Pro gamers
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Frenzy to play at Smash Summit 13, becomes first UK player to compete in the event’s history
Elliot ‘Frenzy’ Grossman, a Smash Bros Melee player representing UK esports organisation Reason Gaming, will be the first player from […]
April 27, 2022
Kolex looking to launch esports talent trading cards featuring casters and analysts, existing UK CSGO cards include Smooya, Mezii and Alex
Could we see the likes of James Banks, Frankie Ward, Machine and more getting their own trading cards […]
April 27, 2022
New role for Boaster as Fnatic make changes to Valorant roster
British Valorant star Jake ‘Boaster’ Howlett has taken on more of a support role within Fnatic’s Valorant team, […]
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April 24, 2022
Three student Rocket League teams from the UK qualify for Collegiate World Championship, as UK pro teams announce roster changes with Noly moving to Karmine Corp, Archie joining Endpoint & Williams Resolve signing Stake
It’s been a busy few weeks for UK Rocket League, with successes at the collegiate level and also […]
April 20, 2022
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