This further enhanced his reputation as the world's best WarCraft III player and made him one of the best paid gamers of the time winning US$50,000 in a span of months. Around the same time he won MBCGame Prime League V and became the runner-up of the 2004–2005 Ongamenet War3 TFT Invitational, losing to Korean prodigy Jang "FreeDoM" Yong Suk in the finals after being up two maps. The league was followed intensely by WarCraft III fans around the globe and fully established Jang Jae-ho as a gaming icon. The eventual finals cast him against the player that knocked him out of the World Cyber Games, Tae Min Zacard, who he proceeded to beat 3–0. He went undefeated in the first season of the World e-Sports Games, beating names as Fredrik Johansson and Li "Sky" Xiaofeng. He eventually progressed to the finals of both which were set to take place in early 2005, he was also invited to a new televised league with an international field of participants named World e-Sports Games meaning he was competing in three televised leagues simultaneously. Upon his return to Korea he progressed to the last stages of the MBCGame Prime League V and the 2004–2005 Ongamenet War3 TFT Invitational. He was stopped by his countryman Tae Min "Zacard" Hwang in the round of 16 however, considered a major upset since Jang Jae-ho had an unbeaten televised record versus Hwang Tae-min's race of choice, Orc. He was considered the insider favorite for the tournament which took place in San Francisco, California. Jang Jae-ho qualified for the 2004 World Cyber Games global finals, meaning he would make his first international appearance. Few major Korean competitions concluded in 2004 (aside from several qualifiers for international tournaments only the MBC Daum Prime League IV). After the release of The Frozen Throne he developed into the dominating player of the Korean WarCraft III scene (which he is considered still today). Known for his innovative strategies, fans nicknamed Jang Jae-ho "Fantasista".
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He defended his championship title in the finals of next edition of the league (which took place later that year), and lost to Park Se "Swain" Ryong who was at one point down 2 maps (the match is considered one of the greatest comebacks in WarCraft III history). Jang Jae-ho quickly rose to become one of the most prominent players in this scene, winning his first big tournament by beating Chun "Sweet" Jung Hee in the finals of televised league MBC Sonokong Prime League II in 2003.
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Professional gaming career Korean Champion Īfter Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne was released July 2003 a professional competitive gaming scene supporting the game developed in South Korea.
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He is particularly known for his excellent micromanagement and innovative strategies. Jang Jae-ho is a five time world champion and has won three televised national Korean WarCraft III Championships as well as four seasons of MBCGame's World War. He is seen by many as the best Night Elf player in the world. Jang Jae-ho (known as spirit_moon or moon) is a South Korean professional gamer of the popular Blizzard real-time strategy games Warcraft III and StarCraft II.