On to the high roads is the goal for the year 2025! Level Infinite chased higher success in the upcoming competitive season to increase challenge and thrill in the league. They have recently unveiled their ambitious esports roadmap for Honor of Kings this upcoming year. It will expand its global influence as three major international tournaments are coming your way. Moreover, they also saw some changes in the pro league system to innovate esports.
This announcement is all done during the Honor of Kings Championship final in Jakarta, Indonesia. Certainly, the Honor of Kings 2025 Esports Roadmap will fill in the previous lapses to help the thrive of their esports community.
Major International Tournaments
Honor of Kings seeks to increase their major international tournaments in the upcoming competitive season. This will help boost their global popularity and influence as a rising mobile esports game. With this, they’ll be able to attract more players to join the league and challenge the Honor of Kings. In their recent announcement, they’ve explicitly mentioned these three international competitions and their potential timeline.
Honor of Kings Invitational Season 3 (Spring 2025)
The 2025 competitive year kicks off with the third season of the Honor of Kings Invitational. This is one of its successful tournaments hosted throughout the beginning of their esports league. Nonetheless, specific details on the format and prize pool remain hidden from the team. Yet, Level Infinite also claimed that this event will feature top teams across the world. Aside from that, they’ve also teased the venue as being “not far” from Jakarta. This definitely indicates that the Asian region will play a part in the upcoming Honor of Kings Invitational.
Honor of Kings Invitational Midseason (Summer 2025)
Prepare for a great competitive year ahead as the second major international event will kick off in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Middle East region is growing its presence for the flourishing esports community. This competition will be part of Level Infinite’s multi-year partnership with the Esports World Cup Foundation. In the previous Honor of Kings tournament at the Esports World Cup, an astounding $3.05 million prize pool surprised the organizations. Due to this, people are expecting that the 2025 tournament will present another prize purse.
Honor of Kings Championship 2025
Now, you’re down to the last tournament in the competitive season. Honor of Kings Championship 2025 will roll off to end the year 2025 with the best of the best. This will serve as the premier event for the year to hail the new world champions. The format details and venue are announced by Level Infinite in the upcoming months. Ultimately, the league championship already grew in significant numbers in their concurrent viewers. The 2024 Championship final between Black Shrew Esport and Dominator Esports achieved 387,000 viewers, excluding the Chinese viewership. This just proves how Honor of Kings is becoming one of the popular esport leagues.
New Pro League System
Take a break from the traditional form. The Honor of Kings 2025 esports roadmap will welcome a “brand-new pro-league system.” This will be possible after the introduction of the HOK Major East and HOK Major West leagues. The structure for this system will be similar to PUBG Mobile’s Pro League. Meaning to say, there are likely partnerships involved with the established esports organizations for this. Further plans are about to come after the assignment of regions to each conference finishes.
Competitive Format Changes
Honor of King dares to level up the challenge as the new competitive season approaches. One of the notable changes for 2025 is the changes in the tournament format. In the upcoming season, a global ban system will be making an entry into the competitive play. With this rule, they will ban selected champions during the pick/ban phase of a best-of-series for the entire time. This will add another layer of strategic depth not only to team compositions but to the drafting phases as well.
Third-Party Tournament Ecosystem
Growing its presence on a larger scale will need more platforms and ease of access. With that, Level Infinite looks forward to grassroots competitions with their newly launched website. This new site will let organizers apply for licenses to be able to host their own events. It will certainly help the game gain more recognition from various age audiences.
Looking Ahead
Jakarta did not only see the conclusion of the Championship final for Honor of Kings but also the exciting plan for the upcoming year. Honor of Kings 2025 Esports Roadmap promises developments in its competitive league to make it more challenging and thrilling. Level Infinite began with the introduction of three major international tournaments that it expects to mark globally. Moreover, it’ll introduce a new pro league system as well to solidify their player base in other regions.
Besides, they will implement a new and exciting ban system in the 2025 season that dares teams to deepen their hero pool. These are the details that have been revealed so far in their announcement. Other information will emerge soon as the tournament dates approach closer.