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Liverpool to host Horizon: MersEsports 2025, a new grassroots esports and gaming festival: “For too long, esports events in the UK have been concentrated in London or Birmingham. We want this to be the start of something bigger, not just for this city, but across the UK”
Dom Sacco 09 March 2025

Liverpool will host a new UK esports and gaming festival this summer with Horizon: MersEsports 2025, taking place at the Exhibition Centre…

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Ntesports partners with ZMS Esports Studio to offer budget broadcasting solutions for grassroots esports and education
Dom Sacco 19 February 2025
VUKC Valorant UK Circuit
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Valorant UK Circuit is back for 2025: New formats, dates and prize pool revealed as VUKC community stream also returns
Dom Sacco 29 January 2025
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Regen 2024: Results from the UK’s first Smash Ultimate Major in over 5 years
Wade White 03 September 2024
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Blast and British Esports partner to focus on political lobbying, grassroots development and more in the UK
Dom Sacco 13 June 2024
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Barnsley College signs partnership to give esports students 100+ work experience placements
Dom Sacco 30 May 2024
  • Ruddy Esports Logo
    Ruddy Esports Valorant roster officially announced after PRG Gauntlet win

    Dom Sacco 18 November 2023

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    Dom Sacco 18 November 2023

  • CTRL Esports at EpicLAN
    In-depth interview with CTRL Esports, the students running an esports organisation while studying at Queen Mary’s College: ‘We are doing something we all believe in’

    Dom Sacco 28 March 2023

    Esports

    Dom Sacco 28 March 2023

  • Beacon Valorant and Promod
    Valorant Beacon Circuit Split 1 2023 details revealed, Epic38 to host LAN event

    Dom Sacco 19 January 2023

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    Dom Sacco 19 January 2023

  • Welsh Esports League
    Welsh Esports League launches: Esports Wales hopes new league will help develop players and talent, with Dragons RFC fielding a team

    Dom Sacco 10 January 2023

    Esports

    Dom Sacco 10 January 2023

  • Ruddy Esports i69
    ‘Community and companionship’ most important to grassroots esports orgs, finds study

    Dom Sacco 25 November 2022

    Esports

    Dom Sacco 25 November 2022

  • Women In Esports Showmatch
    Opinion: What’s happening with grassroots esports in the UK?

    Lizzie Squires 17 October 2022

    Education

    Lizzie Squires 17 October 2022

  • Nymaera Initialise
    Never one… without the other: Interview with LoL casters Initialise and Nymaera on grassroots leagues to the LEC, starting LJL Officially Unofficial, thoughts on the EU Masters & more

    Lee Jones 11 September 2022

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    Lee Jones 11 September 2022

  • League of Legends graphic art
    The UK, Ireland and Nordics LoL esports community is up in arms over grassroots tournaments being shut down by Riot and Freaks 4U

    Dom Sacco 28 January 2022

    Esports

    Dom Sacco 28 January 2022

  • The Goose House
    The Goose House announces grassroots Valorant tournaments: EU Birds of Prey for female and marginalised gender players and UK/Ireland One Day Open

    Dom Sacco 19 July 2021

    Esports

    Dom Sacco 19 July 2021

  • Interview: Pixel Bar co-founder on running a UK gaming bar during a pandemic, crowdfunding esports prize pools with drink sales and opening a second venue

    Dom Sacco 05 July 2021

    Esports

    Dom Sacco 05 July 2021

  • Tenstar
    Tenstar announce UK esports path to pro initiative after winning Valorant UK & Ireland Skirmish

    Dom Sacco 01 July 2021

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    Dom Sacco 01 July 2021

  • Grassroots Esports Fund announced by Challengermode and Opera GX: $30,000 in prize pool funding available to grassroots tournament organisers in the UK, US and Germany

    Dom Sacco 03 June 2021

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    Dom Sacco 03 June 2021

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