Tencent-owned gaming brand Level Infinite announced details on the upcoming Honor of Kings Invitational Midseason, a major stop in the competitive season for the popular MOBA mobile title, taking place at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh Saudi Arabia next month.
The Honor of Kings Invitational Midseason, 2024 Riyadh, is set to take place at the Esports World Cup from Aug. 1 – 4, where the final lineup of teams will compete for a piece of the $3M USD total prize pool.
The competition will feature a single round-robin format with teams split into two groups. Teams will compete in best-of-one (Bo1) matches that will determine group standings, with the top four teams from each group advancing to the knockout stages. The quarterfinals, which are set for August 3, will feature best-of-three (Bo3) matches, followed by the semifinals and finals, which will feature best-of-five (Bo5) matches.
Teams currently set to compete include:
- Brazil – Loops
- Brazil – Vivo Keyd Stars
- Hong Kong, China – All Gamers Global
- China – KPL Dream Team
- France – Team Vitality
- Indonesia – KAGENDRA
- KSA – Team Falcons
- Malaysia – LGD Gaming
- Malaysia – Team Secret
- Malaysia – Weibo Gaming
- Myanmar – Impunity Esports
- SEA Invite – TBC
The SEA invite will be determined on July 30, when Indonesia’s Rex Regum Qeon and Philippines’ BOOM Esports go head-to-head in the SEA Showdown, with the winner securing the final spot.
To celebrate the upcoming event in Riyadh, Honor of Kings will release a new Esports World Cup skin called “Heavenblade” for dual-sword-wielding hero Allain. To coincide with the release of this new skin, Honor of Kings is also releasing a theme song for the Honor of Kings Esports called “Invincible” on July 29, which was produced by Mighty Mike and mixed by the Grammy-award-winning audio mixer Tom Norris.
Finally, Level Infinite revealed that Honor of Kings players can keep up with the Honor of Kings Invitational Midseason, 2024 Riyadh by participating in Honor of Kings in-game events. From July 26 to Aug. 4, players can earn event currency by logging in, playing matches, or spectating matches, and spending earned currency to flip the 12 squares that represent the 12 squads and claim rewards, with a chance to get Allain Epic skin.
The Honor of Kings Invitational Midseason, 2024 Riyadh will be streamed live on YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, TikTok, and through the Honor of Kings’ in-game TV.
The Esports World Cup is funded by a grant from the Saudi Arabian government, while competitions are being facilitated by ESL FACEIT Group, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Savvy Games Group—which in turn is owned by the Saudi government’s Public Investment Fund and its Chairman of the board is Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler HRH Crown Prince MBS.