The Smash Bros fighting game scene is on the up in the Midlands, so say players at the bi-weekly Smash at O’Neill’s event in Leicester.
We visited one of the regular gatherings for a behind the scenes look at how grassroots events like this are helping to grow the Smash Bros scene across the UK.
In this special video feature, Cameron Peberdy interviews UK Smash Bros players Jeremy “OPTO” Pang (Smash 4) and Anthony “Fisheatcorn” Lee (Melee/Project M) at a regular tournament and gathering at O’Neill’s in Leicester, which took place on January 31st and was organised by Will Savage.
The players talk to us about how to get involved with the game, how to find out more about the Smash Bros community in the UK and what events like this entail.
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Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
