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How to Watch King Pro League Spring 2023 – teams, format, schedule, streams, predictions

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

For those unaware, competitive Arena of Valor and Honor of Kings are the same titles for different regions. Accordingly, Honor of Kings is a massive hit in China, and the upcoming King Pro League Spring 2023 continues to celebrate this. Indeed, read on to learn How to Watch this event kicking off in the coming week!

Event Background

Indeed, as we’ll reiterate, Honor of Kings is a beloved mobile esport in China. Accordingly, the King Pro League has enjoyed 13 seasons of competition at the highest level. Indeed, this league offers City Representation.

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Credits: KoG

Also, hosted by Tencent Gaming, this year will be the 14th season of competition for this region. Bearing this in mind, a total of $2,771,820 of prize is on the line for the best 18 teams in the region. Accordingly, all matches will take place Offline across multiple venues in China.

Find the teams listed below:

Fixed Seats

  • AG Super Play
  • Douyu Gaming
  • Dragon Ranger Gaming
  • EDward Gaming
  • eStar Pro
  • Hero JiuJing
  • KuaiShow Gaming
  • LGD Goose
  • Rogue Warriors
  • Royal Never Give Up
  • Talent Gaming
  • Team WE
  • Top Esports Armor
  • Vici Gaming
  • Weibo Gaming
  • Wolves

Temporary Seat

  • Xianyou Gaming
  • Mighty Tiger Gaming

Kicking off on 10th February, the end date for the event is yet to be announced, but the event will go beyond April 2023.

Read on as we dive deeper into the event below!

Format

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Credits: Tencent

With regards to the format, there are multiple stages of competition. Accordingly, the first step will be the Stage 1 Group Stage, taking place from 10th February to 5th March.

Here, all 18 teams will be divided into 3 pots and seeded randomly as follows according to the Summer 2022 Season final rankings:

  • 1 – AG Super Play, Dragon Ranger Gaming, EDward Gaming, Rogue Warriors, Royal Never Give Up, Talent Gaming
  • 2 – Douyu Gaming, Hero JiuJing, KuaiShow Gaming, TOP Esports Armor, Wolves, Xianyou Gaming
  • 3 – eStar Pro, LGD Goose, Mighty Tiger Gaming, Team WE, ViCi Gaming, Weibo Gaming

Format Part 2 – Multiple Stages of Groups

Once here, these 3 groups will compete through a single-round robin – meaning that each team will face one another once. Moreover, all matches will be played in a BO5 fashion. At the end of the Stage 1 competition, teams will move on to the next stage as follows:

  • Top 2 teams each group – seeded into Group S (Stage 2)
  • Middle 2 teams each group – seeded into Group A (Stage 2)
  • Bottom 2 teams each group – seeded into Group B (Stage 2)

Following this first Stage, Stage 2 will take place from March 9th to April 2nd. Once here, teams will be seeded into 3 groups in a single round robin. Here, all matches are played in a BO5 – from here, the teams will meet the seat decider match.

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Credits: Tencent

Reaching the Seat Decider Match, these matches will take place from 5th to 6th April 2023. All matches are played in a BO7, where each team plays from their own home stadium to try and stay in the competition. Notably, after this stage, all teams in Group B will be eliminated from the tournament.

After this stage, the final Group Stage (Stage 3), will take place from April 8th to 23rd 2023. Overall, the 2 remaining groups will play in single-round robin where all matches are played in a BO5. Here, the bottom 2 teams in Group A will be eliminated.

Following this stage, the final Playoffs will feature a double-elimination bracket with BO7 matches. Accordingly, from the final Group Stage, teams are seeded here as follows:

  • Top 4 Group S – Winners Bracket
  • 5-6th Group S – Lower Bracket R2
  • Top 4 Group A – Lower Bracket R1

Schedule for the King Pro League Spring 2023

Indeed, for the schedule, we recommend tuning into the stream for the event here.

Watch the King Pro League Spring 2023 on esportsguide

Esports Viability
Credits: Tencent

You can also watch the Arena of Valor International Championship live stream via our very own website. Providing an extensive list of the biggest esports together with streams for each esports match live today or upcoming matches.

