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2018 Honor of Kings Champion Cup International Invitational
QGhappy defended its Champion Cup title with a 4–2 win over eStarPro in Beijing after the 2018 tournament expanded to 16 teams from China and international qualifiers.
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Updated November 4, 2026Competition snapshot
Host and dates
Workers' Stadium, Beijing, China · Aug 1–11, 2018[1][2]
Champion
Chongqing Wolves · competed as QGhappy[2]
Combined prize pool
USD 1m[1]
Games
Participant scale
16 teams from KPL and international qualifiers[1]
CategoryPartnerCommercial note
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Organizer
Partner
Tencent GamesCommercial note
Event organizer · Recorded in the 2018 edition.[1]
Category
Food and beverage
Partner
McDonald'sCommercial note
Tournament sponsor · Recorded in the 2018 edition.[2]
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Consumer technology
Partner
vivoCommercial note
Tournament sponsor · Recorded in the 2018 edition.[2]
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Financial services
Commercial note
Tournament sponsor · credit card business · Recorded in the 2018 edition.[2]
Overview
The 2018 Champion Cup International Invitational ran August 1–11 at Workers’ Stadium in Beijing. Its 16-team field paired nine KPL entries with seven teams from international qualifiers. The official announcement specified a BO7 single-elimination bracket and a USD 1 million prize pool.[1]
QGhappy defeated eStarPro 4–2 in the final. The KPL report identifies McDonald’s, vivo and Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Credit Card as sponsors. The participant list names 16 teams, each linked to a canonical Honor of Kings Team profile.[2][3]
References4
- [1]王者荣耀冠军杯国际邀请赛即将开赛 — Huya · Honor of Kings Esports
- [2]王者荣耀冠军杯国际邀请赛总决赛落幕，QGhappy卫冕冠军杯总冠军 — KPL, republished by Daily Headline
- [3]“QGhappy”荣登首个王者荣耀世界冠军宝座！ — Beijing Workers' Stadium
- [4]S-Tier Tournaments — Honor of Kings — Liquipedia
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Tournament sponsor
McDonald's, vivo and Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Credit Card are named as sponsors in the contemporary KPL final report.[2]
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