League of Legends Archives - Esports News UK

Interview with PSV Esports top-laner Benjamin ‘Zhergoth’ Sánchez: ‘I think the Dutch league has a much higher level of play this split and I’m excited to see if we as a league can compete in the EU Masters’

Late last year, League of Legends’ newly formed Dutch and Belgian Leagues shocked the European Regional Leagues (ERL) […]

January 21, 2020

Experienced players and coach Candyfloss from UK LoL scene join Mousesports in the new German Prime League

Mousesports have announced an impressive new League of Legends roster, featuring talent honed in the UK scene. British […]

January 20, 2020

All about the community: Let’s push for more UK esports events like Excel’s Neosurf Cup

Showmatches and one-off tournaments aren’t just exciting to watch, they’re key to nurturing a community, says Esports News […]

January 14, 2020

G2 teams up with Arctic Gaming for new LoL academy team in Spanish Superliga

G2 Esports, one of the biggest European organisations in League of Legends esports, have announced a rebranded academy […]

January 4, 2020

Neosurf Cup: Top broadcast talent to host Excel Esports’ pre-season League of Legends showmatches in the UK

UPDATE (December 29th 2019): Excel Esports has announced a string of top broadcast talent will be hosting the […]

December 29, 2019

Fantasy LCS and LEC: Third-party platforms emerge for 2020 LoL esports after Riot drops official fantasy league

Esports One, the team behind online wiki service Esportspedia, is about to launch a fantasy League of Legends […]

December 28, 2019

Interview with UK LoL caster Dan ‘Aux’ Harrison: “For the last few years there was always this impression that the UK was lacking in talent, but the amount of rookies we’ve had show up is pretty insane”

Having been a League of Legends support player for Excel Esports in the past, Dan ‘Aux’ Harrison he […]

December 27, 2019

Worlds 2019 breaks League of Legends viewership records

Riot Games has announced record-breaking viewership for the 2019 League of Legends World Championship, making it the most-watched […]

December 21, 2019

World of Tanks developer opens UK studio, is working on an unannounced free-to-play game targeting fans of Fortnite, Overwatch and League of Legends

World of Tanks developer/publisher Wargaming has opened a UK office and is growing its team to work on […]

December 16, 2019

A League of Legends turn-based RPG and platform game are in development

Riot Games’ new publishing label, Riot Forge, has announced that two new League of Legends-themed games are in development. […]

December 14, 2019

DreamHack takes over as organiser of UKLC for Spring 2020, Diabolus Esports drops out of competition and UK League of Legends

LAN event operator DreamHack will be running the UK League Championship (UKLC) from Spring 2020. DreamHack will be […]

December 11, 2019

Riot Forge: Riot is hiring external developers to produce more League of Legends themed games in the future

League of Legends publisher Riot Games has announced plans to work with third-party developers to create new games […]

December 7, 2019

Fnatic announce Mithy as head coach: ‘Maybe this is the right time to move on from my playing career’

In what was one of the least well-kept secrets of the European off season, London-based LEC powerhouse Fnatic […]

December 6, 2019

A quick look back on the 2019 ENUK/BEA Proving Grounds

UPDATE (December 23rd): The official MVPs (most valuable players) have been announced. ORIGINAL ARTICLE (posted December 5th 2019): […]

December 5, 2019

Splyce rebrands to MAD Lions for the LEC, retains British coaching and community management staff

The rumours of a rebranding have been confirmed – Splyce have rebranded as MAD Lions for the next […]

December 1, 2019

Vicksy wins Twitch Rivals UK Teamfight Tactics tournament

UK streamer Vicksy has taken first place in the $15,000 Twitch Rivals UK Teamfight Tactics (TFT) competition. She […]

November 30, 2019

Alex ‘Mapache’ Parejo rejoins Excel Esports as assistant coach, Mickey renews as mid-laner

Excel Esports have announced the signing of a new assistant coach: Alex ‘Mapache’ Parejo, and the renewal of […]

November 27, 2019

LVP is ceasing operations in the UK and won’t be running the UKLC in 2020, Riot says it remains committed to the UK

Article contains affiliate links UPDATE (November 27th 2019): Riot UK’s head of esports, Mo Fadl (aka Riot UglySmurf), […]

November 26, 2019

The LVP UK x HyperX Teamfight Tactics tournament 2nd challenge draws to a close

With Teamfight Tactics (TFT) offering an alternate game mode to League of Legends’ usual 5v5 format, UK players […]

November 25, 2019

Excel hire new head of performance as they celebrate their fifth birthday

UK-based esports organisation Excel Esports, who take part in the League of Legends European Championship (LEC), have appointed […]

November 23, 2019