Monster Plays - Spring 2025 - Week 8/FINALS Vote
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All games are now finished and the points have been totalled. A record number of 117 universities entered the battle to be crowned Esports University of the Year but only one can claim the crown.
For the seventh year in a row, the University of Warwick is the Esports University of the Year for 2024/2025!
The University of Warwick has finished in first place with a whopping total of 3372 points. Whilst obviously impressive, the points difference between first and second place this year decreased by almost 400 points - a glimmer of hope for other top-tier universities.
Top 10 Summary
The University of Warwick tops the table, followed by the University of Portsmouth in second, Swansea University in third, the University of Southampton coming in fourth and the University of The West of England finishing fifth.
The University of Warwick retains its seat at the top of the leaderboard after a fantastic performance across a variety of titles in both the Winter and Spring seasons.
The University of Portsmouth has claimed its first-ever silver medal podium finish after placing third last year, knocking former runner-up Swansea University down into third position. Do I sense a rivalry brewing?
Swansea University has put in another fantastic performance this year, coming in third place after having a very successful Spring season, proving their dominance as the best in Wales.
The University of Southampton finishes in fourth place, consistent with last year's standings. Being only 20 points off beating third place, perhaps next year we will see them return to the top 3.
After making it into the top 10 last year, the University of The West of England has set a new PB as they make their debut in the top 5, congrats to them!
The University of Nottingham has inched one step closer to the top 5 than last year, finishing sixth overall.
Cardiff University has also set a record. Finishing seventh, not only have they made the top 10 for the first time, but are now the second ever non-English university to do so in NSE history!
They are followed by the University of Manchester, which has risen almost ten places since last year, going from 17th to 8th and entering the top 10 for the first time since 2019, has !uomtrailer made the difference?
In ninth and tenth, both finishing in the top 10 for another year, we find the University of Exeter and King's College London respectively.
The Top 10
You can see the points table overview here. See the full points breakdown here.
Most Improved Universities
Each year we see massive improvements from different universities with a fresh intake of talent, this year's most impressive comes from the University of the Arts London which sees them leap an incredible 53 places, finishing in 44th, an insane improvement from 97th last year. Other notable improvements are:
New Universities Competing
We've also seen the addition of ten new universities that have competed this year for the first time:
Best Regional Esports Universities
There has been fierce competition right across the UK with the regional rivalry hotting up but for the first time ever we have seen all of last year's regional winners retain their title. The standings for this season are:
Hall of Fame - Back-to-Back Winners
We have an impressive list of teams to shout out this year who have shown tremendous dominance in past years:
UNiDAYS LVL UP LIVE & Spring Finals
The British University Esports Championship continues to be one of Europe’s largest organised esports competitions and is the UK’s most active grassroots gaming community in the country, with a record 117 universities competing this year, this amazing community continues to grow.
This year we held our LAN Spring Finals at the brand-new student gaming and esports festival - UNiDAYS LVL UP LIVE. This featured; a stage for BUEC finalists to compete, a spectator area for attendees to support their favourite universities, a Monster Energy truck packed to the brim with cans to keep everyone fueled, a Pringles booth where everyone could try out their new HOT flavours as well as compete in VALORANT and SteelSeries 3D Aim Trainer challenges, a Pot Noodle retro gaming and cup stacking area to win exclusive Pot Noodle merch, a zone for everyone experience top-tier Scan 3XS systems and much more.
See our highlight video below for a snippet of what went on during the weekend:
Thank you to all of our partners for their consistent support and belief in our community; UNiDAYS LVL UP, Scan Computers, Monster Energy, Pringles, Pot Noodle, SteelSeries and BUCS.
A warm welcome to those who have newly joined the community this year and thank you to the players and teams who have come back to compete. It was amazing to see so many of you at the live finals and we can’t wait to hold more live events for the student community in the future.
Keep your eyes and ears open for sign-up announcements for our summer season at the beginning of June.
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Winning Teams and Players of Spring 2025
Apex Legends
First Place: Swansea Storm (Swansea University)
Second Place: DKG_w (University of Nottingham)
Third Place: DMUrMum (De Montfort University)
Counter-Strike 2
First Place: Half Natty Head Tappers 6 (Lancaster University)
Second Place: Border Hoppers (University of Warwick)
Third Place: Surrey Stags (University of Surrey)
League of Legends
First Place: Imperial Esports (Imperial College London)
Second Place: Oxford Owls Reformed (University of Oxford)
Third Place: Bunniesssss (University of Reading)
Marvel Rivals
First Place: Groot FN (Royal Holloway, University of London)
Second Place: Portsmouth Paladins (University of Portsmouth)
Third Place: YAMIYAMIYAMI (University of Northampton)
Overwatch 2
First Place: Warwick Angels (University of Warwick)
Second Place: Strathers Onyx (Strathclyde University)
Third Place: Oxford Omnics (University of Oxford)
Rainbow 6 Siege
First Place: Swansea Storm (Swansea University)
Second Place: Gatekeepers (University of The West of England)
Third Place: Rim Reapers (Swansea University)
Rocket League
First Place: Roehampton Esports (University of Roehampton)
Second Place: Lincoln Park (University of Lincoln)
Third Place: The Scouseshooters (University of Liverpool)
Smash
First Place: LUGES A TEAM (Lancaster University)
Second Place: Incineroar Fan Club (University of Warwick)
Third Place: Edinburgh Eclipse (University of Edinburgh)
Splatoon 3
First Place: UoWawa (University of Warwick)
Second Place: KCL Sea Lions (King's College London)
Third Place: Rizzco Royals (Royal Holloway, University of London)
Teamfight Tactics
First Place: Marcus Chan (University College London)
Second Place: Jorge Ivo (University of Manchester)
Third Place: Ming Ying (University of St Andrews)
VALORANT
First Place: Swansea Storm (Swansea University)
Second Place: Exe Convicts (University of Exeter)
Third Place: Southampton Valorant (University of Southampton)
Women & Non-Binary League of Legends
First Place: VIIIIIKTOOOOR (University of Sunderland & Nottingham Trent University)
Second Place: The Pack (University of Warwick)
Women & Non-Binary VALORANT
First Place: Pack of Jordys (University of Warwick & University of Roehampton)
Second Place: Nott Like Other Girls (University of Nottingham & University of Manchester)
Guilty Gear Strive (UFG)
First place: Neojester (Sheffield Hallam University)
Second place: Duality of Man (Imperial College London)
Third place: MyOwnFailures (Sheffield Hallam University)
Street Fighter 6 (UFG)
First place: CrossedMoon (Durham University)
Second place: Reddevil0507 (Nottingham Trent University)
Third place: Mhm1020 (University of Surrey)
Tekken (UFG)
First place: Xd.dark (University of Leeds)
Second place: No109va (School of Oriental and African Studies)
Third place: Yousef2AT (University of Sussex)
Keep your eyes and ears open for sign-up announcements for our summer season at the beginning of June.
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