Queen Mary’s College (QMC) is planning to host a new League of Legends schools league after a trial match was a success.
They recently held a match between Court Moor School and Basingstoke’s Vyne Community School, which was won by the latter.
Square Enix sponsored the match, giving away a copy of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, with the MVP receiving a Final Fantasy figure.
Stuart Folkes, Lecturer of Esports and QMC Course Lead, told Esports News UK that the goal is to make a Hampshire school league in the next academic year. If this was to happen, Esports News UK understands such a tournament would be the UK’s first regular county-wide League of Legends league for UK schools.
The UK does have existing collegiate leagues, such as the British Esports Student Champs, but this is predominantly played by college teams.
The match was organised by Giffele Scott, Associate Senior Leader and Computer Science Lead at The Vyne Community School.
Queen Mary’s College announces Overwatch 2 charity event
In other news, Queen Mary’s College (QMC) students will host an Overwatch 2 gameplay showcase and livestream on Friday May 2nd 2025.
The Phynai Phrenzy charity LAN will raise money for Get Well Gamers UK, according to this post on the Andover Advertiser.
There will be showmatches (a grassroots showmatch and a pro one is promised), as well as a raffle and Aim Labs experience.
Andover College will face the QMC esports team, with various accessories up for grabs, courtesy of one of the event’s sponsors, ntesports.
Local artist OkuPoku will also have a stall at the event, with some limited edition Phynai merch.
Get Well Gamers UK is a charity which donates video games and consoles to young people in hospitals and hospices.
You can get tickets to the Phynai Phrenzy event here
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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.
