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

League of Legends ''League of Legends'' (''LoL''), commonly referred to as ''League'', is a 2009 multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Inspired by ''Defense of the Ancients'', a custom map for ''Warcraft III'', Ri ...

'' player. Hard previously played for Echo Fox in the North American League of Legends Championship Series, Cloud9 Tempest in the

North American League of Legends Challenger Series The ''League of Legends'' Challenger Series (CS) were two professional ''League of Legends'' leagues, one in Europe (EU CS) and one in North America (NA CS), that were the second highest level of professional ''League of Legends'' in those regio ...

, and Golden Guardians Academy in the LCS Academy League.

Career

Cloud9 owner Jack Entienne alleged that LA Renegades 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, Froggen and kfo, he missed the first game of the

2016 Spring NA LCS The 2016 NA LCS season was the fourth year of the North American ''League of Legends'' Championship Series. It was divided into spring and summer splits, each consisting of a regular season and playoff stage. Regular season games were played in ...

because his team was unable to obtain proper documentation in time. Echo Fox finished last in the

2016 Summer NA LCS The 2016 NA LCS season was the fourth year of the North American ''League of Legends'' Championship Series. It was divided into spring and summer splits, each consisting of a regular season and playoff stage. Regular season games were played in ...

, but survived their relegation match.

Tournament results

Cloud9 Tempest

* 4th — 2015 NA CS Summer Playoffs

Echo Fox

* 7th —

* 10th —

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