LemonNation

Daerek Hart, better known by his in-game name LemonNation, is a League of Legends player, formerly the support for OpTic Gaming of the NA LCS (NA LCS). During his time on Cloud9, Hart played the support role, winning the North American League of Legends Championship Series split titles and appeared in three consecutive League of Legends World Championships.[1] Hart retired from competitive play on October 24, 2015 and became C9's coach.[2][3][4] Hart was replaced as support by Hai "Hai" Lam, who switched over from the jungle position. After retirement Hart was announced for the roster of Cloud9 Challenger, C9's League of Legends Challenger Series (CS) team.[5]

LemonNation
Daerek Lemon Hart
Personal information
Born (1989-06-15) June 15, 1989
HometownEden Prairie, Minnesota
NationalityUnited States
Career information
StatusActive
LeagueLCS
Current teamOpTic Gaming
GamesLeague of Legends
RoleSupport
Career history
2012HOODSTOMPGRAVESGG
2012Orbit Gaming
2012Quantic Gaming
2012–2013Cloud9
2013Quantic Gaming
2013–2017Cloud9
2016–2017Cloud9 Challenger
2017–presentFlyQuest
2017–presentOpTic Gaming

Career

2012 Season

LemonNation was picked up after gaining notoriety in the League of Legends scene for reaching rank 1 in solo queue playing only support. He was invited to play for the team HOODSTOMPGRAVESGG and was soon after acquired by Orbit Gaming in April 2012. Afterwards, they left Orbit Gaming and were acquired by Quantic Gaming. After leaving this brand, LemonNation and his team went on to compete as Cloud 9.

2013 Season

LemonNation and a newly reformed Cloud 9 team went on to have a strong performance in the LCS Summer Split, ending with a victory against TSM 3-0 in the playoff finals.

2015 Season

LemonNation and Cloud 9 suffered a rough patch during this season, losing many of their games in Hai’s absence from the team. After the return of Hai, however, they managed to improve their record, and place a spot in the World Championship. In the championship, they were undefeated in their seed in the first week but went on to lose four games in a row to advance to the quarter finals, placing third in their group.

2016 Season

LemonNation announced his intended retirement. He retired briefly, but then reentered the scene in 2017.

2017 Season

LemonNation and Cloud 9 Challenger were purchased and re-branded into FlyQuest. They finished 5th place with a 9-9 record. In the playoffs, they finished 4th overall. At the end of the Summer Season, they finished 7th overall in the regular season and LemonNation left the team to join OpTic Gaming.

Tournament results

Cloud9

Cloud9 Challenger
  • Qualified for NA LCS Spring Split 2017

References
  1. Goldberg, Harold (October 21, 2014). "Winners, losers, and Legends". Playboy. Playboy Enterprises. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
  2. Lingle, Samuel (October 24, 2015). "Cloud9 seek jungler or support after LemonNation moves to staff". The Daily Dot.
  3. "Cloud9 to hold tryouts for Support or Jungle role, Hai to fill other spot". Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  4. "C9 LemonNation - We have to prove that we're better". Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  5. "Cloud9 Is Building NA Talent Through Challenger". Retrieved 12 April 2017.
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