Jung Hee Chun
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Chun Jung-hee was a South Korea
n professional player of the real-time strategy game Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
. He used to play for the Chinese professional gaming team Beijing eSport Team.
He goes by the artist name of Sweet, previously nOma, and is a member of clan WeRRa.
He has been recognized among the top tier of Warcraft III players since the beginning of the professional competitive scene and has won two world championships as well as several professional events in South Korea.
in 2002 Jung Hee Chun rose to quickly be noticed as one of the strongest players in the South Korean scene, which was at the time known as the most competitive gaming scene in the world.
He participated in several televised leagues and showed strong results, finishing top three in two of the biggest televised leagues played using Reign of Chaos; MBC
Sonokong Prime League II and Sonokong OnGamenet
II. He represented the SAINT Proteam during this time, which disbanded near 2004 and made Jung Hee Chun as well as his former teammates free agents. The Warcraft III division of the former Saint Proteam was recruited by German professional gaming team SK Gaming
to boost their appeal in Asia.
This made Jung Hee Chun one of the few Korean players constantly exposed to the international gaming scene, as SK Gaming's team site is one of the most visited competitive gaming related sites.
By 2004 the professional scene moved on to Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, and Jung Hee Chun rose to become Korea's face to the world during this time. He qualified for a number of international tournaments that offered very limited slots to Korean participants, and because of the intensity of the competitive Korean scene therefore rarely saw players making more than one appearance at tournaments of this nature.
In 2004 he represented his country at the Electronic Sports World Cup
in Paris as well as ACON4 in Shanghai and made it to the semi-finals of the Korean televised league MBC Daum Prime League IV. He took fourth place at the Electronic Sports World Cup and third at ACON4, making him the most prominent Korean professional gamer of the time globally. Adding to this as well was the exposure he gained as a member of SK Gaming, and his rise on the Asian Battle.net
ladder where he became the first player worldwide to reach level 50.
As a result of this he was recognized as the world's top Warcraft III player in 2004 by a panel of experts. He was awarded the 'Warcraft III Player of The Year' Award by the ESports Award
over his teammate the Swedish professional gamer Fredrik "MaDFroG" Johansson who was recognized as the Player of the Year in all of competitive gaming
.
, Tae min "Zacard" Hwang and Dae Hui "FoV" Cho were getting more and more recognition internationally due their success in international competition. As a result Jung Hee Chun's status in the international community dropped, though he was still recognized as one of the best players of the world. He was invited for the first edition of the World e-Sports Games
, but faced elimination in the first group stage.
Afterwards he signed a contract with a new Chinese based professional gaming team by the name of World Elite in May 2005, cutting off his ties with SK Gaming. At this time he had not won a major competition and his results in Korean competition were dropping.
Nevertheless he was one of the four Korean players to qualify for the 2005 Electronic Sports World Cup in Paris, where he was beaten in the quarter-finals by the Dutch professional gamer Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen.
His results hit something of a slump after this, months later he successfully qualified for the third edition of the World e-Sports Games and announced that it would be his last tournament before he would leave professional gaming to fulfill South Korea's mandatory army duty.
He went on to win the tournament; beating Korean professional gamer Kim Dong "Gostop" Moon in the final best of five after being down two matches. Winning 20,000 USD in the televised league, Jung Hee Chun postponed his army obligations and decided to resume his career as a professional gamer.
Worldwide Invitational which was to take place in Seoul
, South Korea. Players from all over the world were given a chance to qualify for the tournament on line.
He won this tournament beating Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen in the finals after having previously been knocked down in the lower bracket by the Dutchman. This earned him 10,000 USD and meant his second world championship victory in a matter of months, it also prompted some to give him the label "comeback kid".
In April 2006 he moved to Zhangzhou
, China to participate in the Masters of the World e-Sports Games to try and defend his title. He was not very successful in the tournament, being eliminated his teammate the Chinese professional gamer Li "Sky" Xiaofeng
. But he stayed in China nevertheless, leaving World Elite to sign with the Chinese professional team Beijing eSport Team which provided permanent residence for him in Beijing, China.
