Retired as Player | ||
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Cain | ||
Background Information | ||
Name | Jang Nu-ri (장누리) | |
Country of Birth | South Korea | |
Birthday | February 6, 1987 (age 37) | |
Residency | Korea | |
Competitive | ||
Role | Coach | |
Favorite Champs | ||
Soloqueue IDs | wvwvvwvwwvwvvvwv (NA), 나진 카인, Nurinim, 나진 카인, TL Cain (NA) | |
Social Media & Links | ||
Jang "Cain" Nu-ri (Hangul: 장누리) is a League of Legends esports player, previously head coach for 100 Thieves.
Team History
Team | Start | End | |||
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NaJin Black Sword | May 20122012-05-29[2] | Dec 20142014-12-02[1] | 2yr 6mo ejel | ||
NaJin e-mFire | Dec 20142014-12-02[4] | Nov 20152015-11-30[3] | 11mo 28d ejel | ||
CJ Entus | Nov 20152015-11-30[6] | Nov 20162016-11-01[5] | 1yr 1d ejel | ||
Cloud9 | Dec 20162016-12-19[8] | Mar 20172017-03-24[7] | 3mo 5d ejel | ||
Team Liquid | Mar 20172017-03-24[10] | Nov 20202020-11-12[9] | 3yr 7mo ejel | ||
Kwangdong Freecs | May 20212021-05-03[13] | Sep 20222022-09-21[11] | 1yr 4mo ejel | ||
100 Thieves | May 20232023-05-09[16] | Nov 20232023-11-27[14] | 6mo 18d ejel |
Team | Start | End | |||
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NaJin Sword | May 20122012-05-29[2] | Jun 20122012-06-10[18] | 12d ejel | ||
NaJin Sword | Jun 20122012-06-10[18] | Jun 20132013-06-21[19] | 1yr 11d ejel | ||
NaJin Black Sword | Jun 20132013-06-21[19] | Dec 20142014-12-02[1] | 1yr 5mo ejel | ||
NaJin e-mFire | Dec 20142014-12-02[4] | Nov 20152015-11-30[3] | 11mo 28d ejel | ||
CJ Entus | Nov 20152015-11-30[6] | Nov 20162016-11-01[5] | 1yr 1d ejel | ||
Cloud9 | Dec 20162016-12-19[8] | Mar 20172017-03-24[7] | 3mo 5d ejel | ||
Team Liquid | Mar 20172017-03-24[10] | Apr 20202020-04-28[20] | 3yr 1mo ejel | ||
Team Liquid | Apr 20202020-04-28[20] | Nov 20202020-11-12[9] | 6mo 14d ejel | ||
Afreeca Freecs | May 20212021-05-03[13] | Dec 20212021-12-20[21] | 7mo 17d ejel | ||
Kwangdong Freecs | Dec 20212021-12-20[21] | Sep 20222022-09-21[11] | 9mo 1d ejel | ||
100 Thieves | May 20232023-05-09[16] | Nov 20232023-11-27[14] | 6mo 18d ejel |
News
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NJ SWD | May 29, NaJin Sword is formed. MakNooN, MulrOc, SSONG, Cain, and Fimir join.[2] | |
NJ SWD | June 10, watch and Troll Kim join. Cain (Bot to Support) changes position. MulrOc and Fimir leave.[18] |
NJBS | June 21, NaJin Sword renames to NaJin Black Sword.[19] |
NJBS | December 2, Team disbands. Duke, Ohq, Cain, Reach (Head Coach), MOKUZA (Coach), and SSONG (Coach) leave.[1] | |
NJF | December 2, Team is reformed as a single team. Duke, watch, Ggoong, Ohq, Zefa, Cain, Pure, Reach (Head Coach), MOKUZA (Coach), SSONG (Coach), and viNylCat (Coach) join.[4] |
NJF | November 30, Watch, Ggoong, TANK, Ohq, Cain, Pure, FIFA, SoL, and Reach (Head Coach) leave.[3] | |
CJ | November 30, Reach (Head Coach) and Cain (Coach) join. Ambition and CoCo leave.[6] |
CJ | November 1, Cain (Coach) leaves.[5] | |
C9 | December 19, Ray, Contractz, and Cain (Assistant Coach) join. Meteos moves to substitute.[8] |
TL | January 5, Cain (Head Coach) is readded to the GCD.[23] Xmithie's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2019. Cain (Head Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2020.[24] |
TL | April 28, Croissant (Assistant Coach) joins. Cain (Head Coach to Strategic Coach) changes position.[20] | |
TL | November 12, Cain (Strategic Coach) leaves.[9] |
AF | May 3, Cain (Head Coach) joins.[13] | |
AF | May 31, Leo's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 14 November 2022. Cain (Head Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2022.[25] | |
