{{Short description|American professional esports player}} {{Infobox Pro Gaming player | ID = Hauntzer | name = Kevin Yarnell | name_trans = | image = Hauntzer at the NA LCS Spring 2016 Finals.jpg | caption = Yarnell in 2016 | birth_date = <!--{{birth date and age|||}}--> | hometown = | nationality = American | team = | role = Toplaner | league = LCS Academy League | game = ''League of Legends'' | years1 = 2013 | team1 = The Gentlemen's Guild | years2 = 2013–2014 | team2 = Team LoLPro | years3 = 2014 | team3 = Curse Academy | years4 = 2015 | team4 = Gravity Gaming | years5 = 2016–2018 | team5 = Team SoloMid | years6 = 2019–2020 | team6 = Golden Guardians | years7 = 2021 | team7 = TSM Academy | years8 = 2023–present | team8 = TSM Challengers | years9 = | team9 = | years10 = | team10 = }}

'''Kevin Yarnell''', better known by his in-game name '''Hauntzer''', is a professional ''League of Legends'' player who is currently a free agent, and was most recently a part of TSM Academy as their toplaner. He has also played for Team SoloMid, Golden Guardians, and Gravity Gaming in the League of Legends Championship Series.

== Career ==

Curse Academy left Team Curse and rebranded as Gravity Gaming in January 2015 upon qualifying for the LCS. In April, Gravity was at the top of the NA LCS rankings in part due to the play of Hauntzer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailydot.com/esports/hauntzer-underrated-gravity-gaming/|title= Hauntzer: 'I don't want to be in the spotlight. I just want to be known as really good'|first=Samuel|last= Lingle|website=The Daily Dot|date=April 3, 2015|accessdate=December 16, 2015}}</ref> Gravity finished 5th in the Spring LCS Regular Season, qualifying for the playoffs, where they finished 5-6th after being eliminated by Team Impulse. In the following Summer LCS they finished 4th in the Regular Season and then 5-6th in the playoffs.

Yarnell joined Team SoloMid in November, replacing Marcus "Dyrus" Hill at top lane after the latter retired from competitive play.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailydot.com/esports/hauntzer-team-solomid/|title=Hauntzer frontrunner for TSM top lane|first=Jacob |last=Wolf|website=The Daily Dot|date=November 2, 2015}}</ref> At his first tournament with TSM, Intel Extreme Masters Season X - San Jose,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thescoreesports.com/lol/news/4813-tsm-announces-iem-roster-including-hauntzer-svenskeren-and-kasing |title=TSM announces IEM roster, including Hauntzer, Svenskeren and kaSing &#124; theScore esports |access-date=2016-07-03 |archive-date=2016-09-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918140640/http://www.thescoreesports.com/lol/news/4813-tsm-announces-iem-roster-including-hauntzer-svenskeren-and-kasing |url-status=dead }}</ref> the team finished 5-8th.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.intelextrememasters.com/season10/sanjose/standings/|title=Intel Extreme Masters 2015 - San Jose|website=Intel Extreme Masters|publisher=Electronic Sports League|accessdate=December 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124103916/http://en.intelextrememasters.com/season10/sanjose/standings/|archive-date=November 24, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Yarnell spent three years with Team SoloMid, and won three titles with the team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abbas |first=Malcolm |date=2017-09-04 |title=TSM defeat Immortals to win their third straight NA LCS title |url=https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/tsm-immortals-na-lcs-summer-split-17120 |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=Dot Esports |language=en-US}}</ref> He was released after the 2018 season following the organization's failure to qualify for the World Championship.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Freeman |first=Dedrick |date=2019-01-25 |title=League of Legends: Golden Guardians Year to Prove |url=https://thegamehaus.com/league-of-legends/league-of-legends-players-with-something-to-prove/2019/01/25/ |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=The Game Haus |language=en-US}}</ref>

Golden Guardians signed Yarnell for the 2019 season,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Binkowski |first=Justin |date=2018-11-29 |title=Hauntzer officially joins Golden Guardians for the 2019 NA LCS season |url=https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/hauntzer-officially-joins-golden-guardians-for-the-2019-na-lcs-season |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=Dot Esports |language=en-US}}</ref> and he spent two years with the organization before Golden Guardians ran into funding problems were forced to drop their entire roster, including Yarnell.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Michael |date=2020-11-17 |title=Golden Guardians releases entire roster after 2020 season |url=https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/golden-guardians-releases-entire-roster-after-2020-season |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=Dot Esports |language=en-US}}</ref>

After failing to find a team in the LCS,<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Heath |first1=Jerome |last2=Samples |first2=Rachel |date=2021-01-04 |title=All of the LCS roster moves heading into the 2021 Spring Split |url=https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/all-of-the-lcs-roster-moves-heading-into-the-2021-spring-split |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=Dot Esports |language=en-US}}</ref> Yarnell accepted a spot on an academy roster with Team SoloMid.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Esguerra |first=Tyler |date=2020-12-09 |title=TSM rounds out 2021 Academy roster with Hauntzer, Cody Sun, and Yursan |url=https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/tsm-rounds-out-2021-academy-roster-with-hauntzer-cody-sun-and-yursan |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=Dot Esports |language=en-US}}</ref>

After the 2021 season playing in Academy, Yarnell was released.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Michael |date=2021-10-01 |title=TSM parts ways with Hauntzer, Cody Sun, and Sword after 2021 LCS Academy season |url=https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/tsm-parts-ways-with-hauntzer-cody-sun-and-sword-after-2021-lcs-academy-season |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=Dot Esports |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Tournament results == * 5th — North American League of Legends Championship Series Spring 2015 Regular Season (Gravity) * 5th–6th — North American League of Legends Championship Series Spring 2015 Playoffs (Gravity) * 4th — North American League of Legends Championship Series Spring 2015 Regular Season (Gravity) * 5th–6th — North American League of Legends Championship Series Spring 2015 Regular Season (Gravity) * 5th–8th — Intel Extreme Masters Season X - San Jose (Team SoloMid) * 2nd — North American League of Legends Championship Series Spring 2016 Regular Season (Team SoloMid) * 1st — 2016 NA LCS Summer regular season * 1st — 2016 NA LCS Summer playoffs * 9th–12th — 2016 League of Legends World Championship

== References == {{Reflist|30em}}

== External links == * {{Twitter|htzr}}

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