He also represented SK Gaming in various competitions at this point, as part of a deal that was canceled January 2007 which allowed Jung Hee Chun to compete in various on line leagues for which the Beijing eSport Team was not qualified.
He competed in various tournaments during his stay in China. Some of which with the status of top tier international competitions such as Stars War II, Stars War III, ProGamer League and the World Series of Video Games
stop in Chengdu
, China which qualified him for the global World Series of Video Games finals in New York.
These global finals took place December 2006 and was his first appearance outside of Asia since the 2005 Electronic Sports World Cup. He confirmed his status as a top tier contender at the event, which was in decline for some time at that point, by taking second place. He was beaten by Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen in the finals whom he had put in the lower bracket the previous day.
He qualified for the Battle.net Season IV finals in Cologne
, Germany which were seen as a continuation of a series of tournaments of which the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational is a part of, thus making him the defending champion of the event.
He finished among the top of the event by taking fifth place. Throughout the remainder of the running season he has shown results along those lines, finishing among the best of the attendees but not entering top three. For instance he took fourth place at Game-X in Moscow, Russia and seventh at the World Series of Video Games stop in Wuhan
, China.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n professional player of the real-time strategy game Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne is a real-time strategy computer game developed for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS and Mac OS X by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the official expansion pack to Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, requiring Reign of Chaos to play...
. He used to play for the Chinese professional gaming team Beijing eSport Team.
He goes by the artist name of Sweet, previously nOma, and is a member of clan WeRRa.
He has been recognized among the top tier of Warcraft III players since the beginning of the professional competitive scene and has won two world championships as well as several professional events in South Korea.
Global fame
After the release of Warcraft III: Reign of ChaosWarcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos is a real time strategy computer game released by Blizzard Entertainment on July 3, 2002 . It is the second sequel to Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, and it is the third game set in the Warcraft Universe...
in 2002 Jung Hee Chun rose to quickly be noticed as one of the strongest players in the South Korean scene, which was at the time known as the most competitive gaming scene in the world.
He participated in several televised leagues and showed strong results, finishing top three in two of the biggest televised leagues played using Reign of Chaos; MBC
MBCGame
MBC Game is the South Korean non-'free-to-air' television network, which is well-known for its E-sports broadcasting.- Contents :...
Sonokong Prime League II and Sonokong OnGamenet
Ongamenet
Ongamenet is one of two South Korean cable television companies , that specializes in broadcasting video game-related information and matches, which include StarCraft, Warcraft III and others. It is a subsidiary of On-Media, an owner of several cable channels....
II. He represented the SAINT Proteam during this time, which disbanded near 2004 and made Jung Hee Chun as well as his former teammates free agents. The Warcraft III division of the former Saint Proteam was recruited by German professional gaming team SK Gaming
SK Gaming
SK Gaming is a professional German electronic sports organization founded in 1997 by a small group of Quake players living in Oberhausen. SK Gaming retains teams across different genres and are particularly known for their success in Counter-Strike tournaments...
to boost their appeal in Asia.
This made Jung Hee Chun one of the few Korean players constantly exposed to the international gaming scene, as SK Gaming's team site is one of the most visited competitive gaming related sites.
By 2004 the professional scene moved on to Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, and Jung Hee Chun rose to become Korea's face to the world during this time. He qualified for a number of international tournaments that offered very limited slots to Korean participants, and because of the intensity of the competitive Korean scene therefore rarely saw players making more than one appearance at tournaments of this nature.
In 2004 he represented his country at the Electronic Sports World Cup
Electronic Sports World Cup
The Electronic Sports World Cup is an international professional gaming championship.Every year winners of national qualifier event around the world earn the right to represent their country in the ESWC Finals...
in Paris as well as ACON4 in Shanghai and made it to the semi-finals of the Korean televised league MBC Daum Prime League IV. He took fourth place at the Electronic Sports World Cup and third at ACON4, making him the most prominent Korean professional gamer of the time globally. Adding to this as well was the exposure he gained as a member of SK Gaming, and his rise on the Asian Battle.net
Battle.net
Battle.net is a gaming service provided by Blizzard Entertainment. Battle.net was launched in November 30, 1996 with the release of Blizzard's action-RPG Diablo. Battle.net was the first online gaming service incorporated directly into the games that make use of it, in contrast to the external...
ladder where he became the first player worldwide to reach level 50.
