Category Archives: UKLC/Forge of Champions

UKLC: Excel Esports become Tower Champions in Week 1 after exciting match vs Enclave

February 14th, 2019

by Laura Byrne & Dom Sacco Excel Esports swept aside the competition in the first week of the UK League Championship (UKLC) to become tower champions. They started by beating Phelan Gaming, then Diabolus and finally Fnatic Rising (the new name for Fnatic's academy team), before progressing to face the current tower champions, Enclave Gaming. Enclave…

Fnatic Rising: Org rebrand academy team name and logo ahead of UK League Championship

February 12th, 2019

Fnatic have announced a new name and logo for their League of Legends academy team which will be taking part in the new UKLC tournament this week. The academy side will be known as Fnatic Rising and have received a logo influenced by East London graffiti, 'teenage energy' and even the logo of rappers Wu-Tang Clan.…

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…

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…

‘We can be the pride of Britain’ – Fnatic sign four UK players & MagiFelix to academy team

January 8th, 2019

UPDATE (January 12th): Support player Tom "Prosfair" Willis has spoken to Esports News UK about joining Fnatic and his goals for the upcoming split. We've added his comments to the bottom of this article. Original article (January 8th): Fnatic have announced their LVP UK League of Legends roster ahead of the regional league's launch. They have signed…

exceL Esports open LoL training facility at Twickenham Stadium & explain why they’re leaving their gaming house behind

January 5th, 2019

exceL Esports are leaving behind their OMEN gaming house in favour of a dedicated League of Legends training centre at Twickenham Stadium. The UK org - who will be taking part in the new League of Legends European Championship (LEC) and LVP UK league this year - explained why they're making the move. exceL Esports MD, Kieran…

Who are Phelan Gaming? We interview founder Ciarán “Wings” Walsh about their LoL background, the Irish scene and aims for the 2019 league

December 14th, 2018

Phelan Gaming are one of three orgs new to the UK League of Legends European Regional League, which kicks off in 2019. But what are they about, how did they form and what are their ambitions? Dom Sacco gets to know Phelan Gaming founder and CEO Ciarán "Wings" Walsh in this quick-fire interview. First off, it…

Fnatic Academy playing in the 2019 LVP UK league can help take the UK LoL scene to the next level

December 13th, 2018

LVP UK has confirmed the nine teams that will be taking part in its 2019 League of Legends tournament, including newcomers Phelan, Darkspawn and Fnatic. Other familiar names returning include MnM, exceL, Diabolus, Enclave, Barrage and Bulldog, with Wind and Rain, Hyperion and Misfits dropping out. The confirmation that League of Legends European Championship (LEC)…

Category Archives: UKLC/Forge of Champions

UKLC: Excel Esports become Tower Champions in Week 1 after exciting match vs Enclave

Fnatic Rising: Org rebrand academy team name and logo ahead of UK League Championship

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

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

‘We can be the pride of Britain’ – Fnatic sign four UK players & MagiFelix to academy team

exceL Esports open LoL training facility at Twickenham Stadium & explain why they’re leaving their gaming house behind

Who are Phelan Gaming? We interview founder Ciarán “Wings” Walsh about their LoL background, the Irish scene and aims for the 2019 league

Fnatic Academy playing in the 2019 LVP UK league can help take the UK LoL scene to the next level

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