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Interview with PSV Esports top-laner Benjamin ‘Zhergoth’ Sánchez: ‘I think the Dutch league has a much higher level of play this split and I’m excited to see if we as a league can compete in the EU Masters’

Late last year, League of Legends’ newly formed Dutch and Belgian Leagues shocked the European Regional Leagues (ERL) […]

January 21, 2020

ESL One Birmingham returns for 2020

ESL will once again welcome 12 of the world’s best Dota 2 esports teams to ESL One Birmingham […]

January 20, 2020

New year, new Endpoint: Rebranded UK org enter Rocket League Championship Series, sign new CSGO team and will represent UK at WESG finals

What a start to the year it’s been for UK esports organisation Team Endpoint. In a matter of […]

January 19, 2020

CeX signs sponsorship deal with Endpoint for 2020, with activities set to take place in UK stores

CeX has announced their commitment to supporting esports in 2020 and onwards. The UK second-hand technology high street […]

January 13, 2020

UK-based esports betting startup Midnite secures $2.5m in funding, has a UK betting license

A new esports betting company known as Midnite has raised more than $2.5m in funding. The firm – […]

January 12, 2020

Betfred founder and British billionaire Fred Done invests in new Manchester-based esports publication GGIntel

The founder of Betfred, Fred Done, has announced his investment in GGIntel, a new Manchester-based business focusing on esports […]

January 11, 2020

Method announce details of the next World of Warcraft race to world first event: Ny’alotha, the Waking City

UK-based esports organisation and competitive World of Warcraft raid team, Method, have announced details of their next Race […]

January 8, 2020

Excel Esports appoints new CEO and CEO, signs BT sponsorship deal which sees UKLC team renamed to BT Excel

Update on the BT deal (January 10th 2020): Excel have signed a new multi-year contract with BT. The […]

January 7, 2020

UK’s best FIFA player Tekkz to help others improve via new video course

UK FIFA superstar Donovan ‘Tekkz’ Hunt has teamed up with Danish coaching platform GamerzClass to create a new […]

January 6, 2020

Esports News UK’s Top 6 Interviews of 2019

We’re lucky here at ENUK to get the chance to interview a host of interesting and talented individuals […]

January 2, 2020

A call for greater unity and support in esports in 2020

Let’s leave insults at the door and think about how we can be more open and forgiving going […]

December 31, 2019

The German Government has introduced an esports visa – but where’s the UK’s?

Germany has added an official visa for professional esports players. The dedicated visa – launching in spring 2020 […]

December 23, 2019

Gone but not forgotten: 11 great esports developments and memories ESL UK staff made which I’ll never forget

Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco looks back on some great things the ESL UK team have done […]

December 22, 2019

Southampton FC sign UK FIFA player Owen Venn as their first full-time esports player

Southampton Football Club has announced the signing of its first full-time esports player: Owen Venn. The English Premier […]

December 20, 2019

Razer’s new London store to host weekly tournaments and esports bootcamps

Gaming hardware brand Razer has opened a store in London with 3,7000sq ft of floor space, making it […]

December 19, 2019

DreamHack takes over as organiser of UKLC for Spring 2020, Diabolus Esports drops out of competition and UK League of Legends

LAN event operator DreamHack will be running the UK League Championship (UKLC) from Spring 2020. DreamHack will be […]

December 11, 2019

GAME opens largest BELONG esports arena to date at London Oxford Street, allowing 100 players to take part in battle royale tournaments at once

UK retailer GAME is opening its biggest Belong gaming arena yet. It’s opening a new arena at London’s […]

December 10, 2019

Interview with UK caster Richard ‘TheSimms’ Simms: ‘I don’t think PUBG was ready for pro leagues, but we’ve created an ecosystem and it excites me because the only way is up’

Jamie Wootton recently attended the 2019 PUBG Global Championship (PGC) Grand Finals on behalf of Esports News UK. […]

December 8, 2019

London’s Gfinity Arena to host first NBA 2K League European Invitational

UPDATE (December 6th 2019): The NBA 2K League has announced the event will take place at the Gfinity […]

December 6, 2019

A quick look back on the 2019 ENUK/BEA Proving Grounds

UPDATE (December 23rd): The official MVPs (most valuable players) have been announced. ORIGINAL ARTICLE (posted December 5th 2019): […]

December 5, 2019