Tournaments
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Worlds 2021 betting scandal: BYG player suspended for leaking inside information, Twitter reacts
Riot Games has suspended Beyond Gaming’s Taiwanese mid-laner Chien ‘Maoan’ Mao-An in a huge scandal at the 2021 […]
October 9, 2021
Alphari confident Team Liquid can qualify for Worlds quarter finals: ‘I want to win Worlds. I’m not going to say that’s 100% the expectation this year, but I think we’ll get out of groups’
Artwork by Ali Hassanein originally posted in the LoL subreddit, used with permission The Welshman is at Worlds […]
October 5, 2021
Players representing Team Britain at Global Esports Games announced, with UK esports veterans Mark Weller, Ryan Hart, TeaGuvnor and more involved
For transparency: Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco used to work full-time for British Esports between September 2016 […]
October 5, 2021
Icebox powered by Promod Esports launches Riot-supported £20,000 Valorant open tournament ecosystem for UK, Ireland and Nordics
With the release of Promod Esports’ new Northern European Valorant community, Icebox, it has launched an open tournament […]
October 5, 2021
Team UK announced for €60,000 Valorant Spike Nations charity tournament, featuring Fnatic Boaster and Mistic
Blast has partnered with Riot Games to bring back the Spike Nations Valorant tournament for a second instalment […]
October 4, 2021
Tenstar Nova become first ever champions of VCT Game Changers EMEA after beating fellow UK org Rix in the final, which has generated 200,000+ views so far
UK esports organisation Tenstar have been crowned VCT Game Changers EMEA Series 1 champions, just four months after […]
October 4, 2021
Razer announces esports wellness program, EU Invitational in Fortnite, Valorant and Brawl Stars, new webcam and capture card for streamers, and Razercon 2021
Gaming hardware brand has made a slew of announcements around esports and streaming, including a wellness program, EU […]
October 3, 2021
UK/Ireland League of Legends teams are taking part in the £2,500 Leagues.gg UK Winter Showdown this weekend
Seven UK and Ireland League of Legends teams are taking part in a £2,500 Leagues.gg UK Winter Showdown […]
October 2, 2021
Intel Extreme Mess-ters: Whirlwind week for Endpoint following visa issues and last-minute ESL rule change, with new coach almost becoming sub CSGO player
It’s been a Surreal week for UK esports organisation Endpoint, with circumstances out of their control leading to […]
September 30, 2021
Worlds 2021 song: Riot sneaked a meme into the ‘Burn It All Down’ music video for the LoL World Championship
It’s that time of the year again – the hype for the League of Legends World Championship is […]
September 30, 2021
The Machines Arena Championship: UK esports orgs and LoL players to take part in Iceland LAN tournament for new 4v4 MOBA shooter, with FaceIT TV involved and James Bardolph casting
UK esports organisations like MNM Gaming and Endpoint will be taking part in a $10,000 esports tournament for […]
September 29, 2021
NUEL opens up tournaments to students in Ireland following closure of Irish Collegiate Esports
UK university esports body NUEL has opened up its tournaments to students based in the Republic of Ireland […]
September 29, 2021
Gfinity to operate Coca-Cola Copa Challenge Football Manager 2021 esports tournament and separate ASK4 FIFA 22 competition for those in student accommodation
UK-based esports company Gfinity has been named the tournament operator for the Football Manager Coca-Cola COPA Challenge, presented […]
September 28, 2021
Rix.GG finish runners-up in first Wild Rift Origin Series Championship
UK esports organisation Rix.GG came close to an historic win in the early days of League of Legends: […]
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September 27, 2021
‘We don’t support that fiesta’ – Riot Games criticised over ridiculing Worlds 2021 play-ins stage in Pick ‘Ems game
Riot Games has come under fire from the esports community today for ‘disrespectful’ wording used in its League […]
September 26, 2021