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RLCS 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 […]
August 11, 2021Red Bull Metropolis announced: UK and Ireland streamers including Biffa, The Spiffing Brit and RTGame to take part in competitive Cities: Skylines event
Red Bull and Paradox Interactive have announced the first major competitive Cities: Skyline event, Red Bull Metropolis, with […]
August 6, 2021Fnatic sign UK CSGO players Alex and Mezii
London-based esports giant Fnatic have brought two UK CSGO players onto their roster: William ‘mezii’ Merriman and Alex […]
August 5, 2021Evil Geniuses now valued at $255m after partnering with Wolves and receiving new investment from football club’s owners
Premier League football club Wolves have partnered with North American esports giant Evil Geniuses in a deal that […]
July 28, 2021Steam Deck: Can you play MOBAs, MMOs and esports games on Valve’s portable PC?
Can the upcoming Steam Deck play games well-suited to desktop PCs, like MOBAs, MMOs and esports titles? The […]
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July 17, 2021The e-Open golf esports tournament returns for 2021
Following the first e-Open tournament presented by Mastercard last year, golf governing body R&A has announced that gamers […]
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July 14, 2021