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BBC Sport to broadcast Rocket League Championship Series X
BBC Sport will be broadcasting the Rocket League Championship Series X (RLCS X) from Saturday January 9th. The […]
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January 8, 2021
McLaren Racing and Velo announce new esports series featuring Craig David, Supercar Blondie, Rory Reid and more
UK motor racing team McLaren Racing and nicotine pouch brand Velo have launched a new esport series, featuring […]
January 7, 2021
Video: The Future of Esports News UK
Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco provides an update on the site for 2021 Dom SaccoDom is an […]
January 7, 2021
Munster Rugby Gaming to play in the UKEL without Phelan involvement: ‘We look forward to competing in the UKEL and growing the League of Legends community in Ireland’
Munster Rugby Gaming, the esports arm of Irish sports side Munster Rugby, is making a comeback. It will […]
January 6, 2021
Excel co-founder Joel Holmes-Darby joins Method as general manager: ‘I wanted a new challenge and Method’s rebuild was the perfect fit’
Joel Holmes-Darby, the co-founder of Excel Esports, has joined another big UK esports organisation today: Method. As general […]
January 5, 2021
Method finish 7th in Mythic Castle Nathria Race to World First
UK esports organisation Method have completed Mythic Castle Nathria in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. The guild defeated Sire […]
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January 3, 2021
Esports News UK’s Top 10 Interviews of 2020
Happy New Year to all our readers and, as usual, we’re starting things off by looking back on […]
January 2, 2021Late payments, ‘lies’ and licensing gone wrong: What really happened at Munster Rugby Gaming that led to their departure from the League of Legends NLC (and now the UKLC)
Written by Dominic Sacco with further research by Megalodontus UPDATE (January 1st 2021): Phelan Gaming have dropped out […]
January 1, 2021
Are all these new esports venues set to open across the UK a bit of a false economy?
Image credit: Bristol arena concept by Glenn Howells Architects Limited We should hopefully have beaten Covid by the time […]
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December 30, 2020
‘The biggest problem in the UK is that teams are more inclined to import’ – Kasing talks UK League after joining Movistar Riders with Maxlore
(Image credit: Movistar Riders website announcement) Experienced UK League of Legends player Kasing has spoken candidly about his […]
December 29, 2020
Esports News UK’s most-read articles of 2020
It’s been a strange and challenging year for all, and like most industries, esports has been affected by […]
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December 28, 2020
Complexity Limit become Castle Nathria Race to World First champions
Complexity Limit became the first Warcraft guild in the world to clear Castle Nathria on Mythic difficulty this […]
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December 23, 2020
Twitch Uni Heroes Awards winners announced, Warwick Esports win Society of the Term after strong Winter performances
University esports body the NUEL has announced the winners of its Twitch Uni Heroes Awards. The awards, backed […]
December 22, 2020
Guild Esports signs second pro Fortnite player, 15-year-old Hen
London-based Guild Esports has announced the signing of British/Lithuanian professional Fortnite player Henrik ‘Hen’ Mclean. Guild says the 15-year-old […]
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December 21, 2020
Interview: Dan on why he dismissed other LEC offers to join Excel Esports, playing against his old Fnatic teammates and season 11 jungle changes
Daniel ‘Dan’ Hockley is one of the UK’s most exciting junglers in League of Legends. Having built up […]
December 21, 2020