King Pro League Spring 2023

Predictions

Accordingly, the best predictions are based off of Summer 2022. Indeed, here’s how the standings were:

  • #1 – Wolves
  • #2 – eStar Pro
  • #3 – Weibo Gaming

Let’s see if Wolves can take over once again.

For more esports news, visit; https://www.esportsguide.com/news

How to Watch RoV Pro League 2023 Summer – teams, format, schedule, streams, predictions

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Since the end of 2022, we’ve been patiently waiting for competitive Arena of Valor to return to the international stage. However, before then, regional competition will seed the best teams. Accordingly, the RoV Pro League 2023 Summer looks to sort out the Thai region – read on to learn how to watch this anticipated event which kicks off in a week!

Event Background

Credits: Garena RoV Thailand YouTube

For those unaware, the RoV Pro League is the Thai professional Arena of Valor league, run by the likes of Garena Thailand. Taking place yearly, with Summer and Winter split, 2023 will be the fifth year running for the competition.

The structure for this year is no exception. Accordingly, this first split, ‘Summer’, will take place from 28th January with a scheduled end date to be announced for some time in April.

Taking place Online and Offline at the Garena Esports Studio in Bangkok, the event throws up a total of $300,000 of prize pool for the best teams in Thailand. Specifically, a total of 9 teams will be competing as usual – find them listed below:

  • Talon Esports
  • Valencia CF Esports
  • Bacon Time
  • Buriram United Esports
  • eArena
  • King of Gamers Club
  • PSG Esports
  • B Esportrs x Goldcity
  • EVOS x Thai Fight Pathum
Credits: Garena RoV Thailand YouTube

To reiterate, apart from the prize pool, teams are competing to earn seeds for an unannounced international tournament which we’ll hear more of down the line. Regardless, teams are fully aware of the incredible opportunity which awaits the very best.

Format

With regards to the format, Garena Thailand is sticking to a trusted formula.

Kicking things off with a Group Stage, this stage starts next week on January 28th, ending on 19th March. Here, all 9 teams have been seeded into a double round robin group with BO5 matches. Moreover, this means that all teams will face one another twice, where each match win grants 1 point.

Considering a number of Tie-Breaker rules, only the top 4 teams will progress to the Playoffs. With an unannounced date, all we know is that the Playoffs will involve the final four teams, taking place in the Thailand Garena Esports Studio.

Credits: Garena RoV Thailand YouTube

With the entire region watching, the four teams will compete in a final double elimination bracket, with BO7 matches. For those unaware, a double elimination bracket means that teams in the Winner/Upper bracket can afford one loss and be demoted to the Loser/Lower bracket. However, a loss in the Loser/Lower bracket means elimination.

Just like that, sometime in April, we’ll have a Thai Arena of Valor champion!

Schedule for the RoV Pro League 2023 Summer

When it comes to the schedule, the details of the broadcast are still to be announced. However, we strongly recommend that those interested go and visit the official Garena RoV Thailand YouTube for updated details.

Watch the RoV Pro League 2023 Summer on esportsguide

You can also watch the event live stream via our very own website. Providing an extensive list of the biggest esports together with streams for each esports match live today or upcoming matches.

RoV Pro League 2023 Summer

Predictions

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Credits: Tencent

So, the last time these teams matched up was all the way back in RPL Winter 2022, here’s how the competition matched up back then:

  • #1 – Bacon Time
  • #2 – Buriram United Esports
  • #3 – Talon Esports

In addition, do note that Bacon Time were then crowned World Champions at the AoV Premier League 2022 to close out the season – they are heavily favoured here.

For more esports news, visit: https://www.esportsguide.com/news

Esports Tier List 2022 Q4 – A Conclusive Look at the Year

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

As is tradition at esportsguide, we love working on an Esports Tier List every now and then. Indeed, following the conclusion of some of the largest esports events ever, now is the best time ever. Accordingly, feel free to read on for an updated list for Esports Tier List 2022 Q4!

Indeed, as always, we’ll fill you in on the same criteria we’ve always used to dictate our tier lists:

  • Event Proportions – Size of prize pools, number of participants, third and first party organizers, environment and arena capacities
  • Event frequency – is the year bursting with competition or solely reliant on infrequent first-party organizers
  • Competitiveness – the level of competition in an esports scene is related to its livelihood
  • State of the community – health of the lower tier sectors and general condition of the esport as a dynamic entity
Credits: Garena

Accordingly, with that taken care of, always remember that these lists are subject to our opinion too. Otherwise, we’ll be listing the top viewership from the time period, although it’s not the only factor considered. We’re not looking at growth – just where they stand.

