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- Honor of Kings World Cup 2025 will share the stage with several other esports titles across different platforms.
- A total of 3 million dollars is fixed as the prize pool, the winner will take the highest share.
- This event is the second international tournament in 2025 esports circuit of the game.
Honor of Kings World Cup (KWC) 2025 will take place in Riyadh in July. The first-of-its-kind event has joined with the Esports World Cup (EWC) 2025 and is now going to make its debut. Following the esports roadmap for this year, the tournament will be a fighting ground for the best and most powerful teams around the world.
This is the inaugural season of the esports series. The previous one, AWC, was discontinued after 2022. And now the game introduces the new KWC series, which will follow the GSL format for the group stage.
Honor of Kings World Cup (KWC) 2025: Schedule and Format
The tournament will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and it will have three stages. The initial one will be the Group Stage, starting from the 15th of July. The teams will be divided into 4 groups of 4 each, and BO3 matches will be applied to each group. The group winners will qualify for the Playoffs, and the runners-up will qualify for the Last Chance.
The Last Chance stage will take place on the 20th of July. 4 teams will be drawn into 2 matches, and both winners will advance to the next stage. The matches will be BO5. Now, the Playoffs stage will kick off on the 23rd of July and run till the 26th of July.
The KPL and ACL winners will enter this stage, where matches will be BO7, in a single-elimination bracket. All the matches will be under the Global Ban/Pick rule with Ultimate Battle for the last round.
Participating Teams
There will be a total of 18 teams in the event, coming from several regional qualifiers. These teams will fight against each other after being divided into several groups. Now, the list of participating teams is as follows:
- AG Super Play
- Talent Gaming
- Gen.G Esports
- Nova Esports
- Black Shrew Esport
- Alpha Gaming
- Kagendra
- Dominator Esports
- Team Vitality
- BOOM Esports
- Blacklist International
- A.C.T. Esports Club
- Paws Gaming
- Loops
- Alpha7 Esports
- Nongshim Redforce
- Twisted Minds
- OG
Prize Pool
A massive 3 million dollars will be disbursed among the teams, given that this is the biggest esports tournament of the game. However, there’s no breakdown of the prize amount declared so far. Once we know the breakdown, I will update you with the details here.
| Team Ranking | Prize Money |
|---|---|
| The Champion | TBD |
| Runner-up | TBD |
Where to watch the Honor of Kings World Cup (KWC) 2025
So, the battle of the beasts will take place in the grand stage of the EWC 2025 along with many other titles. The whole event itself is an unparalleled show where Honor of Kings will have a distinct presence.
However, the matches can be witnessed by being present there. Besides, all the matches will be live-streamed on the official social handles of Honor of Kings esports, such as YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, etc.
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