Skip to content
Press The Game

Tournament edition

Arena of Valor World Cup 2020

The 2020 Arena of Valor World Cup was cancelled before play because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Indonesia had been named as the planned host country.

Tournament editionCANCELLEDSeries: Arena of Valor World Cup
Garena's cancellation notice for the 2020 Arena of Valor World Cup.
Garena's cancellation notice for the 2020 Arena of Valor World Cup. · Arena of Valor Team announcement graphic, reproduced by Kenh14
Share this page
Updated November 5, 2026

Competition snapshot

Host and dates

Indonesia · 2020; cancelled before play[1]

The cancellation article identifies Indonesia as the planned host; no confirmed start or end date was verified.[1][2]

Champion

Cancelled before play; no champion[2][4]

Combined prize pool

Unknown

No announced 2020 prize pool was found in the cancellation notice or Liquipedia series entry.[1][2]

Participant scale

No final field assembled; cancelled before play[1][2][4]

Category

Organizer

Partner

Garena

Commercial note

2020 AWC organizer[1]

Overview

Garena cancelled the 2020 Arena of Valor World Cup before play as international travel and event operations were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Garena later reported that it replaced the cancelled world cup with the online 2020 APL, which ran from June 19 to July 26. Kenh14 reports Indonesia as the planned host country; the sources reviewed do not establish exact AWC dates, a final participant list, or an announced prize pool.[1][2][4]

References4
  1. [1]Nóng: Chính thức, Garena thông báo huỷ giải đấu Liên Quân quốc tế AWC 2020 — Kenh14
  2. [2]Arena of Valor World Cup — Liquipedia Honor of Kings Wiki — Liquipedia
  3. [3]S-Tier Tournaments — Liquipedia Honor of Kings Wiki — Liquipedia
  4. [4]2020 APL超級職業聯賽全球吸引1億4,900萬人次的觀看 — Garena 傳說對決

Work with Press The Game

Bring an opportunity to the table

Looking for media reach, industry insight or the right esports partner? Bring us your brief—we’ll help move it forward.

Find the right connection