Category Archives: Rumour

Report claims exceL Esports have an EU LCS franchise slot

November 19th, 2018
Report claims exceL Esports have an EU LCS franchise slot
It looks like a UK esports organisation will be playing in the top-tier of European League of Legends next year. Developer Riot Games has reportedly selected exceL Esports as one of the teams to fill a slot in the EU LCS. That's according to this story written by ESPN's Jacob Wolf, who was last week…
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ePremier League hinted in now-deleted line from Wolves’ esports announcement

August 3rd, 2018
ePremier League hinted in now-deleted line from Wolves’ esports announcement
There could be an official esports version of the football Premier League in the works, according to a now-deleted line in an announcement from Wolverhampton Wanderers. Wolves have announced a partnership with Dutch-based esports agency Bundled, who already have some of the top FIFA esports players on their books such as GoalMachine21 and YimmieHD. In doing…
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National league winners could qualify for the EU LCS directly if Challenger Series is ditched – rumour

August 14th, 2017
National league winners could qualify for the EU LCS directly if Challenger Series is ditched – rumour
UPDATE (April 2018): Riot announced that a new EU Masters tournament will take place, the first of which was won by Origen in Leicester's Haymarket Theatre.   ORIGINAL ARTICLE: A rumour has emerged suggesting Riot Games is thinking about adopting a 'Champions League-style' model for the EU LCS. The idea 'is gaining support, according to sources familiar with…
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CAZ eSports Acquire ESL UK Premiership side – Rumour

July 11th, 2017
CAZ eSports Acquire ESL UK Premiership side – Rumour
A source close to Esports News UK has told us of a reported acquisition of a qualified ESL Premiership team by UK Organisation CAZ eSports. It is unknown which UK Premiership side CAZ have acquired but we believe they will make an official announcement in the coming week before the ESL Premiership starts on Wednesday, July 19th.…
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ESL layoffs loom but UK staff safe

June 28th, 2017
ESL layoffs loom but UK staff safe
ESL is laying off some staff as part of a restructure. Apparently 50 staff at ESL Germany have been laid off today, according to sources close to the situation, however Slingshot reports that ESL 'has notified at least 20 people, many in production'. ESL has since contacted Esports News UK to say that 50 'is not the number of people…
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Gfinity Elite Series delayed to July 2017

May 12th, 2017
Gfinity Elite Series delayed to July 2017
Update (May 19th): The revised dates for the Gfinity Elite Draft and Elite Series have been confirmed. The Challenger Series ends on June 4th, the Draft begins on June 16th and the Elite Series gets underway on July 7th. Tom Halls, Gfinity's strategic development and franchises executive, shared the dates on Twitter: #StartPlaying #EliteSeries @Gfinity…
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