KDF | December 20, Afreeca Freecs renames to Kwangdong Freecs following the partnership with Kwangdong Pharmaceutical.[21] |
100 | May 9, Cain (Head Coach) joins. Nukeduck (Head Coach to Assistant Coach) changes position.[16][17] | |
100 | November 27, River, Meech, Eyla, and Goldenglue (Head Coach) join. Spookz (Strategic Coach) joins as substitute. Sniper moves to starting roster. Cain (Head Coach) and Nukeduck (Assistant Coach) leave.[14][15] |
Biography[]
Season 2[]
Jang "Cain" Nu-ri began his competitive career on May 30, 2012 when he joined the newly formed NaJin Sword roster as the starting support. The team played in their very first OGN together at Azubu The Champions Summer 2012 where they lost 3-1 to Counter Logic Gaming Europe in the semifinals but beat Azubu Blaze 2-0 to finish 3rd overall. They earned enough circuit points to qualify for the Season 2 Korea Regional Finals as the 4th seed. They fought through the whole gauntlet, beating Blaze 3-2 in the finals to qualify for the Season 2 World Championship as the second Korean seed. They made it out of their group at Worlds but lost 2-0 to the Taipei Assassins in the quarterfinals. At the end of the season, Sword attended the 2012 MLG Fall Championship in North America. Sword came in 2nd, losing 2-1 and 2-0 in two straight sets to Blaze in the finals.
Season 3[]
The new season started off for Cain and Sword at OLYMPUS Champions Winter 2012-2013 where they beat Azubu Frost 3-0 in the finals to win their first ever OGN. They then flew to China to participate in GIGABYTE StarsWar League Season 2. Sword lost 3-0 to Invictus Gaming in the loser's finals to place 3rd. Sword returned to Korea for OLYMPUS Champions Spring 2013 where they made the quarterfinals but lost 3-1 to CJ Entus Frost. After the tournament was over, Sword and their sister team, NaJin Shield, renamed to NaJin Black Sword and NaJin White Shield, respectively. Their final OGN of the season was HOT6iX Champions Summer 2013 where they posted their poorest performance yet, failing to make it past the group stages. However, their OGN victory coupled with victories at both NLB tournaments granted them the number 1 seed in Korea and an automatic berth in the quarterfinals of the Season 3 World Championships. Black Sword made it to the quarterfinals and took eventual champions, SK Telecom T1, to game 5 but they ultimately lost 3-2.
2014 Season[]
Sword's first tournament after Worlds was PANDORA.TV Champions Winter 2013-2014 where they couldn't make it out of groups again. This trend continued at HOT6iX Champions Spring 2014 where they dropped out after the group stages for a third straight time. Change came when long time AD carry, PraY, was released, leaving Cain with his first new AD, Ohq. Sword performed much better at HOT6iX Champions Summer 2014, making it to the quarterfinals but losing 3-2 to SK Telecom T1 S.
2015 Season[]
Due to changes to the OGN rules, Sword and Shield were forced to merge to form NaJin e-mFire. During SBENU Champions Spring 2015, Cain shared the starting support position with Pure, a former sub of Shield. NaJin's poor performance during Champions ended when they placed 6th overall and missed the playoffs. NaJin placed fifth in the regular season of SBENU Champions Summer 2015 and qualified for the playoffs but they lost in the first round 2-1 to the KOO Tigers. They earned enough circuit points to make it to the 2015 Season Korea Regional Finals but lost 3-0 in the first round to the Jin Air Green Wings. However, Cain did not play in the playoffs or the regionals.
