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Tournament edition
2019 Honor of Kings World Champion Cup
The first Honor of Kings World Champion Cup brought 12 teams from the KPL and KRKPL together across Seoul, Puchong and Shenzhen, where eStarPro beat Rogue Warriors in the final.
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Updated November 4, 2026Competition snapshot
Host and dates
Seoul, South Korea; Puchong, Malaysia; Shenzhen, China · Final: Shenzhen Universiade Center Gymnasium · Jul 10–Aug 10, 2019[1][2]
Champion
Wuhan eStarPro · competed as eStarPro[2]
Combined prize pool
CNY 32m[4]
The May schedule announcement listed CNY 16m before crowdfunding; the final report states the combined pool reached CNY 32m.
Games
Participant scale
12 teams across the KPL, KRKPL and international qualifier field[1][3]
CategoryPartnerCommercial note
Category
Organizer
Partner
Tencent GamesCommercial note
Event organizer · Recorded in the 2019 edition.[1]
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Sponsor
Partner
vivoCommercial note
Official event partner · Recorded in the 2019 edition.[2]
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Sponsor
Partner
CLEAR MenCommercial note
Official event partner · 清扬 · Recorded in the 2019 edition.[2]
Overview
The first World Champion Cup ran July 10–August 10, 2019, with group stage in Seoul, playoffs in Puchong and the final in Shenzhen. The initial schedule announcement listed CNY 16 million; a same-day final report says the realized total was CNY 32 million after CNY 16 million in tournament-skin revenue entered the pool.[1][4]
eStarPro defeated Rogue Warriors 4–2 at Shenzhen Universiade Center Gymnasium. The field included 12 teams: six KPL entrants and six teams from the KRKPL and international qualification routes. The event report names six official partners; only vivo and Clear currently resolve to canonical PTG entity pages, so the commercial completeness status remains partial pending resolution of the other four partners.[2][3]
References6
- [1]总奖金1600万！2019王者荣耀“世冠”赛程公布 — Tiyu+
- [2]eStarPro斩获金凤凰杯 万人见证首个世冠冠军诞生 — Tiyu+
- [3]2019王者荣耀世冠小组赛首尔开战 — Yonhap News Agency
- [4]eStarPro夺冠！奖金高达1344万元，KPL借“王者荣耀世冠赛”试水国际化 — Sina Finance
- [5]Honor of Kings World Champion Cup 2019 — Liquipedia
- [6]S-Tier Tournaments — Honor of Kings — Liquipedia
Commercial opportunities
Official event partners
Tiyu+ names vivo, 黑鲸, 5无糖口香糖, 上汽大众 T-Cross, 统一冰红茶 and 清扬. The latter four have not yet been resolved to canonical PTG Brand or Organization pages.[2]
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