He was called into the national team for the
European Championships in Sheffield. Russia saw off Israel, but were stopped by France in the semifinal. They overcame Germany in the match for the bronze medal, bringing Rigin his first European distinction. At
Catania 2011, his first
World Championships, he was defeated in the second round by USA's
Gerek Meinhardt. These results pushed him to a world No.17 ranking at the end of the season and he was named “breakthrough of the year” by the
Russian Fencing Federation. Rigin failed however to qualify to the
2012 Summer Olympics and the
2011–12 and
2012–13 seasons proved disappointing. He returned to form in the
2013–14 season, reaching the quarter-finals in the La Coruña and St Petersburg World Cups. He won his second World Cup event in Havana. Rigin began the
2014–15 season by a silver medal at the Prince Takamodo World Cup in Tokyo, after a defeat in the final to USA's
Race Imboden. In March 2015 he won the Havana Grand Prix after prevailing over USA's
Alexander Massialas. ==References==