Category Archives: Tournaments

ESL Prem LAN finals to tour the UK, epic26 to host new Premiership Conference

January 31st, 2019

ESL UK has confirmed it's making changes to the ESL UK & Ireland Premiership finals for spectators. "In 2019 and onwards, the ESL Premiership will be going on tour around the UK to allow for easier travel and new venues to attend to support their teams in a great live environment," ESL said in a…

UK Dota 2 coach Teaguvnor reflects on his time at the Chongqing Major and looks ahead to ESL One Birmingham

January 27th, 2019

UK Dota 2 talent Robson "Teaguvnor" Merritt said his time at the Chongqing Major was a learning experience and believes his team can lift the trophy at ESL One Birmingham 2019. Teaguvnor worked as a coach for Chaos Esports Club at the major, which took place last week. His teamed placed 9-12th, which is an improvement…

UKLC Roster Roundup: Meet the teams and players competing in the 2019 UK League Championship

January 26th, 2019

The UKLC has been officially unveiled and the nine participating teams have now confirmed their player rosters. Each week, they will compete to scale the UKLC tower by going head-to-head in a best-of-one knockout tournament. The team that climbs highest will then get to face the previous week's tower champion. If they are victorious, they…

PUBG announces esports changes and profit sharing for teams as FaceIT reveals Showdown

January 24th, 2019

Article contains affiliate links Some big news around competitive PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) has emerged over the past few days, including changes to esports and a new FaceIT series. PUBG gives greater support to esports teams First up, the news from PUBG Corporation. The developer and publisher of the game has announced a series of esports initiatives…

Never forget where you’re coming from: This kind gesture from a UK Overwatch pro evokes that esports community spirit

January 23rd, 2019

Some boy band from my era once said: 'Never forget where you're coming from.' Well, it seems that UK Overwatch pro gamer Isaac "Boombox" Charles certainly hasn't. The Philadelphia Fusion Overwatch League player, who previously played StarCraft II, has made a significant contribution towards a prize pool for his old game. Boombox has put his…

UKLC Interview: Riot UK & LVP on making ‘every match feel relevant’, UK scene drama and having a ‘totally different’ studio setup

January 23rd, 2019

Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco had the chance to interview Riot UK head of esports Mo Fadl (left) and LVP VP and co-founder Sergi Mesonero about the new UK League Championship (UKLC), which was revealed earlier today. Esports News UK: Please give us an overview of the new UKLC. What was the thinking…

UKLC reveal: UK League Championship to feature new ‘tower’ format, kicks off February 13th

January 23rd, 2019

UPDATE (February 9th): Mo Fadl, head of esports at Riot UK, has responded to Esports News UK's request for comment on the change from a traditional prize pool format to giving teams revenue-based incentives. He said: "Teams were signed based on their business models, so rather than being rewarded with a single prize pool we wanted…

Riot on Rekkles & co potentially playing in the UK scene: LEC players are able to play in European Regional Leagues

January 23rd, 2019

The new UK League Championship (UKLC), the official regional League of Legends competition for the UK, has been revealed. And technically, the likes of Rekkles, Bwipo, and others from the Fnatic first team (and exceL first team for that matter) will be able to play in it. Riot UK and LVP have spoken to Esports…

Rainbow Six Siege is coming to Belong Gaming Arenas

January 20th, 2019

Ubisoft's Rainbow Six Siege is continuing to target the UK esports scene with more tournaments and activity. The latest competition is heading to GAME's Belong Arenas. There will be a series of Rainbow Six Siege Arena Clash events and tournaments over the next three months. In partnership with Ubisoft, Belong Gaming Arenas will kick off…

Top UK streamers are taking part in a KFC Royale Call of Duty esports tournament

January 17th, 2019

Forget the Chicken Royale - KFC is teaming up with Activision and Call of Duty in the UK to run the KFC Royale. The fast food restaurant chain is winging its way into esports with the £50,000 tournament featuring Black Ops 4's BlackOut battle royale mode. Several big streamers and YouTubers from the UK and…

Category Archives: Tournaments

ESL Prem LAN finals to tour the UK, epic26 to host new Premiership Conference

UK Dota 2 coach Teaguvnor reflects on his time at the Chongqing Major and looks ahead to ESL One Birmingham

UKLC Roster Roundup: Meet the teams and players competing in the 2019 UK League Championship

Never forget where you’re coming from: This kind gesture from a UK Overwatch pro evokes that esports community spirit

UKLC Interview: Riot UK & LVP on making ‘every match feel relevant’, UK scene drama and having a ‘totally different’ studio setup

UKLC reveal: UK League Championship to feature new ‘tower’ format, kicks off February 13th

Riot on Rekkles & co potentially playing in the UK scene: LEC players are able to play in European Regional Leagues

Rainbow Six Siege is coming to Belong Gaming Arenas

Top UK streamers are taking part in a KFC Royale Call of Duty esports tournament

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