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F1 Esports Series Pro Championship returns for 2022 with new format and more live shows
The 2022 F1 Esports Series Pro Championship presented by Aramco is back and is once again being put […]
September 13, 2022
NLC announces €10,000 Aurora Open Pro-Am League of Legends tournament
The Northern League of Legends Championship (NLC), the European Regional League (ERL) for the UK, Ireland and Nordics, […]
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August 25, 2022
Why Benjyfishy has retired from Fortnite and switched to Valorant
UK pro gamer Benjy ‘Benjyfishy’ Fish is quitting competitive Fortnite in favour of team shooter Valorant. The 18-year-old […]
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June 24, 2022
French government bans English gaming words including esports, pro gamer and streamer to ‘preserve the purity’ of their language, farts in our general direction (BUT, President Macron shows support to esports at special gathering)
Image used with permission, courtesy of Everett Collection Inc / Alamy Stock Photo French government workers have been banned from […]
June 1, 2022
Diamondprox interview: Veteran LoL jungler on joining Bifrost in the NLC, his most memorable career moments and wanting to beat Kasing!
Danil ‘Diamondprox’ Reshetnikov is one of League of Legends’ most experienced esports players, having played at MSI, Worlds, […]
May 28, 2022
Guild unveil new jersey inspired by street art, American football and esports as part of ‘major year’ for UK org
Guild Esports have revealed their new jersey that will be worn by all their esports teams. The UK […]
May 26, 2022
Markoon accused of stream sniping and challenged by Tarzaned: ‘I will take any solo queue bet with you’
Excel Esports’ Dutch pro League of Legends player Markoon (pictured) has been accused of stream sniping by popular […]
May 14, 2022
Frenzy to play at Smash Summit 13, becomes first UK player to compete in the event’s history
Elliot ‘Frenzy’ Grossman, a Smash Bros Melee player representing UK esports organisation Reason Gaming, will be the first player from […]
April 27, 2022
Win one of the first Agon Pro League of Legends PC monitors at Insomnia 68
Insomnia esports coverage powered by AGON by AOC We were lucky enough to get our hands on the […]
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April 16, 2022
UK player Astro returns to Rainbow Six Siege with Viperio following break and cancer diagnosis
Update (April 11th 2022): Astro has joined UK esports organisation Viperio’s Rainbow Six line-up. The roster can be […]
April 11, 2022
Pro FIFA players are complaining about the possibility of playing on 50-inch TVs at the ePremier League finals (update: 24-inch gaming monitors have saved the day)
Update: Esports News UK understands the situation has now been resolved. Tom Stokes has published the following tweet, […]
March 25, 2022
New pro player study explores stress and coping in League of Legends, and the idea of using ‘positive stress’ as a motivator to perform
A new piece of research has explored the impact of stress on League of Legends pro players, and […]
March 16, 2022
‘I’m not your typical UK CSGO player’ – Fnatic Mezii interview conducted by James Banks | Powered by MSI
William ‘mezii’ Merriman is one of few UK CSGO pros playing at the top level, and one of […]
February 12, 2022
Excel brings in Mikyx to LEC team replacing ‘deeply saddened’ support player Advienne, while Tim Reichert speaks to Esports News UK about the decision being made by him and the coaching staff, not consulting the players and Mikyx’s two-year contract
Update: Excel’s esports director Tim Reichert has spoken to Esports News UK clarifying who made the decision to […]
January 25, 2022
“He will be forever missed” – tributes paid to Scottish Unreal Tournament legend Paul ‘astz’ McGarrity
Paul ‘astz’ McGarrity, one of the UK’s top original Unreal Tournament (UT) pro players, has sadly passed away. […]
January 22, 2022