TiMi Studio Group and Level Infinite announced the updates on Honor of Kings Esports in 2025. The announcement includes the Global Ban&Pick, details of the highly anticipated Honor of Kings Invitational Season 3, and key information for the grassroots launchpad Honor of Kings Open Series Split 3, which is open to all globally. Check out the detailed information of HOK Invitational Season 3 below:
Honor of Kings Invitational Season 3: Prize Pool and Schedule
Returning for 2025, the Honor of Kings Invitational Season 3 will kick off on February 21 and conclude on March 1 in Manila, Philippines. Qualified pro teams from around the world will compete for a share of the $300,000 USD prize pool.
The Invitational S3 full schedule is as follows:
- Feb.21 – 24: Group Stage
- Feb. 26 – 27: Quarterfinals
- Feb. 28: Semi-Finals
- Mar. 1: Finals
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Global Ban&Pick
The draft format, Global Ban&Pick, will be introduced in Honor of Kings Invitational S3 and the all the Honor of Kings Esports tournaments onward. The groundbreaking concept was introduced in 2018 and is now set to enhance the competitiveness and excitement of the tournament, and provide more possibility to each match.
“Honor of Kings is the pioneer in the industry to implement the Global Ban&Pick, and has successfully implement it in more than 8500 match, whichset to elevate matches to a whole new level. We are thrilled to share details for the Honor of Kings Invitational S3 and Honor of Kings Open Series which is set to kick off a year of exciting competition as we continue to shine a light on players from around the world at all levels of play. I can’t wait to see the incredible plays and creativity our players bring to the stage.”said James Yang, Senior Director of Level Infinite Global Esports Center, Tencent Games.
Global Ban&Pick was first introduced by King Pro League (KPL, Honor of Kings Chinese Pro League) and has been in use for 7 years, with over 8,500 matches played. Designed to highlight the game’s rich roster of heroes and provide a more strategic gameplay experience, Global Ban&Pick ensures that each hero can only be selected once per match series by each team with a total of four bans per game. In a BO7 Match series, the Ultimate Battle will commence if the Match is tied 3-3 after Game 6. There will be no restrictions allowing the selection of previously banned and picked heroes. Both teams may also have the same hero lineups in the Ultimate Battle.
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