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Meltdown London to host KO Cup finals

New fighting game tournament the KO Cup will have its live finals take place at Meltdown London later […]

May 13, 2019

Gfinity Elite Series Season 3 champions crowned

This past weekend signalled the end of the 2018 Gfinity Elite Series, with the Season 3 champions for […]

April 30, 2018

'Being female at an esports tournament can be intimidating' – Tekken player Beebee talks UK esports diversity in new District G video

A new video discussion show from fighting game-focused UK esports organisation District G has explored the topic of […]

April 25, 2018

Capcom Pro Tour UK dates announced

Capcom has announced its dates for the Capcom Pro Tour 2018 season and the UK has a couple […]

February 20, 2018

WAR Tekken esports finals head to London as District G plans to get more women into the FGC

The competitive Tekken community will descend upon London’s Heart of Gaming venue on Saturday February 24th to see […]

January 31, 2018

Watch: UK Tekken player KingJae stunned after £1,800 Twitch donation sends him to EVO Japan

UK Tekken player Justin “KingJae” Nelson IS going to EVO Japan after all. He was already planning to attend, […]

December 1, 2017

Who took victory in Gfinity's Elite Series opening Street Fighter action

Gfinity kicked off its Gfinity Elite Series yesterday with Street Fighter V. Infused, Prophecy, EnVyUs, exceL, Endpoint, Reason, Method […]

July 8, 2017

Full Gfinity Broadcast Line-up Confirmed

With the first series taking place tomorrow, July 7th, Gfinity has now confirmed their full Broadcast line-up for their […]

July 6, 2017

epic.LAN 21: Which teams won and how were viewer numbers?

epic.LAN 21 finished last weekend and featured everything from beach parties to charity pie faces alongside the esports tournaments. Craig […]

June 22, 2017

You're potentially taking away a career' – ESIC on publishers banning esports players without strong evidence

Earlier this month two British Tekken players were banned from the Tekken 7 UK Championship for ‘suspected collusion’. Justin “King Jae” […]

May 30, 2017

Kaneandtrench crowned Tekken 7 UK champion

Kane “Kaneandtrench” Heartfield has won the Tekken 7 UK & Ireland Championship. He won the final at MCM […]

May 28, 2017

'Player burnout has never been an issue for the FGC like it is for League of Legends' – Richard Lewis

British esports host and journalist Richard Lewis has commented on the fact that player burnout isn’t as much […]

April 7, 2017

'The players always come first to me' – Perilous Gaming's new general manager opens up in exclusive interview

Perilous Gaming are well known in UK esports, from their League of Legends team to their Dota 2 […]

March 21, 2017

epicLAN 20 winners revealed as event pulls in 88,000 unique viewers

That’s a wrap folks, epicLAN 20 is over and all the tournaments have finished. While the teams and […]

February 19, 2017

Fighting spirit: What we can all learn from the rock-solid Street Fighter V community & pro players

The Capcom Pro Tour took place at EGX in Birmingham last weekend, and not only was it fantastic […]

September 27, 2016

You can now support Esports News UK on Patreon

You can now help support our UK eSports coverage by donating a small amount through the ENUK page on […]

July 17, 2016

Hypespotting V to feature UK Pokkén Tournament and £10,000 Mortal Kombat competitions

The UK’s largest fighting game community event – Hypespotting V – will host one of the first eSports competitions for Pokkén […]

March 19, 2016

"The Midlands' Smash Bros scene is growing" – video interviews with players at bi-weekly Leicester event

The Smash Bros fighting game scene is on the up in the Midlands, so say players at the […]

February 7, 2016

Team Phoenix plans three-day UK Smash Bros event after success of Ris3 tournament

Smash Bros tournament organiser Team Phoenix hopes to add a three-day national event for the game, on top of the 128-player […]

February 1, 2016

The UK eSports pro taking on the world with his own brand: Problem X Promotions

One of the UK’s best fighting game players is launching a fresh new eSports platform and promotional agency […]

January 26, 2016