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European ADC Matúš ‘Neon’ Jakubčík has retired from competitive League of Legends at the age of 26. The […]

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Spanish player Antonio Espinosa Bejarano, aka Th3Antonio, has announced he is stepping down from professional competition in League […]

Read More… from Th3Antonio retires as pro LoL player to become GiantX content creator and ambassador, will co-stream the LEC in 2025

ESG Gaming founder Lee Willows (left) and director of education James Fraser-Murison (right); photos by Bryce Glenwright UK-based […]

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(Photo by Lance Skundrich/Riot Games) UK Valorant player Travis ‘L1NK’ Mendoza has announced he is retiring from professional […]

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UK Rocket League personality Mike ‘Gregan’ Ellis has announced his retirement from full-time esports in an update this […]

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Team Heretics LEC Head Coach Peter Dun has announced he is stepping back from top-tier League of Legends […]

Read More… from Peter Dun to take indefinite break from League of Legends coaching

British Rocket League player Jack ‘FlamE’ Pearton has announced his retirement from competitive play. The 24-year-old most recently […]

Read More… from FlamE announces retirement as a Rocket League player, but plans to stay in esports

Esports News UK’s July coverage is powered by Predator Gaming – get more Apex Legends esports news here British Twitch […]

Read More… from UK Apex Legends streamer Holiwhirl announces retirement from streaming

Update (October 12th 2022): Richard Lewis has confirmed he will continue to be one of the Esports Horsemen […]

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UK pro gamer Benjy ‘Benjyfishy’ Fish is quitting competitive Fortnite in favour of team shooter Valorant. The 18-year-old […]

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Update (March 23rd 2022): Ddk has joined 100 Thieves as their new Valorant general manager, along with Sean […]

Read More… from Daniel ‘ddk’ Kapadia announces he’s stepping back from casting, joins 100 Thieves as Valorant general manager

Anders ‘Fittle’ Wind, a Danish League of Legends (LoL) support player, has announced his retirement. Fittle was most […]

Read More… from LoL player who qualified for NLC Division 2 retires, cites removal of high elo duo queue as one of the reasons why

UK Overwatch professional player Cameron ‘Fusions’ Bosworth has announced his retirement from competitive play. The 22-year-old tank player announced his […]

Read More… from UK Overwatch player Fusions retires from pro play, Boston Uprising thank him for ‘being a rock for the team’

English Call of Duty player Zach ‘Zed’ Denyer has announced his retirement from professional play. The 23-year-old talent, […]

Read More… from UK CoD talent Zed retires from pro play: ‘This may be the scariest moment of my life’

British esports manager Joe ‘InnerFlame’ El Ouassi has stepped down as general manager for SK Gaming and transitioned to an […]

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