Tier 1 – Welcoming VALORANT and Free Fire – Esports Tier List 2022

  • LoL – 2022 World Championship – Peak Viewers 5,147,701
  • CS:GO – PGL Major Antwerp 2022 – Peak Viewers 2,113,610
  • Dota 2 – The International 2022 – Peak Viewers 1,751,086
  • VALORANT – VALORANT Champions 2022 – Peak Viewers 1,505,804
  • Free Fire – Free Fire World Series 2022 Sentosa – Peak Viewers 1,477,545
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Credits: BLAST

So, let’s talk about the changes involved here. Firstly, since our last Esports Tier List, we’ve decided to promote VALORANT to Tier 1 after an incredible second season, breaking the million peak viewer mark.

In addition, we’ve decided to demote PUBG Mobile from Tier 1 to Tier 2 due to a quieter year, failing to reach the same level of viewership. In contrast, Free Fire managed to grow in the past year and have earned a spot as the top Mobile Esport in the world.

Otherwise, LoL and CS:GO retain their spots as the two very best esports in the world, each having incredible years. Although still worthy of Tier 1, Dota had a rough year and will look to improve next year.

Tier 2 – Multiple Promotions and Demotions

  • PUBG Mobile – 31st Southeast Asian Games PUBG Mobile – Peak Viewers 903,011
  • AoG – Arena of Glory Winter 2022 – Peak Viewers 644,383
  • Rocket League – RLCS 21-22 World Championship – Peak Viewers 368,721
  • Overwatch League – OWL 2022 Playoffs – Peak Viewers 397,868
  • CoD – CDL 2022 Playoffs – Peak Viewers 275,244
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Credits: Psyonix

While Tier 1 has remained somewhat the same, Tier 2 has seen multiple changes since last year.

Perhaps the most impressive climber is the likes of Rocket League – after an impressive year with constant improvement in viewership, the esport is kicking up very well. They’re climb to Tier 2 from Tier 3 is joined by AoG which has remained consistent over the past two years.

Also, Overwatch has made the jump thanks to a much needed improvement of viewership from last year. In fact, it was doubled this year thanks to the excitement behind Overwatch 2.

As we explained prior, for now we’ve had to demote PUBG Mobile to Tier 2 as they’ve failed to be consistent this past year. Let’s see if things improve next year.

Tier 3 – Halo Infinite Making a Mark

  • Halo World Championship 2022 – Peak Viewers 143,585
  • FIFA – FIFA eWorld Cup 2022 – Peak Viewers 149,465
  • PUBG – PUBG Nations Cup – Peak Viewers 239,112
  • Rainbow Six Siege – Six Invitational 2022 – Peak Viewers 262,714
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Credits: Blizzard

Here in Tier 3, the likes of Halo and FIFA are newcomers. With Halo restarting esports operations this year, it joins an improving FIFA scene which returned with offline events this year.

Meanwhile, we’ve decided to demote PUBG and Rainbow Six Siege as they both seem to be lacking growth. Bearing this in mind, both esports are making big changes for 2023 in search of success.

Tier 4 – Wild Rift Experiment Failing?

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Credits: Blizzard
  • StarCraft II – IEM Katowice 2022 – Peak Viewers 50,635
  • Fortnite – Fortnite Champions Series 2022 Invitational – Peak Viewers 381,915
  • Hearthstone – Hearthstone World Championship – Peak Viewers 21,786
  • Wild Rift – Icons Global Championship 2022 – Peak Viewers – 54,261

Meanwhile, here in Tier 4 we have the likes of StarCraft II, Fortnite and Wild Rift all in need of some improvement.

In conclusion, we can confidently say that Hearthstone is in a dire spot.

For more esports news, visit: https://www.esportsguide.com/news

How to Watch Arena of Glory Spring 2022 – teams, format, schedule, streams, predictions

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

After introducing the Chinese side of Arena of Valor, we’ve got more regions to cover. Specifically, competitive Arena of Valor is massive in Vietnam. Bearing this in mind, we’re excited for the upcoming Arena of Glory Spring 2022 event in the coming week. Read on for all of the viewership details you need!

