous. Like meeting a childhood hero xD I don't know if you remember me now, but you were sweet and gracious and I'm really happy to have had the chance to meet you. At the time, I was surprised, and thought it was awesome that you were even into esports. But reading this blog now, I see just how much you put into it these last couple of years. I really hope that overall it was a great experience for you. It would be lovely to see you again at another event. You and your work and all that you do is beautiful and wonderful. Good luck on everything
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Really sad to hear this. GL in life in the future, fellow singaporean
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Jingna, I only got to meet you once but I really respect what you were able to do. Nobody does a perfect job and everyone has limits but I've always looked up to yours and I7's example. Its easy to get caught up in regrets but you made something beautiful, even if it was for a short time. That is definitely something to be proud of. The same goes for the difference you have clearly made in the lives and careers of others. The outpouring of support and love in this thread from your friends and professional peers makes that much very clear.
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Super sad to see iS go =/
Was great fun working with y'all and I hope the winds of eSports brings all of us back in some way!
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wow... soo much memory~~~
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On November 14 2013 11:37 jinglesassy wrote:Will you remain in the starcraft community at all or will you leave? I think you are a very good person in the community so it really would be a shame if you go cold completely
Sadly I don't follow it like I used to ._. I still talk to guys I've became friends with and stuff, and to see what's going on in the scene or behind-the-scenes. Standing on the peripheral I guess. I do have a bunch of friends at Blizzard so I try to keep up with the games a little at least, so definitely not going cold completely. ^^
On November 14 2013 11:38 [SCA]Snakehips wrote:
I absolutely loved Crazymoving's stream there was something about it that made it to so fun to watch XD. Good luck in your future endeavors!
He was a pretty entertaining streamer! Thank you for tuning in!
On November 14 2013 11:47 fusefuse wrote:
Oh yeah, I now found you on dA as well, I haven't been there in a while o_o
Damn, 11 years is a long time
Yeahhhh 11 is a pretty long time! >_<
On November 14 2013 11:48 GHOSTCLAW wrote:
I glad to have met and helped you over the years, and I remember MLG anaheim 2011 with Owmygroin, daisuki, edge, and noctis. I remember ^_^ You've done a lot for me as well, and I'm glad that I've been able to meet you.
Thanks man! Good times <3
On November 14 2013 12:06 PheNOM_ wrote:I'm sad echo never got to the ticket I gave him for MLG in 2011, he was so good at that time. Wish you best of luck with your current work
Yeah I never completely got the refund from United either. Triple sad (( Thank you for helping though, it meant a lot to us!
On November 14 2013 12:17 EdgeSC wrote:
Thank you for everything Jingna, you are my inspiration.
<3 Thank you for all the memories.
On November 14 2013 12:30 Heyoka wrote:Best of luck zemotion we'll always remember you Time for a professional Innovation team.
Lol!!! This made me laugh. Will you be on my team!?
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Thank you so much everyone!! Your kind words are making me all teary-eyed ._.
On November 14 2013 13:19 T.O.P. wrote:
oTL was cool too.
You bet, thanks man <3
On November 14 2013 13:44 EGLzGaMeR wrote:
such an awesome person, I wish you all the best! As well as everyone who was on i7 <3
Aw you've always been so nice! Thank you :3
On November 14 2013 13:53 Kiett wrote:I really hope that overall it was a great experience for you. It would be lovely to see you again at another event. You and your work and all that you do is beautiful and wonderful. Good luck on everything
It was and I'm glad for it. Just bittersweet... Thank you for the kind words and I'll continue trying my best! <3 <3
On November 14 2013 14:01 JeffKim wrote:
Depression is serious and it takes someone with a ton of courage to publicly speak on such a topic. More so for suicidal tendencies. I know I can speak on behalf of anyone by saying that I commend you for doing that an am glad you've made great progress.
Omg thank you so much for the long message, I really appreciate it.
I hope anyone with issues in depressions will seek help too. It's really hard to speak up about because it's kind of laughable/judgement-inducing but... life really is different when you come out of it. Thanks for the kind words!
