Organizer
Tencent Games, TiMi Studio Group and Hero Esports (then VSPO)[6]
Tournament edition
2022 Honor of Kings International Championship
The 2022 KIC used a global Honor of Kings competition build with Arena of Valor content, bringing 16 teams to Shenzhen and Seoul from December 3 to 30.
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Updated November 4, 2026Competition snapshot
CategoryPartnerCommercial note
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Organizer
Partner
Tencent GamesCommercial note
Joint organizer · Recorded in the 2022 edition.[1]
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Organizer
Partner
TiMi Studio GroupCommercial note
Joint organizer · Recorded in the 2022 edition.[7]
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Organizer
Partner
Hero EsportsCommercial note
Joint organizer · then known as VSPO · Recorded in the 2022 edition.[7]
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Devices
Partner
iQOOCommercial note
Annual partner · competition device · Recorded in the 2022 edition.[4]
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Consumer goods
Partner
CLEAR MenCommercial note
Annual partner · Recorded in the 2022 edition.[4]
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Apparel
Partner
PUMACommercial note
Annual partner · Recorded in the 2022 edition.[4]
Overview
The 2022 KIC was the series’ first edition. It used a global Honor of Kings competition build that incorporated Arena of Valor content. Xinhua reported that the 16-team main event began on December 3, with eight places for the KPL and eight for international teams, and that Shenzhen and Seoul hosted the competition. Wuhan eStarPro beat Foshan DRG.GK 4–2 in the December 30 final.[1][3]
The event used a unified global competition build. Chinese reporting documents eight annual partners, two industry partners, TT Voice as the official voice platform and Tencent WangCard as the official team battle-card partner. PTG has canonical Brand pages for three annual partners; the remaining partner identities and the full participant field still need canonical records before their tabs can be complete.[4]
Liquipedia’s runner-up listing conflicts with the Chinese result record from the General Administration of Sport of China; this profile follows the latter. Event venues are reported separately by stage, but PTG venue records have not yet been resolved for this edition.[3][7]
References8
- [1]KIC 2022: Honor of Kings International Championship Official Rules — Honor of Kings
- [2]王者荣耀世界冠军杯将于11月打响 — Xinhua News Agency
- [3]首支“八冠王”！湖北武汉eStarPro勇夺2022年王者荣耀世界冠军杯KIC总冠军 — General Administration of Sport of China
- [4]KPL2022商业化总结：用能力和诚心为生意增长护航 — Tiyu+ / ECO 电竞派
- [5]王者荣耀世冠KIC选拔赛落幕！12月3日打响小组赛首战 — Douyu
- [6]S-Tier Tournaments — Honor of Kings Wiki — Liquipedia
- [7]Honor of Kings International Championship 2022 — Liquipedia
- [8]2022王者世冠KIC全新宣传CG——《让世界看见你的光》 — 王者荣耀赛事官方账号
Commercial opportunities
Annual partners with existing PTG pages
iQOO, Clear Men and PUMA were among the eight annual partners.[4]
Additional annual partners
The remaining annual partners were SAIC Volkswagen, Dongpeng Special Drink, Bank of Communications Credit Card, Pinduoduo and Marriott Bonvoy. Their canonical PTG Brand pages remain to be created before the partner tab can be complete.[4]
Industry partners
The event named Castrol and Qualcomm Snapdragon as industry partners. Their canonical PTG Brand pages remain to be created before the partner tab can be complete.[4]
Official voice platform and team battle card
TT Voice was the official voice-platform partner and Tencent WangCard the official team battle-card partner. Canonical PTG pages and relationship-layer review remain outstanding.[4]
Participant resolution
The main event had 16 entrants. Canonical participant records are still being reconciled at the correct Club and Team layers, so the Participants tab remains partial.[5]
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