The final day of the Equal Esports Cup (EEC) Group Stage saw many surprise results that completely changed the order of Group B.

Galions Pearl and Supernova Comets must face each other in a tiebreaker match for their chance to qualify for the playoffs.

Partly thanks to SK Gaming Avarosa, who defeated the former first-place team to place them in the tiebreaker.

Galions Pearl faces Supernova Comets in tiebreaker

It was all to play for in Group B, and the teams knew it.

Continue reading Tiebreaker to end Equal Esports Cup Group Stage

Information published by esports journalist Mikhail Kilmentov sparks new Esports World Cup censorship controversy. 

In the Esports World Cup: Level Up Amazon Prime documentary series, a segment regarding Team Liquid’s support for the LGBTQ+ community is allegedly removed for viewers in Saudi Arabia. 

Images of the Team Liquid Pride jersey’s rainbow flag elements are also blurred or deliberately obscured in editing. 

LGBTQ+ inclusion and commentary in the unedited version of Level Up Episode 2

Starting from timestamp 04:36 in Episode 2 of Esports World Cup: Level Up, Team Liquid co-CEO Steve Arhancet provides important context regarding the team’s participation in the Esports World Cup. 

He openly states in the segment, “In preparation for EWC, I have been pretty conflicted, personally.” He also noted that he found it “difficult to participate” in the Riyadh-hosted event given his identity as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. 

Gaming is for everyone, no matter who you are and where you come from.

Continue reading New Esports World Cup censorship questions rise after Team Liquid LGBTQ+ segments edited in Saudi Arabia

Gen.G’s Jeong ‘Chovy’ Ji-hoon has given advice to LEC teams on Marc ‘Caedrel’ Lamont’s LoL MSI stream.

The Korean midlaner joined the co-streamer after a very close five-game series against T1.

It was the reigning World Champions, T1, versus reigning MSI champions, Gen.G, in an exhilarating match-up in which the latter came out on top.

Chovy and Gen.G have now qualified for the LoL MSI 2025 final, where they’ll face either Anyone’s Legend, Bilibili Gaming or T1 again.

Continue reading Chovy advises LEC teams to just draft better

Esports News UK talks to messioso about his journey into esports from Insomnia admin, to being the General Manager of Complexity

Continue reading “I was just like, ‘You know what, screw it, I’ll just send him a message’” – messioso on journey from Insomnia to Complexity

The 2025 edition of the Esports World Cup is underway with hundreds of teams from around the world competing.

This year’s event will feature a record-breaking $70 million (£52m) prize pool spread across 25 different esports tournaments.

The largest contributor is the $27m (£19.9m) Club Championship, which rewards the best-performing organisation across all EWC events.

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This championship causes teams to further invest in esports, expanding into new genres like FPS, MOBAs, or even mobile games.

Continue reading How does the Esports World Cup $27m Club Championship work?

For the first time ever, Riot Games’ Valorant will be part of the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Sixteen of the world’s strongest teams are competing for the lion’s share of the $1.25million (£924,000) prize pool.

And that is just a drop in the ocean of the EWC 2025’s record-breaking $70m (£52m) total prize pool.

It’s also a great opportunity for silverware so soon after the conclusion of Valorant Masters Toronto.

Continue reading How to bet on Valorant at the Esports World Cup 2025 – EWC betting guide

Rumours and leaks are still circulating as football fans eagerly await EA Sports’ announcement of EA FC 26.

Now, there is talk that EA Sports is in talks with FIFA to secure the official World Cup 2026 license for their upcoming game.

It would be surprising considering EA’s strained relationship with FIFA, hence why we’re stuck with the ridiculous EA FC name.

EXCLUSIVE 🚨 EA are trying to get the license for the ‘FIFA World Cup 2026’ for EA SPORTS FC 26.

Continue reading EA FC 26 rumoured to have licensed World Cup mode

Tickets for the Grand Finals weekend of Valorant Champions Paris are set to go on general sale on Tuesday, July 15th.

The Mastercard presale went live earlier today, while the Riot ID verified sale will commence tomorrow at 11am BST.

Valorant Champions Paris will be the culmination of the 2025 season as the best teams from around the world compete for the title.

Set your alarms, Champions Paris tickets go on sale TOMORROW.

Continue reading Tickets for Valorant Champions Paris Grand Finals go on sale

Former Nord Esports bot laner, Nihat ‘Innaxe’ Aliev, has announced they’ll be taking a break from competitive play.

The news comes after Nord Esports’ roster shuffle heading into the Summer season of the Northern League of Legends Championship (NLC).

The Bulgarian-British player will hope to return to professional play for the 2026 season.

Nord Esports roster changes

After falling short to Los Ratones twice within the span of weeks, Nord Esports have decided to adjust for the coming season.

Continue reading Innaxe to take competitive break after Nord Esports roster changes

Britain’s Valorant legend, Jake ‘Boaster’ Howlett had luck on his side in and outside of the server at EWC as Fnatic advanced 2-0 through the so-called Group of Death.

Fnatic defeated 100T in a tight BO1 13-11 victory on Icebox. The roster lost control of the series after a 9-3 first half, but got it over the line. Against Gen.G, it was the Koreans’ turn to lose a 9-3 lead, as Fnatic rallied to take the first map in overtime before going back to Icebox, where they looked comfortable in a 13-7 victory.

Continue reading Boaster pulls Gardevoir, advances to Valorant EWC 2025 playoffs