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Honor of Kings gears up for Esports World Cup appearance next month

It'll see the hit MOBA take to the world stage

Honor of Kings gears up for Esports World Cup appearance next month
  • Honor of Kings is set to hit the Esports World Cup in Saudi Arabi this coming month
  • August 1st to 4th will see the Honor of Kings Invitational Midseason taking place
  • Top teams will compete for the chance to take home a share of the $3 million prize pool

Honor of Kings, the hit mobile MOBA from Tencent, is set to head onto the world stage with perhaps its most high-profile appearance yet. From August 1st to 4th, the game will be represented on stage at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The Honor of Kings Invitational Midseason tournament will take place in a single round-robin format with teams split into two groups. From the initial stages, through to the quarterfinals and semifinals, the final teams to participate in the closing of the tournament will be selected.

The Midseason Invitational will feature some of the top teams from the world of mobile esports, all competing for the chance to receive a share of the $3 million prize pool on offer. To celebrate the event, Honor of Kings will also release an exclusive skin for their hero Allain, Heavenblade. 

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Honor of Kings is not the only major mobile esports title appearing at the Esports World Cup. This past weekend, PUBG Mobile wrapped up their own invitational tournament that ran throughout the week.

The Esports World Cup grew out of the Gamers8 tournament that previously took place in Saudi Arabia, and is another move by the country to foster an attractive location for competitive gamers of all calibres.

Want to see if there are any of our favourites making an appearance? Well, check in on our list of the best mobile games of 2024 (so far) to find out just how many of the games we've picked from the last six months have shown their face.

And if that's not enough to give you something to play, be sure to mark your calendar with some of the titles on our list of the most anticipated mobile games of the year. So you'll always have something to look forward to!

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Iwan Morris
Iwan Morris
Iwan is a Cardiff-based freelance writer, who joined the Pocket Gamer Biz site fresh-faced from University before moving to the Pocketgamer.com editorial team in November of 2023.