Before Mvp attended a rematch with NesTea in the BlizzCon grand finals, he had to play the GSL October finals. [47] Now the last non-Protoss player remaining in the tournament, Mvp played his sixth GSL Code S semifinals against PartinG, who was widely acknowledged as the best Protoss-versus-Terran player in the world at the time. He is a Terran player. In between the GSL group stages, Mvp had beaten AnNyeong, SuperNova and MarineKing to win WCG Korea, hence qualifying for the world championship. His participation in the event turned out to be a significant setback, as Ret made him drop into the loser's bracket in the second round, where he was immediately eliminated by GanZi. Today, MMA is retired. A few days later, Mvp was back in Korea to compete in the GSL November Code S playoffs. [1][2][3] He is also, along with MC and Polt, one of the three players who has earned more than $300,000 in prize money in the StarCraft II Wings of liberty era.[4]. He eventually reached the finals, knocking-out viOLet and KeeN in the process, only to be defeated by Bomber in the last match. [6] Additionally, Mvp also placed second in the GSL October and winning both the BlizzCon 2011 and the World Cyber Games 2011 at the end of the year all in his period of dominance. He and his OGS-TL Teammate, HuK from Evil Geniuses, achieved a joint first place along with DOngRaeGu and TRUE, who only lost a match to the Protoss archon Team. For that team, he didn’t manage to qualify for either the OnGameNet Starleague or the MBCGame StarCraft League, but his time was not ignored. Before he came to StarCraft II, Mvp was a professional Brood War player. Mvp all-killed the Zerg line-up comprised of IdrA, Zenio, Leenock, and the GSL champions FruitDealer and NesTea, losing only one game to Zenio. His victory over Tefel included a memorable game where Mvp won despite being so far behind at one point that Apollo, who was casting the game, repeatedly said that he would eat a hat if Mvp came back to win. [7] However, in spite of these health issues, Mvp still managed to win the 2012 GSL Season 2, thus becoming the first four-time champion of the South Korean league. He reiterated this performance in the round of 16 group as he defeated jjakji and GuMiho, hence earning a spot in the main bracket. [44] Mvp eventually defeated the latter 3-1, winning two games out of one base all-ins. His run in the last rounds were impeccable, losing only one game (to MarineKing) and crushing his teammate NesTea 3-0 in finals to celebrate his first success in a major tournament. [38] He made it to the playoffs, taking the second place of his group with a 3-1 record, as he lost to DongRaeGu and defeated MC, Stephano, and HerO. He was also the runner-up of the Code A once.

After the first time, MC returned for the 2015 Red Bull Battle Grounds: Santa Monica. Mvp tried to surprise his opponent with a proxy 11/11 Barracks rush supported by SCVs which was scouted in time by Squirtle, who was barely able to hold it off thanks to a great micromanagement. After this epic outcome, Squirtle was able to recover from a failed push he initiated in game six by killing many SCVs until he was clearly ahead. Mvp has been referred to as the best StarCraft II player in the world on several occasions. NesTea was the first player to win three GSL championships and the first and only player to win a GSL Code S without dropping a single game—on July, 2011. [29] Despite being regarded as the underdog by both the South Korean and foreign fans,[30] Mvp secured a 2-0 win and proceeded to the quarterfinals. [49], Mvp's opponent in his fifth finals appearance was Squirtle, who had an impressive run in the championship, being on a 14 wins streak. His grip on the South Korean scene, resulting from this title as well as from his spotless 29-3 record in official matches held in Korea for the month of January,[24] definitely awarded him the reputation for being one of the best players in the world.[25]. The day after his coronation, Mvp traveled from Busan to Seoul in order to attend the Blizzard Cup, and event organised by GOMTV and meant to gather the ten most successful players of the year. He delivered average performances in both the GSL and foreign events in the first half of 2012 as he had been dealing with health issues. He wouldn't be able to defend his title much further though, as he lost to TaeJa and viOLet, hence placing fourth in the group and dropping into Code A round of 24 (meaning that he was still able to secure a Code S seed for the next season). [21] Mvp also signed-up for the Gainward SC2 Tournament in which he wasn't a seeded player, thus having to battle amongst 700 players to reach the offline finals, which he eventually did. Mvp began his run in the 2012 GSL Season 4 with a test of his TvT skills, being placed in a RO32 group with TaeJa and his long-time nemesis MMA, along with underdog foreigner MaNa. [28] Mvp's opponent in the GSL August round of 16 was none other than his teammate NesTea, three-time (and reigning) GSL champion, against who he had never lost in an official match yet. The RO16 was comparatively easy, with Mvp defeating JYP 2-1 and then continuing his career-long domination of MarineKing with a 2-0 win to