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‘Transition from UKLC to MSI mind-blowing’ – Mad Lions coach Pad
Mad Lions’ Danish assistant League of Legends coach Patrick ‘Pad’ Suckow-Breum (pictured, in green) has spoken about his […]
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May 18, 2021Newsflash: NLC format changes, Scottish college Valorant champions, new streamer at Endpoint, Fnatic’s French connection, university mental health study & more
Here’s our latest weekly Newsflash roundup, where we cover a host of brief esports and gaming news in […]
May 9, 2021Resolve Esports acquire Barrage Esports and will be playing in the League of Legends NLC
For transparency: Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco was hired on a freelance consultancy basis to help shape […]
May 7, 2021MSI 2021 preview with LCK caster Chronicler and LPL caster Munchables
The League of Legends Mid-Seasonal Invitational (MSI) kicks off in Iceland on May 6th 2021, after a two-year […]
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May 5, 2021xMatty becomes first UK player to win the EU Masters, as France’s Karmine Corp take down BT Excel in the Spring 2021 grand final
UPDATE (May 4th 2021): The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has apparently congratulated Karmine Corp for winning the EU […]
May 2, 2021Interview with EU League of Legends casters Noa and Carmeline on women in esports: “On one hand I know how important the exposure is for brands and media, and I know that we need it, but on the other hand I get angry when I see them using us for marketing, and only speak up about our problems one day per year”
March was Women’s History Month, and the esports industry took the chance to celebrate the many talented and […]
May 2, 2021British Esports Championships student finals to take place at a live venue in July
For transparency: Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco used to work full-time for British Esports and currently does […]
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April 27, 2021Interview with BT Excel’s UK bot-laner Deadly on his expectations for EU Masters: “I think we have a very good team set up; I’ve been to the finals already and if I don’t reach the finals again, I feel like I’ve somewhat failed myself”
Interview conducted before BT Excel won the quarter-finals Excel Esports academy team BT Excel, the sole UK representatives […]
April 27, 2021MSI & VCT Masters interview with Ásbjörn Ásbjörnsson from the Icelandic Esports Association: “These are the biggest events Iceland has ever held, period. And we’ve had artists like Justin Bieber and Ed Sheeran playing here in the last few years!”
Image credit: Dusty The League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) and Valorant Championship Tour (VCT) Masters Stage 2 […]
April 26, 2021NSE Spring 2021 Finals Roundup: Warwick crowned NSE’s UK Esports University of the Year for third year in a row
Last weekend saw the grand finals for the Spring season of UK university league NSE (National Student Esports) […]
April 18, 2021NUEL Spring 2021 grand finals roundup: Which UK university teams won?
The grand finals for the spring season of UK university league NUEL concluded between March 28th and April […]
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April 18, 2021Interview with James ‘Stress’ O’Leary on leaving Mad Lions, his time casting and inclusion in esports: ‘It’d be a massive thing for an LEC player to be openly LGBTQA+, but with that comes a lot of pressure they’d put on themselves’
Image credit: StressCasts.com Stress is a familiar name to those who followed the EU LCS before it became […]
April 15, 2021‘The crossover no one expected’ – UK streamer Bizzleberry duo queues with Ninja in League of Legends
UK League of Legends streamer Bizzleberry has teamed up with none other than global streaming star Ninja. One […]
April 14, 2021EU Masters Spring 2021 talent line-up announced with mostly UK & Ireland casters: Medic, Caedrel, Foxdrop, Munchables, Jamada and many more join the broadcast team
The UK and Ireland have been blessed with a range of top esports broadcast talent over the years […]
April 14, 2021MAD Lions’ LEC win ‘marks the end of the dominance of G2 and Fnatic in the LEC, with competition becoming increasingly fiercer each year’ – Riot
Image credit: LEC Flickr (Michal Konkol/Riot Games) Riot Games has commented on MAD Lions winning the Spring 2021 […]
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