We chat to a host of special guests from the UK eSports scene including ESL UK co-MD James Dean, Team Dignitas owner Michael “ODEE” O’Dell, MnM jungler Luke “Phurion” Brammer, MnM coach Rob Allen and caster/manager Will “FrozenDawn” Burgess.
The panel discusses all things UK eSports, including the state of the scene, funding, the challenges organisations and players face, the community and Richard Lewis’ recent comments on UK eSports.
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NB: This was recorded on September 2nd, before host Dom Sacco joined the British eSports Association (please read this article for a disclaimer).
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.
