Category Archives: Tournaments

epic.LAN 27 esports winners roundup

June 24th, 2019
epic.LAN 27 esports winners roundup
It was another action-packed epic.LAN earlier this month, featuring a range of tournaments from CSGO to Rocket League, 1v1 League of Legends and more. Here are the winners, all of whom won cash prizes and tickets to epic28. In CSGO, fish123 emerged victorious, winning £2,250. The team once again featured well-known UK pro player smooya,…
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UKLC Summer Split team roster roundup (in progress)

June 22nd, 2019
UKLC Summer Split team roster roundup (in progress)
The UK League Championship (UKLC) Summer Split is fast approaching, two new teams have entered in Demise and NVision, and orgs are beginning to announce their player rosters. Esports News UK lists some of the confirmed rosters so far and will update this article regularly as more are revealed. If you're from an org and…
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Riot Bolton departs Riot UK

June 17th, 2019
Riot Bolton departs Riot UK
UPDATE: Some of the initial information below about Mo leaving was based off a single Linkedin post and doesn't tell the full story. We'll have an update on this soon.   Original article (published June 17th): There's been some changes at Riot UK, as one senior member has left and another has taken on a new…
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‘The issue of UK Counter-Strike is it’s so complex’ – dephh and Bardolph talk UK scene and more at ECS finals

June 14th, 2019
‘The issue of UK Counter-Strike is it’s so complex’ – dephh and Bardolph talk UK scene and more at ECS finals
British CSGO professionals Rory 'dephh' Jackson (pro player for Complexity) and James Bardolph (caster and FaceIT Media VP) were interviewed on the ECS stage at Wembey's SSE Arena last weekend. Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco sat through the interview and transcribed some choice quotes in this article. Stage host Pala Gilroy Sen asked dephh and Bardolph…
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Gross Gore: ‘I deserve a shot at being on the LCS desk’

June 13th, 2019
Gross Gore: ‘I deserve a shot at being on the LCS desk’
UK streamer Ali "Gross Gore" Larsen has spoken about his ambitions to work as a League of Legends desk host. He was talking on stream yesterday evening when he discovered fellow British content creator Dan "Foxdrop" Wyatt was on his team in the pre-game lobby. Gross Gore said: "I'm dead serious, bruv. Foxdrop is now…
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London to host FACEIT Ignite: Halo European Open LAN tournament in August

June 9th, 2019
London to host FACEIT Ignite: Halo European Open LAN tournament in August
FACEIT and 343 Industries have revealed FACEIT Ignite: Halo European Open, a new $30,000 LAN taking place in London. The open LAN tournament will feature 32 teams from Europe and North America competing across two days of live Halo 3 and Halo 5 action. It will take place from August 17th to 18th at Twickenham…
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ESL Premiership to see new Rainbow 6 teams enter mid season

June 5th, 2019
ESL Premiership to see new Rainbow 6 teams enter mid season
The ESL Premiership is getting a midseason shakeup. With the amount of news coming out this week there is no surprise changes are being made. Starting off with the biggest news, MnM Gaming's Rainbow 6 roster were acquired by Natus Vincere.  Navi.R6 will now compete in the Season 10 of the ESL Pro League in…
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