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Arena of Valor International Championship 2021
The online AIC 2021 brought 14 teams from eight regions together from November 27 to December 19, with Buriram United Esports winning the title.
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Updated November 5, 2026Competition snapshot
Host and dates
Online · Nov 27–Dec 19, 2021[1][3]
Garena described the event as an online international broadcast.[1][3]
Champion
Buriram United Esports won the final 4–3[3]
Combined prize pool
USD 1 million announced[1]
Garena reported USD 400,000 for the champion and USD 200,000 for the runner-up.[1][3]
Games
Participant scale
14 teams · eight regions[1]
Reach & distribution
Audience
Distribution
Broadcast platforms
YouTube, Facebook, Booyah Live and Garena Live
Garena reported simultaneous English, Indonesian, Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese broadcasts.[3]
Overview
The online fifth AIC assembled 14 teams from eight regions and was decided by a seven-game final, which Buriram United Esports won 4–3. Garena reported a peak concurrent audience of 879,481, citing Esports Charts, and more than 16.47 million watch hours. The event carried an announced USD 1 million pool, including USD 400,000 for the champion. All 14 entrants now resolve to canonical Arena of Valor Team pages. DHL Express Taiwan said its Garena partnership included support for GCS Taiwan qualifying teams to compete at AIC 2021; this was regional participant support, not confirmation of a global event-wide sponsor.[1][3][4][8]
References8
- [1]AIC 2021國際賽—五週年慶典分組抽籤結果出爐！ — Garena 傳說對決
- [2]《Garena傳說對決》AIC 2021國際賽八強名單出爐 — Garena 傳說對決
- [3]AIC 2021同時觀看人數突破87萬創歷史新高 — Garena 傳說對決
- [4]AG出战国际邀请赛，首战对阵日本赛区战队 — Beijing News
- [5]Buriram United Esports brings home US$400K after winning AIC 2021 — ONE Esports
- [6]Arena of Valor International Championship 2021 — Liquipedia Honor of Kings Wiki — Liquipedia
- [7]S-Tier Tournaments — Liquipedia Honor of Kings Wiki — Liquipedia
- [8]DHL Express Taiwan to Extend Partnership With Garena Arena of Valor in the Esports Industry — DHL Express Taiwan
Commercial opportunities
Taiwan qualifier participation support
DHL Express Taiwan said its Garena partnership included sponsorship for the GCS Taiwan qualifying teams to compete at AIC 2021. This is scoped to those entrants and does not establish DHL as a global event-wide sponsor.[8]
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