Honor of Kings Invitational 2026 Season 4
The Honor of Kings Invitational 2026 Season 4 is the first major international event of the 2026 season in the game HoK, held in the Indonesian capital Jakarta at the "GBK Basketball Hall" to bring together the elite professional teams from Southeast Asia and Brazil.
Format
Group Stage (January 31st - February 3rd, 2026)
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Format: 8 teams are divided into 2 groups of 4. The top 2 teams based on Star Value Ranking (Blacklist International and BOOM Esports) are seeded into opposite groups and alternate picking the remaining teams.
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Matches: Played in a Single Round Robin, Bo5 format.
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Outcome: No teams are eliminated. The top 2 from each group advance to opposite sides of the playoff bracket (safe from being picked by group winners), while the bottom 2 become available for selection.
Knockout Stage (February 5th - February 8th, 2026)
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Format: An 8-team Single Elimination bracket. Group winners earn the right to select their Quarterfinal opponent from the bottom 2 teams of the opposite group.
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Restrictions: Teams that shared a group cannot face each other in the Quarterfinals.
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Matches: All bracket matches are contested in a full Bo7 series.
Tournament Rule Specifics
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The Global Ban-pick System applies to all stages of the tournament.
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For Bo7 series, a deciding Game 7 triggers the Ultimate Battle rules.