esports
'We're not like other plastic organisations that lack a sense of community' – interview with new UK org Dukes Esports
Three days into 2017 and we already have a new UK organisation looking to make an impact on […]
January 3, 2017
Video: UK League of Legends Top Plays Montage (edited by Joekerism)
Esports News UK has teamed up with UK Master ADC League of Legends player Joe “Joekerism” Kent to […]
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January 1, 2017
Esports News UK's 10 Most-Read Stories of 2016
As the year comes to a close, we round up the site’s most popular articles. Here are our most-read […]
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December 30, 2016
How to run your own grassroots esports tournament: 7 steps to a successful event
Chris Williams, Chair of Fragsoc (University of York’s video gaming and LAN society), regularly hosts LAN tournaments for […]
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December 26, 2016
How big is esports compared to other gaming markets? Top 6 stats from Superdata's 2016 report
Research firm Superdata has just released a ton of information about the size of the esports market – […]
December 21, 2016
i59 winners roundup
In what is possibly the slowest esports ‘news’ article we’ve ever written (blame this guy), here’s a roundup […]
December 20, 2016
GAME opens 7 new 'Belong' stores with competitive gaming zones inspired by Multiplay Insomnia
UK retail chain GAME has taken another step towards esports with a new chain of ‘Belong’ competitive gaming stores. […]
December 15, 2016
MnM League of Legends player XDSmiley receives death threats following Twitter exchange with K1ck Esports coach
League of Legends ADC Ludvig “XDSmiley” Granquist from UK champions MnM Gaming says he’s received death threats on Twitter. […]
December 15, 2016
ESL UK studio to host RuneScape's Deadman Invitational with real-life 'Blue Moon Inn'
The next Old School RuneScape Deadman Invitational will take place at ESL UK Studio 1 in Leicester this month. […]
December 6, 2016
UK esports 'a rough diamond' that shouldn't be underestimated – ReDeYe
Well-known British esports host Paul “ReDeYe” Chaloner has shared his views on the current state of UK esports. […]
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December 6, 2016
Fnatic's new mid-laner Caps apologises for threatening UK League of Legends player in solo queue
UPDATE: Caps and Fnatic have apologised. Caps has posted the following apology: “I would like to apologise for my […]
December 2, 2016
Milton Keynes shopping centre to host finals of new £10,000 UK CSGO tournament
A new UK-only CSGO tournament – UK Gaming Tours – will have its live offline final taking place […]
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December 1, 2016
'This feels like the worst meta in the game's history' – interview with ESL UK Hearthstone champion Jambre
Earlier this month, Torpedo’s James “Jambre” Brennan beat fellow teammate George “BoarControl” Webb 3-0 in the ESL UK […]
December 1, 2016
TCA part ways with UK League of Legends team
UK esports organisation TCA have let their League of Legends team go. The roster was as follows: Top: […]
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November 30, 2016
British CSGO caster explains why he was evacuated from his flat at 3am mid-stream
A British CSGO player/caster received some huge coverage on Reddit and LiveStreamFails this week following an alarming incident. ObzTicle […]
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November 30, 2016