We here at UKCSGO are happy to announce that we have entered a strategic partnership with SideQuest Gamers Hub. The partnership will see UKCSGO provide coverage for the gaming cafe’s… The post UKCSGO partner with SideQuest Gamers Hub appeared first on UKCSGO ..read more

Viperio has enlisted Mohamad “Ducky” Nourelden for the organisation following the buyout of Markus “upE” Johansson by Swedish org Alliance. UKCSGO understands that Viperio will use their upcoming events as… The post Ducky to trial for Viperio as Alliance buy-out upE appeared first on UKCSGO ..read more

After returning to UK CS in February of this year Reason Gaming picked up a new roster less than 24 hours after they dropped their previous team. The previous Reason Gaming team headlined by Alex “Byfield” Byfield didn’t have the most successful time under the organisation. At EPIC.LAN 41 they placed top 12 after losing to The Last Resort. Between EPIC.LAN 41 and 42 the main positives were that they made UKIC Divison 1 and came second at Insomnia72. With EPIC.LAN 42 still fresh in our minds, and being a weaker LAN, Reason Gaming seeded in pot one only achieved one placement higher losing to h ..read more

Travelling home and feeling the post-LAN blues can be the worst, but UKCSGO has you covered with content coming out this next week for you to relieve LAN all over again. First up is an interview with Irish import Kuba “kas” Capala. Previously playing under the banner ‘Halal5’ they impressed many people by making it to UKIC Divison 1 playoffs last season, kas‘s first HLTV game. Since then they have been picked up by returning organisation Belfast Storm. Representing the Irish organisation at the LAN they placed top-eight, eventually being knocked out by GET BDOG’D in an intense three-map affai ..read more

Coming into the EPIC.LAN 42, Verdant were the outright favourites, however, they did not come out the gates swinging. Entering playoffs they were able to upgrade their PCs because knocked-out players lent them their PCs for the remaining games. With the players no longer suffering from PC performance issues, their in-game performances skyrocketed – especially the new French AWPer Remi “Diviiii” Alexandre After a dominant Grand Final victory over Invictum, UKCSGO spoke to UKCSGO EPIC.LAN 42 MVP Diviiii about how the event went, their slow start, and what it is like coming to a UK LAN. Di ..read more

EPIC.LAN 42 is over, and from the 30 teams entered just one came out victorious on Sunday afternoon to lift the glorious trophy in the upstairs halls of the fabled Kettering Leisure Village. With 30 teams, the final prize pool ended up as £3,500, with £1,750 heading to the winner. The Grand Final teams were set early on Sunday morning, after Invictum swept through international fan favourites GET BDOG’D in two maps. Nuke came and went about as fast as it started, with Invictum running through with thirteen rounds won in a row after GET BDOG’D opened the showing with the opening two. A 13-2 vi ..read more

EPIC.LAN 42 was busy on Saturday, and that was in part due to the gauntlet of the Intermediate tournament taking place. Inters is an established classic of the UK Scene, home of fun competition and potential shenanigans to occur. Some of which, we’ve covered in the past. 19 Teams ended up in Inters this time around, and the format started off similarly to the main tournament with the teams split them up into four groups, two of which with five teams and two with four. The entire tournament finished on the day it started, every match being a best-of-one and designed as a test of endurance with ..read more

The Last Resort has had a bumpy time coming into EPIC.LAN 42. With people constantly on holiday and having to play with stand-ins, their turbulence was further accentuated by their IGL Rhys “Rhys” Stumbles leaving for another team. As we enter LAN, they have been utilising the brains of Marco “MMS” Salomone as a stand-in who has aided in them making the Upper Bracket Semi-Finals.  Before their game versus Verdant Elliott “Fett1s” Fettis sat down with UKCSGO to talk about their LAN, their roster issues, and his venture into coaching. Starting off, you had a very good first day and went th ..read more

After yesterday’s coverage at EPIC.LAN 42, we’re back again today for the second day of the event and for live coverage. This time around we’ll cover all the results and maps played in the series, and highlight any upsets that come through. For the results and placements from yesterday’s matches, please check out out day one round-up here. For the structure below, we’ll set it up based on the scheduled match start times. Lower Bracket Round Two Start time: 10:00 AM Girl Scouts 0-2 (5-13 Nuke, 13-4 Inferno, Ancient) GET BDOG’D Belfast Storm (9-13 Nuke, 13-8 Inferno, 13-10 Mirage) 2-1 DreamsToL ..read more

EPIC.LAN 42 is in full swing, and despite the weather in Kettering reaching 30°C with clear blue skies acting as a temptation for people to head out onto the lake. This Friday has seen nothing but games, games, games in a moderately warm hall at the Kettering Leisure Village. With all said and done, 30 teams signed up for the tournament this summer, the highest attendance numbers for a summer EPIC.LAN post-COVID. A number of upsets occurred this event, the most notable coming in Group C as Girl Scouts leaped ahead of their seed to finish second in their group. 123PEEKNICE fell to three 13-11 ..read more