Video interview: AeroX eSports' LoL team on beating Choke at i56 and ambitions in the UK scene

AeroX eSports made a name for themselves at the Multiplay Insomnia56 LAN last month by beating Choke Gaming 2-0 in the League of Legends group stages.
Considering Choke had built a team featuring several top UK players with vast experience in the top half of the ESL UK Premiership table, and AeroX were from the lower-tier ESL UK Major Ladder, it was a shock win for AeroX.
While Choke did eventually progress from the losers bracket into the final, they found themselves facing AeroX again. The underdogs managed to win one game, but Choke were too strong in the end and secured a 3-1 victory. You can check out a nice review of the tournament from AeroX’s perspective here.
But there’s more to them than their giant-killing ability. To find out how they beat Choke and went on to take second place at i56, and what they think of the UK League of Legends scene (as well as their ambitions), we spoke to their mid-laner Daniel “Milkyard” Millard and coach/analyst John “Scotsman” Maccorquodale, as well as owner Oliver “Tazzz” Holloway.
Their League roster is as follows:

• Aviril – Top
• IOU – Jungle
• Milkyard- Mid
• Reacts- ADC
• Mute- Support

You can check out our video interviews below, conducted by eSports News UK content producer Cameron Peberdy:

Interview with AeroX’s mid-laner Milkyard and coach/analyst Scotsman

Interview with AeroX’s owner Oliver “Tazzz” Holloway

More info: AeroX eSports website

Dom Sacco

Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.

As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.