eSports event organiser Gfinity says it is working on running more League of Legends tournaments in the UK.
The firm currently focuses on online tournaments for the game, but says it’s planning to run more events at its Gfinity Arena in Fulham.
When asked if Gfinity would look at hosting a more regular League of Legends tournament, Martin Wyatt, Gfinity’s head of partner relations, replied: “Absolutely, yeah. Our first event – G1 back in July 2013 – we did two games: Call of Duty Black Ops II and League of Legends. So our first foray into the world of eSports was involved in League and it was tremendously successful.
“Since then, we’ve done some Play Like A Pro stuff at EGX, but predominantly the activity has been online.
“We have a very big desire to do more with League of Legends. We have some very passionate people here that love League, so you’ll definitely see more League of Legends coming out of Gfinity, both through the website in terms of competitions and the arena.”
When pressed further for details of a specific League tournament, Martin replied: “My marketing dude is sat behind you and he’ll throw a brick at me if I actually reveal the details!”
On the UK eSports scene in general, Martin said: “UK eSports a sleeping giant. We have an untapped pool of talent that, given the right infrastructure and platform, can go on to compete with the very best in the world.
“I’m not convinced we’re as far behind other countries than everyone thinks. You’ll see more UK-based investment from Gfinity for the communities here.
“Nothing would make us happier than having a UK team going out and winning the League of Legends World Championships, the Dota majors or Call of Duty World Championships.”
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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.
