Anthony Barkhovtsev, better known by his in-game name Hard, is a Canadian professional ''

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'' player. Hard previously played for

Echo Fox Echo Fox was an American esports organization. It was founded on December 18, 2015, by retired basketball player Rick Fox, who created Echo Fox after he purchased the NA LCS spot of Gravity Gaming. The organization had expanded into various g ...

in the

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Cloud9 Tempest The ''League of Legends'' division of Cloud9 (C9) is a gaming team based in Los Angeles, California, and competes in the League Championship Series (LCS), the top-level professional league for video game ''League of Legends'' in the United Sta ...

in the North American League of Legends Challenger Series, and Golden Guardians Academy in the LCS Academy League.

Career

Cloud9 owner Jack Entienne alleged that

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owner Chris Badawi attempted to poach Hard while he was still under contract with C9, a claim denied by Renegades management. Hard was announced as part of Echo Fox's starting roster on January 5, 2016. Along with two other foreign players on his team,

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and kfo, he missed the first game of the 2016 Spring NA LCS because his team was unable to obtain proper documentation in time. Echo Fox finished last in the 2016 Summer NA LCS, but survived their relegation match.

Tournament results

Cloud9 Tempest

* 4th — 2015 NA CS Summer Playoffs

Echo Fox

* 7th — 2016 Spring NA LCS * 10th — 2016 Summer NA LCS

References

League of Legends jungle players Cloud9 (esports) players COGnitive Gaming players Echo Fox players Golden Guardians players Team Liquid players Canadian expatriates in the United States Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{eSports-player-stub