Community LeagueThe Spitalfields Spin Cup
A 12-week amateur Rocket League ladder with a relegation system, casted live every Thursday from our stream booth.
320 entrants · 14 weeks
Est. 2014 · London E1
Where Brick Lane Comes To Battle
WarriorSpinFrontier is a 40-rig esports arena and game studio tucked behind Hanbury Street. Drop in for ranked nights, hire the retro cabinets, or build your first game with our coaches.
+44 20 7253 689158 Hanbury Street, Spitalfields, London E1 5JL
- 12k+
- sessions played a year
- 40
- tournament-spec rigs
- 180+
- tournaments hosted
Our mission
A proper local arena, not a soulless gaming chain.
We opened on Hanbury Street to give East London players a real home: low-latency hardware, fair queues, and a crew that actually plays. No membership traps, no pay-to-win lounges — just well-tuned machines, cold drinks, and a wall of trophies you can earn yourself.
Independent · Player-run
What we run
Four ways to spend your evening
Everything is bookable online or at the door. Prices are per person unless noted, and students get 20% off before 6pm on weekdays.
Esports Arena Sessions
Ranked-ready PCs with 240Hz panels and tournament peripherals, plus a coach on the floor every night to review your VODs.
From £9 / hour · Open play 7 days
Retro Arcade Hire
Restored 80s and 90s cabinets — from Street Fighter II to Daytona — available for private parties in our back room.
From £180 / 3 hours · Up to 25 guests
Game Development Workshops
Six-week evening courses in Unity and Godot taught by working East London devs. Ship a playable prototype by the final session.
£240 / 6 weeks · Tue & Thu, 6–8pm
Tournament Hosting
We run your bracket end to end: seeding, casting, stream overlay and prize logistics for up to 64 players.
From £450 / event · Weekends
Case studies
A few nights we are proud of
Real events we have built and run from the Hanbury Street floor — community leagues, brand launches and grassroots cups.
Community League
Brand LaunchBrick Lane Fighting Nights
A monthly fighting-game series on our restored cabinets, complete with bracket, walk-on music and a heavyweight finals crowd.
Sold out 9 months running
Youth ProgrammeCode & Play After School
A funded term of game-dev workshops for 11–16s from local schools, finishing with a public showcase of their builds.
48 students · 21 games shipped
Charity Marathon24-Hour Frontier Stream
A round-the-clock charity stream across all 40 rigs raising money for an East London youth digital-skills fund.
£11,400 raised
The crew
The people behind the queue
A small, opinionated team of players, builders and casters who keep the arena humming after dark.
Marcus Delaney
Founder & Arena Lead
Marcus Delaney
Founder & Arena Lead
Ex-LAN cafe manager who got tired of bad ping. Builds every rig by hand and still holds the house Tekken record.
Priya Nandakumar
Head Coach
Priya Nandakumar
Head Coach
Former Valorant semi-pro who runs our review nights and somehow remembers every player’s aim stats.
Theo Okafor
Events & Casting
Theo Okafor
Events & Casting
Voice of the Spin Cup. Handles brackets, overlays and the only mic loud enough for a Friday finals.
Sofia Marchetti
Workshops Lead
Sofia Marchetti
Workshops Lead
Indie dev shipping her own roguelike. Teaches Unity and Godot and gets nervous beginners shipping by week two.
Player reviews
Word from the floor
A handful of recent notes from regulars, workshop graduates and tournament organisers.
Best ping in East London, no contest. I came for a one-off ranked night and now I am here three times a week. The coaching reviews actually pushed me out of Gold.
Hired the back room and the retro cabinets for my partner’s 30th. Theo set up a Street Fighter bracket and it completely made the night — guests still talk about it.
I had never written a line of code before the six-week workshop. By the last session I had a tiny platformer running on my own laptop. Sofia is endlessly patient.
We ran our community cup here for 64 players and the production was tighter than venues twice the price. Seeding, stream and prizes all handled.
Get in touch
Drop us a line or just turn up
Questions about bookings, workshops or hosting your own event? Send a message and we’ll reply within one working day.
Find us
- Phone+44 20 7253 6891
- Email[email protected]
- Address58 Hanbury Street, Spitalfields, London E1 5JL
Opening hours
- Monday – Thursday · 12pm – 11pm
- Friday · 12pm – 1am
- Saturday · 10am – 1am
- Sunday · 10am – 10pm