UK esports organisation Diabolus have qualified for the League of Legends European Masters.
They successfully defended the tower in the UK League Championship (UKLC) this evening againt Excel UK.
With 19 points, they currently have the top spot in the inaugural UKLC and progress to the EU Masters. They will be joined by another team from the UK scene. The winner will advance to the group stages while the UKLC runners-up will compete in a play-in stage with other second-place teams from other European Regional Leagues (ERLs).
Looking at the other top teams in the UKLC, Fnatic Rising are currently in second place with 14 points, while Excel UK and MnM Gaming are in joint third with 12 points each.
Diabolus have performed exceptionally well in this season of the UKLC, particularly over the last three weeks.
#EUMasters play-ins is secured once again! ⭐️⭐️⭐️
GGWP @EXCEL, another tower championship in the bag!So proud of our split so far, time to reach for the stars and grab that title lads! Love you all ??? ❤️@kerberos_lol @Munckizz @KroghsenLoL @YusaMultirole @Hadowlol
— iHansen (@iHansen95) March 21, 2019
They have successfully defended their tower spot now for two weeks in a row. Tonight they beat Excel convincingly, with jungler Christian ‘Munckizz’ Munck putting in a top/MVP performance as Rek’Sai with a 9/0/2 scoreline.
The EU Masters will take place next month, with the best 20 teams from European Regional Leagues (ERLs) taking part and competing for a share of the €150,000 prize pool.
The other six teams which have currently qualified for the EU Masters are SK Prime (Germany), Rogue Academy (Poland), Ventus Esports (Nordics), Nyyrikki White (Nordics), MAD Lions (Spain) and Team LDLC (France).
Past EU Masters winners so far have been Origen in Season 1 (the finals of which took place in Leicester’s Haymarket Theatre) and MAD Lions in Season 2 (Katowice).
Further reading:
- League of Legends European Masters returns for Season 3 in April
- Which UKLC teams have a chance at reaching the EU Masters?
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.