Event Background

This season will prove to be quite huge for competitive Arena of Valor in the region. After 11 seasons, this twelth season will actually be the very first time that we’ll be witnessing an expansion to a total of 10 teams.

AoV World Cup 2021
Credits; Garena

Considering this massive change, we can’t wait to witness the action take place offline in Vietnam across Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Running from the 10th February all the way to 8th May, there’s competition to look forward to during the months ahead.

The following are your ten competitors for this epic Spring split:

  • Saigon Phantom – Winter 2021
  • V Gaming – Winter 2021
  • Team Flash – Winter 2021
  • BOX Gaming – Winter 2021
  • CERBERUS Esports – Winter 2021
  • HEAVY – Winter 2021
  • B2F Gaming – Winter 2021
  • FAP Esports – Winter 2021
  • MEMO Game – Series B
  • Tan Voi Gaming – Series B

Apart from the $130,000 on the line, what else are they competing for? For this event in particular, the placements will be awarded as follows:

  • 1-8th – Seed at Winter 2022
  • 9-10th – Relegation Playoffs
  • 1st – Seed at AIC 2022

Regardless of placing, RTWC Points will be split across the board too.

Format

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Credits: Garena

For these coming months, Garena has come up with an interesting format.

Starting things off, quite typically, is a Group Stage. Running until April 24th, all 10 teams will compete to make it to the top 4. Doing so, they’ll fight through BO5 matches, with each team facing one another twice.

They’ll try reach fourth place, considering each win is 1 point, in order to qualify for the Playoffs.

Accordingly, with the Playoffs planned to take place on April 30th, May 1st and May 8th, here’s where the stakes ramp up.

Seeding into a double elimination bracket, the final four teams will compete across BO7 matches, trying to make it to the decisive Grand Final on 8th May, cementing the best of the region.

Schedule for the Arena of Glory Spring 2022

Considering how long this event looks to be, we highly recommend visiting the Liquipedia page for the event which stays up to date with details such as the schedule.

Watch the Arena of Glory Spring 2022 on esportsguide

You can also watch the Arena of Glory Spring 2022 live stream via our very own website. Providing an extensive list of the biggest esports together with streams for each esports match live today or upcoming matches.

Arena of Glory Spring 2022

Predictions

Time to wind back the clock to Fall 2021, when the Arena of Glory Winter 2021 event took place. Back then, here’s how the competition stacked up:

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Credits: Garena
  • #1 – Saigon Phantom
  • #2 – V Gaming
  • #3 – Team Flash
  • #4 – Box Gaming
  • #5 – CERBERUS Esports

Despite Saigon Phantom coming out on top back then, it was at the international Major to end the season, AIC 2021, that things shifted.

Accordingly, the runners up of V Gaming managed to place second at the International Championship, while Saigon Phantom only managed 5-6th.

Considering this, we’re leaning towards V Gaming taking home the AOG Spring 2022 event!

For more esports news, visit: https://www.esportsguide.com/news

How to Watch King Pro League Spring 2022 – teams, format, schedule, streams, predictions

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Since the AIC 2021 event last year, competitive Honor of Kings has taken a minute to breathe before the next season. Accordingly, we’re finally ready for the King Pro League Spring 2022 event which kicks off in the coming week. Read on as we provide all of the viewership details below!

Event Background

For those unaware, Honor of Kings is simply the Chinese version of the popular mobile MOBA esport called Arena of Valor in other regions.

Indeed, Honor of Kings is celebrating another year of its incredible franchised league. Bearing this in mind, the King Pro League 2022 Spring looks to kickstart the season once again, representing cities across al of China.

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Credits: KPL

With a tonne of prize pool on the line, teams will play across multiple venues Offline in China starting on the 9th February. For those unaware, here are the teams attending below:

  • AG Super Play – Chengdu
  • Douyu Gaming – Shenzhen
  • EDward Gaming – Shanghai
  • eStar Pro – Wuhan
  • Gank Gaming – Foshan
  • Hero JiuJing – Nanjing
  • KuaiShow Gaming – Suzhou
  • LGD Goose – Hangzhou
  • Rogue Warriors – Jinan
  • Royal Never Give Up – Shanghai
  • Talent Gaming – Guangzhou
  • Team WE – Xi’an
  • TOP Esports Armor – Changsha
  • Vici Gaming – Xiamen
  • Weibo Gaming – Beijing
  • Wolves – Chongqing
  • Mighty Tiger Gaming – Promotion
  • Xianyou Gaming – Promotion

With the entire season ahead, let’s discuss the details below! Besides prize, teams are fighting for Qualification Points for AIC this year.

