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First Online Esports BTEC qualification launches in the UK, targeting home-schooled students (Interview with James Fraser-Murison of Minerva’s Virtual Academy)
Minerva’s Virtual Academy has this month launched the first Online Esports BTEC qualification as it hopes to provide […]
September 13, 2023Wylde sign multi-year esports partnership with Belfast Met College
Irish esports organisation Wylde have partnered with Belfast Met College around its foundation esports degree. The multi-year partnership […]
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June 21, 2023UKETC esports teams add psychological first aiders to boost mental health as part of Play Aid partnership
The UK Esports Team Committee (UKETC), a collective of UK-based esports teams, has announced a collaboration involving psychological first […]
April 25, 2023100+ students attend Aston University’s first LAN esports tournament
Aston University’s first LAN esports tournament in Valorant took place earlier this month, and more than 100 students […]
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February 20, 2023International Olympic Committee announces host country of first Olympic Esports Week
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has this morning confirmed that its inaugural Olympic Esports Week will take place in Singapore […]
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November 16, 2022Acend Rising win first women’s Valorant EMEA Medusa Series
Acend Rising have won the inaugural EMEA Medusa Series, a new Valorant tournament for women featuring a host […]
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July 9, 2022eLions appoint Akima ‘Fully’ Byron as team’s first official FIFA esports coach, ditch tournament recruitment model for new performance-based approach
Professional FIFA player and coach, Akima ‘Fully’ Byron, has been appointed as the eLions’ first official coach. The […]
July 5, 2022Frenzy to play at Smash Summit 13, becomes first UK player to compete in the event’s history
Elliot ‘Frenzy’ Grossman, a Smash Bros Melee player representing UK esports organisation Reason Gaming, will be the first player from […]
April 27, 2022Echo defeat The Jailer to win Sepulcher of the First Ones WoW Race to World First, Liquid take a break to avoid burnout as Method claim world second
Update (March 29th 2022): UK esports organisation Method have today claimed the world second kill of The Jailer. […]
March 27, 2022Excel reverse sweep Tenstar to win Northern Europe’s first Valorant Regional League
UK-based esports organisation Excel Esports have won the first Valorant Regional League for teams in the UK, Ireland […]
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March 20, 2022Method ‘more than ready’ for final Shadowlands Race to World First as Sepulcher of the First Ones raid approaches, UK org reveal stream plans and partnership with Safe In Our World charity
UK esports organisation Method have spoken about their ambitions in the latest World of Warcraft Race to World […]
February 25, 2022More Than Muscles: Japan’s First Esports Gym is Open
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August 3, 2021Echo wins latest WoW Race to World First, becomes first guild to clear Mythic Sanctum of Domination raid without a single player dying
European World of Warcraft guild, Echo, has become the first in the world to clear the Mythic Sanctum […]
July 20, 2021Review: 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, 2021Interview with Boaster of UK Valorant side SUMN FC on reaching the First Strike Europe finals and the possibility of signing to an organisation: ‘We must be looking like a delicious dish!’
SUMN FC are one of the most exciting org-less teams in UK esports right now. Since forming back […]
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