Category: Esports
Interview: Fnatic Rising jungler Dan and head coach NicoThePico on winning the UKLC, their reverse sweep vs BT Excel and their chances in the EU Masters
“London is black and orange!” cried the triumphant Fnatic Rising, our back-to-back-to-back UK League of Legends champions, as […]
April 3, 2020
The NUEL reveals Operation Hand Wash initiative
UK university esports organisation the NUEL has announced a host of streaming activities known as Operation Hand Wash […]
March 31, 2020
UKLC casters Aux, Excoundrel and Hiprain review the spring 2020 regular split and preview the playoffs: Which team will win?
The UKLC 2020 regular split ended with a bang: BT Excel went undefeated and Enclave Gaming got their […]
March 22, 2020
Overreactions (UKLC week 7): Enclave Gaming are the second best team, how BT Excel wins Worlds and why Shikari is Luke Skywalker
Welcome back to the final week, the best week ever of the undisputed best league in the world: […]
March 21, 2020
Overreactions (week 6): George Michael teaches us a forgotten lesson, why the bottom three teams should look to Sardinia for inspiration and Bravado is the greatest player ever
You would think after 6 weeks of the UKLC and constantly prattling on about ‘academy killers’, the author […]
March 15, 2020
We asked Barrage Esports’ veteran League of Legends players Flaresz and Hadow to interview each other – here’s what happened
At Esports News UK we sometimes like to do things a little bit differently. During UK esports org […]
March 12, 2020
Overreactions (week 5): the UKLC casters are losing it, Enclave should sign a football manager and why Efias’ Bard play shows the UK should be importing more talent like him
Welcome, welcome! Back for another addition of overreactions so soon? *morbid laughter* You poor soul, you. Even our […]
March 8, 2020
Overreactions (UKLC week 4): Faker is the Korean Erixen, xMatty is literally Aphelios and how Demise can easily make playoffs
“Oh, you’re here again huh,” said Megalodontus, bleary eyed and weary of soul, as he dragged himself up […]
February 29, 2020
In-depth interview with TFT players Xeno, Kiezo and Nutri on the current state of game and if it can succeed as an esport: ‘There is a lot of uncontrollable RNG in TFT, but there is definitely some potential there’
The birth of the mod Dota Auto Chess in 2019 sparked a huge interest from game developers across […]
February 27, 2020
Overreactions (week 3): All Hail King Aux, Dragdar is the UKLC’s best support and having good internet is better than having a warship
Welcome back to another instalment of Overreactions, the UK League of Legends esports column where the author – […]
February 21, 2020
GameBlast20: ChallengerMode to run online CSGO tournament to help raise money for SpecialEffect charity
UK charity SpecialEffect, which helps people with disabilities use assistive technology to play video games, has announced details […]
February 16, 2020
‘A landmark event in UK Call of Duty history’ – what it was like attending London Royal Ravens’ first CoD League home matches
Joe Griffin attended London Royal Ravens‘ first CoD League home matches at the Copperbox Arena last weekend – […]
February 15, 2020
Overreactions (week 2): BT Excel are gonna win EU Masters, Chemera is the UKLC’s best mid-laner and the mystical powers of Brelia’s dad’s bacon butties
Megalodontus is back with another lighthearted look at the goings on in the UKLC this week… Aight lads, […]
February 14, 2020
Overreactions (week 1): The UKLC is doomed, Enclave are gonna finish last and Nvision, we’re not mad, just disappointed
Introducing Overreactions – a new opinion column written by Megalodontus looking back on the week’s UK League of […]
February 7, 2020
Number of full-time esports jobs rises 118% year-on-year
The number of jobs in esports continues to grow at an encouraging rate, according to new data posted […]
February 5, 2020
So, Gareth Bale has set up an esports team. So what?
It seems every footballer and his dog has an esports brand nowadays, but we’ve yet to see anything […]
February 4, 2020
Amazon University Esports: The NUEL, Amazon and GGTech partner for new European LoL, TFT & Clash Royale competitions
Retailer Amazon, Spanish company GGTech Entertainment and UK university esports outfit The NUEL will work together to support […]
February 3, 2020
In-depth interview with Barrage Esports on their League of Legends off-season, the ‘mess’ in the NA amateur scene and UKLC expectations: “We’ve created a monster of a roster”
Last year the UKLC was a largely forgettable affair for Barrage Esports, at least results wise. So for […]
February 1, 2020
UKLC roster roundup and power rankings for Spring 2020
Are we sure Spring is approaching in the UK? It still feels rather chilly these days. But you […]
January 30, 2020
We spoke to all 8 teams in the UK League of Legends UKEL about their goals and chances in the spring 2020 split
The UK Esports League (UKEL) – the unofficial second division below the UK League of Legends UKLC – […]
January 26, 2020
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