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KPL Growth League Spring 2026
From Liquipedia Honor of Kings Wiki
KPL Growth League Spring 2026
League Information
Series:
Organizers:
Sponsor(s):
Official Device:
Game version:
Honor of Kings
Type:
Offline
Venue:
Nantong Haimen Esports Center
Jiujiang TKL Esports Center
(TKL Group Stage games only)
Jiujiang TKL Esports Center
(TKL Group Stage games only)
Format:
Double Round Robin; Hybrid Elimination
Prize Pool:
¥3,000,000 CNY
(≃ $435,888 USD)
(≃ $435,888 USD)
Start Date:
2026-01-17
End Date:
2026-04-12
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Teams
Number of teams:
12
Chronology
Upcoming Matches
Show countdown
Mar 7 - 13:00 CST
March 7Mar 7 - 15:00 CST
March 7Mar 7 - 18:00 CST
March 7Mar 7 - 20:00 CST
March 7Mar 8 - 13:00 CST
March 8KPL Growth League Spring 2026 is the 12th season of KPL Growth League, the second division league tournament of Honor of Kings in China. TC Grouping are the defending champions, but will not be able to defend their title as they are playing in the KPL this season as a KPL Temporary Seat team.
This year, the league will have 3 new clubs. One of the clubs is SYGaming, who won the National Championships Playoff and became the only team promoted. WLT Esports Club bought out former KGL Champion BOA, ending their presence in the league after 6 seasons.[1] XQG Esports Club bought out Mad Dog Gaming, ending their presence in the league after 8 seasons.[2] TianLu became the only team to be relegated out of the league, ending their presence after being directly promoted the year before.
Prize Pool
[edit]¥3,000,000 CNY (≃ $435,887.81 USD) are spread among the participants as seen below:
(Converted $ USD prizes are based on the exchange rate on Mar 3, 2026: ¥1 CNY ≃ $0.14530 USD)
- 1 The champion will be qualified for KPL Summer 2026 as the Temporary Seat.
If the champion fails to pass the Conflict of Interest check, the direct slot will be passed down to the runners-up. - 2 The runner-up and third-placed team will play against the two Temporary Seat teams in the promotion playoff
unless one of the Temporary Seat teams wins the KPL title. If a team fails to pass the Conflict of Interest check,
the playoff spot will be passed down to the fourth-placed team. - 3 If one of the two Temporary Seat teams wins the KPL, they will be exempted from playing in the promotion playoff.
In that case, if the direct spot is awarded, the promotion playoffs will be cancelled.
Group Stage MVPs
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Playoffs MVPs
| Player | #MVPs |
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Awards
[edit]Participants
[edit]Results
[edit]Group Stage
[edit]Group Stage
| Qualification |
|---|
| Upper Bracket |
| Lower Bracket |
| Eliminated from title contention |
| 1-3 Mar 01 | 0-0 Mar 28 | 0-0 Mar 10 | 0-0 Mar 22 | 0-0 Mar 16 | 0-0 Mar 09 | 0-0 Mar 07 | 0-0 Mar 21 | 0-0 Mar 24 | 3-1 Mar 03 | 0-0 Mar 15 | 1-6 1-3, 0-3 | 1-3 0-0, 1-3 | 1-3 0-0, 1-3 | 3-0 0-0, 3-0 | 3-2 0-0, 3-2 | 1-3 0-0, 1-3 | 1-3 0-0, 1-3 | 3-1 0-0, 3-1 | 3-1 0-0, 3-1 | 6-3 3-1, 3-2 | 1-3 0-0, 1-3 | |||
| 3-0 Feb 08 | 0-0 Mar 21 | 0-0 Mar 15 | 0-0 Mar 16 | 0-0 Mar 24 | 0-0 Mar 07 | 1-3 Jan 27 | 1-3 Jan 18 | 0-0 Mar 23 | 3-0 Mar 02 | 0-0 Mar 28 | 6-1 3-0, 3-1 | 2-3 0-0, 2-3 | 3-1 0-0, 3-1 | 3-1 0-0, 3-1 | 0-3 0-0, 0-3 | 3-2 0-0, 3-2 | 1-3 1-3, 0-0 | 1-3 1-3, 0-0 | 3-2 0-0, 3-2 | 6-0 3-0, 3-0 | 3-0 0-0, 3-0 | |||
