Dardoch
Other Interests
Family
He has a brother.
Name Origins
He used a Google name generator to come up with it when he was interested in pursuing esports, as he felt that his previous name was too associated with toxicity.
Gaming Origins
Dardoch got into League of Legends during middle school as a way to deal with the difficulties that he was facing day-to-day. By his sophomore year of high school, he was ranking consistently high on the ladders. He therefore decided to focus on LoL over schoolwork in order to pursue a career in esports. This was largely inspired by Korean pro DanDy’s and IWillDominate’s performances.
His brother helped him to convince his parents to allow him to compete in the challenger series and from there, his career slowly took off.
Professional Gaming
He was signed with Team Liquid’s Academy Team in 2015when he was seventeen and moved out to California to train with them. He was benched by Team Liquid in August 2016 and released in November 2016. He then went on to the Immortals in December 2016. However, he only remained with them until May 2017.
He then joined Counter-Logic Gaming the following the month, but only remained with them for a month before switching back to Team Liquid. However, after asking to be traded for several splits, he found it difficult to find a new team. This gave him time to reflect and he started to work on himself as a team player.
He reached out to various organizations and was able to get signed with Echo Fox in December 2017. He remained with them for a year before transitioning to OpTic Gaming in December 2018. He was then bought out by Team SoloMid in November 2019 but transferred to Team Dignitas on May 26, 2020 and remained with them until June 2021.
He then returned to Immortals as their coach the following month.
Quotes
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The biggest advice I could give to someone trying to go pro is just to stay dedicated to the work and really just put in as much effort as you can, if you’re committed to it. If you’re picking it over school or over work, then just make sure you don’t regret it in a couple of years. Make sure you actually put in as much effort as you can.
