Team Up, Show Off on the Arena! The Ninth National Honor of Kings Tournament Grand Finals Conclude in Splendor!

On July 6th, the grand finals of the Ninth National Honor of Kings Tournament came to a triumphant close at Phoenix Illusion City in Yinchuan! After fierce competition, champions across various categories have been crowned!

Amateur Division

This year’s National Honor of Kings Tournament introduced a new Amateur Division track, adopting a 1v1 format. After intense rounds of competition, “Andanzhi Ruomeng” from Yuncheng, Shanxi, emerged victorious with a 2:0 score.

Champion of the 1v1 Format in the Amateur Division

Corporate Division

The Ninth National Honor of Kings Tournament also introduced a Corporate Division track, featuring a 5v5 BO3 format. Alibaba PKQ team triumphed with a final score of 2:0.

Champion of the 5v5 Format in the Corporate Division

Professional Division

The Professional Division finals of this year’s tournament adopted a 5v5 BO5 format. Anqing Electric Association showcased extraordinary prowess on the grand stage and ultimately claimed the championship with a 3:0 victory.

Champion of the 5v5 Format in the Professional Division

Lake City Yinchuan, Majestic and Beautiful

Gaming Enthusiasts Gather for an E-Sports Feast

On the day of the finals, Phoenix Illusion City in the Jinfeng District of Yinchuan was packed with Honor of Kings e-sports fans from all corners of the country. The venue was full to capacity as thousands of fans cheered and shouted in response to the twists and turns of the matches, eagerly awaiting the birth of the champions.

Vice Mayor of the Yinchuan Municipal Government, Ms. Chen Yanju attended the event and remarked in her speech: As a new form of digital economy, e-sports is another “trend” in the development of mobile internet computing power. Hosting the well-known national e-sports event, “National Honor of Kings Tournament,” in Yinchuan is a concrete measure taken by Yinchuan to actively embrace the arrival of emerging industries such as internet and big data, accelerate industrial restructuring, develop new productive forces, create cultural, sports, and tourism consumption hotspots, and achieve high-quality development.

The golden phoenix, which had graced the site of last year’s finals in Chongqing, flew across mountains and rivers to grace the scene at Phoenix Illusion City in Yinchuan, officially marking the commencement of the Ninth National Honor of Kings Tournament Grand Finals! The opening ceremony of this year’s finals incorporated the IP image of Yinchuan City – the golden phoenix – to witness the birth of the champion’s glory together with the audience, creating an atmosphere filled with excitement!

New Tracks, New Gameplay, New Experiences

The National Tournament Creates a Trendy Social Paradigm

As an integrated competitive and entertaining e-sports event, the Honor of Kings National Tournament has always been committed to providing a low-threshold stage for all enthusiasts to pursue their dreams in e-sports, constantly lowering participation barriers and enhancing user experience. To diversify the tournament format and improve the experience for participants, this year’s National Tournament established two division tracks: Professional and Amateur Divisions. Additionally, it introduced new game modes that can be registered on-site, including 1v1, 2v2 partner mode, and 5v5 blind box card draw mode, offering players more surprises and challenges.

Just as the slogan of this year’s event suggests, the National Tournament provides a platform for all players who love Honor of Kings to find like-minded partners and embark on the journey to conquer the world of kings together!

Meanwhile, with the official launch of the corporate tournament, the tracks of the Honor of Kings National Tournament have been further broadened. Enterprises from all over the country, in collaboration with local governments and Honor of Kings officials, have brought e-sports events closer to households, truly integrating them into the lives of players. They have also blended local culture, corporate culture, and Honor of Kings e-sports culture, enriching the cultural connotations of the tournaments themselves.

At the Ninth National Honor of Kings Tournament Grand Finals, a new “E-sports Party” segment was added. The event featured interactive content such as the main e-sports arena, food street, and e-sports party experience zone. Players could taste local specialties, enjoy traditional performances, and participate in professional e-sports activities such as the barrier-free 1v1 arena, 2v2 partner match, and 5v5 blind box match. The finals venue was successfully transformed into a comprehensive entertainment venue that combines competition, spectating, food, performances, and culture, further solidifying the concept of a public e-sports stage.

Sanya Takes Over, Honor of Kings National Tournament Never Stops

The Ninth National Honor of Kings Tournament has come to a successful conclusion. Vice Mayor of Sanya Municipal Government, Mr. Fan Weizheng, and Mr. Zhang Yijia, General Manager of Tencent Interactive Entertainment’s TiMi Research Support Center and General Manager of TiMi L1 Studio Global Esports Development Center, attended the event and completed the handover ceremony. The baton for the next finals has been passed to Sanya, known as the Oriental Hawaii.

In his speech, Deputy Mayor Fan Weizheng said: The grand finals of the Honor of Kings National Tournament are the highest-level mass-scale event in Honor of Kings and one of the most popular and influential mobile e-sports events. In recent years, e-sports events have become a widely participated leisure activity among young people, and more and more young people travel long distances for an e-sports competition. Sanya has a rich e-sports gene and has hosted various e-sports activities such as the Sanya E-sports Festival. It understands the requirements of e-sports players and even more so, the needs of e-sports fans. We look forward to hosting the Tenth Grand Finals to promote the in-depth integration of cultural tourism and e-sports, create an “e-sports + cultural tourism” IP, and provide Honor of Kings players and fans with a more diversified cultural and tourism consumption experience. Therefore, Sanya cherishes the opportunity to host the Tenth Grand Finals and will spare no effort to ensure the smooth running of the event, enhance the festive atmosphere, improve service facilities, focus on public preferences, and introduce special tourism products such as sports tourism, low-altitude tourism, wedding tourism, forest tourism, and deep-sea tourism, delivering a unique travel experience to everyone.

Sanya, known as the Oriental Hawaii, boasts abundant marine resources and ecological resources, rich historical and cultural heritage, and unique folk customs. It is one of the cities in China with the best air quality. We believe that the new voyage of the Honor of Kings National Tournament will surely bring us many pleasant surprises in this beautiful and romantic city!

The Ninth National Honor of Kings Tournament Grand Finals have concluded in splendor. Let us once again congratulate the champions of this year’s competition, the players, and teams! The dream of e-sports for the masses continues to shine brightly, and the steps of the Honor of Kings National Tournament will never cease. It will build a stage of dreams for every player who loves e-sports and explore the integration of e-sports and cities, empowering the industry of e-sports!

Honor of Kings National Tournament

The Ninth Honor of Kings National Tournament is already in full swing, with the overall schedule divided into preliminary rounds, provincial rounds – regional rounds, and grand finals. Ultimately, 12 participating teams/individual players will vie for the ultimate prize, contending for the national tournament championship throne symbolizing the highest honor of Honor of Kings mass e-sports!

Spectator Guide

On July 6th, the peak battle of the Ninth Honor of Kings National Tournament Grand Finals concluded splendidly at Phoenix Illusion City in the Jinfeng District of Yinchuan. In the end, the “Dongchedi Wan Yue Ran Zhulin” team from the Amateur Division 5v5, the “Yuncheng Andanzhi Ruomeng” individual from the Amateur Division 1v1, the Alibaba PKQ team from the Corporate Division, and Anqing Electric Association from the Professional Division won the championships of their respective categories with outstanding performances!

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