The Honor of Kings World Cup 2025 at the EWC final saw a best-of-seven match between AG.AL and TT Global go the distance.
AG Super Play, who competed as AG.AL in the Esports World Cup 2025, came into the Honor of Kings World Cup 2025 (KWC) as the champions of the Chinese KPL league. They defeated their fellow Chinese squad, Talent Gaming (as TT Global), in the grand final that went the distance.
AG.AL are your KWC 2025 champions
The Honor of Kings World Cup 2025 grand final happened as part of the EWC 2025 festivities in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The best-of-seven series opened with a swift under-12-minute win courtesy of AG.AL, but TT Global punched back with three consecutive wins of their own. Now down 1-3, AG.AL regained their footing by game five and closed out the series with their own three-game win streak. They proved themselves to be the best team out of the 18 participants from all over the world.
Jungler Chen “Zoe” Jiahao was awarded the grand final MVP accolade for his stellar performance. AG.AL was also crowned the Fan Favorite Team award while their bottom laner, Xu "YiNuo" Bicheng, was voted the Fan Favorite Player award.
The newly-crowned champions took home US$750,000 in prize money, as well as a contribution of 1,000 club points for their organization. As of the start of week 4, AG.AL International sits in third place in terms of club standings, right under Team Vitality and Gen.G Esports.
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What's next for Honor of Kings Esports?
HoK esports fans have a lot to look forward to this year. "We've built an esports ecosystem for players worldwide. Over 160,000 players have created their own esports stories. We see these stories worldwide, happening in each players' daily lives," said James Yang, Senior Director of Level Infinite Global Esports Center. "And in the second half of 2025, we'll tell these stories even more fiercely, with greater tournaments, lower barriers to enter, and more ways for players to make their mark."
The next international event on the calendar is the Honor of Kings International Championship 2025 (KIC). This is dubbed the "crown jewel of Honor of Kings Esports" and will make its return this November. Top teams from all around the world will head to the Philippines.
KIC 2025 boasts a US$1,000,000 prize pool and a commemorative hero skin for the winners. Moreover, the best-performing teams in KIC will represent their regions at the Challenger Cup in China in December.
A new tournament was also announced: the Honor of Kings Nation Clash (KNC). The KNC will see the best teams from Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines compete. It will debut this October and will take place in Malaysia.
Regional professional leagues will soon start their respective second seasons.
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