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We spoke to all 8 teams in the UK League of Legends UKEL about their goals and chances in the spring 2020 split

The UK Esports League (UKEL) – the unofficial second division below the UK League of Legends UKLC – […]

January 26, 2020

Experienced players and coach Candyfloss from UK LoL scene join Mousesports in the new German Prime League

Mousesports have announced an impressive new League of Legends roster, featuring talent honed in the UK scene. British […]

January 20, 2020

G2 teams up with Arctic Gaming for new LoL academy team in Spanish Superliga

G2 Esports, one of the biggest European organisations in League of Legends esports, have announced a rebranded academy […]

January 4, 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

Worlds 2019 breaks League of Legends viewership records

Riot Games has announced record-breaking viewership for the 2019 League of Legends World Championship, making it the most-watched […]

December 21, 2019

DreamHack takes over as organiser of UKLC for Spring 2020, Diabolus Esports drops out of competition and UK League of Legends

LAN event operator DreamHack will be running the UK League Championship (UKLC) from Spring 2020. DreamHack will be […]

December 11, 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 […]

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

10 League of Legends players to watch in the upcoming UK Proving Grounds

40 players have been accepted to play in the UK Proving Grounds 2019 (UKPG), a grassroots League of […]

November 17, 2019

League of Legends Origins review: Netflix documentary captures the human connections that make LoL special

League of Legends Origins provides a broad yet relatively concise look at the history of Riot Games and […]

October 23, 2019

UK esports managers react to new LoL Esports Manager game: ‘Can’t wait for players to fail their toxicity checks just before the season starts’

Earlier this week, Riot Games announced it is developing a League of Legends esports team management simulation game, […]

October 18, 2019

Esports news of the week: London Royal Ravens, LoL 10-Year Celebrations, Fortnite Chapter 2

Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco rounds up the news of the week to October 15th 2019. Dom […]

October 16, 2019

Haseeb ‘BlueSpirits’ Rasool crowned 1v1 Red Bull Player One UK champion

Last night saw Haseeb ‘BlueSpirits’ Rasool emerge victorious at the UK final of Red Bull Player One, a […]

October 7, 2019

LVP UK responds to criticism of Barrage Esports having two teams in the UKLC Promotion Tournament

LVP UK, the organisers of the UK League of Legends UKLC tournament, have responded to concerns from the […]

September 26, 2019

North Yorkshire Police on the hunt for League of Legends team manager Turkinator

North Yorkshire Police are appealing to the public as to the whereabouts of League of Legends esports team […]

September 25, 2019

Excel UK falter but Fnatic Rising keep the UKLC flag flying high: Can Fnatic win the EU Masters in Katowice?

Image and article by Megalodontus Fnatic Rising once again put the hopes and dreams of the British circuit […]

September 24, 2019

Fnatic Rising and Excel UK in the EU Masters Playoffs: Can they reach the finals?

Both UK League of Legends teams from the UKLC boast a combined score of 11-1, Excel UK only […]

September 21, 2019

Worlds 2019: Fans upset over ticket sales, Fnatic qualify for group stages, UoL make play-ins (with a former UK scene player)

The 2019 League of Legends World Championship is fast approaching – and hype is building around the tournament. […]

September 17, 2019

The NUEL and Riot Games renew partnership: ‘We’re looking forward to adding more unique activities for university students’

UK university esports tournament provider The NUEL and League of Legends developer Riot Games have today announced a […]

September 12, 2019