Hong Jin-Ho
Encyclopedia
Hong Jin-Ho is a professional StarCraft
player from South Korea
who plays under the alias [NC]...YellOw or simply Yellow. He is enlisted in the South Korean Air Force as of April 2010.
. BoxeR has never lost to Hong in a Starleague
final.
Hong is famous for never having won first place in major Starcraft tournaments despite his strong performance. Hong managed to finish second place six times in the events, never once attaining a major championship, which earned him the title "King of Silver." While there are some tournaments in which he finished first, these records was invalidated when the KeSPA announced to accept only OSL and MSL records. His notable victories include first place in the 2003 ITV 5th Starleague, the Snickers All-Star league in 2005 and the first BlizzCon
invitational tournament.
Hong suffered his last major defeat against Casy(Han Dong-Wook, champion of that league) in the semi-finals of the Shinhan Bank Season 1 OSL in 2006, and claimed 3rd place. Due to poor performance in the following OSL, Hong has fallen into a slump from which he has not recovered. Hong reached the round of 32 in the GOMTV Averatech Classic, but was eliminated by oDin(Joo Young-Dal). He is now in the Korean Air Force since November 2008, and has enlisted in the StarCraft team Air Force ACE.
After being a member of KAF ACE, Hong is recovering his form slowly but steadily. The trigger was an old-fashioned 'storm-like' victory against Bisu[Shield
] on 20 June 2009 in Shinhan Bank ProLeague 08-09, after 735 days of silence. He could not qualify for either OSL nor MSL since Shinhan Bank OSL season 2 in 2006, but in the end of Shinhan Bank ProLeague 09-10 season, Hong ended the season securing a 3-game winning streak, including a dramatic victory against Jaedong.
Hong officially announced his retirement from professional gaming on his website on June 16, 2011. At his retirement ceremony, BoxeR
jokingly handed him an empty Starcraft 2 box. BoxeR said that the box was empty, but the account was at the Slayers clan house and if Hong ever considered transitioning into Starcraft 2, he knew where to go.
As of August 2011 he is appearing in a reality series entitled "Project A" on GOMtv. The series follows Hong as he attempts to qualify for the Global Starcraft League
and relaunch his progamming career in Starcraft 2. The series premiered on August 12, 2011.
StarCraft
StarCraft is a military science fiction real-time strategy video game developed by Blizzard Entertainment. The first game of the StarCraft series was released for Microsoft Windows on 31 March 1998. With more than 11 million copies sold worldwide as of February 2009, it is one of the best-selling...
player from South Korea
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...
who plays under the alias [NC]...YellOw or simply Yellow. He is enlisted in the South Korean Air Force as of April 2010.
StarCraft career
Hong, nicknamed the "Storm Zerg", is known for his aggressive and harass-style play, and for his rivalry with BoxeRLim Yo-Hwan
Lim Yo-Hwan , known by the pseudonym SlayerS_`BoxeR` , is one of the most successful players of the real-time strategy computer game StarCraft to date...
. BoxeR has never lost to Hong in a Starleague
Starleague
The Ongamenet Starleague is a professional StarCraft individual league run by Ongamenet in South Korea. It is also known as the OSL .-History of Starleague:...
final.
Hong is famous for never having won first place in major Starcraft tournaments despite his strong performance. Hong managed to finish second place six times in the events, never once attaining a major championship, which earned him the title "King of Silver." While there are some tournaments in which he finished first, these records was invalidated when the KeSPA announced to accept only OSL and MSL records. His notable victories include first place in the 2003 ITV 5th Starleague, the Snickers All-Star league in 2005 and the first BlizzCon
BlizzCon
"BlizzCon" is an annual convention held by Blizzard Entertainment to celebrate their major franchises: Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo...
invitational tournament.
Hong suffered his last major defeat against Casy(Han Dong-Wook, champion of that league) in the semi-finals of the Shinhan Bank Season 1 OSL in 2006, and claimed 3rd place. Due to poor performance in the following OSL, Hong has fallen into a slump from which he has not recovered. Hong reached the round of 32 in the GOMTV Averatech Classic, but was eliminated by oDin(Joo Young-Dal). He is now in the Korean Air Force since November 2008, and has enlisted in the StarCraft team Air Force ACE.
After being a member of KAF ACE, Hong is recovering his form slowly but steadily. The trigger was an old-fashioned 'storm-like' victory against Bisu[Shield
Kim Taek-Yong
Kim Taek-Yong is a professional South Korean StarCraft player, playing for the Protoss race...
] on 20 June 2009 in Shinhan Bank ProLeague 08-09, after 735 days of silence. He could not qualify for either OSL nor MSL since Shinhan Bank OSL season 2 in 2006, but in the end of Shinhan Bank ProLeague 09-10 season, Hong ended the season securing a 3-game winning streak, including a dramatic victory against Jaedong.
Hong officially announced his retirement from professional gaming on his website on June 16, 2011. At his retirement ceremony, BoxeR
Lim Yo-Hwan
Lim Yo-Hwan , known by the pseudonym SlayerS_`BoxeR` , is one of the most successful players of the real-time strategy computer game StarCraft to date...
jokingly handed him an empty Starcraft 2 box. BoxeR said that the box was empty, but the account was at the Slayers clan house and if Hong ever considered transitioning into Starcraft 2, he knew where to go.
As of August 2011 he is appearing in a reality series entitled "Project A" on GOMtv. The series follows Hong as he attempts to qualify for the Global Starcraft League
GOMTV Global Starcraft II League
GOMTV Global Starcraft II League is a StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty tournament hosted by GomTV and Blizzard Entertainment in South Korea. There is an English stream available for non-Korean viewers. The tournament features two leagues, Code S and Code A...
and relaunch his progamming career in Starcraft 2. The series premiered on August 12, 2011.
Major achievements
- Coca-Cola OnGameNet Starleague - runner-up
- KPGA 1st Tour (MSL) - runner-up
- KPGA 2nd Tour (MSL) - runner-up
- Olympus OnGameNet Starleague - runner-up
- TG Sambo MSL - runner-up
- WCG 2002 Grand Final - silver
- 2005 Snickers All-Star League - winner
- KTEC KPGA Winner's Championship - winner
- BlizzCon 2005 - winner
See also
- StarCraft professional competitionStarCraft professional competitionThe computer game StarCraft has an active professional competition circuit, particularly in South Korea. The two major game channels in South Korea, Ongamenet and MBCGame, each run a Starleague , viewed by millions of fans...