On July 11, Liiv SANDBOX announced that Ryu “Ryu” Sang-wook has joined their LCK CL’s coaching staff.

As a player who started his career in 2012 with StarTale, his notable tenure in the LCK was with kt Rolster. After his time with KT had ended, he spent the next five years of his career overseas, most notable with 100 Thieves in the LCS. He now returns to the scene as a coach, after serving his compulsory military service in Korea.

Ryu will be working alongside head coach Jeong "FanTaSy" Myeong-hoon and coach Park "Nova" Chan-ho. On Ryu’s signing with Liiv SANDBOX, the org commented, “We are pleased to announce the signing of 'Ryu' as our LCK Challengers league team coach. Please give him a lot of support as Ryu starts a new challenge from a legendary player to the coaching staff!”