Grassroots esports group Cosy Coop (formerly known as Discord Mods) have returned with another LAN event that has raised £1,000+ for charity.
The student-led collective have once again tapped into their creativity and fundraising efforts following last year’s Valorant Cat Cup, which raised over £1,000 for Cats Protection UK, in partnership with AGON by AOC.
Cosy Coop returned this year with a new name and a new charity event: the Coop Cup. This featured a 3v3 Overwatch 2 tournament alongside the Scan Mirrored 1v1 bracket, with both events partnering with UK PC seller Scan Computers to fundraise for Gamers Beat Cancer.
The LAN finals took place in Salford University and Salford Business School’s new Esports Lab, designed for their Esports Business Management programme.
The winning team, ‘Bloke’ from Hull University, took home 27-inch AOC Gaming monitors, while second place team ‘Tree 9’ received £65 BeCosy vouchers.
In the Scan 1v1s, ‘NoReg’ took home the victory over ‘DerpyJake’, winning an ASUS RoG Falchion Ace gaming keyboard supplied by Scan Computers. Raffle prizes were also provided by sponsors AGON by AOC, BeCosy and NSE, helping to draw in more donations.
Cosy Coop say they’re ‘a collective of like-minded and social entrepreneur creatives, who are extremely passionate about grassroots esports and helping charities’.
Gamers Beat Cancer supports people of all ages, all backgrounds, and all types of cancer to manage the mental health issues that come with living with cancer, and the emotional trauma that accompanies cancer diagnoses, prognosis and treatment.
Kai ‘maj3stic’ Heale, one of the co-founders of Cosy Coop alongside Aston ‘Kieswetter10’ Hollingsworth and James ‘Westy’ West, said this is only the beginning for the group.
“We are so proud of our amazing team for delivering another successful fundraising effort,” Kai said.
“Many of us have personally seen the debilitating effects of cancer in those we are close to, and can vouch for how gaming can bring so much joy in difficult times.
“It’s been so heartwarming to see gamers come together once again to support such a great cause in Gamers Beat Cancer.”
Kai ‘maj3stic’ Heale, Cosy Coop
“It wouldn’t have been possible without our partnership with Scan, who enabled us to hold LAN finals again this year, and run a second tournament.
“This year posed many challenges with organisation as many of us were completing exams and dissertations or starting full-time jobs, but everything came together in the end with an incredible stream and event. The rebrand marks our plans to look longer-term and continue with bigger and better ideas, so watch this space!”
Gamers Beat Cancer added on Twitter: “Thank you to everyone who got involved! We are so grateful for all the support we get. We couldn’t do it without your help!”
You can see the Cosy Coop donations page on Tiltify here and watch the broadcast back on the Cosy Coop UK Twitch channel.
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.
