Olympics
ODEE appointed Great Britain Esports Team Manager ahead of inaugural Olympic Esports Games
For transparency: Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco used to work full-time for British Esports between September 2016 […]
January 17, 2025
Resolve beat G2 Luna in women’s Rocket League Showmatch as first Olympic Esports Week gets underway
The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s first Olympic Esports Week is underway, and UK esports organisation Resolve have won an […]
June 23, 2023
Olympic Esports Series 2023 games line-up questioned by community
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced details of the Olympic Esports Series 2023, sparking a debate in the […]
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March 2, 2023
Intel World Open: UK’s national Rocket League team decided ahead of EMEA Regional Final
Update (June 26th 2021): The UK’s national Rocket League team for the Intel World Open has been decided […]
June 26, 2021
Dutch Rocket League players from UK orgs form eTeamNL to compete in the Intel World Open ahead of the Olympic Games
Four top Dutch Rocket League players from a mix of UK teams have been announced to represent the […]
May 21, 2021
‘The world will not see the best of esports at Tokyo 2020’
Esports’ relationship with the Olympics is doomed to fail unless it’s done properly, according to the UK’s first […]
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September 13, 2019
Half of gamers in the UK, Germany and France don't want esports in the Olympics
Almost half of gamers don’t want esports in the Olympics, according to a new survey by PC memory […]
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January 11, 2019
How the man behind the London Olympics ceremony is transforming The Copper Box into a Clash Royale esports arena
Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco takes a behind-the-scenes tour of London’s Copper Box Arena, ahead of the […]
November 30, 2017
'If there was a Team GB in League of Legends, I'd love to run it' – Misfits manager InnerFlame
‘Esports in the Olympics’. It’s a phrase we still can’t get used to reading or typing, but here […]
September 23, 2017
eGames Olympics-style eSports tournament to feature SMITE and Super Smash Bros
SMITE and Smash Bros are two of the confirmed games to be played at the Olympics-style eSports showcase event […]
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August 10, 2016
International eGames Committee puts together advisory board of games experts
The organisation behind the Olympics-style eSports tournament has announced its new advisory board members. The eGames tournament will […]
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May 9, 2016UK Government backs new Olympics-style international eSports tournament
Some of the best eSports players from Britain, Brazil, USA and Canada will take part in a new […]
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April 6, 2016