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The Finals of the Honor of Kings and Arena of Valor confirmed at the 2026 Esports World Cup By Beth Knox Published 08/08/2026 at 10:26 GMT+1 React to this story Group stage action continued across of the PUBG Mobile, Rainbow 6 Siege, TEKKEN 8, and the Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 tournaments, with the Finals of the Honor of Kings and Arena of Valor competition being confirmed at the 2026 Esports World Cup. Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026 Image credit: TNT Sports The final of the Honor of Kings and Arena of Valor was confirmed yesterday at the 2026 Esports World Cup, and it will take place between AG.AL and Kuaishou Gaming after they beat ROC Esports and Geekay Esports in the semi-final of the competition. The  action continued from the group stages of the PUBG Mobile, Rainbow 6 Siege, TEKKEN 8, and the Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 tournaments. The Last Chance Qualifiers began in the ‘most exciting competitive video game’, Counter-Strike 2, according to MetaWin, as a study found that on average 34% of heart rates, from 100 gamers tasked with playing some of the biggest competitive games, surged while playing this title. In the TEKKEN 8 tournament, the playoffs were confirmed with LowHigh and AG.AL (M. Zubair) progressing from the upper bracket of Group A, while Arslan Ash and Yagami advanced through the lower bracket. In Group B, it was Team Falcons (Numan Ch) and Team Vitality (JeonDDing) who progressed through the upper bracket, while ULSAN and REJECT (Raef) made it to the next stage of the competition. The playoffs of the Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 tournament were confirmed as Gentle Mates and Movistar KOI made their way through the lower bracket of Group A, while it was Team Heretics and Optic Gaming progressing through the same bracket in Group B. In the R6 Siege tournament, we saw teams progress to the playoffs from the upper brackets of Groups A and B.From Group A it was DarkZero and Wildcard that progressed, with Faze Clan and Geekay Esports making their way through Group B. Finally, in the PUBG Mobile tournament, we saw action in Group A with the final six matches in this pool at this stage. It was 4Thrives Esports who finished top of the leaderboard in Group A with 107 points, while Orangutan would earn 91 points to finish in second, with Aurora Gaming coming in third with a total of 90. Action from Group B in this competition will begin tomorrow with the first six matches, while the following six will take place the next day. Related Topics Advertisement Advertisement