With the 2026 Esports World Cup (EW26) beginning this week, details about the upcoming Honor of Kings World Cup have been revealed.
While EW26 kicks off in Paris on July 6, the entire event will feature lots of tournaments that will happen until August 23. Among these tournaments is the Honor of Kings World Cup (or KWC), which will begin on July 30. What’s special about this tournament is that it will be the first such event that will bring both Honor of Kings and Arena of Valor teams. For those unfamiliar, Arena of Valor is the game’s name in China, with Honor of Kings being its international name for its global launch.
Given the expanded scope of the tournament in terms of participants, the competing players will also play on a dedicated Esports World Cup tournament patch built on Honor of Kings Season 15 that features an 111-strong roster of heroes. Plus, this tournament will also feature teams from India, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Taiwan region.
In total, 20 teams will compete for the lion’s share of the tourney’s USD 3 million prize pool. The participating teams include:
- AL (Title Defender)
- Kuaishou Gaming (King Pro League Spring 2026 – KPL)
- Buriram United Esports(RoV Pro League 2026 Summer – RPL)
- Team Flash (Arena of Glory Spring 2026 – AOG)
- Deep Cross Gaming (Garena Challenger Series Spring 2026 – GCS)
- Team Vitality (Indonesia Kings Laga Spring 2026 – IKL)
- Team Nemesis (Indonesia Kings Laga Spring 2026 – IKL)
- OG Esports (Indonesia Kings Laga Spring 2026 – IKL)
- Aurora Gaming (MY Honor of Kings League Spring 2026 – MKL)
- Geekay Esports (MY Honor of Kings League Spring 2026 – MKL)
- ROC Esports (MY Honor of Kings League Spring 2026 – MKL)
- BOOM Esports (Philippine Kings League Spring 2026 – PKL)
- Titan Esports Club (Philippine Kings League Spring 2026 – PKL)
- Blacklist International (Philippine Kings League Spring 2026 – PKL)
- LOS (Honor of Kings Brazil Championship Fall 2026 – CHOKBR)
- Influence Rage (Honor of Kings Brazil Championship Fall 2026 – CHOKBR)
- pro (Honor of Kings Major League Spring 2026 – KML)
- Nongshim RedForce (Honor of Kings Major League Spring 2026 – KML)
- S8UL Esports (King’s Arise India: KWC at EWC26 Qualifier)
- Revenant XSpark (King’s Arise India: KWC at EWC26 Qualifier)
The tournament will happen from July 30 to August 8, and it will feature the following stages and formats:
Play-in
- 8 teams (Two groups)
- Best-of-3 (BO3) | Double Elimination | Global Ban & Pick
- TOP 2 per group qualify to Group Stage
Group Stage
- 16 teams (Four groups)
- Best-of-3 (BO3 | Double Elimination | Global Ban & Pick
- TOP 2 per group qualify to Playoffs
Playoffs
- 8 teams
- Best-of-7 (BO7) (3rd Place Match: Best-of- 5(BO5) ) | Single Elimination | Global Ban&Pick and Ultimate Battle
For more information, visit the game’s official website.
In related news, Honor of Kings has a new collab with Chowking in the Philippines.