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UK Esports News of the Week: Excel Sign Youngbuck, Method Kick Jokerd, Insomnia Founder Runs For Parliament

In this video, Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco rounds up the news of the week to November […]

November 20, 2019

PUBG Global Championship semi-finals recap: UK talent qualify for this weekend’s grand finals

Last weekend, the penultimate stage of the 2019 PUBG Global Championship (PGC) took place in Los Angeles, California. […]

November 19, 2019

All-UK team Nova Esports become first ever Brawl Stars world champions

Article contains affiliate link Nova Esports’ all-UK roster defeated seven of the top Brawl Stars teams to become […]

November 18, 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

UK Proving Grounds teams revealed: Esports News UK and British Esports Association help fund grassroots League of Legends initiative

A tournament showcasing up and coming UK-based League of Legends talent will take place this month. The UK […]

November 13, 2019

CineLeague: UK org Vexed Gaming’s parent company to run esports tournaments in cinemas, is in talks with UK chains

Cooldown Ventures, the company that acquired UK-based esports organisation Vexed Gaming earlier this year, has unveiled Cineleague. Cineleague […]

November 12, 2019

Tekkz wins first FUT Champions Cup of the FIFA 20 Global Series – and his first with Fnatic

UK FIFA pro player Donovan ‘Fnatic Tekkz’ Hunt bested fellow unbeaten competitor, Brazil’s Flavio ‘Fifilza’ Brito, 3-0 in the 2020 FUT Champions […]

November 11, 2019

A huge result for UK esports: Former MnM Gaming UK players win Rainbow Six Pro League Season 10 finals with Navi

UK esports added another string to its bow today after a Navi side consisting mainly of UK players […]

November 10, 2019

1.2m adults in Britain watch esports, according to new research by Kantar

The number of adults in Britain who say they watch esports and other competitive gaming events has risen […]

November 9, 2019

UK Fortnite player FaZe Jarvis banned for life for using an aimbot, apology video surpasses 5m views

A British Fortnite player permanently banned by Epic Games has seen his apology video become one of the […]

November 5, 2019

Let’s call out childish and nasty behaviour in UK esports – opinion

Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco calls out unprofessional behaviour in UK League of Legends. UPDATE (November 3rd): […]

November 3, 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

The rise of UK esports: 6 highlights from Esports Insider’s recent panel discussion

Image credit: Jak Howard/Esports Insider on Flickr 2018 was undoubtedly a landmark year for UK esports, what with […]

October 8, 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

ePremier League returns with a second season – but still no sign of a prize pool

The Premier League and EA have announced that the ePremier League FIFA esports tournament is returning for a […]

October 3, 2019

‘Too often we see ‘same, same but different’ merch in esports’ – The Koyo Store aims to help UK esports orgs offer fans custom badges and products

Pin badge and merch brand The Koyo Store is teaming up with UK esports tournament providers, teams, influencers […]

October 2, 2019

The future of UK Fortnite? We look at two UK players who have slipped under the radar

Article contains affiliate link It’s fair to say the Fortnite World Cup pushed Fortnite to even greater heights […]

October 1, 2019

Nintendo gets further involved with UK esports: Smash Bros Ultimate tournament now announced for UK universities following separate schools initiative

UPDATE (September 24th): Nintendo UK has now signed a deal with National Student Esports (NSE) to launch the […]

September 24, 2019

Dota 2 gets its own ESL Premiership Skirmish tournament, hopes to ‘reinvigorate’ the UK and Ireland Dota 2 scene

Dota 2 is finally getting a new esports tournament in the UK and Ireland, with its own LAN […]

September 23, 2019

Reason Gaming returns: Former owner regains org from Gfinity

UK esports organisation Reason Gaming is back in the hands of its former owner. Adam Heath – who […]

September 22, 2019