Interviews
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Battle of the Brit Bosses in Birmingham! We interview OG Bonkers and Falcons Grant ahead of their big ESL One match-up
Two teams at ESL One Birmingham 2024 with UK staff – OG and Falcons – are going head-to-head […]
April 27, 2024
‘The atmosphere at Dota 2 events is unmatched’ – EFG’s Shane Clarke on bringing ESL One back to Birmingham, working on DHL content with Slacks, and his IreLAN tournaments with Sheever & ODPixel
Dota 2 has found its UK home in Birmingham, having first hosted ESL One Birmingham in 2018, then […]
April 27, 2024
‘I think Clove is by far the most fun agent to play in ranked right now’ – Interview with Sentinels Assistant Coach Drew ‘DrewSpark’ Spark-Whitworth
After securing the title at Masters Madrid, Sentinels have begun their VCT 2024: Americas Stage 1 on an […]
April 25, 2024
Faye Mata on voicing Lulu in League of Legends, her voice acting career advice and playing fighting games competitively
Faye Mata is an American voice actor with roles in League of Legends (Lulu), Pokémon (Chandelure, Lapras & […]
April 22, 2024
‘I never used to voice my opinion, but now I’m starting to feel more open as a teammate’ – interview with GiantX UK Valorant Game Changers player Sarah ‘sarah’ Ahmed
(Photo by Bruno Alvares /Riot Games) Sarah ‘sarah’ Ahmed is the British flex player for GiantX’s latest Game […]
April 19, 2024
Interview with rising talent WaXeN on Romanian esports, his ‘first true esports love’ and UK esports ‘going back to where it should have been’
With a commanding stage presence, a background in Counter-Strike 1.6 and bags of passion, Romanian caster and host […]
April 2, 2024
‘It’s not that UK teams can’t make it, but you don’t have guidance from mentors in the UK scene’ – Mezii on breaking away from UK CS, the game’s latest patch and playing at Wembley in the Blast Premier Spring Final 2024
In this special series of articles, Esports News UK’s coverage of the Blast Premier Spring Final 2024 is in collaboration […]
March 9, 2024
‘This year we’re going for all three titles’ – interview with Jake ‘Boaster’ Howlett during VCT 2024 EMEA Kickoff on season ambitions
Fnatic’s Valorant campaign began on a high note last Friday as they defeated Team Vitality 2-0 in the […]
February 26, 2024
Interview with KennyS and RpK on what Valve should change in CS2, the standard of play at Epic.LAN, and loving the UK’s weather and food
Interview photos by Jonathon Yau Earlier this month it was announced that French Counter-Strike (CS) veterans kennyS and […]
February 25, 2024
‘Staying true to esports’ roots can get us through the esports winter’ – interview with Alex ‘Machine’ Richardson at IEM Katowice 2024
IEM Katowice content powered by Predator Gaming Alex ‘Machine’ Richardson believes that ‘staying true to esports’ roots’ is […]
February 18, 2024
Family who named charity after son’s gamertag keen to form esports team to honour his legacy: Here’s how you can help TheRockinR – and SpecialEffect – and win prizes this pancake day courtesy of AOC/Philips monitors
Left to right: Carol Miree, YouTuber Jacksepticeye, Reece Miree, Jonny Miree and Jess Miree (photo taken prior to […]
February 12, 2024
‘I’m not an expert on anything – except blagging it!’ – OJ Borg on his varied presenting career at IEM Katowice 2024
IEM Katowice content powered by Predator Gaming Stage host and BBC radio presenter OJ Borg is back for his […]
February 11, 2024
Gross Gore returns to full-time streaming on Kick.com – exclusive interview on 2024 goals, reaching Grandmaster, his Riot and rank 1 ambitions, hiring security and a legal team, casting plans, personal life and more
Ali ‘Gross Gore’ Larsen is one of UK League of Legends most infamous streamers, having been banned multiple […]
February 10, 2024
Faze rain on IEM win over G2 and new CS2 update: “It feels a bit more sluggish to me at the moment”
Photo credit: Helena Kristiansson, ESL Faceit Group; IEM Katowice content powered by Predator Gaming A dominant Faze Clan were […]
February 9, 2024
R8G Esports sim racing stars: “We aren’t shooting zombies, this is the esport with the biggest link to the real world”
IEM Katowice content powered by Predator Gaming Professional F1 driver Romain Grosjean’s R8G Esports stars, sponsored by Predator Gaming, […]
February 9, 2024