Honor of Kings and Arena of Valor Played on One Patch of a Hundred and Eleven Heroes for the First Time and Indonesia Sent Four Teams
The Honor of Kings World Cup ran in Paris from the thirtieth of July with three million dollars and twenty teams. Merging the two versions of the game into a single competitive patch is the structural change.
The Honor of Kings World Cup 2026 was held in Paris from 30 July to 8 August, with twenty teams from more than twelve regions and a three million dollar prize pool. For the first time, Honor of Kings and Arena of Valor teams competed on the same stage, on a unified patch carrying 111 heroes drawn from both games.
The format
| Stage | Dates |
|---|---|
| Play-ins | 30 to 31 July |
| Group stage | 1 to 4 August |
| Playoffs | 5 to 8 August |
Groups ran GSL format with best-of-three matches. Playoffs were single elimination, best of seven.
Why the unified patch is the story
Honor of Kings and Arena of Valor are the domestic Chinese and international versions of the same mobile MOBA, and they have historically diverged in hero rosters, balance and release cadence. That divergence is exactly what makes a shared world championship difficult, because the two player bases are not practising the same game.
Merging them into one 111-hero competitive patch is the fix, and it is the kind of change that takes a publisher years to be willing to make. It also settles the argument about which version is the real one, in favour of neither.
Who turned up
| Region | Representation |
|---|---|
| Indonesia | Four teams, the largest single contingent |
| China | Multiple KPL sides, including defending champion AG.AL International |
| Southeast Asia | Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia |
| New entrants | India with two teams; Brazil returning |
Indonesia sending four teams to a global mobile MOBA event is a fair summary of where the mobile audience actually is.
Where it sits on Playdash
Mobile MOBAs are among the most followed esports across Southeast Asia and Playdash carries markets on the major circuits. This is editorial coverage of a completed tournament rather than a market preview, and no prices are quoted here.
Dates, prize pool, format, unified patch details and regional representation as published in Honor of Kings World Cup 2026 tournament guides. The final result and champion were not confirmed in the source consulted and are not stated here. Correct at the time of writing on 30 August 2026.