Dardoch

Joshua Hartnett (born April 10, 1998), better known by his in-game name Dardoch (/ˈdɑːrdɔːk/ (listen)), is an American professional League of Legends player who is the jungler for Dignitas of North America's League of Legends Championship Series (LCS).[1] He was named Rookie of the Split for the 2016 NA LCS Spring Split.

For the actor, see Josh Hartnett.
Dardoch
Joshua Hartnett
Personal information
Born (1998-04-10) April 10, 1998
HometownBethlehem, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Career information
StatusActive
LeagueLCS
Current teamDignitas
GamesLeague of Legends
RoleJungler
Career history
2014Noble Truth
2014–2015affNity
2015Escalate Legion Gaming
2015Storm
2015Magnetic
2015Team Imagine
2016Team Liquid Academy
2016–2017Immortals
2017Counter Logic Gaming
2017–2018Echo Fox
2018–2019OpTic Gaming
2019–2020Team SoloMid
2020–presentDignitas

Early life

Dardoch grew up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, with his parents and brother.[2] He started playing League of Legends as a form of escapism from his life.

When I was in sophomore year, I got really, really good at League and I stopped caring so much about school because esports was kind of blowing up [...] My brother helped me convince my parents to let me play in Challenger Series, and then... Yeah, that's been my life ever since.

— Dardoch, Eyes on Dardoch[2]

Career

2016

Dardoch was suspended on May 27, 2016.[3][4]

On August 30, 2016, it was announced that Dardoch had been released by Team Liquid. Following his departure, it was rumored that he had joined Echo Fox,[5][6] but he subsequently joined Immortals on December 7, 2016.[7]

2018

During his time on Echo Fox, Dardoch earned spots on the 2018 NA LCS Spring All-Pro Team and the 2018 NA LCS Summer All-Pro Second Team.[8][9]

On December 4, OpTic Gaming announced they had signed Dardoch, in addition to their earlier jungler signing of Meteos on November 27.[10]

2019

After finishing seventh in the Spring Split, OpTic benched Dardoch in favor of Meteos, moving him to their Academy team.[11] OpTic Academy finished seventh in the Summer Split. Dardoch was signed as the starting jungler for TSM in November 2019.

References
  1. "Locodoco: 'Dardoch will finish this split with the TL LCS roster'". Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  2. LoL Esports (August 24, 2018). Eyes on Dardoch (2018). YouTube: Riot Games. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  3. "Team Liquid suspend Dardoch - League of Legends". Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  4. "TL suspends Dardoch, looking for possible transfer". Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  5. "Dardoch released by Team Liquid, joins Echo Fox". August 30, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  6. Andrew Ross7 months agoFollow @AJRoss94 (August 31, 2016). "Dardoch joins Echo Fox after being kicked from Team Liquid". Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  7. Volk, Pete (December 7, 2016). "Immortals signs Dardoch as new jungler". The Rift Herald. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  8. Li, Xing (March 24, 2018). "The NA LCS Spring 2018 All-Pro team has been revealed". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  9. LoL Esports (August 24, 2018). "2018 NA LCS SUMMER SPLIT AWARD WINNERS". League of Legends. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  10. Byers, Preston (December 4, 2018). "OpTic Gaming acquires Dardoch". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  11. Newell, Adam (September 9, 2019). "OpTic's Dardoch to explore his options in the League offseason". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 10, 2019.


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