Skip to content
Press The Game

Tournament edition

Honor of Kings World Cup 2026

The 2026 Honor of Kings World Cup brought 20 Honor of Kings and Arena of Valor teams to Paris as part of the Esports World Cup, with Kuaishou Gaming beating AG.AL in the final.

Official Honor of Kings World Cup 2026 key visual, announcing the Paris event and July 30–August 8 dates.
Official Honor of Kings World Cup 2026 key visual, announcing the Paris event and July 30–August 8 dates. · Honor of Kings Esports official account
Share this page
Updated November 4, 2026

Competition snapshot

Combined prize pool

USD 3 million[1]

Participant scale

20 teams[1]

Category

Organizer

Commercial note

Event organizer and publisher · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[1]

Overview

The 2026 Honor of Kings World Cup (KWC) was played in Paris from July 30 to August 8 as part of the Esports World Cup. The field combined 17 Honor of Kings teams and three Arena of Valor teams; official event reporting lists all 20 entrants and their qualification routes. Kuaishou Gaming defeated AG.AL 4–3 in the final. The announced combined prize pool was USD 3 million. The source set verifies the schedule, winner, final score, games and host city. The venue is cross-checked against Liquipedia, while no KWC-specific commercial partnership was confirmed in the reviewed sources, so the commercial profile remains partial.

References4
  1. [1]Honor of Kings World Cup Kicks Off, Featuring the Reveal of Honor of Kings: ACE and Gamescom Showcase — Level Infinite
  2. [2]湖南战队KSG夺得2026电竞世界杯《王者荣耀》项目冠军 — Hunan Provincial Sports Bureau
  3. [3]Honor of Kings World Cup 2026 — Liquipedia
  4. [4]S-Tier Tournaments — Honor of Kings — Liquipedia

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