Academy
ENCE Academy UK coach Whitey reacts to postponement of WePlay Academy League following Russian missile strikes on Ukraine: ‘People’s safety is more important than CSGO’
Ukraine-based esports tournament organiser WePlay has postponed Season 6 of its CSGO WePlay Academy League following Russia’s missile […]
October 10, 2022WePlay Academy League Season 5: Caster line-up, teams and UK talent listed
The WePlay Academy League is back for its fifth season, once again shining a spotlight on the CSGO […]
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July 25, 2022
How teacher Emily ‘Perkz’ Perkins, Leicester City FC and the Life Multi-Academy Trust are transforming school esports in Leicestershire
Emily ‘Perkz’ Perkins (pictured left) has had one of the most unusual yet inspiring stories in UK esports. […]
July 13, 2022
Lucent warns other grassroots UK orgs to get contracts signed after Korean jungler Jony leaves them for Mad Lions Madrid on a free transfer
UK esports organisation Lucent Esports have been left frustrated after their Korean jungler Jony left them for Mad […]
June 15, 2022
French government bans English gaming words including esports, pro gamer and streamer to ‘preserve the purity’ of their language, farts in our general direction (BUT, President Macron shows support to esports at special gathering)
Image used with permission, courtesy of Everett Collection Inc / Alamy Stock Photo French government workers have been banned from […]
June 1, 2022
‘We want to help these young CSGO players be among the best in the world’ – Neil Murphy appointed coach at the new Gucci Gaming Academy with FaceIt
Neil Murphy is one of the most experienced esports coaches from Ireland – now he’s part of a […]
May 22, 2022
UK CSGO coach Whitey joins ENCE Academy
UK CSGO coach George ‘Whitey’ White has today announced he’s joined the academy team of ENCE. Whitey has […]
May 13, 2022
JDXL head coach Torok on NLC Summer 2022: ‘I know for a fact we can beat every single team in Europe. It’s really important that we keep showing the same flair and differentiation from other teams that we developed in spring’
Insomnia esports coverage powered by AGON by AOC Esports News UK caught up with JDXL League of Legends […]
April 26, 2022
Welsh college partners with Tenstar for Valorant training programme
Coleg Sir Gar, a college in South Wales with multiple campuses, has teamed up with UK esports organisation […]
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April 3, 2022
UK esports organisation Vulpine announces schools initiative
Grassroots UK esports organisation Vulpine Esports has launched work experience opportunities and workshops for students in schools. The […]
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February 16, 2022
WePlay casters leave Ukraine over fears of potential Russian invasion, with UK’s James Banks and others departing the country
Some of the broadcast talent working on the WePlay CSGO Academy League Season 3 in Ukraine left the […]
February 16, 2022
Excel officially announce partnership with JD Sports as BT logo is removed from website
UK esports organisation Excel Esports have today officially announced their partnership with well-known UK sports fashion retailer JD […]
January 14, 2022
Into the Breach reach ESL Challenger League, move into Valorant, extend roster contracts and announce new tournaments
Update (January 13th 2022): UK esports organisation Into the Breach have qualified for the ESL Challenger League (Season […]
January 13, 2022
Northampton College opens esports arena as part of £6.3m digital academy
Northampton College has this week opened a brand new esports arena, as part of its £6.3m digital academy. […]
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November 25, 2021
Mad Mac and his coaching team renew Mad Lions contracts, with Pad taking on new responsibilities
Mad Lions’ British head coach James ‘Mac’ MacCormack has extended his contract with LEC team Mad Lions, as […]
November 4, 2021