On November 14 2013 14:08 looknohands119 wrote:
Its easy to get caught up in regrets but you made something beautiful, even if it was for a short time. That is definitely something to be proud of. The same goes for the difference you have clearly made in the lives and careers of others. The outpouring of support and love in this thread from your friends and professional peers makes that much very clear.
Thank you so much .___. <3
On November 14 2013 14:12 TheGunrun wrote:
Was great fun working with y'all and I hope the winds of eSports brings all of us back in some way!
Hope so too, thank you Gunrun!!
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Don't want to spam by quoting everyone but all your comments are like making me teary-eyed and I really appreciate your kind words everybody. Thank you so much T____T <3 <3 <3
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Katowice25012 Posts
Of course I'll be on your team. I'll Nuclear Reactor anyone that gets int my way.
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oh wait a second
youre the same zemotion as on deviantart?
mind blown
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many many good memories. ^_^
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Loved iS, I miss Tuxedomask and jEcho and Ryan, etc.
Take care and thank you for everything
We came 1st place in ESEA with an undefeated record of 20-0. So fucking proud of everyone, the roster included Axslav, CrazymoviNG, Insur, jEcho, Pyre and Sanddbox, and even Solo played a match. You guys rock. <3
I WAS THERE, THAT WAS SO SICK BACK THEN
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Oh god, all the emotions. Trying to find the right words and failing miserably, so I'll keep it short. This past year has had its ups and downs, but all in all it was an incredible experience. I feel so fortunate to have been given the opportunity to be a part of iS. We were more like a family than a team most of the time, which is what makes this especially hard. Many thanks to all of our friends and fans that supported us and cheered us on, we couldn't have done it without you! And of course a million thanks to Jingna for putting so much of your time and energy into the team, really hope to keep seeing you at future events!
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thought they disbanded years ago. Gl
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Hey Jingna! Sorry to hear about this.
PS. This is Irene's husband btw! (lol small world??)
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Austria24417 Posts
Good luck in the future, what you did with iS was amazing and made a lot of people very happy. Keep fighting the good fight! You're always welcome to jump in and say hello
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You are the best zemotion ♥
Sad to see iS leave but happy they were around.
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Nice blog I'll always remember iS as the team in ESEA that everyone was scared of and didn't want to play!
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You were the only one to get a picture of me in the booth when I played vs Puzzle at MLG Providence! Thanks so much! Love temp0 and my baby boy Zoia, thanks for giving them a team to live on.
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iS was such a bright spot in NA SC2. Sad to see it go and the team will be sorely missed.
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Happy for you this finally gets some closure. You've been an awesome part of this scene.
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T_T
Thanks to everyone at infiSeven for all the good memories at various events over the past couple of years. Shoutouts to Pyre for giving me tips after demolishing me in that one localbattles tournament, CrazymoviNG whose always entertaining stream was the first I ever had the pleasure to be a mod for, Temp0 and Axslav for chatting with me at MLG Dallas and making my time there a little less unpleasant, and of course my BFF binski especially for that vid of you getting the autograph from tobieee ^_^
And thanks Jinn for blocking my view at IPL3 being an inspiration, cause if it wasn't for you I would have been too scared to upload photos I took at events and never would have had people use them :D. Don't be so hard on yourself re: the outcome of your team, you made it a lot further and lasted a lot longer than so many other NA based organizations. Hope you stick around NYC a little longer and hopefully I'll get a chance to work with you soon :D Wish you the best, and remember even if you have some cloudy days, having gotten to know a little about you as a person over the past couple of years has led me to believe you'll have a really bright future in store for you
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Quite thankfull you made iS you guys have brought some amazing things to the community good luck furthere on !
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Thank you very much for sharing all this with us...It takes a big person to do so. I can only speak for myself, but I am somewhat convinced it is the opinion of many when I say: You inspired me.
Your work, attitude, talent and overall persona is unique in every single way and I feel very fortunate that we had someone like you within the community.
