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King Pro League
The King Pro League is China's professional Honor of Kings competition series, with seasonal splits and separate finals.
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Host and dates
China; host cities and dates vary by edition
Champion
Unknown
Champions are edition-specific; a parent-series result is not defined.
Combined prize pool
Unknown
No combined prize-pool total for the series was verified.
Games
Participant scale
Unknown
Team fields vary by season and stage; no single series-wide count was verified.
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Organizer
Partner
KPL
Commercial note
Organizer · Recorded in the 2026, 2025 editions.
Editions
KPL has seasonal splits and finals; dates, hosts, champions, prize pools, and participant counts belong to their specific editions or stages.
| Edition | Host | Dates | Prize pool | Games | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026Latest tracked | Chengdu, China | Nov 14, 2026 – Nov 14, 2026 | — | — | —[3] |
| 2026 | Xiamen Olympic Sports Center Phoenix Gymnasium, Xiamen, China | Sep 12, 2026 – Sep 12, 2026 | — | — | —[4] |
| 2026 | Wuyuanhe Cultural and Sports Center Gymnasium, Haikou, China | Apr 11, 2026 – Apr 11, 2026 | — | — | —[6] |
| 2026 | Sanya Sports Center, Bailu Gymnasium, Sanya, China | Jan 3, 2026 – Jan 3, 2026 | — | — | —[8] |
| 2025 | Chengdu, Changsha and Beijing, China | Sep 28, 2025 – Nov 8, 2025 | — | — | —[11] |
PTG Database Analysis
The King Pro League (KPL) is China’s professional Honor of Kings competition series. Tencent describes KPL as a top professional tournament for the game, and Hero Esports dates the league’s launch to 2016. Tencent Esports identifies KPL as part of its domestic competition portfolio.
KPL runs seasonal splits and finals, with dates, hosts, formats, results, audiences, and team fields that vary by edition. Those facts belong to their own edition records; this series entry therefore has no single champion, combined prize pool, or participant count. Partner status and event-operation roles also need to be tied to the specific edition where they were announced.
References13
- [1]Hero Esports transforms Beijing's National Stadium into record-breaking mobile esports tournament — Hero Esports via PR Newswire
- [2]Tencent's most successful mobile game: the past, present and future of Honor of Kings — Tencent
- [3]2026 KPL competition calendar — Titan Sports Plus
- [4]2026 KPL Summer Final programme and ticket information — KPL
- [5]2026 KPL Summer Final result — KPL
- [6]2026 KPL Spring Final programme and venue guide — KPL
- [7]KSG wins the 2026 KPL Spring Final — KPL
- [8]2025 Challenger Cup and Annual Peak Night city poster — KPL
- [9]2025王者荣耀挑战者杯决赛落地三亚 — Sanya Municipal Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television and Sports Bureau
- [10]2025年9座城市，1亿+线下票房——十年KPL如何深度嵌入中国城市版图 — People's Esports
- [11]2025 KPL Annual Finals schedule and format — KPL
- [12]王者荣耀“鸟巢”见证传奇六连冠成都AG蝉联2025KPL年总冠军 — Honor of Kings
- [13]顶级赛事落地鸟巢 超6万人现场观赛创世界纪录 电竞热浪燃爆京城多元消费 — Beijing Municipal Government
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