Format

There are multiple stages of competition here.

Specifically, we’ll kick off with a Group Stage on 9th February, running all the way to 17th April.

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Credits: KPL

Here, all 18 teams will be split into 3 groups of 6 based on rankings from last season. Accordingly, the groups are as follows:

  • S Group – eStar Pro, Gank Gaming, Talent Gaming, TOP Esports Armor, Wolves, Xianyou Gaming
  • A Group – AG Super Play, Douya Gaming, LGD Goose, Mighty Tiger Gaming, Rogue Warriors, Team WE
  • B Group – EDward Gaming, Hero JuiJing, KuaiShow Gaming, Royal Never Give Up, ViCi Gaming, Weibo Gaming

Promising three rounds of competition, here are the dates of the round:

  • First Round – February 9-27th
  • Second Round – March 3-27th
  • Third Round – April 2-17th

Across the first two rounds, a single round robin with BO5 games will take place across each group. Do note that at each stage, the bottom teams get moved down a group – at the end of round 2, all teams in B Group are eliminated.

In the final third round, the 2 remaining groups will play a single-round-robin with BO5, where the bottom 2 from Group A are eliminated.

HoK World Champions Cup
Credits: AoG

Considering this, there will be 6 teams left to compete in Shanghai at an unannounced date. A double-elimination bracket in a BO7 will determine the winner of the entire event. From the Groups, here’s how seeding will work:

  • Top 4 from Group S – Winners Bracket
  • 5-6th in Group S – Lower Bracket R2
  • Top 4 in Group A – Lower Bracket R1

Following this insane format, the event will be over sometime in May.

Schedule for the King Pro League Spring 2022

With regards to the schedule, we highly recommend visiting the Liquipedia page for an updated schedule for the entire event.

Watch the King Pro League Spring 2022 on esportsguide

You can also watch the King Pro League Spring 2022 live stream via our very own website. Providing an extensive list of the biggest esports together with streams for each esports match live today or upcoming matches.

King Pro League Spring 2022

Predictions

Following the performances from last season, there’s so much to think here.

Accordingly, the last record we have for these teams is back in the KPL Fall 2021 event. Bearing this in mind, the following are the standings from last event:

  • #1 – eStart Pro
  • #2 – Talent Gaming
  • #3 – Wolves
  • #4 – Xianyou Gaming

Let’s see who comes out on top this time around!

For more esports news, visit: https://www.esportsguide.com/news

How to Watch Honor of Kings Challenger Cup 2021 – teams, format, schedule, streams, predictions

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

This year, competitive Honor of Kings has renamed the Honor of Kings Winter Champion Cup. Accordingly, the Honor of Kings Challenger Cup 2021 is almost here and we simply can’t wait. Uniting teams from all three leagues, the Cup will celebrate the competition and crown the very best team in the world. Read on as we preview the event!

Event Background

Credits: HoK Twitter

As I’ll reiterate, this has been a yearly event for a while now. Accordingly, the aim of this event is to unite teams from the King Pro League, King Growth League and National Competition. Indeed this is the highest level of competitive Arena of Valor‘s Chinese version.

Taking place offline at the Hongzhou Olympic Sports Centre, the top 13 teams in the world are heading to the venue to compete for the majority of over $500,000.

Below are your teams listed according to how they qualified for this event post-season event:

  • eStar Pro – KPL Fall: Champion
  • Talent Gamiung – KPL Fall: Runner-up
  • Wolves – KPL Fall: 3rd Place
  • Joy Xmas Gaming – KGL Fall: Champion
  • Xianyou Gaming – KPL Fall: 4th Place
  • Gank Gamiung – KPL Fall: 5-6th Place
  • TOP Esports Armor – KPL Fall: 5-6th Place
  • HI Esports – KGL; Fall: Runner-up
  • Fire E-Sports – KGL Fall: 3rd Place
  • WanZhen Esports Club – KGL Fall: 4th Place
  • Mad Dog Gaming – National: Champion
  • Shanghai HH – National: Runner-up
  • Shenzhen TLG – National: 3rd Place
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Credits: Tencent

Running from the 31st December all the way to January 15th, the event looks to end the season and start the year with a bang.

