LEC
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Team BDS acquires Schalke 04’s LEC slot for €26.5m, Schalke’s head of esports says: ‘I’m sad and proud at the same time to confirm a landmark deal for European esports and football. It hurts because you’ve poured your heart into it’
It’s been rumoured for a little while now and today it’s been confirmed – Swiss esports organisation Team […]
June 29, 2021
UK LoL caster Hiprain: “To finally get the offer, to actually be on the LEC… is a really bizarre feeling. I don’t think it’s quite hit home yet. I don’t think it will hit home until about five seconds before the break ends and I go on, to be honest!”
Jake ‘Hiprain’ Matthews is name many are familiar with in the UK, Ireland and European League of Legends […]
June 18, 2021
Interview: Jamada on climbing the ranks as a UK LoL caster, his EU Masters experience and his upcoming LEC debut
The up-and-coming caster sat down with ENewsUK to discuss the incredible trajectory of his career, and his hopes and dreams for the future. […]
June 16, 2021
Caedrel joins DRX as its official global streamer and will co-stream LCK matches
Update (2022): Caedrel commented on this deal in an interview on joining Excel as a content creator, saying […]
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June 14, 2021
Exclusive interview with NLC caster Guldborg on getting called up to the LEC, and why swearing at Quickshot is on his bucket list
Last spring, the EU Masters brought many new eyes to the wealth of talent the European Regional Leagues […]
June 10, 2021
Excel admits academy players were ‘hesitant’ to join the LEC team, says separate mistake around attempted substitutions ‘won’t happen again’
UK esports organisation Excel Esports has spoken publicly about rumours that some of its BT Excel academy players […]
June 10, 2021
Casters and hosts from UK League of Legends scene get big LEC call-up for 2021 Summer Season
Some of the top casting and hosting talent from UK League of Legends esports, including those from the […]
June 9, 2021
Interview with SK Gaming general manager Joe ‘InnerFlame’ El Ouassi: ‘We’re not the SK of old, we’re not afraid of making tough decisions to try and get to the top. And I don’t care about finishing sixth in the LEC – I want to win. I’ve come close to winning in the past, and that’s not good enough for me.’
SK Gaming made headlines recently after moving star League of Legends (LoL) support player Treatz to the jungle, […]
June 8, 2021
Riot announces main partner for 12 League of Legends European Regional Leagues including UK/Nordics NLC, as well as the EU Masters, LCL and LEC
Riot Games has announced that KitKat will be a main partner across several of its League of Legends […]
May 31, 2021
Excel finalise LEC Summer 2021 roster after signing Nukeduck and Denyk
UK esports organisation Excel Esports have confirmed the signing of Norwegian mid-laner Erlend ‘nukeduck’ Våtevik Holm (pictured, centre) […]
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May 18, 2021
‘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, 2021
MSI & 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, 2021
Newsflash: MAD win LEC, Fnatic Valorant team changes, NFTs in esports, Endpoint academy roster, Uni of Birmingham PVP game wins dev challenge, UK Twitch streamer unbanned 2 years after false ban
Here’s our latest weekly Newsflash roundup, where we cover a host of esports and gaming news in an […]
April 11, 2021
Astralis offer MagiFelix contract extension: UK League of Legends champion to play in the Summer 2021 LEC Season
UPDATE (March 16th 2021): Astralis have extended MagiFelix’s contract to the end of 2021 and let their previous […]
March 16, 2021
Fnatic LEC player and coach test positive for Covid-19 as org quarantines team
London-based esports organisation Fnatic have quarantined their League of Legends LEC team after a player and coach contracted […]
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March 16, 2021