I wish you and everyone from iS all the best for the future. Thanks for everything!
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Still got nothing but love for you Zemotion
All hail the mighty gundam queen!
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I hate to see the team go. It's had some of my favorite players and personalities. Thank you for the write-up, it was a wonderful read. And thank you to iS for all it did for the Starcraft community.
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Thank you very much for sharing. It takes courage.
Good luck to everyone who was involved with iS.
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Just the sheer number of community people posting their support says many words about the team.
You guys were one of the coolest grassroots team similar to ROOT and NrG back then. Sad day. Best wishes for the future!
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Do you remember the guy with the Zerg tee shirt who asked for your autograph during Cosfest Singapore? I still remember how shy I was talking to you.
It really pains me to see iS go like this. iS always had a special place in my heart. I wish you and the rest of the iS team the best of luck in your future endeavours! Always looking forward to your published photobooks 
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Sad to see iS officially leaving, but I hope you stick around and keep contributing :D
<3
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I had a great time getting to know the players on Infinity Seven over the last couple years by seeing them at events or having them on Sc2 Up & Coming. I just wish I could have gotten to know all the management
Thanks for taking the time to post all this up Jingna! Best of luck to you and all the iS guys!
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Sweden33719 Posts
Great read. I think you guys came pretty damn far to be honest.
Victor would bring you guys up occasionally as an example of how to behave when we whined about some kind of condition being unfavorable (I forget which event but I remember someone complaining about hotel situation and he brought up you guys all sharing a room and his old brontosaurus days of sleeping on a LAN floor etc).
Best of luck moving forward, although with your level of talent I dont suppose you will need too much of it (not that you can really ever have too much I guess).
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Hey man, you gave it your all on trying to reach a dream, very few people can honestly say that!
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I read it all and it was nice to get to know you a little bit!
You did fine, not much people did better then you in this position.
If you look at the top 10/20 SC2 foreign teams, most of them if not all of them, are multi-gaming teams that exist for years..
I don't think any team besides Axiom doesn't have more then 5/6 years or they have a very strong sponsor backing like Acer.
It's really hard to create something from scratch and have success and it's even harder do keep up there with the best year after year!
GG take care of yourself
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Sorry to hear. Good luck everyone
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On November 14 2013 15:04 synapse wrote:
oh wait a second
youre the same zemotion as on deviantart?
mind blown
Yup yup ^^
On November 14 2013 15:07 thundertoss wrote:
many many good memories. ^_^
BBQ!
On November 14 2013 15:30 Torte de Lini wrote:
Loved iS, I miss Tuxedomask and jEcho and Ryan, etc.
Miss them too
On November 14 2013 15:30 ktsalz wrote:
Oh god, all the emotions. Trying to find the right words and failing miserably, so I'll keep it short. This past year has had its ups and downs, but all in all it was an incredible experience. I feel so fortunate to have been given the opportunity to be a part of iS. We were more like a family than a team most of the time, which is what makes this especially hard. Many thanks to all of our friends and fans that supported us and cheered us on, we couldn't have done it without you! And of course a million thanks to Jingna for putting so much of your time and energy into the team, really hope to keep seeing you at future events!
Thank you so much for all your hardwork!!! I know how hard it is and I really appreciate all that you've done for us! U_U
On November 14 2013 16:35 yawnoC wrote:
You are the best zemotion ♥
Sad to see iS leave but happy they were around.
Thanks <3
On November 14 2013 17:03 ASasquatch wrote:Nice blog I'll always remember iS as the team in ESEA that everyone was scared of and didn't want to play!
Lol thanks!! Nice to be remembered this way 
On November 14 2013 17:21 Nikoras wrote:
You were the only one to get a picture of me in the booth when I played vs Puzzle at MLG Providence! Thanks so much! Love temp0 and my baby boy Zoia, thanks for giving them a team to live on.
:D!
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On November 14 2013 18:44 Liquid`Nazgul wrote:
Happy for you this finally gets some closure. You've been an awesome part of this scene.