Read on as we discuss the format and other details.

Format

With regards to format, there are actually two stages to the competition.

Indeed, starting on the 31st December, a total of 9 teams will compete for one of the 4 spots in the Playoffs. Here, the following teams will be participating:

  • 4-6th seeds from the KPL Fall 2021
  • 2-4th seeds from the KGL Fall 2021
  • All three teams from the National Competition Season 4
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Credits: HoK

Accordingly, these 9 teams will compete in a single-round robin. With each match played in BO1, the top 4 teams will move on to the next stage of competition, joining the remaining teams in the Playoffs.

Specifically, the Playoffs will be running from January 5th to January 15th. Here, the four qualified teams from the Last Chance Stage will join the remaining teams to compete in the Playoffs.

Seeded into a single-elimination bracket, all matches here will be a BO7, following an Ultimate Battle format.

It all concludes with a Grand Final which will crown a Challenger Cup Champion 2021.

Schedule for the Honor of Kings Challenger Cup 2021

To view the entire schedule, we highly recommend visiting the event’s Huya livestream as further viewership details are yet to be revealed.

Watch the Honor of Kings Challenger Cup on esportsguide

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Credits: Tencent

You can also watch the Honor of Kings Challenger Cup 2021 live stream via our very own website. Providing an extensive list of the biggest esports together with streams for each esports match live today or upcoming matches.

Honor of Kings Challenger Cup

Predictions

Considering the level of competition at the event, the top four teams are those already seeded in the Playoffs:

  • eStart Pro
  • Talent Gaming
  • Wolves
  • Joy Xman Gaming

From these teams, we favour our KPL Fall Champion – eStar Pro, to do what they’ve already done and claim the World title.

For more esports news, visit: https://www.esportsguide.com/news

Top 5 Mobile Esports 2021 – The Best Esports in Our Hands

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

With the year slowly concluding, we’re ready for some more discussion. Accordingly, over the past couple years, mobile esports has blown up exponentially and we’re all for it. Indeed, read on to find out our take on the Top 5 Mobile Esports 2021 to prepare ourselves for next year.

Top 5 Mobile Esports 2021 – Background

Prior to diving in, let’s set the stage. Specifically, the following list is entirely opinion-based, structured around some criteria such as events, viewership, structure, community activity and impact on the scene.

With that out of the way, it’s time to start the countdown.

#5 – Wild Rift: League of Legends

Cloud9 Wild Rift Roster
Credits: Riot Games

No, it’s not the biggest mobile esport out there. However, Wild Rift has impressed us this past year due to its immense growth recently.

Indeed, with the recently concluded Horizon Cup 2021, with $500,000, the esport celebrated one of its first Majors. Although viewership is still in its early days, it’s part of the process.

In the hands of Riot Games, one of the top industry names in esports, we’ll be keeping a close eye to observe much further expected growth as was the case for VALORANT.

With Wild Rift at number 5 due to its recent growth, who’s at number 4?

#4 – COD: Mobile – Top 5 Mobile Esports 2021

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Credits: Activision

The number 4 spot was pretty tough – sitting between CoD: Mobile and Brawl Stars.

In this case, we simply had to go with CoD: Mobile due to the success the title has found this year. Most notably, this past year the Masters China Season 2 event saw a peak viewers of 1,985,208 which is incredibly impressive.

Indeed, the mobile esport is replicating the success of the PC title. Currently, the CoD Mobile World Championship (East and West) is taking place with a total of $2,000,000 on the line for competing teams.

Together with more consistent viewership, this esport is going places.

#3 – Arena of Valor/Kings of Glory

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Credits: Tencent

At third place, we’re showing off one of our featured esports – Arena of Valor.

Once again this season, the esport impressed with its incredible international events – both the World Cup and International Championship. Beyond those events, the seasonal splits in Spring and Fall both receive a great amount of viewership, with an average of 500,000 per event.

