Esports legend Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok has recently been pulled into the upcoming South Korean presidential election, after his iconic pose was used in promotional material by the candidate Kim Moon-soo of the People Power Party (PPP).

T1 responds to the use of Faker’s image

The promotional post came out across the presidential candidate’s social media, with candidate Kim recreating Faker’s ‘silence’ pose. 

On Facebook, they went even further by using an image of Faker performing the same pose, using a line previously used by the esports legend, and tagging him directly in hashtags.

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British Counter-Strike player William “mezii” Merriman, alongside Team Vitality, took home the trophy at the BLAST Rivals Spring 2025 finals. This only solidifies their title as the best team in the world right now, after also securing the ESL Grand Slam title just a few weeks ago and BLAST Open Spring 2025 earlier this year.

Team Vitality eased through the Group Stage of BLAST Rivals Spring after defeating Wildcard and MOUZ and securing their spot in the semifinals.

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Swedish esports organisation Ninjas in Pyjamas (NiP) took part in the Red Bull Wings For Life 2025 World Run on Sunday May 4, a charity event which raised an astonishing €8.6 million (£7.3m) for spinal cord injury research.

The charity event asked runners to start running at the exact same time, regardless of timezone, for 30 minutes before a virtual car catcher begins to race them. Each person’s race finished once they hit their personal target or the virtual car caught them, whichever happened first.

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Counter-Strike legend Oleksandr ‘s1mple⁠’ Kostyliev is returning to competitive play with FaZe Clan after going on hiatus since November last year. On loan from former team Natus Vincere, s1mple will replace Helvijs ‘⁠broky⁠’ Saukants for BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 and Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2025.

UK Counter-Strike community react in excitement

In reaction to the news, some took to social media with giddy excitement to see the Counter-Strike legend compete at a Major once again.

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Tundra has withdrawn from DreamLeague season 26, with the team looking to get some well deserved rest ahead of the Esports World Cup 2025. 

The Esports organisation has already guaranteed a spot the World Cup this year and with no real reason to head to DreamLeague season 26, they decided it would be best to let players rest during a busy schedule.

Tundra withdraws from DreamLeague Season 26

The London-based team took to X at the end of last week to confirm their absence in the upcoming tournament.

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The Overwatch 2 development team has made very bold decisions in recent times with the return of 6v6 modes, the addition of Perks, and the exciting introduction of the Stadium game mode just a few examples. However, this is seemingly only the start as there’s a lot more to come.

Overwatch 2 Game Director Aaron Keller has claimed that 2026 will be “bonkers” for the game in an interview hosted by Twitch streamer Jeff “Emongg” Anderson.

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The UK Esports League (UKEL) 4 Nations Spring 2025 Division 1 Grand Final will take place at the University of Staffordshire.

It will get underway on Saturday June 21st at the university’s Stoke-on-Trent campus.

The UKEL finals will take place at the university’s broadcast studio, which opened a year ago as part of the University of Staffordshire’s revamped £2.7m esports facilities.

The UKEL made the announcement on X last week.

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Twitch’s top streamer and gaming personality Marc “Caedrel” Lamont, is the latest to join the Red Bull Gaming family as part of its ongoing Athlete program. The popular British streamer has been topping the Twitch leaderboards for some time and garnered much praise for his entertaining content and work with his team, ⁠Los Ratones. 

Announced over social media, he now joins Red Bull Gaming to further elevate his brand and content with the support of one of esports’ biggest sponsors.

Continue reading Caedrel welcomed into Red Bull Gaming family featuring fellow personalities: Faker, Ludwig, Caps, SkewMond, NoWay, and Max Verstappen

London football club Charlton Athletic, currently competing in the League One Playoffs, have officially opened their Cyberlabs Gaming Box inside the team’s home ground, The Valley, and have begun taking bookings.

Announced earlier this year, the dedicated gaming and entertainment space is located in the Alan Curbishley Stand and faces the pitch, allowing for “unique gaming and football experiences.” The renovated box space has been kitted out with gaming equipment provided by partners, including PS5s, multiple screens, the PSVR2, two UNEVN PC Gaming desks, X Rocker chairs, Corsair peripherals, and a X3000i BenQ projector.

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Team Falcons Vega claimed the Red Bull Instalock 2025 championship title today, defeating defending Red Bull Instalock 2024 champions G2 Gozen in a nail-biting 3-2 Grand Final. 

Despite losing to Germany’s G2 Gozen in the group stage (0-2), Saudi Arabia’s Falcons Vega stormed through the lower bracket, defeating America’s FlyQuest RED 2-0 to reclaim a spot in the finals.

London-based org GiantX also took part, with FlyQuest and Falcons making their Red Bull Instalock debuts. 

Continue reading Team Falcons Vega dethrone G2 Gozen at Red Bull Instalock 2025