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Guild Esports move into Apex Legends with new team signing, also appoints first performance manager
UK-based esports organisation Guild Esports have announced their move into Apex Legends with the announcement of a new […]
October 15, 2021Man City to compete in Fortnite esports after signing 16-year-old player
English Premier League football club Manchester City have moved into Fortnite esports for the first time. They’ve signed […]
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October 6, 2021Nintendo and Gfinity announce 2021 Splatoon 2 Inkfest UK tournament
A new challenge for fans of Splatoon 2 is on the way with the Splatoon 2 Inkfest UK […]
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September 24, 2021Guild Esports signs women’s Valorant team, Guild X
UK-based organisation Guild Esports has announced the signing of an all-women Valorant team. The new team, Guild X, […]
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September 20, 2021Gayming Awards returns for 2022 with in-person event in London
The Gayming Awards will return for its second year, with Twitch on board as long-term presenting sponsor. Launched […]
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September 16, 2021RLCS 2021-22 Season announced with largest ever Rocket League esports prize pool, new format and regions, The Grid scrapped, plus the return of LANs
The Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) is back with the largest RLCS prize pool ever of $6m, more […]
September 15, 2021ESL announces Pro Tour CSGO changes, 2022 live events and new names for DreamHack Open and ESEA Premier tournaments
CSGO fans in the UK may be interested to learn that ESL Gaming has made a bunch of […]
September 15, 2021UK orgs take part in $100,000 Rocket League WePlay Esports Invitational
Update (September 20th 2021): The WePlay Rocket League Invitational has been won by Karmine Corp (EMEA) and Team […]
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September 9, 2021Anne ‘mamabenjyfishy’ Fish joins Galaxy Racer, becomes first pro gamer mum to join an esports team organisation
Dubai-based esports organisation Galaxy Racer has signed Anne Fish, aka ‘mamabenjyfishy’ or ‘mama fishy’, the British mother of […]
September 8, 2021Wolves become first football club to participate in the Honor of Kings Pro League
Premier League football club Wolves have become the first traditional football club to enter China’s King Pro League […]
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September 5, 2021UK CoD talent Zed retires from pro play: ‘This may be the scariest moment of my life’
English Call of Duty player Zach ‘Zed’ Denyer has announced his retirement from professional play. The 23-year-old talent, […]
September 3, 2021InnerFlame steps down as SK Gaming general manager, but isn’t leaving esports behind
British esports manager Joe ‘InnerFlame’ El Ouassi has stepped down as general manager for SK Gaming and transitioned to an […]
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September 2, 2021Jesse Lingard’s new esports team Jlingz Esports will be playing in the Rainbow Six Siege UK Ireland Nationals
British Manchester United footballer Jesse Lingard has acquired Audacity Esports, a Rainbow Six Siege esports team currently competing in Ubisoft’s […]
August 29, 2021UK Esports League to announce Pokémon Unite tournament
The UK Esports League (UKEL), a tournament provider mainly focused on League of Legends, is set to announce […]
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August 11, 2021Women in Esports partners with Dota Valkyries to launch mixed gender Valkyrie Cup community tournament, with plans for higher elo competitions in the future
For transparency: Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco used to work full-time for British Esports between September 2016 […]
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