UKCS is no stranger to communities coming together for charitable causes. Most notably, The BINMEN and Granny’s Knockers have raised enormous amounts of money with the community. Many people will remember “The Clash of Trash” on the EPIC.LAN 40 stage where a team of The BINMEN took up arms against Granny’s Knockers. The UK community rallied behind them as they matched their goal of £2000 in support of Breast Cancer UK.
The BINMEN and Granny’s Knockers joins forces for Breast Cancer UK
UNDERACHIEVERS now carry on this tradition in the UK scene as they hosted their first charity tournament at the end of last year for Safe In Our World. This event culminated with 8Sins taking the victory as £474.80 was raised for the charity.
Safe In Our World is a charity whose man goal is to create create and foster worldwide mental health awareness within the video game industry; to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health, to make it a natural topic of discussion, and to promote the dialogue surrounding mental health so people are not afraid to reach out for help if they need it.
Safe In Our World also aims to assist people who don’t suffer from mental health issues in understanding these afflictions as well as identifying symptoms, their signs, and any related challenges so they are better equipped to help others in a proactive and educated manner.
TOTAL RAISED FOR @SafeInOurWorld… 🥁
🎉 £474.80 🎉
(incl. Gift Aid)Thank you so much to all the teams who took part and everyone who donated.
A special thanks to @8SinsEsports, who donated all of their winnings 👏👑
Donations are still open 👇https://t.co/s3gqrVMryh pic.twitter.com/NV1qqGy2e8
— UNDERACHIEVERS (@UNDERACH1EVERS) December 16, 2024
For the second UNDERACHIVERS Series instalment the charity was switched from Safe In Our World to Get Well Gamers UK.
Get Well Gamers UK is a charity that takes donated video games and consoles to hospitals across the United Kingdom. Video games are an effective and proven pain management tool and provide much-needed entertainment for young people during long hospital stays. GWG are currently linked up with over 75 hospitals across the UK.
Last weekend, the second UNDERACHIEVERS Series 2 tournament commenced, with REY eSports taking the crown out of the 13 participating teams. In total, UNDERACHIEVERS raised £352.60 smashing their goal of £200. This then brings their total money raised for charity across the two events to £827.40.
The donation page for series 2 is still open.
YOUR #UASeries2 CHAMPIONS… @REYeSportsUK 🏆
Some huge performances throughout the tournament, winning every single map they played!
GGWP to all the teams, but in the end REY were just too strong 🤝 pic.twitter.com/6tY58OASD3
— UNDERACHIEVERS (@UNDERACH1EVERS) March 23, 2025
So who are UNDERACHIEVERS? Well, they are a UK based organisation that wants to host tournaments, cultivate a community, produce content and have plans in place to sign teams.
UNDERACHIEVERS spoke to UKCSGO, saying:
We love hosting charity tournaments to support various charities and shine a light on the amazing work they do, but also to give CS players and teams, particularly those UK-based, the opportunity to play in front of a good sized audience get their name out there.
Even though Series 2 has just finished, UNDERACHIEVERS are already planning a third charity event, looking to break £1000 in lifetime donations.
