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2025 Honor of Kings Challenger Cup

The 2025 Honor of Kings Challenger Cup brought together 32 teams from professional and other qualification paths. Beijing WB defeated Jinan RW 5–0 in the final in Sanya.

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2025 Honor of Kings Challenger Cup
King Pro League official Weibo profile avatar; source: https://weibo.com/u/6074356560 (local PTG asset).
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Competition snapshot

Organizer

KPL

Host and dates

Shanghai and Sanya, China · December 6, 2025–January 2, 2026

Champion

Beijing WB

Combined prize pool

RMB 3.5M

The reported 2026 increase from RMB 3.5 million to RMB 10 million establishes the prior edition's pool.

Participant scale

32 teams

Category

Organizer

Partner

KPL

Commercial note

Organizer · Recorded in the 2025 edition.

Reach & distribution

Audience

Combined programme attendance

More than 10,000 in-person attendees

People's Esports reports a combined figure for the Cup final and the next-day Peak Night; it is not the competition final's standalone attendance.

Distribution

Editions

EditionHostDatesPrize poolGamesChampion
2026Beijing and Shanghai, ChinaApr 25, 2026 – May 23, 2026——chongqing wolves[6]
2025Current pageShanghai and Sanya, ChinaDec 6, 2025 – Jan 2, 2026———[1]

PTG Database Analysis

The 2025 Honor of Kings Challenger Cup brought 32 teams together across the KPL, K-A and other qualification paths. Its knockout stage began at Shanghai KPL Esports Center on December 6, and the final moved to Sanya on January 2, 2026. Beijing WB defeated Jinan RW 5–0 in the BO9 final to win the title.[1][2][3]

KPL’s format announcement describes two single-elimination rounds followed by a double-elimination bracket for the final eight. The event calendar reports that the prize pool rose to RMB 10 million in 2026 from RMB 3.5 million in the prior edition. The following evening, Sanya hosted the linked annual Peak Night as a separate fan event.[1][4][5]

References7
  1. [1]2025 Honor of Kings Challenger Cup format expansion — KPL
  2. [2]2025 Challenger Cup and Annual Peak Night city poster — KPL
  3. [3]北京WB夺得2025挑战者杯冠军 — KPL
  4. [4]2026 KPL competition calendar — Titan Sports Plus
  5. [5]2025王者荣耀挑战者杯决赛落地三亚 — Sanya Municipal Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television and Sports Bureau
  6. [6]2026 Honor of Kings Challenger Cup schedule and format — KPL
  7. [7]Chongqing Wolves win the Challenger Cup — The Paper

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