It’s this consistency, paired with a strong hold on the Asian region which makes this title the most popular competitive MOBA title on mobile to this day.

#2 – Garena Free Fire

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Credits; Garena

Moving on, this list is probably getting more predictable. Indeed, first and second was always going to be between Free Fire and PUBG Mobile.

As you can tell, we’re awarding second place to Free Fire. This past year has been simply nuts for the esport, with the Free Fire World Series 2021 Singapore setting industry records – 5,415,990 peak viewers at one go!

Beyond that, the few premier events were also very successful in the multiple regions that showcased the esport. Accordingly, the only reason that PUBG Mobile still edges out the title is due to having a better global spread, more consistent viewership and more consistent Tier 1 events.

#1 – PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile New Map
Credits: Tencent

And we’ve arrived at our number 1 spot.

Here, PUBG Mobile has earned its spot for the past 2 years. With the ongoing PUBG Mobile Global Championship, it’s easy to see way.

Thanks to Tencent’s global approach, PUBG Mobile esports features a tonne of events – a lot to keep track of. Entertaining multiple regions, that only makes the international events that much more exciting.

Last year the PUBG Mobile Global Championship saw a peak viewership of almost 4,000,000 – we can’t wait to see what next year brings for the esport!

For more esports news, visit: https://www.esportsguide.com/news

How to Watch 2021 King Growth League Fall – teams, format, schedule, streams, predictions

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Oftentimes, we discuss and speak of the King Pro League. Indeed, as the highest level of Honor of Kings (Chinese version of Arena of Valor), we’re constantly keeping up to date. Accordingly, the King Growth League Fall is designed to develop younger talent to have a chance to climb up the ranks!

Event Background

Over this past week, the KPL Fall kicked off with the best teams in the world. Additionally, the KGL Fall event looks to start alongside the event starting off next week.

AoV World Cup 2021
Credits: AoV

Running from 27th September, the event looks to span over several months up to 19th December. Taking offline in a Chinese venue, the 12 teams look to take the fight for the majority of $463,000:

  • WanZhen Esports Club
  • Ghost Owl Gaming
  • Super Club
  • Mammoth Gaming League
  • Esports of Macao China
  • Crown Watcher
  • entive Shengzhou Gaming
  • Victorious Gaming
  • Fire E-sports
  • NBW Team
  • HI Esports
  • JXG Team

Apart from the prize pool, teams are also contending for promotion to the KPL and a place at the Spring 2022 event later on next year.

Format

In terms of format, we’re presented with a Group Stage followed by Playoffs.

HoK World Champions Cup
Credits: AoV

First, we have the group stage which looks to run from 27th September up to November 30th. With all matches played in a BO5. Indeed, within this group stage, a double round-robin will take place. Accordingly, each team will play one another twice.

In addition, here’s how the two rounds will work with each match being a BO5:

  • First Leg matches – played from 27th Sep to October 26th
  • Second Leg matches – played from 1st Nov to 30th

Heading into the Playoffs, only the top 8 teams from Groups will advance to the next stage.

Taking place from December 3rd to 19th, we’ll be observing an exciting double-elimination bracket. Indeed, the top 4 will start in the Upper Bracket and the bottom 4 will start in the Lower Bracket.

Credits: AoV

Everything builds up to a Grand Final, following the game mode of Ultimate Battle to turn things up a notch.

Schedule for the 2021 King Growth League Fall

In terms of schedule, it’s quite impossible to cover several months of schedule in one article. However, we highly recommend checking out the schedule on Liquipedia.

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2021 King Growth League Fall

Predictions

With so many teams attending this event, and with a number of them being new, predictions will be tough here.

Regardless, the best way to take a look here is to peek at the placings from the King Growth League 2021 Spring event:

  1. Ghost Owl Gaming
  2. Xianyou Gaming
  3. WaZhen Esports Club
  4. Super Club
  5. Mammoth Gaming League
  6. Esports of Macao China
  7. Crown Watcher
  8. entive Shengzhou Gaming
  9. Victorious Gaming
  10. Fire E-Sports
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Credits: Tencent

Bearing this in mind, we’d statiscally like to favour the likes of Ghost Owl Gaming, Xianyou Gaming and WanZhen Esports Club to potentially take home the win and promote to the KPL event.