<3
On November 14 2013 19:43 SpeaKEaSY wrote:Wish you the best, and remember even if you have some cloudy days, having gotten to know a little about you as a person over the past couple of years has led me to believe you'll have a really bright future in store for you
Thanks =D
On November 14 2013 20:40 Noytron wrote:Quite thankfull you made iS you guys have brought some amazing things to the community good luck furthere on !
Thank you!
On November 14 2013 21:26 Soe wrote:
Thank you very much for sharing all this with us...It takes a big person to do so. I can only speak for myself, but I am somewhat convinced it is the opinion of many when I say: You inspired me.
Your work, attitude, talent and overall persona is unique in every single way and I feel very fortunate that we had someone like you within the community.
Words like this make me feel that things I do aren't completely a waste, if it in any ways helped someone else a little. Thank you so much U_U
On November 14 2013 21:53 IMinato wrote:Still got nothing but love for you Zemotion All hail the mighty gundam queen!
I'll pilot one one day!!
On November 14 2013 23:24 FrodaN wrote:
Just the sheer number of community people posting their support says many words about the team.
I know, it means a lot to me. Thanks!
On November 15 2013 01:36 nhigtmaer wrote:Do you remember the guy with the Zerg tee shirt who asked for your autograph during Cosfest Singapore? I still remember how shy I was talking to you. It really pains me to see iS go like this. iS always had a special place in my heart. I wish you and the rest of the iS team the best of luck in your future endeavours! Always looking forward to your published photobooks
I do! Thank you!!
On November 15 2013 02:05 TheRealNanMan wrote:I had a great time getting to know the players on Infinity Seven over the last couple years by seeing them at events or having them on Sc2 Up & Coming. I just wish I could have gotten to know all the management Thanks for taking the time to post all this up Jingna! Best of luck to you and all the iS guys!
Tough to get to know everyone but appreciate you making the effort! Thanks for the support!
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On November 15 2013 02:41 Liquid`Jinro wrote:
Great read. I think you guys came pretty damn far to be honest.
Victor would bring you guys up occasionally as an example of how to behave when we whined about some kind of condition being unfavorable (I forget which event but I remember someone complaining about hotel situation and he brought up you guys all sharing a room and his old brontosaurus days of sleeping on a LAN floor etc).
Best of luck moving forward, although with your level of talent I dont suppose you will need too much of it (not that you can really ever have too much I guess).
Hahaha aww Victor. I love him. Gotta do what you gotta do when short on money I guess. Honestly it's probably the only times I've slept on hotel floors, but it was so worth it taking care of the players XD
Yes more luck never hurt, thanks!! =D =D
On November 15 2013 02:44 Balgrog wrote:
Hey man, you gave it your all on trying to reach a dream, very few people can honestly say that!
Just hurts failing so hard and I hate failing. But yes, to look at it positively, I'm proud of having tried it. Thank you!
On November 15 2013 03:31 shell wrote:
You did fine, not much people did better then you in this position.
If you look at the top 10/20 SC2 foreign teams, most of them if not all of them, are multi-gaming teams that exist for years..
I don't think any team besides Axiom doesn't have more then 5/6 years or they have a very strong sponsor backing like Acer.
It's really hard to create something from scratch and have success and it's even harder do keep up there with the best year after year!
GG take care of yourself
It is, and it was a great experience. Thank you for the kind words!
And I pretty much said it before but like thank you everybody who left kind words here and on Reddit and Twitter. <3 you guys all <3 <3 <3
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I never really got to interact with Jinga herself much (I believe I talked to her twice), but my experiences with infinity seven were all amazing and positive. Getting to pay close attention to the team and see behind the doors a bit really reinforced my opinion that they were filled with top level talent and were overall a great team. The staff for the past year or so has tried so hard to hold on to the team and build it up even as the North American scene itself seems to crumble away, while the end result is heartbreaking in my short and limited exposure to the team I met some great people and had a lot of fun.
