Interviews
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Esports News UK’s Top 10 Interviews of 2022
From CSGO to Valorant, League of Legends and more, a lot happened last year in the world of […]
January 2, 2023
‘We are looking to build further on the foundations we’ve laid down in Dota 2’ – Tundra Esports management on the road ahead following TI win
Tundra Esports spoke to Esports News UK and other publications in a press conference about their The International […]
December 31, 2022
How one player’s question spawned an entire TFT Casual Competition tournament series – five minutes with caster Counterfeit on his next stream set for the morning of New Year’s Eve
Experienced UK caster Peter ‘Countefeit’ Hartnell has spoken to Esports News UK about his TFT Casual Competition series […]
December 29, 2022
Quickfire interview with founder of Newvu Gaming Centre in Stevenage and Team 7am on UK esports and new academy training platform
Update: Newvu has now closed as of mid-2023. The Newvu Gaming Centre opened in Stevenage a few months […]
December 20, 2022
Interview with Excel UK FIFA player Gorilla on qualifying for the ePremier League with Spurs, how EA may change the game after FIFA split and if he has a New Year’s esports resolution
Excel Esports UK FIFA player Gorilla (aka Spencer Ealing) has just qualified for the ePremier League once again […]
December 16, 2022
‘We want London to be the European capital of esports by 2024’ – interview with London & Partners
London & Partners, a business and tourism company focused on promoting London and partly funded by the Greater […]
November 30, 2022
‘I love casting for the Farming Simulator League – every tournament is different and full of surprises!’ – UK caster Virtual Farmer on upcoming Season 4 World Championship
On November 19th and 20th 2022, the Farming Simulator League (FSL) Season 4 World Championship gets underway. We caught […]
November 11, 2022
UK TFT caster Counterfeit on upcoming Dragonlands Rising Legends EMEA finals and Global Championship: ‘The large prize pool increase signals Riot’s continued confidence in TFT’s future as a competitive game’
The 32 best Teamfight Tactics (TFT) players across EMEA will compete in the TFT Dragonlands Rising Legends finals […]
November 2, 2022
What is the Iris Project? Interview on new initiative focused on LGBTQIA+ and women in esports
The Iris Project is a new initiative set up to ‘eliminate stigma, sexualisation and abuse aimed at women […]
October 23, 2022
Interview: Head of VCT Game Changers EMEA Ashley Washington answers questions from women in UK Valorant on the effects of Riot’s tournament series and potential future changes
Valorant Game Changers is Riot Games’ esports program for women, which consists of various tournaments including Berlin’s upcoming […]
October 19, 2022
The UK org and tournament provider set up during lockdown with big ambitions: PGS Esports sign UK talent including Zohino and Emzii as their app hits 80,000 downloads
Bournemouth-based organisation PGS Esports have spoken about their plans in FIFA esports and beyond after signing some top […]
October 18, 2022
Interview with fredy122 on Rogue’s Worlds 2022 progress and the Koi partnership: ‘In some ways it’s bittersweet because it’s the end of the Rogue name and icon, although I think it’ll live on in the LEC hall of fame’
Fredy 122 (centre) with the LEC trophy (image credit: LoL Esports Flickr, Michal Konkol/Riot Games) The champions of […]
October 15, 2022
UK LoL caster who was once fired from a broadcast for having long hair announces he’s permanently stepping away from casting: In-depth interview with Viperoon
Experienced UK League of Legends caster Will ‘Viperoon’ Whittingham recently announced he was leaving esports for good. He […]
October 5, 2022
TeaGuvnor on coaching Esports England’s Dota 2 team & the state of the scene: ‘UK Dota is finally in a position of having multiple competitive players rise up to the higher levels’
UK Dota 2 commentator and analyst, Robson ‘TeaGuvnor’ Merritt, coached the Esports England Dota 2 team and helped […]
September 22, 2022
As France gets its first CSGO Major, what can the UK Government do to better support esports? We interview Shadow Culture Minister Alex Davies-Jones at Westminster Games Week: ‘I don’t think the government ‘get’ esports. I’d encourage all parliamentarians & stakeholders to get involved and see what esports is all about’
Shadow Culture Minister Alex Davies-Jones has called on the UK Government and other MPs to better understand esports […]
September 12, 2022