The 2025 King Pro League (KPL) Grand Finals ended in spectacular style at the Beijing National Stadium (Bird’s Nest), as Chengdu All Gamers (AG) triumphed over Wolves Esports to claim the KPL Championship title. The victory marks AG’s third consecutive crown in 2025, following their wins in the Spring and Summer splits.
The grand finals were nothing short of historic. For the first time ever, a mobile esports tournament was held inside the Bird’s Nest, welcoming a massive live audience of 62,196 fans — an event that has attempted a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the Largest Attendance for an Esports Match.
The atmosphere was electric, with fans witnessing AG’s 4–2 victory over Wolves Esports in a Best-of-Seven (BO7) Global Ban & Pick + Ultimate Battle format. AG’s star player YiNuo delivered an unforgettable performance, earning the Finals MVP (FMVP) title and securing an exclusive FMVP skin, along with team-exclusive in-game rewards including a signature skin, avatar frame, and a limited team voice line.
KPL 2025: A Historic Year for Mobile Esports
The King Pro League continues to break boundaries as the most-watched esports tournament in the world, with 250 million unique viewers tuning in throughout the 2025 season. Featuring 18 city-based clubs, the KPL has redefined competitive mobile gaming, combining world-class production with deep community engagement and regional pride.
The Bird’s Nest stage production reflected the league’s evolution — a breathtaking 7,000㎡ LED setup and a 128-meter-long main stage — making this year’s KPL Grand Finals the largest esports spectacle ever held in China.
With a 70 million RMB (US$9.8 million) total prize pool and 20 million RMB (US$2.8 million) going to the champions, the KPL continues to elevate the global perception of mobile esports.
Next Stop: The 2025 Honor of Kings International Championship Heads to Manila
Following the KPL Grand Finals, all eyes now turn to the 2025 Honor of Kings International Championship (KIC 2025) — set to take place from November 14 to 30, 2025, in Manila, Philippines.
The KIC 2025 will feature 16 elite teams from across the globe, competing for a share of the US$1,000,000 prize pool and the chance to etch their names into Honor of Kings history.
Matches will be held across two major venues:
- Shooting Gallery (November 14–23): Group and Knockout Stages
- Activity Center, Ayala Malls Manila Bay (November 28–30): Final Knockout Stage and Grand Finals
KIC 2025: Competing Teams
Fans can look forward to international clashes featuring top-tier squads, including:
- Blacklist International
- BOOM Esports
- Elevate
- ACT Esports Club
- Homebois X Black Shrew Esport
- Nova Esports
- Alpha Gaming
- Bigetron by Vitality
- Kagendra
- Vesakha Esports
- Loops
- Alpha7 Esports
- Nongshim RedForce
- OG Esports
- Twisted Minds
- Rex Regum Qeon (RRQ)
The winning team will receive an exclusive FMVP skin, immortalizing their victory in-game. To celebrate the event, Honor of Kings will also debut a special Jing KIC Esports skin available for fans worldwide.
Honor of Kings Wins Trailblazer Award at Green Game Jam 2025
Beyond the esports stage, Honor of Kings continues to earn recognition for innovation and sustainability. On November 6, 2025, the game was honored with the Trailblazer Award at the Green Game Jam Awards in London.
Presented by Playing for the Planet and supported by the United Nations Environment Programme, the award celebrates Honor of Kings’ creative integration of environmental themes into gameplay — a bold step toward merging entertainment with ecological awareness.
Fans can catch all the action in Honor of Kings esports on the official Honor of Kings Twitch.tv (@HOK Esports), Facebook (@HOK Esports), official website, YouTube (@HOK Esports) channel and TikTok (@HOK Esports).
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