Infinity Seven was a great team, and one of the best in NA, there's no doubt about that. I wish circumstances had been slightly more fortuitous for the team, but the team did an excellent job. (I had to write "lost to (x) korean" every time I talked about someone getting knocked out of a tournament, they didn't seem to lose to anyone else)
Jingna I want to thank you for creating the team and environment that not only gave me an underdog to root for constantly, but also to get to interact with such amazing people.
-SunnY
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Crazymoving
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On November 15 2013 04:35 Cornix wrote:
I never really got to interact with Jinga herself much (I believe I talked to her twice), but my experiences with infinity seven were all amazing and positive. Getting to pay close attention to the team and see behind the doors a bit really reinforced my opinion that they were filled with top level talent and were overall a great team. The staff for the past year or so has tried so hard to hold on to the team and build it up even as the North American scene itself seems to crumble away, while the end result is heartbreaking in my short and limited exposure to the team I met some great people and had a lot of fun.
Infinity Seven was a great team, and one of the best in NA, there's no doubt about that. I wish circumstances had been slightly more fortuitous for the team, but the team did an excellent job. (I had to write "lost to (x) korean" every time I talked about someone getting knocked out of a tournament, they didn't seem to lose to anyone else)
Jingna I want to thank you for creating the team and environment that not only gave me an underdog to root for constantly, but also to get to interact with such amazing people.
-SunnY
Thank you so much. Thank you for the hard work you put in too! Super appreciate it and good luck in what you're doing as well! <3
On November 15 2013 06:33 Tanner wrote:Crazymoving
I'm sorry
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you're awesome
ive seen pictures you've shot pop up on my personal (nothing esports/internet related) tumblr feed and im like 'WOAH THAT IS SO COOL I SORTA KNOW HER THROUGH ESPORTS'
keep it up ^_^. its really cool to see your projects enter my (and presumably others) lives outside of esports. pls keep strong
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Sweden33719 Posts
On November 15 2013 03:31 shell wrote:
I read it all and it was nice to get to know you a little bit!
You did fine, not much people did better then you in this position.
If you look at the top 10/20 SC2 foreign teams, most of them if not all of them, are multi-gaming teams that exist for years..
I don't think any team besides Axiom doesn't have more then 5/6 years or they have a very strong sponsor backing like Acer.
It's really hard to create something from scratch and have success and it's even harder do keep up there with the best year after year!
GG take care of yourself
This is a great point too.
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still the best photog in esports
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The first foreigner progaming team to have someone qualify for Code A through the Code B qualifiers. The statement is still shocking on its face. It was sad to see the team tying for first, TeamLiquid with HerO, eliminate our CrazymoviNG in the first match, but they were great games. Game one will still go down for me as the ZvP at the pro level that gave me the most goosebumps. Muta play back then wasn't done as CrazymoviNG did with the upgrades and hard committment even through blinkstalkers and high templar. Later, that style of muta ling became way more popular, but back then it wasn't.
I remember my first MLG Anaheim with the team, still wondering if Infinity Seven instead of oTL (as the clan channel was back then) was a name I could go along with (it grew on me) ... trying to do dates on it, I think it was MLG Anaheim 2011. I am really terrible with dates. I was posting to iS's twitter all the players advancing, cheering on Edge and daisuki. I was also posting on liquipedia and liquipedia irc trying to make sense of MLG's shifting tournament brackets and the "Open Brackets" who was advancing and what notable Koreans were doing. Trying to recharge the phone that kept on draining. Hanging with shindigs and GHOSTCLAW. You just can't ever replace those memories, they will remain. Even if Hot Bid only knows you as "I S GUY" in mafia. (And, let the record show, Team Krukar did lose that mafia round to the town. Infinity Seven victorious).
Driving around jingna, jecho, adam, owmygroin and edge in my beat up Explorer ... then Axslav and Pyre the next year. eSports on California freeways at 10pm 11pm. The one trip to Santa Monica as well. I can't really remember a better team that liked to talk about esports, gaming, and life. There was never a dull moment (Apart from some of the downtime at NASL 1 & 2 ... Ontario aint a happening place). Then, work got a lot tougher and I couldn't maintain commitments to updates or social media and had to back down from all the promises made then. Even as iS continued and grew, I had to fade away.
