esports
F1 Esports Series 2020 breaks viewing records as Virtual Grand Prix events return for 2021
The F1 Esports Series 2020 drew as a record number of fans, with a total of 11.4m live […]
January 17, 2021
UK League of Legends 2021 spring roster roundup: NLC, UKLC and UKEL teams and casters listed
Now that 2020 is over and a new League of Legends season has begun, it’s back to the […]
January 16, 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
Review: BBC’s ‘Fight For First’ Excel Esports documentary captures the rawness, realness and ruthlessness of esports
Fight For First offers an engaging glimpse into life behind the scenes in the LEC, writes Esports News […]
January 10, 2021
James ‘The Governor’ Gove comes out of esports retirement: Raise Your Governors again for one of the good guys in UK LoL
Update (September 5th 2021): Governor had come out of retirement to play for Verdant, but in light of […]
January 9, 2021
Riot Games announces Wild Rift esports plans for 2021
Wild Rift, the League of Legends game built for mobile devices, will be getting its own esports activities […]
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January 9, 2021
Interview with Chronicler on joining the LCK broadcast as a caster for 2021: “When I got the news I ran around screaming, waking my girlfriend up!”
Benelux caster Maurits ‘Chronicler’ Jan Meeusen has joined the LCK (League of Legends Champions Korea) broadcast team. He […]
January 8, 2021
McLaren Racing and Velo announce new esports series featuring Craig David, Supercar Blondie, Rory Reid and more
UK motor racing team McLaren Racing and nicotine pouch brand Velo have launched a new esport series, featuring […]
January 7, 2021
Excel co-founder Joel Holmes-Darby joins Method as general manager: ‘I wanted a new challenge and Method’s rebuild was the perfect fit’
Joel Holmes-Darby, the co-founder of Excel Esports, has joined another big UK esports organisation today: Method. As general […]
January 5, 2021
Are all these new esports venues set to open across the UK a bit of a false economy?
Image credit: Bristol arena concept by Glenn Howells Architects Limited We should hopefully have beaten Covid by the time […]
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December 30, 2020
‘The biggest problem in the UK is that teams are more inclined to import’ – Kasing talks UK League after joining Movistar Riders with Maxlore
(Image credit: Movistar Riders website announcement) Experienced UK League of Legends player Kasing has spoken candidly about his […]
December 29, 2020
Esports News UK’s most-read articles of 2020
It’s been a strange and challenging year for all, and like most industries, esports has been affected by […]
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December 28, 2020
Breaking down the 2021 LEC and NLC rosters of Fnatic and Excel: How did the UK League of Legends orgs fare this off-season?
In this analysis piece, Megalodontus looks at the incoming and outgoing League of Legends players at Fnatic and […]
December 26, 2020
Complexity Limit become Castle Nathria Race to World First champions
Complexity Limit became the first Warcraft guild in the world to clear Castle Nathria on Mythic difficulty this […]
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December 23, 2020
Twitch Uni Heroes Awards winners announced, Warwick Esports win Society of the Term after strong Winter performances
University esports body the NUEL has announced the winners of its Twitch Uni Heroes Awards. The awards, backed […]
December 22, 2020