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UK player Astro returns to Rainbow Six Siege with Viperio following break and cancer diagnosis
Update (April 11th 2022): Astro has joined UK esports organisation Viperio’s Rainbow Six line-up. The roster can be […]
April 11, 2022
London Spitfire release Prov1de following internal investigation over explicit messages sent to a minor
UK Overwatch pro player Owen ‘prov1de’ Warner has been kicked from Overwatch League team London Spitfire following an internal investigation. […]
April 9, 2022
UK Valorant player YaBoiLewis qualifies for VCT EMEA Stage 2 Challengers with Fokus, as Excel fall in group stage of promotion tournament
Lewis ‘YaBoiLewis’ Hughes, a UK Valorant player for Fokus, has helped his team reach the VCT (Valorant Champions […]
April 9, 2022
EU League of Legends fans want more local and smaller esports events to attend as there are ‘too many’ in the US, finds Nottingham Business School survey
Gamers are looking for more chances to connect in-person with each other and their favourite players and developers, […]
April 8, 2022
Fnatic suspend Russian Valorant player BraveAF over comments he made about the Ukraine war
London-headquartered esports organisation Fnatic have launched an investigation into comments that their Russian Valorant player made about the […]
March 30, 2022
Team Queso finish runners-up at RLCS Winter Major after incredible lower-bracket run, UK player breaks goals record
Team Queso’s Rocket League team, featuring two UK players, finished runners-up at the RLCS Winter Major on the […]
March 28, 2022
Pro FIFA players are complaining about the possibility of playing on 50-inch TVs at the ePremier League finals (update: 24-inch gaming monitors have saved the day)
Update: Esports News UK understands the situation has now been resolved. Tom Stokes has published the following tweet, […]
March 25, 2022
UK Rocket League talent prepares to do battle at RLCS Winter Major, with Endpoint, Queso and Dignitas
Update: Dignitas and Endpoint have crashed out of the major, while Queso have made it through to the […]
March 23, 2022Sky to broadcast ePremier League 2021/22 grand finals on UK TV, player line-ups revealed
The FIFA ePremier League 2021/2022 grand finals will take place this month, and the player/club line-ups have been […]
March 18, 2022
Into the Breach sign smooya on one-month trial: “If it works well, this may become long-term alongside another high-calibre 5th”
Update (April 18th 2022): Smooya has extended his contract with Into the Breach until mid-June 2022. The news […]
March 17, 2022
New pro player study explores stress and coping in League of Legends, and the idea of using ‘positive stress’ as a motivator to perform
A new piece of research has explored the impact of stress on League of Legends pro players, and […]
March 16, 2022
G2 ‘thrilled to sign the shortest but finest UK Siege player’, Doki, as Kayak leaves for Navi
UK Rainbow Six Siege pro players have made some moves to new organisations, with Jack ‘Doki’ Robertson (pictured) […]
March 13, 2022
UK Fortnite pro Wolfiez secures Red Bull sponsorship
Photo credit: Mark Roe / Red Bull Content Pool Fortnite player Jaden ‘Wolfiez’ Ashman has become the UK’s […]
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March 10, 2022
Guild win fifth major trophy as Fortnite player Hen takes first place in the FNCS EU final
British/Lithuanian professional Fortnite player Henrik ‘Hen’ Mclean achieved first place in the Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS) EU final yesterday. […]
March 7, 2022
Interview with xMatty of Team BDS on his first LEC season: ‘It was a bit of a shock at the start and I needed to get used to this level. But once we adjusted, I feel like it’s been comfortable. The only thing I had to get used to was how negative LEC fans are in chat’
Image credit: LoL Esports Flickr, Michal Konkol/Riot Games Matthew Charles “xMatty” Coombs has been a prominent name in the […]
March 2, 2022