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The Honor of Kings International Championship 2022 is all set to begin on December 3, featuring 16 best teams from around the world. The championship will have a whopping $10 million prize pool, setting up the record for the largest prize pool tournament in mobile esports history.
The highly anticipated event is a rebranded version of the Arena of Valor International Championships. Teams from China will compete from Shenzhen studios, while other regional teams will play remotely in South Korea. The competition will be held in two phases, the Group stage and the knockout. Let’s look at the available details regarding Kings International Championship 2022.
Group Stage:
The first phase will take place from December 3 to December 12, where 16 teams will compete for eight knockout stage seats. Teams have been divided into four groups, with the top two from each group moving to the next phase. The bottom two teams from each group will be eliminated from the event.
Notably, the group stage has a Double Round-Robin format, where all the matches will be held in a Best of 2. The team that wins a match with a 2-- score line will get three points, while a tied match (1-1) awards one point. The team that loses the game with a score line of 0-2 will get zero point.
Teams:
Wolves (China))
eStar Pro (China)
Gank Gaming (China)
Xianyoh Gaming (China)
AG Super Play (China)
Weibo Gaming (China)
Hero Jiujing (China)
Edward Gaming (China)
Fut Nova (Turkey)
Isurus (LATA)
Red Canids (Brazil)
Yalla Esports (Saudi Arabia)
Impunity (South Asia)
Scarz (Japan)
Gen.G Esports (South Korea)
Bacon Times (Thailand)
Knockout Stage:
Quarterfinals: December 16 to 19
Semifinals: December 24 and 25
Grand final: December 30
Prize pool distribution:
The winning team of the championship will receive a gigantic prize money of $3.5 million, while the runner-up will take home $1.3 million. The teams competing in the Group Stage will win a minimum of $250K.