ManaLight has spoken to eSports News UK following their defeat at the Insomnia57 League of Legends final against Renegades Banditos.
ManaLight’s head coach Will “FrozenDawn” Burgess said the team were the underdogs going into the match, but ‘outperformed expectations’.
Support player Mantas “Hadow” Sukevicius also commented on the lane matchups, while FrozenDawn spoke about ManaLight’s chances at the upcoming ESL UK Premiership LAN playoffs.
Check out the full video interview below:
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.
