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Latest stay-at-home esports tournaments and gaming news on the impact of Covid-19: NHS League, epic.WAN and Riot charity stream announced
UPDATE (May 24th 2020): Esports Scotland and Scottish Sun launch FIFA tournament with Premiership stars to raise cash […]
May 24, 2020
Prodigy Agency expands into League of Legends, hires British talent agent Crane and signs top-laner mumus100 from the UKLC
Esports talent management firm Prodigy Agency has moved into League of Legends – and has brought on some […]
April 11, 2020
Excel Esports to make roster changes after LEC 2020 Spring Split, announce plan to swap out two players
UK-based esports organisation Excel have announced their intentions to make roster changes to their LEC League of Legends […]
April 10, 2020
‘I either am or can be the best top-laner in Europe’ – could Alphari improve G2 or Fnatic?
British League of Legends pro gamer Barney ‘Alphari’ Morris has spoken about his ambitions, prompting LEC desk hosts […]
March 20, 2020
Former UK League of Legends player Innaxe called up to Schalke’s LEC first team after Forg1ven steps down
Another player that built up experience in the UK League of Legends scene has made his way to […]
February 14, 2020
Fantasy LCS and LEC: Third-party platforms emerge for 2020 LoL esports after Riot drops official fantasy league
Esports One, the team behind online wiki service Esportspedia, is about to launch a fantasy League of Legends […]
December 28, 2019
Interview with UK LoL caster Dan ‘Aux’ Harrison: “For the last few years there was always this impression that the UK was lacking in talent, but the amount of rookies we’ve had show up is pretty insane”
Having been a League of Legends support player for Excel Esports in the past, Dan ‘Aux’ Harrison he […]
December 27, 2019
Fnatic announce Mithy as head coach: ‘Maybe this is the right time to move on from my playing career’
In what was one of the least well-kept secrets of the European off season, London-based LEC powerhouse Fnatic […]
December 6, 2019
Splyce rebrands to MAD Lions for the LEC, retains British coaching and community management staff
The rumours of a rebranding have been confirmed – Splyce have rebranded as MAD Lions for the next […]
December 1, 2019
Alex ‘Mapache’ Parejo rejoins Excel Esports as assistant coach, Mickey renews as mid-laner
Excel Esports have announced the signing of a new assistant coach: Alex ‘Mapache’ Parejo, and the renewal of […]
November 27, 2019
Excel hire new head of performance as they celebrate their fifth birthday
UK-based esports organisation Excel Esports, who take part in the League of Legends European Championship (LEC), have appointed […]
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November 23, 2019
The League of Legends esports off-season free agency rat race is now in full swing: How are the LEC’s top UK orgs Fnatic and Excel faring?
For many Europeans and fans from other regions outside NA, staying up at ridiculous hours of twilight to […]
November 19, 2019
Excel sign YoungBuck as head coach: ‘I hope to help Excel grow and become a powerhouse team in the LEC’
Excel Esports has announced the appointment of Joey ‘YoungBuck’ Steltenpool as its League of Legends head coach, pending […]
November 15, 2019
Former Splyce director Grant Rousseau joins Excel Esports
Grant ‘Grievance’ Rousseau has joined UK esports organisation Excel as head of operations. Grievance has a host of […]
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August 10, 2019
Dom's Weekly Vlog: Scrub Killa, Excel's bad start, UKLC & more
Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco chats about the 16-year-old Rocket League pro Scrub Killa’s latest big win […]
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June 26, 2019