advance to the RO8. Flash ended his run at this stage of the starleague, though Mvp managed to win one game with Battlecruisers. Mvp's lack of a top 4 finish since the 2013 WCS Season 1 Season Finals represents the longest drought of his career. With the release of Heart of the Swarm and the advent of the WCS tournament system, Mvp decided to participate in WCS Europe, and received one of the 24 invites to the inaugural 2013 WCS Season 1 Europe Premier League. Two week after this disappointing outcome, Mvp was back in Korea to enter the 2012 OnGameNet Starleague Season 1, the first season of the prestigious league dedicated to StarCraft II. He did not advance past the Ro32, defeating Bbyong 2-1 but losing to both DongRaeGu and Creator 0-2 to finish third in his group. There, he dominated MaNa en route to an easy 3-0 victory, before falling to his teammate YoDa in the Semifinals in a close 2-3 series. [36] In the BlizzCon finals held a few hours later, Mvp won a first best of 3 series against his teammate NesTea, but coming from the lower portion of the bracket he had to win another one to secure the victory. After finishing first in the group stage, he was seeded into the Ro8, and proceeded to display his dominance over foreign Zerg players, defeating sLivko in the RO8, VortiX in the Semifinals and Nerchio in the Finals, each by a score of 3-1. NesTea was born on December 12, 1982. [26] This first competition outside Korea turned out to be a success for Mvp. Nicknames include: Son of Boxer and Military Terran. He was the youngest professional player on any South Korean team at the time and was a valuable asset to ZeNEX. Ten days after his coronation, Mvp put his title back in challenge in the GSL October Code S. He easily qualified for the main bracket, beating his handpicked opponent Ensnare and Clide, and was pit against Bomber in the round of 16. Korean Age: 30. Mvp described these series in his pre-finals interview as easy, only acknowledging NesTea as a difficult match. INnoVation held firm and pushed through to close the series 4-0 against sOs who “looked visibly nervous,” and at last was himself a champion on one of the biggest stages in StarCraft 2 history. In the WCS America 2013 Season 3 Premier League, after being disqualified from the first best-of-three against HyuN due to connection problems, Polt defeated Revival 2-1 in a macro-oriented best-of-three and then advanced to Round 16 after defeating Sage 2-1. [15] Shortly thereafter, he switched to StarCraft II. His strengths are in his mechanics, particularly his Stalker control and use of the Blink ability. After qualifying for the playoffs, he stated that he was growing eager to face Flash, whom he said seemed to be an excellent StarCraft II player. [27] Mvp would be given another opportunity to compete in North America as Blizzard Entertainment announced on August 17 that he had been invited to the BlizzCon 2011 due to his current second place in the 2011 GSL rankings. INnoVation was born on July 25, 1993. Down to three bases against six, NesTea ultimately attacked with all his remaining forces, but Mvp's Ghosts made short work of his Brood Lords and Infestors, leading him to concede the game, the match, and the tournament. The encounter was clearly less one-sided than the GSL January finals as MarineKing was able to tie-up the series 2-2, but Mvp ultimately secured the victory 4-2 (using his trademark Battlecruiser play in two games) and claimed his second GSL title. In early February, Mvp was used twice by his team during Incredible Miracle's victory in the first ever GSTL, fending off a dark templar rush by the ace player of oGs, MC, and coming back from a large supply deficit against Bomber of the team StarTale before losing to Squirtle. After a very disappointing loss to Life in the 2014 WCS Global Finals, which featured a gripping fifth match where Zest almost pulled through after several early-game missteps, 2015 came around with new promises. A lire sur millenium : Jung "Mvp" Jong Hyun est sans aucun doute le meilleur joueur de l'histoire de Starcraft 2, le Flash de Brood War en quelque sorte, au point d'être considéré comme une légende par les fans. Jeong "Mvp" Jong Hyeon is a StarCraft progamer from South Korea who played Terran for Woongjin Stars. Mvp then qualified for the 2013 MLG Winter Championship with a 3-0 victory over Curious in the qualification showmatches. Almost a week later, he lost his 2014 WCS Season 3 Europe Challenger match against the Terran player MorroW, with a score of 2-3. Biography . In a post-game interview, Mvp confirmed that he already knew he had won the game and intentionally allowed this to occur. He went undefeated in the group stage, and made his way through the bracket as well, eliminating MacSed (whom he acknowledged as the toughest opponent he faced in the whole championship),[38] BlinG, and Kas to reach the finals.

He then went through a less successful period until July 2011, dropping into Code A, though he managed to win the GSL World Championship in the meantime. In August Mvp won IEM Season VII - Global Challenge Cologne - his first tournament win in Europe. Mvp left Incredible Miracle on July 23, 2014, at the same time as Trap, Squirtle and YongHwa.