I guess that last vignette was the barbecue at ttoss's place with all the guys, and watching Prometheus together. Whittier eSports. And DANG, Richard does some mean pork ribs with all the fixings. We even had then-Quantic Apocalypse and theognis for that one. You only get to know gamers during the downtime. The peaks of eSports are the sheer fervor of the volunteer efforts to organize players, events, sponsors, and the rest. Creativity in the "young people" 16-35 crowd (generalizing) propelling efforts forward with great force. The valleys are when you have to say goodbye to a team you had a connection to. The connection happened by chance when Battle.net 2.0's introduced chat channels (Protoss Strategy Pubchat Represent!) and oTL separate channel.
I don't want to drone on about my personal experiences in SC2 eSports, so I'll end it here. It was a pleasure hanging with and helping Infinity Seven, and I'm thankful for the experiences oTLJinn.
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Being one of the first managers of the team (iS.Detox) I've naturally been constantly refreshing and reading all the posts in the little spare time I've had. Thanks for all of the positive support, it means a lot to everyone involved with the team in these past few years. I know Jingna and I both had a lot of regrets and feelings of shortcomings with the organization. Her battling through her problems and me having to leave the team high and dry because of medical school. However, these posts have really put things into a bit of perspective (even if some of them have been a bit exaggerated to be nice haha).
P.S. Jingna was honestly worried about no one caring about iS disbanding when she was drafting up her blog. Thanks again for all the support!
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Staff:
Alpesh, Anele, Brad, Boudi, Katie, Marshall, Nic, Thundertoss, Solo, Torte de Lini, Yankun, Zoia, and me!
Can't believe you credited me, I am so honored.
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I know you get awfully down about what you perceive as a failure, but you've done what very few people have been able to accomplish. You organized an entire organization from scratch and guided it into a notable force within the NA scene. That's pretty damn remarkable considering the lack of former BW pros, long history, or boatloads of money. I'll never forget watching Crazymoving's amazing run at MLG and realizing I was watching a rising star in action (if only things coincided better for him...). Even if everything fell apart at the end it was a brave risk to take. Never be ashamed of that.
You've always been a source of inspiration for me as someone who wants to be an artist and a contributor to the SC2 scene. Shooting for Harper's Bazaar and Picture, just wow! I only hope I can meet you one day and hear all your experiences as a photographer. <3
+ Show Spoiler +I thought I saw you at IEM New York behind the player lounge but it turned out to be just some other photographer. @_@
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On November 15 2013 09:51 Juliette wrote:keep it up ^_^. its really cool to see your projects enter my (and presumably others) lives outside of esports. pls keep strong
=DDD Will do!
On November 15 2013 16:39 chobopeon wrote:still the best photog in esports
Awww you.
On November 15 2013 17:05 Danglars wrote:
It was a pleasure hanging with and helping Infinity Seven, and I'm thankful for the experiences oTLJinn.
We appreciate your help! :D
On November 15 2013 23:19 KoDo wrote:
Being one of the first managers of the team (iS.Detox) I've naturally been constantly refreshing and reading all the posts in the little spare time I've had. Thanks for all of the positive support, it means a lot to everyone involved with the team in these past few years. I know Jingna and I both had a lot of regrets and feelings of shortcomings with the organization. Her battling through her problems and me having to leave the team high and dry because of medical school. However, these posts have really put things into a bit of perspective (even if some of them have been a bit exaggerated to be nice haha).
P.S. Jingna was honestly worried about no one caring about iS disbanding when she was drafting up her blog. Thanks again for all the support!
Pshhh wasn't worried!! Was just saying maybe no one would care but I wanted to write it anyway U_U
On November 16 2013 04:41 Torte de Lini wrote:
Can't believe you credited me, I am so honored.
