Summary
Overview
Work History
Skills
Accomplishments
Timeline
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Earl "Rigby" Han

Earl "Rigby" Han

League Of Legends Head Coach
Seoul

Summary

The biggest asset gained from the career of 6 years is the ability to adapt and end up with a positive result in a result oriented field of competition. Have the experience with dealing with players with different cultural background, different age proportion, on different regions. Various experiences have given infinite confidence to succeed with any given situation regardless of region, players, or team when granted with a plan set together with the team. Having been able to enhance the team's performance from spring split to summer to international stage every year throughout the career has raised the respect and influence as an individual in esports field. Making and keeping promises made, trusting and helping the promises made from the others is the biggest joy possible within the job that allows positive environment with virtuous cycle which is a necessity on any team aiming for the top.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

League of Legends Remote Coach

Cloud 9
Los Angeles, California
05.2023 - Current
  • Enforced the mid and jungle position within the team while first timing the job as a positional coach.
  • Succeeded in advancing to all international stage available for two years in a row while never missing World Championship stage while working on a LCS team, advancing three times on a three different team.
  • Took the role within draft, scouting, individual coach, general coaching while serving the military duty of the country with efficient time management, ability to earn respect of the players/coaches, and great understanding of how to approach best of 5 series.
  • Is now prepping the team within the 2 months of time span for the World Championship that will be held in Korea for the team to reach tournament stage, which the LCS could not reach for two consecutive years.

League of Legends Head Coach

Evil Geniuses
Los Angeles, California
02.2022 - 11.2022
  • Led the team to great success by winning the championship right after joining the team who previously was on 7th place before being on site.
  • Cultivated the team based on a long term goal set between the players to not rush and look for steady development that allowed first title and international stage appearances for the first time in team's history.
  • Successfully created an atmosphere within a team where veteran players and rookie players can enhance each other's ability while absorbing the strength of one another.
  • Made a history of being the only head coach advancing to international stage with local mid lane once again along with winning against EU (LEC) for the first time in the Best of 5 series.

League of Legends Head Coach

Afreeca Freecs
Seoul
04.2020 - 11.2021
  • Became the youngest local head coach in the region of LCK.
  • Managed to motivate, enhance, structure a 7th place team from Spring Split to result in ending the Summer Split as a 4th place.
  • Kept all the promises with the upper management of the team such as not dropping a single game to a weaker team throughout the whole season, being able to create an upset against upper standing teams by playoffs, utilizing full roster with a specific purpose to maximize the benefit of a big squad.
  • Pulled off drafts, strategies, and characteristic of players that are unique and effective against each teams specifically.
  • Introduced the importance of presentation regarding the scouting of opponent team/players which became an important factor of each team in the current point of time.

League of Legends Coach

Clutch Gaming/Dignitas
Los Angeles, California
01.2019 - 11.2019
  • Utilized own bilingual ability to successfully run a whole year of a team composed with three korean players for the first time in US (LCS).
  • Actively and fearlessly tackled, discussed, improved along with the players with the best career while gaining the respect from them based on time spent, creative solution, and ability to choose the best option among the given ones.
  • Managed to advance to international stage of 2019 World Championship with a local mid lane talent for the first time in the history of LCS.
  • Showed the ability to dominate the best of 5s matches with efficient preparation while maximizing the comfort zone of own team while minimizing the ground for opponent team to be able to showcase their skills.
  • Successfully harmonized the cultural strength in both eastern and western region for the team to be adaptable to any given situation.

League of Legends Coach

Kongdoo Monsters (LCK)
Seoul
04.2018 - 11.2018
  • Learnt the difference from the view as a spectator outside of the team and how things are actually processed within the team.
  • Figured out ways to meet the satisfaction of outside perspectives (fans&experts) while dealing with the hardships within the team to seek for endless improvement.
  • Delivered to the players the experience and solution that only a person who has not been a former player could have
  • Managed players, draft, scouting on the first year of coaching career with immense support from players and coaches by showing the desperateness to succeed.

Skills

    Ability to adapt

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Accomplishments

  • LCS 2022 spring split champion
  • 100% appearance on international stage in LCS team
  • 2022 MSI Semi-finalist
  • LCS 2022 summer split 1st place regular season
  • LCK 2020 Summer 4th place
  • LCK 2020 Regional FInals 3rd place
  • 71% win rate in B0 5s, 86% win rate in Elimination Match (Match that decides the team to stay in or out of the tournament based on win/loss) throughout the career.

Timeline

League of Legends Remote Coach

Cloud 9
05.2023 - Current

League of Legends Head Coach

Evil Geniuses
02.2022 - 11.2022

League of Legends Head Coach

Afreeca Freecs
04.2020 - 11.2021

League of Legends Coach

Clutch Gaming/Dignitas
01.2019 - 11.2019

League of Legends Coach

Kongdoo Monsters (LCK)
04.2018 - 11.2018
Earl "Rigby" HanLeague Of Legends Head Coach