Indeed, although this is a lower tier event, there’s a tonne on the line for this event.

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How to Watch AOG Winter 2021 – teams, format, schedule, streams, predictions

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Following a few weeks of some quiet in the competitive Arena of Glory scene, we’re ready to gear up for some exciting competition. Accordingly, read on to learn How to Watch the following event – the AOG Winter 2021 coming tomorrow!

Event Background

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Credits: AoV

Overall, the Arena of Glory Winter 2021 event looks to be awesome. In terms of history, it’s the 11th season of the Vietnamese professional league.

What makes this season exciting is that this year the format looks to change for the first time in 9 seasons.

Taking place offline in Vietnam, the event looks to run from 11th September all the way to the very end of November 7th!

Taking part are 8 of the best teams int he world, who you can check out below:

  • Team Flash
  • Saigon Phantom
  • VGaming
  • FAP Esports
  • Box Gaming
  • CERBERUS Esports
  • B2F Gaming
  • HEAVY

Although no prize pool is official yet, they’re playing for seeding. Notably, the bottom two teams will be sent to Relegation Playoffs and the top 6 will be headed to Spring 2022. Furthermore, first place earns a seed to AIC 2021.

Format

Credits: AoV Twitter

Moving on to format, there’s a lot to cover here.

First, we have the Group Stage kicking off on September 11th. Here, all teams will be thrown into one group.

Within this group, a double round-robin will take place with each game being a best-of-five. At the end of the group stage, 31st October, we’ll have our final standings. Here, the top 4 teams will be able to progress to the Playoffs.

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Credits: Tencent

Taking a break until 4th November, we’ll have an exciting weekend of Playoffs to spice things up a bit. To conclude things, here we’ll have a double elimination bracket:

  • Ranks 1st and 2nd face off in Playoffs Match 1 – winner moves to Grand Finals, loser moves to Playoffs Match
  • Ranks 3rd and 4th face off in Playoffs Match 2 – winner moves to Playoffs Match to try earn spot in Grand Final

At the end of all this, we’ll have our new champion.

Schedule for AOG Winter 2021

Take a look at the entire AOG Winter 2021 Group Stage below:

Credits: Liquipedia

For a better look, visit the Liquipedia page here.

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AOG Winter 2021

Predictions

So, as always, the best way to predict the future is to quickly turn back to the past.

Accordingly, let’s take a look at AOG Spring 2021 which took place a few months ago with most of the same teams:

  1. Team Flash
  2. Saigon Phantom
  3. VGaming
  4. FAP Esports
  5. BOX Gaming
  6. CERBERUS Esports
  7. B2F Gaming
  8. Heavy
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Credits: Tencent

Following this event, the Vietnames teams headed to the Arena of Valor World Cup. Here, the only team to make it quite far was Saigon Phantom managing a third place finish.

Bearing this in mind, it’s quite clear that our top three teams are Team Flash, Saigon Phantom and VGaming. Picking between the three is very tough, though if we had to pick one it wouldhave to be Saigon Phantom due to their strong international performance.

Otherwise, we also have high hopes for viewership for the event too.

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HoK World Champion Cup Recap – QG Happy On Top

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Over this past weekend, the HoK World Champion Cup took place, concluding a month of competition and the entire season too. It’s been a long time coming – read on as we finally recap the HoK World Champion Cup!

HoK World Champion Cup – Not the Favourites

Heading into this event, nobody really predicted QG Happy to take it all. Qualifying a while back at the Phase 1 Qualifier, they didn’t shine immediately also. Let’s dicuss their long journey.

HoK World Champions Cup
Credits: Garena

Kicking things off in Group B, QG Happy was stuck in the more competitive group. Regardless, they managed a respectable 3-2 scoreline in order to move on to the Knockout Stage, However, they had a strong record against some of the top teams.

This showed through in the Knockout Stage. Starting against Mighty Tiger Gaming, a strong 4-1 performance pushed them into the Semifinals. Here, matching up against eStar Pro against whom they had a positive record, they once again earned a 4-1 record.

Credits: Honor of Kings

With the Grand Finals set after a month of competition, Gank Gaming stood in wait. A close first four maps led to QG Happy running away with the final two maps leaving the final scoreline at 4-2.

Overall, it was an incredible event to end the season.

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