Interviews
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How teacher Emily ‘Perkz’ Perkins, Leicester City FC and the Life Multi-Academy Trust are transforming school esports in Leicestershire
Emily ‘Perkz’ Perkins (pictured left) has had one of the most unusual yet inspiring stories in UK esports. […]
July 13, 2022
Taxer on Astralis Talent’s rise in form in the LoL Summer 2022 NLC: ‘If we keep improving at the rate we are right now, then we’ll be an EU Masters team at the end of the split’
Astralis Talent have revitalised their year after a disappointing Spring split and now sit a respectable third in […]
July 10, 2022
When Harry Met Hugo: A Deep Dive into the UK CSGO Scene and the Esports Journey of Harry ‘JustHarry’ Russell (PGL Antwerp Major Interview #3)
Images: PGL/Liquipedia Despite the lack of UK-based players and coaches at the PGL Antwerp Major, the UK CSGO […]
July 6, 2022
NLC video interview: Stefan on Riddle Esports’ 7-game win streak, coaching Haru and returning to playing
Riddle Esports are on fine form in Division 1 of the Summer 2022 NLC, having recorded seven wins […]
July 2, 2022
DonJake calls out NLC and UK orgs for not doing enough to build their identity or create better content: ‘Orgs are killing this region. Where’s that rebel energy? We’re the UK, man!’
UK League of Legends personality, Ruddy Esports org owner, content creator and LFL English caster DonJake has called […]
June 29, 2022
DenVoksne Interview: Dusty ADC on going to esports college, Danish vs UK League of Legends talent and playing in the NLC again
Danish League of Legends bot-laner Nikolaj ‘DenVoksne’ Meilby has had a big impact in UK/Ireland/Nordics League of Legends […]
June 25, 2022
‘We can do a lot of damage to our opponents this year, it’s not even about playoffs anymore’ – Excel Esports COO Tim Reichert on goals for the LEC Summer 2022 Season and beyond
UK esports org Excel are off to a solid start in the latest LEC season, and recently went […]
June 24, 2022
Quick-fire Q&A with members of the Irish Challenger League about CSGO esports in Ireland (PGL Antwerp Major Interview #2)
Ireland is in the top five most under-represented regions in CSGO, but with its Lotus LAN that recently […]
June 20, 2022
SideQuest rebrand launch day interviews with the founder & CEO and Tundra Esports CEO – ‘We have a great opportunity to get the UK esports communities engaged’
Founder and CEO of rebranded gaming cafe chain SideQuest, Zhaorong Chen, gives a talk at the media launch […]
June 18, 2022
Frankie Ward on balancing parenthood with esports, returning to CSGO’s centre stage and the challenges of social media: ‘We will lose esports talent if we don’t see them as humans’ (PGL Antwerp Major Interview #1)
Photos by Danky and interview by Tom ‘Sneaky’ Taylor Despite the lack of UK-based CSGO players and coaches […]
June 11, 2022
How an accident led Mouseskins to become a UK esports success story in the making
During a long recovery time following an accident, Steven McKerrow looked at his battered gaming mouse and asked […]
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June 10, 2022
How the war initiated by the Russian Federation against Ukraine affected esports: a candid interview with the captain of LeoGaming’s CSGO team from Ukraine
Promoted article (contains affiliate link) Such things as missed tournaments, disrupted training sessions and the constant threat of […]
June 2, 2022
Diamondprox interview: Veteran LoL jungler on joining Bifrost in the NLC, his most memorable career moments and wanting to beat Kasing!
Danil ‘Diamondprox’ Reshetnikov is one of League of Legends’ most experienced esports players, having played at MSI, Worlds, […]
May 28, 2022
‘We want to help these young CSGO players be among the best in the world’ – Neil Murphy appointed coach at the new Gucci Gaming Academy with FaceIt
Neil Murphy is one of the most experienced esports coaches from Ireland – now he’s part of a […]
May 22, 2022
New UK esports jersey and apparel business XCalibur.GG emerges: Interview with co-owners Marc Busby and George Spour, plus updates on UKEL & Clique
XCalibur.GG co-owners Marc ‘Omni’ Busby (left) and George Spour (right), photo by Fergus Brewis Excalibur. The legendary sword […]
May 20, 2022