The British Esports Federation has today announced the player roster for Esports England, which will compete at the inaugural Commonwealth Esports Championships (CEC) next month.
Players have been announced for Dota 2, Rocket League and eFootball, with both open and women’s tournaments in each.
The CEC finals will take place at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham on August 6th and 7th 2022.
Esports England will be competing against 28 other nations from across the 72 members of the Commonwealth.
Many players representing Esports England this year have tier one experience competing in professional leagues within their discipline, as well as representing professional organisations such as Luminosity Gaming, Alliance, Misfits Gaming, Ninja’s in Pyjamas, 00nation, Team Endpoint, Into the Breach and more.
This year’s Esports England roster includes:
eFootball Esports England players
- Open: Stephen ‘Pirate’ Singh
- Women’s: Alia ‘Aliawgharvey’ Harvey
Rocket League Esports England Open Roster
- Kurtis ‘Kash’ Cannon (recently with Misfits)
- Joe ‘Hibbs’ Hibbert (recently with 00Nation)
- Dylan Harry ‘Eekso’ Pickering (Luminosity)
- Joseph ‘Growlii’ Caffrey (sub, recently with go win fast)
- Danny ‘tehda’ Squib (coach, Guild Esports)
Rocket League Esports England Women’s Roster
- Bella Athena ‘Crimson’ Selwood (BS+Competition)
- India ‘Alanis’ Browne
- Maisie ‘Takara’ Stanley (part of Endpoint’s women’s Rocket League team)
- Aliya ‘Aliyamay’ Hanson (sub)
- Danny ‘tehda’ Squib (coach, Guild Esports)
Dota 2 Esports England Open Roster
- Jonathan ‘Crysen’ Bennett
- Moiez ‘symetricaL’ Mahmood (most recently with Alliance)
- Elliott ‘Adzantick’ Hammond (EU Rejects, previously with Into the Breach)
- Jason Connor ‘Tanner’ Weedon (most recently with Into the Breach)
- Robson ‘TeaGuvnor’ Merritt (is playing for the team, but also has a background in coaching and analyst work)
- Matt ‘Mousou’ Butler (sub)
Dota 2 Esports England Women’s Roster
- Lily ‘Always-Changing’ Milne
- Ellenor ‘Bellemiku’ Howard
- Karen ‘Karenlyl’ Liu
- Emily ‘Gimmick’ Huxley
- Ruby ‘Ruby’ Dawn
Ruby and Bellemiku also won a silver medal with the Great Britain Dota 2 women’s team at the 2021 Global Esports Games.
There’s a good group of talented players here, with the likes of TeaGuvnor, Tanner and Adzantick bringing a lot of experience in Dota 2. The latter two players were previously with UK esports organisation Into the Breach before the org signed a new Chicken Fighters roster.
The Rocket League roster also boasts good experience on big teams, including Misfits, Luminosity and more.
You can hear from some of the players here:
Mark Weller, who previously helped with the Great Britain team at the Global Esports Games, is on board as team manager for Esports England.
“I’m confident we have some of the best esports players available in England, as well as in the individual games themselves, thanks to the team of Gregan, Ruby and TeaGuvnor, involved in our selection process.” said Mark Weller.
“The majority of our roster are already competing in professional leagues within their discipline, as well as representing professional organisations. I’m looking forward to winning medals, breaking stigmas, and creating a legacy for future generations interested in esports.”
“I’m delighted to see a diverse range of players representing Esports England and the Home Nations at the Commonwealth Games,” added Chester King, CEO of British Esports.
“I hope we create a legacy for all younger generations leading to a future Home Nations Series for our players to compete in.”
Other Home Nations rosters at the Commonwealth Esports Championships
Esports Scotland, Esports Northern Ireland and Esports Wales have also announced some of their players.
Esports Northern Ireland have qualified for eFootball, with Emzii in the women’s tournament and Nick Hatton in the open. MrMyClubHughes is also on board as coach:
Esports Wales have also announced their 2022 Commonwealth esports players, including their women’s Dota 2 team, which features Peachybell, Kit, Mrs Nesbitt, Fler and coach MrAshleeD.
Esports News UK understands a full Esports Scotland player reveal is to follow later this month.
Tickets for the live Commonwealth Esports Championship are available to purchase via the The Ticket Factory. There’s also the Commonwealth Esports Forum happening in Birmingham on August 5th.
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.
