UK esports organisation Choke Gaming are making a comeback.
Former Perilous Void team manager Tomas “Chin” Davis has been appointed Choke’s new manager.
A full announcement – including roster details – is expected to be made in a few days.
Were back! please welcome our new Manager Tom “Chin” Davies @2Chins_ more announcments in the coming days
— CHOKE (@ChokeGaming) 8 January 2017
Last August, Choke announced they were becoming ‘temporarily inactive’ after their previous manager Tom Villiers stepped down.
Choke went through a difficult spell last summer, with players leaving, some complaining they were paid late, and a lack of sponsors meant they took some time out.
Prior to that, former manager Vincent Clarke was booted out by Choke management at parent company eSports Interactive earlier in 2016, with a legal dispute between the two.
At i57 in March 2016, there was an altercation between former managers Vince and Tom.
With all that behind them now, let’s hope Choke can look forwards and improve their reputation as they return to the competitive gaming scene.
Check back on Esports News UK later this week for the full scoop.
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.