As a result of this he was recognized as the world's top Warcraft III player in 2004 by a panel of experts. He was awarded the 'Warcraft III Player of The Year' Award by the ESports Award
ESports Award
The eSports Award is an annual award ceremony held since 2004 by Turtle Entertainment in which individuals, teams and organisations are recognized in several categories for their contribution or achievements to or in the field of competitive gaming....
over his teammate the Swedish professional gamer Fredrik "MaDFroG" Johansson who was recognized as the Player of the Year in all of competitive gaming
Electronic sports
Electronic sports comprises the competitive play of video games. Other terms include competitive gaming, professional gaming and cybersports...
.
World champion
Early 2005 Korean players such as Jang "Moon" Jae HoJang Jae Ho
Jang "Moon" Jae Ho is a South Korean professional gamer of the popular Blizzard real-time strategy games Warcraft III and StarCraft II. He is seen by many as the best Night Elf player in the world...
, Tae min "Zacard" Hwang and Dae Hui "FoV" Cho were getting more and more recognition internationally due their success in international competition. As a result Jung Hee Chun's status in the international community dropped, though he was still recognized as one of the best players of the world. He was invited for the first edition of the World e-Sports Games
World e-Sports Games
World eSport Games is a competitive, international video game league with elite amateur and pro gamers from around the world battling to be crowned world champions...
, but faced elimination in the first group stage.
Afterwards he signed a contract with a new Chinese based professional gaming team by the name of World Elite in May 2005, cutting off his ties with SK Gaming. At this time he had not won a major competition and his results in Korean competition were dropping.
Nevertheless he was one of the four Korean players to qualify for the 2005 Electronic Sports World Cup in Paris, where he was beaten in the quarter-finals by the Dutch professional gamer Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen.
His results hit something of a slump after this, months later he successfully qualified for the third edition of the World e-Sports Games and announced that it would be his last tournament before he would leave professional gaming to fulfill South Korea's mandatory army duty.
He went on to win the tournament; beating Korean professional gamer Kim Dong "Gostop" Moon in the final best of five after being down two matches. Winning 20,000 USD in the televised league, Jung Hee Chun postponed his army obligations and decided to resume his career as a professional gamer.
Move to China
After winning the World e-Sports Games he qualified for the second edition of the BlizzardBlizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher founded on February 8, 1991 under the name Silicon & Synapse by three graduates of UCLA, Michael Morhaime, Allen Adham and Frank Pearce and currently owned by French company Activision Blizzard...
Worldwide Invitational which was to take place in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, South Korea. Players from all over the world were given a chance to qualify for the tournament on line.
He won this tournament beating Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen in the finals after having previously been knocked down in the lower bracket by the Dutchman. This earned him 10,000 USD and meant his second world championship victory in a matter of months, it also prompted some to give him the label "comeback kid".
In April 2006 he moved to Zhangzhou
Zhangzhou
Zhangzhou is a prefecture-level city in southern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. Located on the banks of the Jiulong River , Zhangzhou borders the cities of Xiamen and Quanzhou to the northeast, Longyan City to the northwest and the province of Guangdong to the southwest.Zhangzhou...
, China to participate in the Masters of the World e-Sports Games to try and defend his title. He was not very successful in the tournament, being eliminated his teammate the Chinese professional gamer Li "Sky" Xiaofeng
Li Xiaofeng
Li "Sky" Xiaofeng , who also goes by the pseudonym "Sky" or "WE.Sky" is a Chinese professional gamer of the popular Blizzard Entertainment real-time strategy game Warcraft III, the Frozen Throne. He is currently playing for the Chinese based World Elite team...
