Esports
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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, 2020Interview: 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, 2020Wigan’s Galleries Shopping Centre to get its own esports venue as part of £130m redevelopment
It looks like Wigan will become the latest town in the UK to get its own esports venue. […]
December 20, 2020Red Bull Racing Erena sim racing training facility opens in the UK
UPDATE (February 12th 2021): The facility has been renamed the Red Bull Racing Erena. Updated details below. Red […]
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December 17, 2020ENCE withdraws from NLC after ‘reevaluating resources’, Granit Gaming steps in for Spring 2021 Split
Further team changes in the Northern League of Legends Championship (NLC) have been announced this evening. The tournament […]
December 16, 2020James Banks steps down as Alliance’s Valorant general manager
Update (March 26th 2022): James Banks has stepped away from Alliance to focus on himself and his family […]
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December 14, 2020Scot Brad Barclay wins the MTG Zendikar Rising League Weekend in an all-UK final
Peter Wellman takes a look at the Scottish versus British Final which was a close control versus aggro slog. […]
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December 13, 2020MNM Gaming joins the WoW Castle Nathria Race to World First, with DLC Studios and Staffordshire Uni students helping to deliver the broadcast: ‘Our first goal is to finish in the top 10 – we’re confident we can achieve that’
Image provided by DLC Studios Ltd UK esports organisation MNM Gaming has thrown its hat into the Race […]
December 12, 2020With spectators returning to some live sports events in the UK, when will esports follow suit? We ask epic.LAN, ESL UK and Gfinity
Fans of sport have recently been able to attend live events, such as football matches, in a much […]
December 11, 2020What do sponsors look for in an esports team? Video interview with AOC UK sales director on their partnerships with G2, IEM, ESL and more
Promoted interview Esports News UK asks Paul Butler, the UK and Ireland regional sales director for AOC and […]
December 11, 2020‘Competitive World of Warcraft is poised for a new renaissance’ – Tips Out interview on OTK’s Race to World First stream, Shadowlands and why they won’t be signing a raid team
In October, well-known World of Warcraft content creators (left to right) Esfand, Nmplol, Mizkif, Asmongold, Rich Campbell and […]
December 10, 2020The Northern Frontier: NVision Esports’ incredible journey through UK League of Legends in 2020
As UKLC spring semi-finalists, UKLC summer champions and NLC Fall Open runners-up, NVision Esports have had a strong […]
December 7, 2020Interview with Boaster of UK Valorant side SUMN FC on reaching the First Strike Europe finals and the possibility of signing to an organisation: ‘We must be looking like a delicious dish!’
SUMN FC are one of the most exciting org-less teams in UK esports right now. Since forming back […]
December 6, 2020New esports arena and education faculty proposed for Bristol and the South West
Image credit: Arena concept by Glenn Howells Architects Limited A new ‘world class’ creative technology education faculty and […]
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December 5, 2020Elisabetta of Derby’s Pyjama Guardians on winning the NUEL’s LoL Women’s University final: ‘Tournaments like this create a really good sense of community where women can play and thrive together’
The captain of the winning team in the NUEL’s League of Legends Women’s University tournament has encouraged other […]
December 4, 2020