2016 Preseason[]
Despite NaJin's participation in the 2015 LoL KeSPA Cup, Cain did not play, and he left NaJin in November 2015. He moved to CJ Entus, transitioning into coaching.[26]
Trivia[]
Tournament Results[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
Cain Tournament Results | |||||
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Date | Pl | Event | Last Result | Team | Roster |
2023-08-04 | 7 - 8 | LCS 2023 Championship | 100 | Ssumday, Closer, Quid, Doublelift, Busio, Nukeduck, Cain | |
2023-07-21 | 8 | LCS 2023 Summer | 7 - 11RR | 100 | Ssumday, Closer, Nukeduck, Quid, Doublelift, Busio, Cain |
2022-08-14 | 7 | LCK 2022 Summer | 6 - 12RR | KDF | Kiin, Ellim, FATE, Teddy, Hoit, Moham, Cain, Alvingo |
2022-03-26 | 4 | LCK 2022 Spring Playoffs | KDF | Kiin, Ellim, FATE, Teddy, Hoit, Cain, Alvingo | |
2022-03-20 | 5 | LCK 2022 Spring | 8 - 10RR | KDF | Kiin, Ellim, FATE, Teddy, Hoit, Cain, Alvingo, Spirit |
2021-08-18 | 6 | LCK 2021 Summer Playoffs | AF | Kiin, Dread, Fly, Leo, Lehends, Cain, Spirit | |
2021-08-15 | 6 | LCK 2021 Summer | 11 - 7RR | AF | Kiin, Dread, Fly, Leo, Lehends, Cain, Spirit |
2020-10-08 | 9 - 12 | Worlds 2020 | 3 - 3RR | TL | Impact, Broxah, Jensen, Tactical, CoreJJ, Jatt, Cain |
2020-09-05 | 3 | LCS 2020 Summer Playoffs | TL | Impact, Broxah, Jensen, Tactical, CoreJJ, Jatt, Cain | |
2020-08-09 | 1 | LCS 2020 Summer | 15 - 3RR | TL | Impact, Broxah, Jensen, Tactical, CoreJJ, Jatt, Cain |
Cain 1v1 Tournament Results | |||||
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Date | Pl | Event | Prize | Team | Last Result |
2015-03-08 | 13 - 20 | The Solo King Korean 1v1 Tournament | NJF | 0 : 2 Faker |
Media[]
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- October 4, NaJin Sword Interview with MonteCristo/Chobra - Season Two World Championship Day One with MonteCristo and Chobra on YouTube
- January 25, Team Liquid Coach Cain: “Despite being worried about our performance in bootcamp, Team Liquid has fixed a lot of our issues.” with Byungho "Haao" Kim and James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
- May 12, TL Coach Cain: "Even though Joey has less experience, he has better communication with the ADC... he could deliver better results." with Jaehoon "Laffa" Jeong and Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- July 3, TL Cain: "Doublelift’s performance is not as good as you think when it comes to playing other champions. He is in the process of practicing it." with Youngbo "Roxyy" Sim and James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
- July 25, TL Cain: "The calls between Doublelift and Olleh kept conflicting. I emphasized the fact that the bottom duo is one." with Youngbo "Roxyy" Sim and Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- September 24, Team Liquid Boot Camps in Korea: "Our goal is to make the NA fans proud." with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- October 16, TL Cain: "For our last match, we just put everything down and the players seemed to play without any pressure. They were confident and eventually won." with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok and Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
- January 24, TL Cain: "Steve brought us Jensen and CoreJJ for a better international appearance; it's not just him. That's what we all want." with David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- February 7, TL Cain: "If there’s a difficult opponent left in Round 1, it would be TSM." with Byungho "Haao" Kim and David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- March 12, TL Cain: "Not only me but the players also think of C9 as their toughest opponent; they seemed really happy." with Byungho "Haao" Kim and Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
- May 17, TL Head Coach, Cain: "Every time a Team Liquid staff ran into another, they'd exclaim, "we did it!"" by Byungho "Haao" Kim and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- July 25, Reapered Show Ep.3 - C9 Reapered, TL Cain picked The LCS Dream Roster 2019 by Inven Global on YouTube
- September 10, Team Liquid's PreWorlds conference with Steve, Jatt, Dodo, and Cain with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- July 14, 100T Cain Talks About the Work Ethic of NA vs. KR Players with dGon on YouTube
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 별들의 전쟁 시작! LoL 챔피언스 코리아 프리시즌 로스터 공개 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 나진 e엠파이어, 쉴드-소드 2팀 체제 구축 (Korean) thisisgame.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 나진, 박정석 감독 및 선수 6인과 계약 종료 (Korean) fomos.kr
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 별들의 전쟁 시작! LoL 챔피언스 코리아 프리시즌 로스터 공개 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 CJ Entus' Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 CJ Entus' Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 LiQuiD112's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 C9 2017 LCS Roster Announcement youtube.com
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Team Liquid's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 LiQuiD112's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Kwangdong Freecs' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Kwangdong Freecs' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Afreeca Freecs' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 100 Thieves' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 100 Thieves' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 100 Thieves' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 100 Thieves' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 나진 e엠파이어, 스타 출신 게이머 조재걸 영입 (Korean) thisisgame.com
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 “e-mFire” 프로게임단 7인 로스터 체제 확정 및 팀명 변경 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Coaching and Summer Split - Team Liquid LoL Roster Update | lolesports youtube.com
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Kwangdong Freecs' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2018-11-18; after change - NA - 2018-11-19
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2019-01-04; after change - NA - 2019-01-05
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - ; after change - NA - 2019-01-05
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2021-05-30; after change - KR - 2021-05-31
- ↑ CJ ENTUS's Facebook Post facebook.com