As Insomnia60 comes to a close, we look back on some of the winning esports teams from the LAN at Birmingham NEC.
League of Legends
Enclave Gaming (pictured) defeated Digital Warfare 3-1 in the League of Legends final to win the £750 top prize. Digital picked up £375.
Enclave and xL were the only ESL Prem teams taking part in the tournament, though xL’s roster was a mix team of friends as opposed to their usual higher elo ESL Prem team.
Enclave’s roster: Prelude in C (top), Range Expire (jungle), Beeley (mid), Jakamaka (ADC), Reclamation (support)
Digital Warfare’s roster: DJC (top), Slightly Smokey (jungle), Vango (mid), 50ShadesofVarus (ADC), MAG G Charming (support)
Casters: Hiprain, FrozenDawn
Here are some highlights from the (thanks to Gary Kimmelman for grabbing and sharing these):
Amazing games today guys so proud of my team playing – We came 2nd place but so happy with the outcome Well done @EnclaveGamingUK #i60 pic.twitter.com/Eh4cfPqgvX
— DigitalWarfare (@DigWarGG) April 16, 2017
CSGO
Here are your Spring ’17 #UKMasters Champions, @radixesports! pic.twitter.com/dGhjoVcpv1
— UK Masters (@UKMasters) April 14, 2017
Radix eSports won the UK Masters final, beating FM-eSports 3-2.
In the i60 CSGO grand final, FM beat Dog Gaming 3-0 to win £3,750. Dog won £1,500.
.@FMESPORTS are your #Insomnia60 BYOC Champions!
GG! pic.twitter.com/tEP7N7RpnX
— Multiplay Esports (@MultiplayEsport) April 16, 2017
This Reddit post emerged commenting on FM’s casual reaction to winning, following this similarly sarcastic Reddit post from i59.
Overwatch
.@SingularityDK are your #Insomnia60 @PlayOverwatch Open Champions! https://t.co/BOj6Tuqbgz pic.twitter.com/4Re0nSflhj
— Multiplay Esports (@MultiplayEsport) April 16, 2017
Singularity secured a 3-0 victory over MnM Gaming in the Overwatch finals to win £1,250.
Rocket League
Team Defuse are your #Insomnia60 @RocketLeague BYOC Champions!
Massive congratulations! pic.twitter.com/rjQitr5Kk5
— Multiplay Esports (@MultiplayEsport) April 15, 2017
Team Defuse beat Team Infused 3-1 in the grand final to win £5,000.
Call of Duty
What a series! @Epsilon_eSports take the honours at #CWLBHam!
GG’s to all! #CWLPS4 pic.twitter.com/IhoMgsSFZQ
— Multiplay Esports (@MultiplayEsport) April 16, 2017
In a surprising and exciting Grand Final between Splyce and Epsilon Esports, Epsilon were the ones to lift the championship (or, not lift the championship) following consecutive 3-0 sweeps from the Loser’s Bracket.
Read our full CWL Birmingham report by Jacob Hale here.
Hearthstone
GreenSheep from The Gosu Crew won the Hearthstone Open, beating TicTac 3-1 in the grand final.
Won the finals once again a UK LAN Winner!
— James Luo (@GreenSheepHS) April 15, 2017
These are the decks I used to win Insomnia 60 pic.twitter.com/aPaEaBC4aO
— James Luo (@GreenSheepHS) April 15, 2017
Rainbow 6 Siege
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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.
