British Esports aim to promote esports in the UK, increase its level of awareness, improve standards, and inspire future talent.

British Esports are the national body established to promote esports in the UK

British Esports Student Champs for schools and colleges

British Esports amateur grassroots esports tournament for schools and colleges across the UK opens registrations for Winter Split and announces format updates for the 2023/24 season.

Featuring some of the biggest and most popular esports games available today, including; League of Legends, Overwatch 2, Rocket League and Valorant, the British Esports Student Champs is the UK’s largest amateur grassroots esports tournament for students aged 12 + at secondary schools, further education (FE) colleges and alternative provision (AP) schools.

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About Us

British Esports is a not-for-profit national body established in 2016 to promote esports in the UK, increase its level of awareness, improve standards and inspire future talent.

As a national body, our aims are to support esports and provide expertise and advice. We are focused on the grassroots level of esports and are not a governing body.

Esports and education: The world’s first esports BTEC

British Esports is leading the way in esports education – particularly in the college space – to create pathways for young people seeking careers in esports and other closely linked digital industries.

We have partnered with global education publisher Pearson to develop the first esports BTEC qualification of its kind in the world.