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Host Richard Lewis Announces Departure from ELEAGUE

Richard Lewis has been one of the faces of ELEAGUE since Turner Sports first entered the esports arena in 2016.

Ozzie Mejia

April 7, 2018 2:05 PM

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ELEAGUE has been in existence since 2016. While Turner Sports' leap into esports has spanned several different games across multiple genres, one thing has remained constant. It's been full-time host Richard Lewis.

Richard Lewis (right) during the ELEAGUE Street Fighter V Invitational (Photo credit: ELEAGUE)

That is going to change moving forward, as Lewis announced on Saturday that he was exiting his position at ELEAGUE to pursue new opportunities.

"After more than two years with ELEAGUE, I've decided to pursue additional opportunities in the esports industry that extend beyond full-time hosting," Lewis said on Twitlonger. "I'm proud of what we achieved at ELEAGUE and I've really enjoyed working with the dedicated people at Turner and IMG. I hope I get to come back and work with them in future. For now though, it's time for a change. I will elaborate more on what comes next in the not too distant future but for now I hope everyone will join me in continuing to support ELEAGUE as it helps propel esports into the mainstream. See you all soon."

ELEAGUE quickly followed Lewis' announcement with a fond farewell, indicating that the two parties have parted amicably.

We’d like to thank @RLewisReports for his many contributions to @ELEAGUETV and wish him all the best as he pursues this next chapter in his career. We look forward to working with him again in the future. https://t.co/0mmDCbicfn

— ELEAGUE (@ELEAGUETV) April 7, 2018

Shacknews has reached out to ELEAGUE for further statement, including any potential replacements for Lewis as full-time host going forward. We will update this post with new information as it comes in.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?