"The Midlands' Smash Bros scene is growing" – video interviews with players at bi-weekly Leicester event

Dom Sacco, Senior Editor

Last Updated: 07/02/2016

The Smash Bros fighting game scene is on the up in the Midlands, so say players at the bi-weekly Smash at O’Neill’s event in Leicester.
We visited one of the regular gatherings for a behind the scenes look at how grassroots events like this are helping to grow the Smash Bros scene across the UK.
In this special video feature, Cameron Peberdy interviews UK Smash Bros players Jeremy “OPTO” Pang (Smash 4) and Anthony “Fisheatcorn” Lee (Melee/Project M) at a regular tournament and gathering at O’Neill’s in Leicester, which took place on January 31st and was organised by Will Savage.
The players talk to us about how to get involved with the game, how to find out more about the Smash Bros community in the UK and what events like this entail.
You can check out the video in full here:

Find out more

• SmashUK Facebook group
• Midlands Smash Facebook group
• The next Smash at O’Neill’s event

Dom Sacco, Senior Editor

Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He has almost two decades of experience in journalism, and left Esports News UK in June 2025. 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 also previously worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation.

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