UKLC/Forge of Champions Archives

Interview with PSV Esports top-laner Benjamin ‘Zhergoth’ Sánchez: ‘I think the Dutch league has a much higher level of play this split and I’m excited to see if we as a league can compete in the EU Masters’

Late last year, League of Legends’ newly formed Dutch and Belgian Leagues shocked the European Regional Leagues (ERL) […]

January 21, 2020

Interview with UK LoL caster Dan ‘Aux’ Harrison: “For the last few years there was always this impression that the UK was lacking in talent, but the amount of rookies we’ve had show up is pretty insane”

Having been a League of Legends support player for Excel Esports in the past, Dan ‘Aux’ Harrison he […]

December 27, 2019

DreamHack takes over as organiser of UKLC for Spring 2020, Diabolus Esports drops out of competition and UK League of Legends

LAN event operator DreamHack will be running the UK League Championship (UKLC) from Spring 2020. DreamHack will be […]

December 11, 2019

Alex ‘Mapache’ Parejo rejoins Excel Esports as assistant coach, Mickey renews as mid-laner

Excel Esports have announced the signing of a new assistant coach: Alex ‘Mapache’ Parejo, and the renewal of […]

November 27, 2019

LVP is ceasing operations in the UK and won’t be running the UKLC in 2020, Riot says it remains committed to the UK

Article contains affiliate links UPDATE (November 27th 2019): Riot UK’s head of esports, Mo Fadl (aka Riot UglySmurf), […]

November 26, 2019

The LVP UK x HyperX Teamfight Tactics tournament 2nd challenge draws to a close

With Teamfight Tactics (TFT) offering an alternate game mode to League of Legends’ usual 5v5 format, UK players […]

November 25, 2019

Barrage Retirement Home Edition prove you can teach old dogs new tricks as they qualify for the 2020 UKLC: Recap and interview with coach Kiao

Despite a shaky start to the Forge of Champions tournament and having the controversy of Barrage fielding two […]

November 4, 2019

Fnatic Rising crowned kings of UK League of Legends in 2019 after winning another Forge of Champions and securing the domestic quadruple

Fnatic’s UK academy team Fnatic Rising retained their Forge of Champions title to make them the clear dominant […]

October 24, 2019

UK esports managers react to new LoL Esports Manager game: ‘Can’t wait for players to fail their toxicity checks just before the season starts’

Earlier this week, Riot Games announced it is developing a League of Legends esports team management simulation game, […]

October 18, 2019

UKLC ditches tower format in favour of round robin, Fnatic Rising exit EU Masters

Today, LVP UK announced some changes to the UK League Championship (UKLC) League of Legends esports competition, while […]

September 28, 2019

LVP UK responds to criticism of Barrage Esports having two teams in the UKLC Promotion Tournament

LVP UK, the organisers of the UK League of Legends UKLC tournament, have responded to concerns from the […]

September 26, 2019

Excel UK falter but Fnatic Rising keep the UKLC flag flying high: Can Fnatic win the EU Masters in Katowice?

Image and article by Megalodontus Fnatic Rising once again put the hopes and dreams of the British circuit […]

September 24, 2019

Should esports teams be allowed to have a second team competing in qualifiers and eventually play against themselves?

Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco shares his opinion on Barrage Esports having a second team competing for […]

September 23, 2019

Fnatic Rising and Excel UK in the EU Masters Playoffs: Can they reach the finals?

Both UK League of Legends teams from the UKLC boast a combined score of 11-1, Excel UK only […]

September 21, 2019

Forge of Champions returns for Summer 2019 with a new qualification format

Article contains affiliate links Riot and LVP have announced some changes to how qualifying works for the UK […]

September 4, 2019

Fnatic Rising win the UKLC Summer final and complete the UK LoL treble – but what's next for them in the EU Masters?

Fnatic Rising defeated Excel UK 3-1 in the UK League of Legends UKLC Summer Grand Final at Twickenham […]

September 2, 2019

Excel UK vs Fnatic Rising UKLC Grand Final Preview: Who Will Win the Titanic Throwdown in Twickenham?

Image and article by MegalodontusThe end of the 2019 UK League Championship (UKLC) split is on Sunday September […]

August 30, 2019

Phelan Gaming reach UKLC final three against the odds, but can they make the grand final?

Image edited and article written by Megalodontus The sole representative of Ireland, Phelan Gaming, have done the unthinkable. From […]

August 21, 2019

The iron gauntlet to Twickenham and the EU Masters: Can Phelan Gaming undertake the miracle run to the UKLC finals?

Image edited and article written by Megalodontus In one of the most brutal climbs to the top of […]

August 21, 2019

Twickenham Stadium to host first live UKLC finals

Riot Games and LVP have announced Twickenham Stadium as the location of their first live UK League of […]

July 13, 2019