| 3-1 Jan 20 | 3-2 Jan 24 | 0-0 Mar 24 | 0-3 Mar 03 | 0-0 Mar 08 | 0-0 Mar 17 | 2-3 Feb 08 | 3-1 Feb 06 | 0-0 Mar 09 | 3-2 Jan 31 | 0-0 Mar 22 | 3-1 3-1, 0-0 | 3-2 3-2, 0-0 | 3-1 0-0, 3-1 | 3-3 0-3, 3-0 | 3-0 0-0, 3-0 | 2-3 0-0, 2-3 | 5-4 2-3, 3-1 | 3-1 3-1, 0-0 | 3-0 0-0, 3-0 | 3-2 3-2, 0-0 | 2-3 0-0, 2-3 | |||
| 3-1 Jan 19 | 1-3 Feb 01 | 1-3 Feb 09 | 0-0 Mar 07 | 3-1 Jan 24 | 3-2 Jan 26 | 3-1 Feb 02 | 1-3 Jan 27 | 0-0 Mar 21 | 3-2 Feb 07 | 3-2 Feb 06 | 3-1 3-1, 0-0 | 1-3 1-3, 0-0 | 1-3 1-3, 0-0 | 3-2 0-0, 3-2 | 3-1 3-1, 0-0 | 3-2 3-2, 0-0 | 6-2 3-1, 3-1 | 4-3 1-3, 3-0 | 1-3 0-0, 1-3 | 3-2 3-2, 0-0 | 3-2 3-2, 0-0 | |||
| 0-3 Jan 31 | 1-3 Jan 25 | 0-3 Feb 02 | 2-3 Feb 10 | 2-3 Jan 27 | 3-0 Jan 18 | 0-3 Jan 24 | 3-2 Feb 07 | 0-0 Mar 08 | 0-3 Feb 03 | 2-3 Feb 08 | 0-3 0-3, 0-0 | 1-3 1-3, 0-0 | 3-3 0-3, 3-0 | 2-3 2-3, 0-0 | 2-3 2-3, 0-0 | 3-3 3-0, 0-3 | 0-3 0-3, 0-0 | 3-2 3-2, 0-0 | 2-3 0-0, 2-3 | 0-3 0-3, 0-0 | 2-3 2-3, 0-0 | |||
| 2-3 Feb 01 | 3-0 Feb 03 | 0-3 Jan 18 | 0-0 Mar 09 | 0-0 Mar 21 | 0-3 Mar 01 | 3-1 Feb 09 | 0-3 Jan 20 | 2-3 Mar 02 | 1-3 Feb 06 | 0-0 Mar 17 | 2-3 2-3, 0-0 | 3-0 3-0, 0-0 | 0-3 0-3, 0-0 | 1-3 0-0, 1-3 | 3-2 0-0, 3-2 | 1-6 0-3, 1-3 | 3-1 3-1, 0-0 | 0-3 0-3, 0-0 | 5-4 2-3, 3-1 | 1-3 1-3, 0-0 | 0-3 0-0, 0-3 | |||
| 3-1 Feb 07 | 2-3 Jan 31 | 3-2 Feb 03 | 0-0 Mar 29 | 3-0 Mar 02 | 3-1 Jan 25 | 1-3 Feb 06 | 0-3 Feb 02 | 0-0 Mar 16 | 0-3 Feb 09 | 1-3 Jan 20 | 3-1 3-1, 0-0 | 2-3 2-3, 0-0 | 3-2 3-2, 0-0 | 2-3 0-0, 2-3 | 3-3 3-0, 0-3 | 6-1 3-1, 3-0 | 1-3 1-3, 0-0 | 0-3 0-3, 0-0 | 3-1 0-0, 3-1 | 0-3 0-3, 0-0 | 1-3 1-3, 0-0 | |||
| 3-1 Jan 26 | 0-0 Mar 10 | 1-3 Mar 01 | 1-3 Mar 02 | 0-0 Mar 15 | 0-0 Mar 29 | 0-0 Mar 22 | 3-0 Feb 01 | 0-0 Mar 14 | 0-0 Mar 23 | 0-0 Mar 08 | 3-1 3-1, 0-0 | 3-1 0-0, 3-1 | 4-5 1-3, 3-2 | 2-6 1-3, 1-3 | 3-0 0-0, 3-0 | 1-3 0-0, 1-3 | 3-1 0-0, 3-1 | 3-0 3-0, 0-0 | 3-1 0-0, 3-1 | 3-2 0-0, 3-2 | 3-2 0-0, 3-2 | |||
| 1-3 Feb 10 | 0-0 Mar 08 | 0-0 Mar 15 | 0-3 Mar 03 | 0-0 Mar 24 | 0-0 Mar 14 | 0-0 Mar 23 | 0-0 Mar 17 | 0-0 Mar 28 | 0-0 Mar 09 | 0-3 Mar 01 | 1-3 1-3, 0-0 | 3-1 0-0, 3-1 | 1-3 0-0, 1-3 | 3-4 0-3, 3-1 | 2-3 0-0, 2-3 | 3-0 0-0, 3-0 | 3-0 0-0, 3-0 | 0-3 0-0, 0-3 | 3-1 0-0, 3-1 | 3-1 0-0, 3-1 | 3-5 0-3, 3-2 | |||
| 1-3 Jan 25 | 2-3 Feb 07 | 0-3 Jan 27 | 3-1 Jan 17 | 3-2 Jan 19 | 1-3 Feb 08 | 1-3 Feb 10 | 1-3 Jan 20 | 1-3 Jan 24 | 3-1 Feb 01 | 3-1 Feb 02 | 1-3 1-3, 0-0 | 2-3 2-3, 0-0 | 0-3 0-3, 0-0 | 3-1 3-1, 0-0 | 3-2 3-2, 0-0 | 4-5 1-3, 3-2 | 1-3 1-3, 0-0 | 1-3 1-3, 0-0 | 1-3 1-3, 0-0 | 3-1 3-1, 0-0 | 4-4 3-1, 1-3 | |||
| 2-3 Jan 17 | 0-3 Feb 10 | 0-0 Mar 14 | 0-0 Mar 16 | 0-0 Mar 28 | 0-0 Mar 22 | 0-0 Mar 10 | 2-3 Jan 19 | 1-3 Jan 26 | 0-0 Mar 17 | 0-0 Mar 07 | 3-6 2-3, 1-3 | 0-6 0-3, 0-3 | 2-3 0-0, 2-3 | 2-3 0-0, 2-3 | 3-0 0-0, 3-0 | 3-1 0-0, 3-1 | 3-0 0-0, 3-0 | 2-3 2-3, 0-0 | 1-3 1-3, 0-0 | 1-3 0-0, 1-3 | 2-3 0-0, 2-3 | |||
| 3-1 Feb 03 | 0-3 Jan 19 | 3-2 Jan 26 | 0-0 Mar 23 | 0-0 Mar 10 | 3-0 Jan 31 | 0-0 Mar 14 | 2-3 Jan 17 | 2-3 Feb 09 | 3-1 Mar 03 | 3-2 Jan 25 | 3-1 3-1, 0-0 | 0-3 0-3, 0-0 | 3-2 3-2, 0-0 | 2-3 0-0, 2-3 | 3-2 0-0, 3-2 | 3-0 3-0, 0-0 | 3-1 0-0, 3-1 | 2-3 2-3, 0-0 | 5-3 2-3, 3-0 | 4-4 3-1, 1-3 | 3-2 3-2, 0-0 | |||
