Your guide to the Honor of Kings International Championship

The Honor of Kings International Championship is coming, bringing the best-of-the-best teams to a massive tournament in the Philippines.

The International Championship will be from November 14th to November 30th, 2025, featuring the best teams from around the world clashing on stage for $300,000. 

Honor of Kings International Championship format

The official format has not been confirmed, but it will likely follow the same structure as last year's event. If so, that means a Group Stage running four days, with the teams splitting into groups of four to compete in best-of-three matches. 

The top two teams from each of those groups will proceed to the Playoffs, which means eight total teams in the Knockout Stage. Last year, the Knockout Stage matches were best-of-five. 

From here, we'll reach the Grand Finals on November 30th. The top two teams will compete in a best-of-seven matchup to determine the champion. 

Teams to watch

Sixteen total teams are heading to the Honor of Kings International Championship. These teams qualified from regional competitions, proving they are the country's best this year. 

Philippines Kings League 2025 Fall.

• Blacklist International (Winner)
• BOOM Esports
• Elevate
• A.C.T. Esports Club

MY Honor of Kings League.

• HomeBois Black Shrew Esports (Winner)
• Nova Esports
• Alpha Gaming

Indonesia Kinga Laga 2025 Fall.

• Bigetron by Vitality (Winner)
• Kagendra
• Vesakha Esports

Honor of Kings Brazil Championships 2025 Spring.

• Loops (Winner)
• Alpha7 Esports

Major East League.

• Nongshim Redforce

Major West League.

• OG Esports

Last Call.

• Twisted Minds

The final spot is still up for grabs. It will be either WETRND Esports or Rex Regum Qeon taking that spot after competing in the Phoenix Reborn Qualifier on November 11th. 

How to watch Honor of Kings International Championship 

The entire tournament will be livestreamed on YouTube and Twitch.