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Orgs fight to sign UK Overwatch 'super team'
An all-star UK Overwatch team has formed – and already has three different orgs fighting over them. Esports […]
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January 13, 2017
ESL UK quietly scraps Overwatch Spring Premiership
ESL UK has quietly scrapped its Overwatch Premiership spring split 2017. It may be returning for a summer […]
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January 13, 2017
The 2016 Esports News UK Awards
You might forget it sometimes, but beneath the memes and the drama lies an undercurrent of talent in the […]
January 12, 2017
UK to host CoD World League in London, Birmingham and Sheffield
The Call of Duty World League (CWL) has announced today that it will be bringing three of four of […]
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January 10, 2017
As Misfits gain investment from Miami Heat, we ask: what can smaller orgs learn from them?
Esports News UK editor Dominic Sacco offers his take on today’s news that US basketball brand Miami Heat […]
January 10, 2017
ESL UK is thinking about drug testing players at its Premiership finals
ESL is considering drug-testing players at the next UK Premiership live finals, Esports News UK understands. The updated […]
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January 10, 2017
UK Talent to Cast EU Challenger Series Qualifiers
The casting talent for this years EU Challenger Series Qualifiers has been confirmed today. Fans of the UK […]
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January 10, 2017
ESL UK adds mid-season transfer window to Premiership
There is now a mid-season transfer window, which takes place between match weeks four and five of the ESL […]
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January 10, 2017
Scammers, Team Larssen and ESL's 'regret': The story behind MnM's LoL team collapse ahead of the EU CS qualifiers
UPDATE: ESL has chimed in on the situation. We asked the organiser what it thought about what’s happened, […]
January 9, 2017
ESL repositions Premiership to include Irish teams and players, makes changes to prize pools
ESL has renamed its UK Premiership tournaments simply to the ‘ESL Premiership’, and has made the tournament more inclusive to Irish […]
January 9, 2017
Choke Gaming are back
UK esports organisation Choke Gaming are making a comeback. Former Perilous Void team manager Tomas “Chin” Davis has been […]
January 8, 2017
Ginx TV hires Fnatic's former head of business development
Competitive gaming channel Ginx TV has appointed former Fnatic executive Darren Newnham as its new director of business […]
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January 5, 2017
ESL hopes to use Leicester Haymarket Theatre as an esports arena if £3m refit goes ahead
ESL UK is in talks with a council-backed consortium that hopes to redevelop the Leicester Haymarket Theatre. ESL […]
January 5, 2017
British League of Legends player Maxlore joins Roccat
Former Giants Gaming jungler Nubar “Maxlore” Sarafian (far left) has joined Team Roccat in time for the EU LCS […]
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January 5, 2017
Epic.LAN calls for teams as it prepares its first £2,000 UK Overwatch tournament
UK esports event provider epic.LAN is calling on Overwatch players and teams to attend epic.20, which takes place […]
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January 5, 2017