Esports
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‘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, 2020Esports 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, 2020Complexity 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, 2020Twitch 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, 2020Guild 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, 2020