Moon
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Moon
Moon at Stars War XI
Player Information
Name:
장재호
Romanized Name:
Jang Jae-ho
Nationality:
Born:
December 14, 1986 (age 39)
Status:
Active
Race:
Night Elf
Team:
Alternate IDs:
Final[Pooh]
Day[Fairs]
Spirit_Moon
MyLady
wkdsog_kr
EatYouUp
Ａｌｏｎｅ
JangJaeHo
T.MH]Jaeho
出了什么事
Interview
Day[Fairs]
Spirit_Moon
MyLady
wkdsog_kr
EatYouUp
Ａｌｏｎｅ
JangJaeHo
T.MH]Jaeho
出了什么事
Interview
Nickname(s):
The Fifth Race
Approx. Total Winnings:
$834,652
Approx. Earnings 2026:
$1,647
Links
Achievements
History
| 2003-??-?? — 20??-??-?? | Fairs |
| 2004-??-?? — 2005-??-?? | One Gaming |
| 2005-03-09 — 2005-05-03 | mousesports |
| 2006-02-01 — 2009-01-29 | Meet Your Makers |
| 2009-03-02 — 2011-08-31 | WeMade FOX |
| 2012-01-17 — 2012-12-17 | Fnatic |
| 2013-??-?? — 201?-??-?? | Razer |
| 2021-01-28 — 2022-01-07 | Vision Strikers |
| 2022-01-07 — Present | DRX |
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Jang "Moon" Jae-ho (born December 14, 1986) is a professional Korean Night Elf player, currently playing for DRX.
Biography
[edit]During his peak, 
Moon's innovative Night Elf strategies prompted the community to label him as the 'Fifth Race', since his revolutionary Night Elf play was distinguishable from that of the other races. From 2010 to January 2012, he has developed into a hybrid StarCraft II and Warcraft III player, competing in major events on both games. Moon eventually switched to a full-time StarCraft II practice in January 2012, as he joined Fnatic.[4] He then parted ways with them December 11, 2012.[5]
The prize money Moon earned in Warcraft III exceed $600,000 USD, while his StarCraft II earnings are approximately $26,000 USD.[6] In August 2013, The Daily Dot listed him - only Warcraft player - as 10th greatest players in esports history behind Jaedong, Fatal1ty, f0rest, Daigo, Boxer, GeT_RiGhT, Flash, Faker and N0Tail.[7]
Moon finished his mandatory military service in late 2015, and has returned to play Warcraft III professionally.
Trivia
[edit]- Moon played Terran at first in StarCraft II, but has switched to Zerg.
- He broke his right arm one day before the NGL-One - Season 1 Finals but was still able to win three of his four matches.
- Won eSports Award eSports Player of the Year 2008.
- Listed by The Daily Dot as one of the 10 greatest players in eSports history in August 2013 and was the highest-ranking Warcraft player on the list. The top 10 also included BoxeR, Flash and
Grubby.[8] - He was inducted into the Esports Hall of Fame on June 20, 2019.[9]
- As of February 2025, he is the only player to have earned over $800,000 in tournament winnings.
- He is one of only four players (along with Lyn,
Infi and Fly100%) to have won a Tier 1 individual tournament in every decade of the game's existence. - His Chinese name is "张宰怙".
- Twisted Meadows were nicknamed "Moon Meadows" after his mass expansion strategy.
- Between April 2007 and May 2008, fourteen times in the row, he was the winner of ZoneRank ranking for each month.
- In September 2024, he starred in a commercial for a mobile game Go! Go! Muffin!.[10]
Weekly Cups
[edit]| Series |  1st |  2nd | Earnings (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
 InGame Warcraft Cup | 6 | 1 | 1,430.12 |
 Zotac Cup | 2 | - | 274.11 |
Achievements
[edit]| Date | Place | Tier | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-26 | 1st | Tier 1 | | H & W China vs Korea Masters | 3 : 1 | | $14,491.34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-07-24 | 1st | Tier 1 | | PGL Summer 2016 | 3 : 1 | | $15,003.94 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008-12-07 | 1st | Tier 1 | | International e-Sports Festival 2008 |  | 2 : 1 | | $11,721.82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008-01-27 | 1st | Tier 1 | | PGL Season II | | 3 : 0 | | $11,116.16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-10-21 | 1st | Tier 1 | | International Electronic Sports Tournament 2007 | | 3 : 1 |  | $21,399.89 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-07-29 | 1st | Tier 1 | | K-SWISS MBC Game Warcraft 3 World War Summer Grand Prix | | 3 : 2 | | $21,708.19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-03-11 | 1st | Tier 1 | | GameX | | 3 : 2 |  | $38,125.69 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-12-12 | 1st | Tier 1 | | International Electronic Sports Tournament 2006 | | 3 : 1 | | $20,434.46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-07-01 | 1st | Tier 1 | | World eSports Games 2005 - Season II |  | 3 : 2 | | $20,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-03-20 | 1st | Tier 1 | | World eSports Games 2005 - Season I | | 3 : 0 | | $20,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extended list of results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings Breakdown
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Gallery
[edit]
GOMTV profile picture
GCS 2018 Summer
WGL 2018 Winter
NeXT 2019 Spring
WGL 2019 Summer
WGL 2019 Winter
Signed by Vision Strikers
Stars War X
with DRX
BetBoom Classic 2024
Stars War XI
Tributes
[edit]
External links
[edit]Profiles
[edit]Interviews & Articles
[edit]- 2003-10-14 | Spirit_Moon [Spirit_Moon] by Rudi of Replays.Net (trans.
