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Higher level Esports BTEC qualifications to launch in the UK in September 2024
For transparency: Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco used to work full-time for British Esports between September 2016 […]
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March 14, 2024Esports Scotland responds to community criticism around unpaid invoices, separate announcement sees Scottish government back national games strategy
Update (February 7th 2024): Epic.LAN founder and MD Jon Winkle has published a list of people who have […]
February 2, 2024Scottish Esports Network to host first National Esports Forum
The Scottish Esports Network is hosting the country’s first National Esports Forum, with the aim of ‘connecting professionals […]
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January 9, 202413% of UK games staff are from low-income backgrounds; national Into Games campaign launches to help more people get careers
UK non-profit Into Games says it’s launched a national campaign to support more working-class people into careers in […]
January 9, 2024Team Turkey win Valorant Spike Nations 2023 after close final versus Team UK
Photo credit: Gamergy 2023 | Hara Amorós Turkey and the UK put in performances to be proud of […]
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December 20, 2023ESL national leagues to close including UK & Ireland ESL Premiership ‘following change in EFG global strategy’
ESL UK has this morning announced that the ESL Premiership, the national league for the UK and Ireland, […]
September 15, 2023National esports federations including Esports Wales ‘vehemently condemn’ IESF decision to lift sanctions against Russian Esports Federation, IESF says it will ‘continue to strive for peace and unity’
Esports federations from multiple countries say they ‘vehemently’ condemn the recent decision from the International Esports Federation (IESF) […]
August 31, 2023DMG Esports: NLC org Domino Esports announce rebrand, signing of UK player Kasing, national teams and in-house system
DMG Esports, the Norwegian esports organisation formerly known as Domino Esports – who compete in the Northern League […]
August 19, 2023The (Grass) Root of the Issue: Why the Return of the National Leagues Matters, and What Went Wrong with the NLC Restructure – Opinion by Caster Initialise
Left to right: Broadcast talent Archarom, Trouble and Initialise (Image source: NLC, Spring 2022) It’s official – roughly […]
July 26, 2023Interview: The UKEL on its return, bringing back 4 Nations to UK & Ireland League of Legends esports and building a central hub for the community: ‘A unified scene is a stronger one’
The UK Esports League (UKEL) is finally back after almost two years to bring the UK and Ireland […]
July 20, 2023LoL National Leagues announced, UKEL is back: UK and Nordics regional LoL tournaments return as NLC dissolves Divisions 3 and 4
The much-loved UK and Ireland League of Legends tournament series, the UKEL, is back after almost two years […]
July 18, 2023CSGO UK & Ireland Circuit becomes CCT National Leagues Partner
UK & Ireland Circuit, a CSGO Faceit hub and tournament organiser run by UK esports organisation Endpoint, has […]
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November 17, 2022National Express backs Valorant university esports tournament, will help students travel the UK to compete
We all know that coaches are an established part of the esports team setup, but now they’ll actually […]
August 8, 2022The UK & Ireland ESL Premiership gets new visual identity as part of ESL National Championship brand refresh
The long-running ESL Premiership (aka ESL Prem) esports tournament series for the UK & Ireland has been given […]
August 4, 2022Rainbow Six Siege UK Ireland Nationals returns for 2021 Summer Season with £25,000 up for grabs
Ubisoft has today announced the 2021 Summer Season for the Rainbow Six Siege UK Ireland Nationals (UKIN). The […]
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