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UK Hearthstone player BoarControl defends fellow pro caught playing Auto Chess during Grandmasters match

George ‘BoarControl’ Webb, a British Hearthstone player for T1, has defended Linh ‘Seiko’ Nguyen (pictured) who came under […]

ReKTGlobal secures London Call of Duty League franchise slot

ReKTGlobal, the parent company of esports org Rogue, will represent the UK in the upcoming Call of Duty […]

‘The world will not see the best of esports at Tokyo 2020’

Esports’ relationship with the Olympics is doomed to fail unless it’s done properly, according to the UK’s first […]

The NUEL and Riot Games renew partnership: ‘We’re looking forward to adding more unique activities for university students’

UK university esports tournament provider The NUEL and League of Legends developer Riot Games have today announced a […]

UKLC League of Legends players to be added to Riot’s Global Contract Database, receive rewards for good behaviour

League of Legends players taking part in the UKLC UK and Ireland tournament are getting greater recognition, as […]

Surprise! DCMS Committee recommends UK Government ban the sale of loot boxes to children (and also uphold esports to traditional sports practices)

Remember when EA’s legal VP Kerry Hopkins (pictured) told the UK Government that EA doesn’t refer to in-game […]

HP Omen Challenge will see five top CSGO players battle it out for $50,000 in London

HP has announced the return of the OMEN Challenge, taking place on September 20th in London’s Camden Town. […]

London-based Veloce Esports gains investment

Article contains affiliate link London-based start up and racing-focused organisation Veloce Esports has acquired major investment. Eric Tveter, former Central […]

UK Summoners War player Baus takes second place at SWC 2019 Europe Cup, qualifies for World Finals

A UK player has progressed to the Summoners War: Sky Arena 2019 World Finals. Baus finished as runner-up […]

Introducing the new-look Esports News UK website with premium ad-free options

Esports News UK has received a fresh makeover as it approaches its fourth year of operation, courtesy of […]

Smash Bros Ultimate Team Battle tournament announced for UK schools

Schools and colleges across the UK will be able to take part in a new Smash Bros esports […]

Forge of Champions returns for Summer 2019 with a new qualification format

Article contains affiliate links Riot and LVP have announced some changes to how qualifying works for the UK […]

ESL UK's CSGO Premiership to offer path to new $5m ESL Pro Tour

The CSGO ESL Premiership in the UK & Ireland will offer upcoming talent the chance to progress to […]

Esports News Roundup Video: Fnatic win UKLC, Ragnaros world-first, ESL Pro Tour

Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco covers some of the top UK and global esports news from the […]

Fnatic Rising win the UKLC Summer final and complete the UK LoL treble – but what's next for them in the EU Masters?

Fnatic Rising defeated Excel UK 3-1 in the UK League of Legends UKLC Summer Grand Final at Twickenham […]

Apes claim world-first Ragnaros & Onyxia kills in WoW Classic less than one week after launch

UPDATE (September 1st, 11am): Apes have now downed another end-game boss – Onyxia – just a few hours after […]

UK Esports Memes of the Month(s): Beautiful Bahri, Area 51, Egospeed's ego, Duck meets Duck & more

We’re back once again bringing you some of the stand-out UK esports and League of Legends memes over […]

Excel UK vs Fnatic Rising UKLC Grand Final Preview: Who Will Win the Titanic Throwdown in Twickenham?

Image and article by MegalodontusThe end of the 2019 UK League Championship (UKLC) split is on Sunday September […]

London's Wembley Stadium to host PES Euro esports finals in summer 2020

Wembley Stadium will host the finals of Konami’s upcoming UEFA eEuro 2020 esports tournament next year. The publisher […]

eTeam BRIT puts disabled drivers on the sim racing stage

Team BRIT – a competitive track racing team of disabled drivers – has announced a sim racing division. […]