Arena of Valor Premier League 2025 is going to be hosted in Bangkok, Thailand. The action will begin on June 26, 2025. This year, Garena is making the event much bigger with the Wildcard round coming back and a total $500,000 prize money waiting to be claimed by the best teams.
Schedule and Format of APL 2025
The event is going to start on June 26 and will have 16 teams who come from different regions. The whole competition will be split in two major parts – Swiss Stage and Playoffs.
- Swiss Stage:
From June 26 to 29 and then again July 2 to 6, the Swiss stage will take place. All teams will play five rounds, and the matches will be between teams who got same kind of results. There won’t be any protection for teams from same region, so they can end up against each other. Except deciding matches, all games are Best-of-3 (BO3). - Playoffs:
After getting 3 wins, teams will move into Playoffs, which will start on July 10. This stage is following double-elimination, so one loss doesn’t mean you’re out. First round will be BO5, while rest of the games will be BO7. Also, Global Ban Pick rules will be active, adding more to the strategy part.
Who’s Playing?
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One big thing this year is the Wildcard round, which many fans didn’t expect. This rule was last seen in 2023, and now it is returning. This will give some teams another chance and add more unexpected moments to the event.
There will be 16 strong teams taking part this time, and most of them are already known by the fans. These teams are:
- Saigon Phantom
- FPT x Flash
- Box Gaming
- One Star Esports
- Hong Kong Attitude
- ONE Team
- Banmei Gaming
- Flash Wolves
- eArena
- Bacon Time
- Buriram United Esports
- Talon Esports
- Deep Cross Gaming
- Full Sense
- Super Nova
- ANK Gaming
Prize Pool and Awards Info
APL 2025 will share a prize pool of $500,000, which will be spread across all teams and also some players with special roles. Here is how the money going to be divided:
| Placement | Prize Money |
| Champion | $200,000 |
| 2nd Place | $100,000 |
| 3rd Place | $70,000 |
| 4th Place | $30,000 |
| 5th–6th | $20,000 |
| 7th–8th | $11,000 |
| 9th–16th | $2,000 |
As for individual awards, FMVP will get $7,000, while the best performers in DS Lane, Jungle, Mid, AD and Support will each get $3,000.
Where Fans Can Watch
The tournament will be held offline in Bangkok, and anyone can attend it at the venue. Otherwise, you can still watch it through YouTube, Facebook, and other platforms where it will be streamed live.
This year, with all the new updates, the return of wildcard, and so many big names on stage, APL 2025 is not something fans will want to miss.
