Insomnia Gaming Fest brought a variety of events catering to both casual attendees and competitive gamers. Open LAN events were held in the BYOC area, giving plenty of people the chance to participate. Those looking for more laid-back activities could enjoy Yorkshire Tea-sponsored events like Mario Kart Time Trials, EAFC, VALORANT, and Overwatch. University esports organizations such as the National Student Esports (NSE) and the National University Esports League (NUEL) were present, alongside thrilling competitions on the main stage.
NUEL made its convention debut with casual Teamfight Tactics and All Random All Mid (ARAM) tournaments, while NSE showcased their Spring Split Grand Finals. The results of the Insomnia Esports competitions at i72 over the 4 days were as follows.
NSE: British University Esports Championship Spring 2024 Finals
The BUEC Spring Split featured two teams per game that had qualified through months of online competitions. These teams battled it out on the NSE stage, which was adorned with Monster Energy and Pringles merchandise among other sponsors.
Photo: Andrew Ogunnaike | “Our opponents were really good, we were just a little bit luckier” – SSG Zoyed after a Game 5 win for NSE League of Legends Finals
- Queen Mary University of London 0-2 University of Warwick (Women and nonbinary VALORAN)
- Staffordshire University 2-1 Nottingham Trent University (VALORANT)
- Roehampton University 5-4 University of Lincoln (Rocket League)
- University College London 2-3 Imperial College London (League of Legends)
- University of Warwick 4-0 University of Oxford (Overwatch)
- Lancaster University 2-0 University of Southampton (CS2)
- University of Exeter 0-2 University of the West England (Rainbow 6: Siege)
NSE | “Behind the scenes, it was business as usual really” – Thrall on the 4-0
Insomnia Esports Results of the Open iSeries Tournaments
The Main stage and Challenger side stage hosted the Open iSeries Tournaments, played through the BYOC competitions on site. Lower finals and Grand finals were broadcasted on the IGFestUK main stream and the British Army Esports stream for the Challenger stage finals.
- CliqueEsports 3-4 March 1st 2025 (Rocket League)
- team pending 1-3 RUDDY PAINKILLERS (League of Legends)
- Esports Organisation 3-0 Supershy Blue (Overwatch)
- Goose House i72 2-1 Clique.GTOmega X (Valorant Women’s Cup presented by EE GIANTX)
- Yari Esports 2-0 Esports Organization (Valorant)
- Verdant 2-1 Reason Gaming (CS2)
With Insomnia Gaming Fest set to return next year, the question remains: will these winning teams maintain their dominance, or will new talents rise to take their place?
