Last summer, Freaks 4U Gaming was appointed tournament organiser of the Northern League of Legends Championship (NLC), the Northern European ERL (European Regional League) region covering the UK, Ireland and Nordics.

While the revised ‘multi-division league ecosystem’ ruffled some feathers in the scene, it’s clear that the broadcast production for the first season has been top-notch. Esports News UK submitted an interview request with Freaks 4U last year to get to know them better, and due to some F4U changes and our own slowness, we are publishing this later than we would’ve liked.

Continue reading Interview with Kaiprioska from Freaks 4U Gaming on the NLC and League of Legends esports in Northern Europe: ‘This region has so much potential and we’re in it for the long haul’

Stockholm has become fertile soil for producing unicorns and the Nordics is a region thriving with startup activity. The region is renowned for innovation, creativity and user-centricity. Picus Capital, headquartered in Berlin is an early-stage technology investment firm with a long-term investment philosophy. Founded in 2015, the firm empowers entrepreneurs and innovators to build internationally successful […]

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UK-based esports organisation Excel Esports have won the first Valorant Regional League for teams in the UK, Ireland and Nordics.

They defeated Tenstar 3-2 in overtime this evening to secure their victory in Polaris Stage 1. Not only did Excel win in overtime, but they won against the odds – Tenstar had a default first-game win due to their upper bracket run, before winning game two 13-5 on Bind. Excel then won three games in a row to pull off the reverse sweep.

Continue reading Excel reverse sweep Tenstar to win Northern Europe’s first Valorant Regional League

X7 Esports have made history tonight by becoming the first esports organisation from the Isle of Man to stand among some of Europe’s best League of Legends sides in the Amazon European (EU) Masters.

They beat Bifrost 3-2 in a full five-game series this evening in the Spring 2022 playoffs of the Northern League of Legends Championship (NLC), the European Regional League (ERL) for the UK, Ireland and Nordics.

It was a close series and a turning point for X7, who had found themselves in a tricky spot after finishing the NLC 2022 spring season in second place to Bifrost, a team that had beaten X7 twice in the regular season.

Continue reading X7 Esports qualify for Spring 2022 EU Masters, progress to NLC playoffs grand final after beating Bifrost

The first couple of fixtures in the Spring 2022 NLC playoffs have concluded, and a shock upset has seen Excel academy side JDXL eliminated in round one.

The NLC is the Northern League of Legends Championship, the European Regional League (ERL) for the UK, Ireland and Nordics, and features the best teams from the region.

There were six teams that entered the playoffs after the NLC Spring 2022 season standings were confirmed (in order): Bifrost, X7 Esports, JDXL, Dusty, Vanir and Riddle Esports.

Continue reading Excel academy team and Vanir eliminated from NLC playoffs as Riddle and Dusty progress

In the Netherlands, BNPL company In3 has been a part of this growth and is now set to expand into other markets.

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