CS:GO Archives - Esports News UK

FACEIT reveals Minerva, bans 20,000 players for toxicity

FACEIT recently revealed Minerva, their AI which challenges toxicity in their CSGO servers – and it’s already proving […]

October 26, 2019

HP Omen Challenge will see five top CSGO players battle it out for $50,000 in London

HP has announced the return of the OMEN Challenge, taking place on September 20th in London’s Camden Town. […]

September 11, 2019

ESL UK's CSGO Premiership to offer path to new $5m ESL Pro Tour

The CSGO ESL Premiership in the UK & Ireland will offer upcoming talent the chance to progress to […]

September 3, 2019

Natus Vincere and Team Endpoint emerge victorious at ESL Prem 2019 Summer Season finals

Over the weekend, the ESL UK & Ireland Premiership 2019 Summer Season came to an end for CSGO […]

July 30, 2019

'The issue of UK Counter-Strike is it's so complex' – dephh and Bardolph talk UK scene and more at ECS finals

British CSGO professionals Rory ‘dephh’ Jackson (pro player for Complexity) and James Bardolph (caster and FaceIT Media VP) […]

June 14, 2019

London Esports video interview: UK org on CSGO success, hopes for MDL qualification and a possible move into LoL

Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco speaks to London Esports co-directors Alfie Wright (left) and Billy Maulkerson (right) […]

April 8, 2019

ESL UK responds to CSGO Prem criticism

ESL UK has responded to criticism of rule changes and communication in the ESL CSGO Premiership. What […]

March 11, 2019

Insomnia64 announces BYOC esports tournaments including £12,000 Overwatch Cup

Insomnia Gaming Festival has revealed the BYOC (bring your own computer) esports tournament line-up for i64 next month. […]

March 9, 2019

Manchester to host ESL Prem spring finals for first time ever

The ESL UK & Ireland Premiership Spring Season Finals will be played live in Manchester for the first […]

February 20, 2019

epic26 recap: We look back on the winners, the national coverage from the BBC and the first ESL Prem conference

Earlier this month the 26th epic.LAN took place at Kettering Conference Centre – and it was one to […]

February 16, 2019

ECS finals return to Wembley for 2019, new format for Season 7

The 2019 CSGO Esports Championship Series (ECS) will culminate in a grand finals event hosted at London’s Wembley […]

February 9, 2019

smooya hit with FaceIT Pro League temp ban days after announcing plans to leave BIG Clan

UPDATE (February 7th): smooya has been banned from the FaceIT Pro League (FPL) after telling another player, refrezh, […]

February 7, 2019

epic.LAN confirms changes for season 2 of the Grosvenor Casinos CSGO Championship

The epic.LAN CS:GO Championship in association with Grosvenor Casinos is returning for a second season, and organisers have […]

February 6, 2019

ESL UK CSGO Prem week 1 recap: LS aces for CeX, Endpoint defeated, plus we look at some top plays

The inaugural matches of the ESL UK CSGO Premiership Spring season got underway last week. Thought of as […]

February 3, 2019

UK CSGO finals approach including ESL Winter Prem & Grosvenor Coventry

CSGO has been a staple game in the UK competitive scene over the years, with plenty of homegrown […]

November 22, 2018

United Masters League: Vexed Gaming the only UK org invited to new CSGO tournament with crypto prize pool

UK organisation Vexed Gaming and other European teams have been invited to a new CSGO league created by […]

November 15, 2018

UK org Luxor Esports release CSGO player Bevve after smoke exploit results in ESEA ban

UK esports organisation Luxor’s CSGO team has fallen apart after one of its players was caught cheating in […]

November 8, 2018

A Diabolical mess: CSGO players air dirty laundry over Diabolus Esports' 'unacceptable' gaming house

It’s been a rollercoaster week for Diabolus Esports, who were criticised by former CSGO players about their gaming […]

October 14, 2018

Event recap: UK's first CSGO Major a success as Astralis win big

The FaceIT London CSGO Major finally came to Wembley last week. If the idea of hosting such an event […]

September 26, 2018

Sky Sports to broadcast CSGO London Major, FACEIT announces separate Premium Pass on Twitch

FACEIT has partnered with Sky Sports to broadcast the final matches from the UK’s first CSGO Major in […]

September 13, 2018