It's hard work! I've done every role besides player so I know. =D
On November 16 2013 13:24 CosmicSpiral wrote:
I know you get awfully down about what you perceive as a failure, but you've done what very few people have been able to accomplish. You organized an entire organization from scratch and guided it into a notable force within the NA scene. That's pretty damn remarkable considering the lack of former BW pros, long history, or boatloads of money. I'll never forget watching Crazymoving's amazing run at MLG and realizing I was watching a rising star in action (if only things coincided better for him...). Even if everything fell apart at the end it was a brave risk to take. Never be ashamed of that.
You've always been a source of inspiration for me as someone who wants to be an artist and a contributor to the SC2 scene. Shooting for Harper's Bazaar and Picture, just wow! I only hope I can meet you one day and hear all your experiences as a photographer. <3
I wanted to see how far I could go I guess. Only makes me admire my mother more for how far she managed to push myself and my teammates as shooters from zero too. It was a great experience. And omg watching Crazymoving's run was so nerve-wreaking! Thank you so much for the kind words and good luck in what you're doing as well, never give up! <3
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Jingna,
I was lucky enough to meet you in the oTL days in game and then in Singapore once for lunch. I always followed your team and even though I had/have nothing to do with you guys I'd feel proud during your team wins and watching iS on Gomtv was Crazy awesome.
If you're back in Singapore, I hope that we can grab a drink (I'm the vodka guy) and I'll buy you some of my booze.
Anyway, like many I'm sad to see iS go. I do know that you'll move on to impact the world in other ways.
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Smaller teams like Infinity Seven to pick up talented players are what the SC2 scene needs. Ty for everything. also, crazymoving is one of the coolest player in sc2. his one game vs hero was incredible.
I wish you best of luck in the future.
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Infinity Seven was and always will be one of the few NA teams who "started from the bottom" and became one hell of a team. I still remember cheering and screaming for Insur in WCS 2012 alone in my bedroom. I hope that more grassroots NA teams will learn from you and benefit from what you have done for sc2. Best of luck to the players, staff, and you.
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Not gonna lie, just shut up and suck it up. Nothing comes good with empathy and sympathy. Whats the point of your blog? To give back the community? Not a single person you named dropped even remembers you kiddo.
Move on with your life. Don't look back. This is looking back.
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Well IS was a noob team anyway.
User was warned for this post
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I found Crazymoving's stream too late. It was definitely my favorite stream to watch, but unfortunately I only caught a couple of them before he disappeared off the face of the earth What happened to him anyway? He just lost interest and stopped playing? Is he playing anything else right now?
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Got to know a few iS players/staff when i was playing competitively so thanks for creating a space to facilitate their growth in the sc2 scene.
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Thanks guys! <3
On November 18 2013 11:49 zarzobnz wrote:I found Crazymoving's stream too late. It was definitely my favorite stream to watch, but unfortunately I only caught a couple of them before he disappeared off the face of the earth What happened to him anyway? He just lost interest and stopped playing? Is he playing anything else right now?
I think he had some wrist problems but probably also just lost interest. I know he played HotS a little bit during launch but I'm not sure what he's doing now unfortunately. Thanks for having watched his stream even if just for a while!
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I can really only say what a read, I actually read the entire thing.
jEcho doesn't play StarCraft anymore, infact me and him actually started a team in League of Legends. Aha.
Anyways, glad you're feeling better. These were the days, and they were great, but we just have to move on. Not sometimes, always move on.
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I was interested because someone who I had never heard of was leaving IS. Turns out to be a very important person in IS! Haha. Good read. Since my time wasn't invested in IS or Zemotion before hand, this doesn't change anything for me, but it is interesting to hear/read about none the less. Best of luck to you in the future!
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Good luck and all the best for your future life!
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You/your work is beautiful, Jingna. You will always be welcome to stay with me when you're in LA. ♥
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Thanks for the contributions to esports Jingna, but NEVER EVER give up your photography work. Every time you show up on my FB feed my jaw drops. <3
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