The collective group of British Esports Federation, Esports Wales, Fnatic, Scottish Esports, The English Football Association (FA) via England Gaming, and the UK Esports Team Committee (UKETC) have been confirmed as Great Britain’s National Team Partner for the inaugural Esports Nations Cup (ENC).
National Team Partners serve as the representative bodies of a nation for the Esports Nations Cup, with their status conferred by the Esports World Cup Foundation following application submissions in January.
The partnership of bodies and esports organisations will lead GB’s bid to compete across 16 titles as ENC takes place in Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia, from November 02-29.
Great British collective secure ENC National Team Partner status
The bid was part of a collective bid by the following partners:
- British Esports Federation
- Fnatic
- The English Football Association (FA) via Gaming England
- The UK Esports Teams Committee (UKETC)
- Esports Wales
- Scottish Esports
The bid includes one of Britain’s most well-known esports organizations, Fnatic, as well as the English Football Association, which supports esports through its England Gaming esports division.
British Esports, Esports Wales, and Scottish Esports represent the national esports bodies of the constituent nations of Great Britain. The UKETC is a not-for-profit committee made up of esports organisations and bodies.
Esports Northern Ireland and the Ireland Esports Federation are not a part of the Great Britain team.
Team selection process outlined
Chair of the UKETC, Jeff Simpkins, has been confirmed as the National Team Manager following an open application process. As National Team Manager, Simpkins will select the coaches, with whom he will work on player selection for each of the 16 titles featured at ENC 2026.
15 of the 16 inaugural Esports Nations Cup titles have been confirmed to date; they are:
- Apex Legends
- Chess
- Counter-Strike 2
- Dota 2
- FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves
- FC 26
- Honor of Kings
- League of Legends
- Mobile Legends Bang Bang
- PUBG Battlegrounds
- PUBG Mobile
- Rainbow Six Siege
- Rocket League
- Trackmania
- VALORANT
- Final Title TBC
It is not yet clear which esports professionals will take part in the Esports Nations Cup, however, the announcement video contained recordings from Rocket League’s Jack ‘ApparentlyJack’ Benton, Rainbow 6 Siege’s Jack ‘Doki’ Robertson, EA FC’s Dan ‘Stingray’ Ray,
PUBG’s Luke ‘TeaBone’ Crafer, Trackmania’s Thomas ‘Pac’ Cole, and Apex Legends player Matthew ‘Zuni’ Archibald.
Simpkins gave the following statement as part of the announcement:
“It’s a real honour to be appointed as National Team Manager for Great Britain at the inaugural Esports Nations Cup. Representing your country in any capacity is an incredible experience, but to do so at this scale, across 16 titles, is what makes this a really unique competition.
“It’s a responsibility that I take very seriously, and I’m looking forward to building competitive teams alongside a group of very strong coaches, while collectively managing the demands that come with representing Great Britain on the international stage.”
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For more information on the Esports Nations Cup, see how its $45m package is awarded.
Darragh is an Esports Journalist for Insider Gaming specialising in Counter-Strike. He loves to explore how esports teams work, or why they very often do not.
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