)
- 2005-03-19 | [WEG2005 결승] "다음 시즌은 그랜드 슬램이다!" 전승으로 WEG2005 재패한 장재호 인터뷰 [WEG: Moon[One] & SK.Zacard interviews!.] of weg.fighterforum.com at WEG 2005 (trans. by myMYM.com)
- 2005-03-19 | Moon, the Star by KidArctica of WCReplays.com at WEG 2005
- 2006-11-11 | [采访] 第五种族Moon采访:“找回我的巅峰时代” [Интервью с MYM]Moon] of fighterforum.com at Super Fight II (trans.
by Lonely)
bad argument #1 to 'unstripNoWiki' (string expected, got nil) (stack trace logged) bad argument #1 to 'unstripNoWiki' (string expected, got nil) (stack trace logged) - 2007-09-29 | Interview with Moon by Jacob Jevis of GGLWire at Digital Life 2007 Pro
- 2010-11-15 | GSL Open Season 3 Post-Qualifiers Interview by fomos.kr
- 2010-11-23 | GSL Open Season 3 Ro64 Winners by fomos.kr
- 2012-04-26 | Meet Fnatic part 2: Moon: 'I feel pity for WarCraft's demise' by Radoslav "Nydra" Kolev of GosuGamers
- 2012-09-24 | Moon on life after gaming, GSTL, DH Valencia, & Practicing by Sam Mathews of Fnatic
- 2012-12-01 | Интервью с Moon'ом WCG Grand Final 2012 by Miker of GoodGame.ru at WCG 2012
- 2014-03-07 | 专访Moon：有粉丝的支持，我在哪里都会成功 of Replays.Net
- 2014-03-09 | Moon赛后采访：再多的冠军都不及粉丝们对我的爱 of Replays.Net
- 2015-12-17 | Moon: "I'm the best Nightelf in the world" by remodemo of Back2Warcraft
- 2018-12-14 | Jang Jae Ho's birthday: Moon's fans club funds a school library in rural China by Ugrilainen of Warcraft3.info
- 2018-12-14 | Moon：为了游戏的平衡，暴雪还是削弱下暗夜精灵吧 [[INTERVIEW] Moon on Balancing the Game: I Think Blizzard Should Nerf Night Elf.] by War3station & 表情 (trans. by GornLan Harbor & Huahua)
- 2019-01-14 | Warcraft 3 Legend, Moon's Endless Saga [Moon: "Ключ к успеху – это много думать о том, как можно стать лучше"] by Lasso, Irro, Akiin of InvenGlobal (trans. by Izzard)
- 2019-03-28 | Living Legend Jang Jae-ho: WCG is my “First Love” of WCG
- 2019-04-10 | 안드로장 Moon 장재호 선수 WSB 인터뷰 - 워크래프트3 선수 인터뷰 [Moon Interview : "Game for Fans" I Warcraft 3 I WSB 2019] of Warcraft3 Korea at Warcraft Survival Battle Season 1 (trans. )
- 2019-05-28 | Moon：新版本暗夜优势不再，但我仍会证明自己！ [Interview with Moon, the champion of H&W China vs Korea Masters.] by 蜘蛛电竞 at H & W China vs Korea Masters (trans. by GornLan Harbor)
- 2019-06-15 | NeXT专访Moon：希望暴雪不要再削弱暗夜了 of War3station at NeXT 2019 Spring
- 2019-06-16 | Interview with the Night Elf players at WGL Summer 2019 (trans. by GornLan Harbor)
- 2019-06-24 | WC3 - Moon Interview: "I have 50:50 Chances vs. TH000" by remodemo of Back2Warcraft at WGL Summer 2019
- 2019-07-09 | An Homage To Moon by RehcraM of Warcraft3.info
- 2020-02-25 | WarCraft3 Player Interview. Moon! of WCG at The Esports Night
- 2021-02-19 | 2021 Chinese New Year Invitational: Winner Interview Translation – Day 1. of War3蛋塔飞 at 2021 Chinese New Year Invitational (trans. by Vongoelia)
- 2021-03-04 | .@RotterdaM08 sat down with Moon to talk about his current form, his view on the Championship and the secret to staying on top of the game for as long as he has. by RotterdaM of ESL at DreamHack Warcraft III Open - 2020 - Regional Championship - Asia
- 2021-07-27 | ЗАЛ СЛАВЫ WARCRAFT 3. История Jang "Moon" Jae Ho of GoodGame.ru
- 2021-10-17 | e-토크쇼 #17 - 워크래프트3 Moon 장재호, MichaeL 노재욱 선수 편 by Choi Si Eun of Korea e-Sports Association
- 2024-01-30 | Интервью с Jang «Moon» Jae-ho of BetBoom Classic at BetBoom Classic
- 2024-01-30 | Блиц с Jang «Moon» Jae-ho of BetBoom Classic at BetBoom Classic
- 2025-06-30 | Moon--永远的第五种族！ by BBC
References
[edit]- ↑ Spirit_Moon Joins Mousesports
- ↑ MeetYourMakers drops WarCraft 3 team
- ↑ Moon joins Vision Strikers
- ↑ "Moon joins Fnatic.SC2". Fnatic.com, 17 January 2012. TeamLiquid.net Forum thread
- ↑ Moon parts ways with Fnatic
- ↑ Moon's Player Profile on e-Sports Earnings esportsearnings.com Retrieved on 15 June 2019.
- ↑ The 10 Greatest Players In eSports History (Patrick Howell O'Neill, The Daily Dot)
- ↑ The 10 Greatest Players In eSports History (Patrick Howell O'Neill, The Daily Dot)
- ↑ Moon inducted into the Esports Hall of Fame
- ↑ Go! Go! Muffin! advertisement