. But he stayed in China nevertheless, leaving World Elite to sign with the Chinese professional team Beijing eSport Team which provided permanent residence for him in Beijing, China.
He also represented SK Gaming in various competitions at this point, as part of a deal that was canceled January 2007 which allowed Jung Hee Chun to compete in various on line leagues for which the Beijing eSport Team was not qualified.
He competed in various tournaments during his stay in China. Some of which with the status of top tier international competitions such as Stars War II, Stars War III, ProGamer League and the World Series of Video Games
World Series of Video Games
The World Series of Video Games was an international professional electronic sports competition. It held its first season in 2006, with competitions in six different games and six events held around the world including the finals of the event. The total prize purse of the season was US$750,000...
stop in Chengdu
Chengdu
Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status...
, China which qualified him for the global World Series of Video Games finals in New York.
These global finals took place December 2006 and was his first appearance outside of Asia since the 2005 Electronic Sports World Cup. He confirmed his status as a top tier contender at the event, which was in decline for some time at that point, by taking second place. He was beaten by Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen in the finals whom he had put in the lower bracket the previous day.
Return to Korea
At an unknown point of time in 2007 he moved back to South Korea, which drastically improved his ability to compete in on line competitions as China's net is famously weak towards the outside world and South Korea's famously strong.He qualified for the Battle.net Season IV finals in Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
, Germany which were seen as a continuation of a series of tournaments of which the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational is a part of, thus making him the defending champion of the event.
He finished among the top of the event by taking fifth place. Throughout the remainder of the running season he has shown results along those lines, finishing among the best of the attendees but not entering top three. For instance he took fourth place at Game-X in Moscow, Russia and seventh at the World Series of Video Games stop in Wuhan
Wuhan
Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, People's Republic of China, and is the most populous city in Central China. It lies at the east of the Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han rivers...
, China.
Retirement : A Legend Retires!
He retired in April, 2008 because he had to do his military service.International
- 2008 3rd PGL Season II (China)
- 2007 2nd Digital Life New York (USA) – 3,500 USD
- 2007 2nd GGL Digital Life Chengdu (China) – 5,300 USD
- 2007 4th Game-X (Russia) – 1,000 USD
- 2007 5th Battle.net Season IV (Germany)
- 2006 2nd World Series of Video Games (United States) – 10,000 USD
- 2006 2nd World Series of Video Games, Chengdu (China) – 2,500 USD
- 2006 1st Blizzard Worldwide Invitational (Korea) – 10,000 USD
- 2005 1st World E-Sport Games III (Korea) – 20,000 USD
- 2005 5th Electronic Sports World Cup (France) – 2,000 USD
- 2004 4th Electronic Sports World Cup (France) – 2,000 USD
- 2004 3rd ACON4 (China)
Domestic (qualifiers)
- 2007 4th China eSport Games, Xi'an (China)
- 2006 2nd China eSport Games, Chengdu (China)
- 2005 2nd World E-Sport Games III (Korea)
- 2005 3rd Electronic Sports World Cup (Korea)
- 2004 3rd MBC Daum Prime League IV (Korea)
- 2004 2nd Electronic Sports World Cup (Korea)
- 2004 1st ACON 4 (Korea)
- 2003 3rd Sonokong OnGamenet II (Korea)
- 2003 2nd MBC Sonokong Prime League II (Korea)
Team
- 2006 3rd Stars War III (China) – As a member of team Korea
- 2006 1st Stars War II (China) – As a member of team Korea
- 2003 5nd SUMA Ongamenet Proleague (Korea) – As a member of YECA Proteam
- 2003 2nd MBC Movie MBCgame Clan Team Battle (Korea) – As a member of SAINT Proteam
External links
- Jung Hee Chee voted fifth Warcraft III player of 2006 by competitive gaming media
- Jung Hee Chee voted third Warcraft III player by Warcraft III experts
- Jung Hee Chee finishes second at World Series of Video Games
- Jung Hee Chun joins World Elite
- Jung Hee Chun Warcraft III player of 2004
- Interview with Jung Hee Chun (2004)
- Jung Hee Chun joins SK Gaming international