League of Legends

North American esports org TSM (Team SoloMid) have announced a $210m 10-year partnership deal split between cryptocurrency exchanges […]

Read More… from TSM to change name to TSM FTX and open European office after signing the largest naming rights partnership in esports history in $210m deal

UK League of Legends coach Jon ‘Just Jon’ Ellis has joined Ligue Française de League of Legends (LFL) side Solary […]

Read More… from Just Jon leaves UK League of Legends for France after being appointed head coach at Solary: ‘There are no easy games in the LFL, but I want to win. It’s that simple’

UK esports organisation Excel Esports is getting another ‘exciting London HQ’, separate to the Excel training facilities at […]

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Riot Games has announced that KitKat will be a main partner across several of its League of Legends […]

Read More… from 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

The UK has qualified as one of the 16 teams participating in the Legends of Runeterra (LoR) Masters […]

Read More… from Team UK players confirmed for Legends of Runeterra Masters Europe this weekend: ‘I think we are definitely viewed as more of a dark horse within our group… but it’s coming home!’

Vodafone Giants have signed UK support player Raymond ‘KaSing’ Tsang to complete their 2021 Summer League of Legends […]

Read More… from Rebranded Vodafone Giants sign KaSing and 113 to LoL roster, say pair are ‘like father and son’

League of Legends: Wild Rift launched on mobile devices late last year in the UK and other regions, […]

Read More… from Wild Rift Origin Series announced: Riot encourages teams from the UK, Europe and MENA to take part in new €300,000 tournament

On May 7th 2021, Resolve acquired long-running UK organisation Barrage Esports. It was a surprising turn of events, […]

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UK esports organisation Excel Esports have confirmed the signing of Norwegian mid-laner Erlend ‘nukeduck’ Våtevik Holm (pictured, centre) […]

Read More… from Excel finalise LEC Summer 2021 roster after signing Nukeduck and Denyk

Mad Lions’ Danish assistant League of Legends coach Patrick ‘Pad’ Suckow-Breum (pictured, in green) has spoken about his […]

Read More… from ‘Transition from UKLC to MSI mind-blowing’ – Mad Lions coach Pad

Here’s our latest weekly Newsflash roundup, where we cover a host of brief esports and gaming news in […]

Read More… from Newsflash: NLC format changes, Scottish college Valorant champions, new streamer at Endpoint, Fnatic’s French connection, university mental health study & more

For transparency: Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco was hired on a freelance consultancy basis to help shape […]

Read More… from Resolve Esports acquire Barrage Esports and will be playing in the League of Legends NLC

The League of Legends Mid-Seasonal Invitational (MSI) kicks off in Iceland on May 6th 2021, after a two-year […]

Read More… from MSI 2021 preview with LCK caster Chronicler and LPL caster Munchables

UPDATE (May 4th 2021): The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has apparently congratulated Karmine Corp for winning the EU […]

Read More… from xMatty becomes first UK player to win the EU Masters, as France’s Karmine Corp take down BT Excel in the Spring 2021 grand final

March was Women’s History Month, and the esports industry took the chance to celebrate the many talented and […]

Read More… from Interview with EU League of Legends casters Noa and Carmeline on women in esports: “On one hand I know how important the exposure is for brands and media, and I know that we need it, but on the other hand I get angry when I see them using us for marketing, and only speak up about our problems one day per year”