Academy
Newsflash: MAD win LEC, Fnatic Valorant team changes, NFTs in esports, Endpoint academy roster, Uni of Birmingham PVP game wins dev challenge, UK Twitch streamer unbanned 2 years after false ban
Here’s our latest weekly Newsflash roundup, where we cover a host of esports and gaming news in an […]
April 11, 2021
MNM’s relegation to UKLC raises questions around academy teams in UK League of Legends
UPDATE (March 26th 2021): MNM Gaming have decided to give up their academy team slot rather than sell […]
March 25, 2021
Endpoint ROG Academy to help young UK CSGO players go pro, will feature a behind-the-scenes content series inspired by football academies (update: Endpoint has closed the project in its current form)
Update (December 6th 2021): Endpoint has announced it has closed its academy project in its current form, and […]
January 13, 2021
Coach Donby from UK & Nordics LoL scene on joining Astralis’ new talent development scheme: ‘Denmark is one of the hotspots for esports talent, players just need the right guidance to become the stars of tomorrow’
Danish esports org Astralis have announced a new talent development initiative – and a LoL coach from the […]
November 15, 2020
Resolve secure promotion to the UKLC as Bulldog are relegated to the UKEL
UK esports organisation Resolve have taken Bulldog’s position in the League of Legends UKLC after beating them 3-0 […]
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August 24, 2020
Top UK League of Legends sides will now be able to field academy teams in the lower-tier UKEL: Here’s how it works plus a Q&A with UKEL founder Synygy
The team behind the UK Esports League (UKEL) yesterday announced that sides in higher-tier UK League of Legends […]
August 6, 2020
G2 teams up with Arctic Gaming for new LoL academy team in Spanish Superliga
G2 Esports, one of the biggest European organisations in League of Legends esports, have announced a rebranded academy […]
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January 4, 2020
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
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: Org rebrand academy team name and logo ahead of UK League Championship
Fnatic have announced a new name and logo for their League of Legends academy team which will be […]
February 12, 2019
'We can be the pride of Britain' – Fnatic sign four UK players & MagiFelix to academy team
UPDATE (January 12th): Support player Tom “Prosfair” Willis has spoken to Esports News UK about joining Fnatic and his […]
January 8, 2019Fnatic Academy playing in the 2019 LVP UK league can help take the UK LoL scene to the next level
LVP UK has confirmed the nine teams that will be taking part in its 2019 League of Legends […]
December 13, 2018
UK caster duo Medic & Excoundrel reunite as EU Masters Season 2 gets underway
The League of Legends EU Masters has announced its broadcast talent line-up as the play-in stages begin. There’s […]
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September 11, 2018
Misfits Academy win Forge of Champions
Riot Games has crowned Misfits Academy as the champions of the first Forge of Champions (FoC) tournament. After two […]
September 7, 2018
Forge of Champions roster roundup in progress: Who's playing where?
The first of the four mini tournaments in Riot UK’s new League of Legends tournament – Forge of […]
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June 19, 2018