Click here for detailed results of the Group Stage matches (Week 1-2)
Click here for detailed results of the Group Stage matches (Week 3-4)
Click here for detailed results of the Group Stage matches (Week 5-6)
Click here for detailed results of the Group Stage matches (Week 7-9)
Playoffs
[edit]Format
[edit]- City Representation
- Certain teams represented a City for the League, Team tags are re-adjusted (e.g. Mighty Tiger Gaming = Zhengzhou.MTG).
- Undefeated United Gamers =
Changshan
- WanZhen Esports Club =
Dongguan
- Titan King's Legion =
Jiujiang
- WLT Esports Club =
Shijiazhuang
- Koala Game =
Shenzhen Bao'an
- Mighty Tiger Gaming =
Zhengzhou
- Undefeated United Gamers =
- Certain teams represented a City for the League, Team tags are re-adjusted (e.g. Mighty Tiger Gaming = Zhengzhou.MTG).
- Group Stage - January 17th - March 29th, 2026
- Double Round-Robin Bo5
- Top 8 teams will be qualified for Playoffs:
- 1st to 4th placed teams will be advanced to the Upper Bracket in the Playoffs.
- 5th to 8th placed teams will be qualified for the Lower Bracket in the Playoffs.
- Bottom 4 teams will be eliminated from title contention.
- In the first series between both teams, first game side-picking rights will be determined by a coin toss (team on left in fixture list). In the second series, the other team will get first game side-picking rights.
- After the first game, the loser of the previous game will pick the side for the next game.
- Tiebreakers:
- Series Wins
- Game Difference
- Head-to-head Series Wins in Second Round-Robin
- Head-to-head Game Difference in Second Round-Robin
- Tiebreaker Bo1
- Playoffs (except Finals) - April 4th - April 8th, 2026
- Double-elimination
- All matches are played in a Bo7
- Top 4 teams are seeded into the Upper Bracket.
- 5th to 8th placed teams are seeded into the Lower Bracket.
- For the Upper Bracket Semifinals, and Lower Bracket Round 1, teams with higher ranking in Group Stage will get first game side-picking rights.
- For all other rounds, the first game side-picking rights will be determined by a coin toss.
- After that, the loser of the previous game will pick the side for the next game.
- About the Ultimate Battle
In Honor of Kings Pro League: Fall 2018, starting from the playoffs, Global Banpick is used as a base rule for drafting (also use in AOV Tournament, started in AOG Spring 2019). Unlike in AOV, HOK tournaments use a special rule for the final game of a Bo7 in Game 7, called Ultimate Battle. Note that in subsequent tournaments, Ultimate Battle has been used for the final game in series of other lengths as well.
- In a series utilising the format, procedure for the Ultimate Battle will start if there is a tied series following the penultimate game (ie. 3:3 for a Bo7, or 4:4 for a Bo9). The offline procedure is laid out as follows:
- After the crystal has been destroyed, the referee will call upon the head coach of both teams to the center of the venue. The loser of the previous game will have 60 seconds to choose sides, and the side selection will be displayed to both teams and the audience.
- The head coach, assistant coaches, analyst and other staff will be allowed on the stage. The team will discuss and make their draft within 3 minutes. This process begins after the side selection.
- At the end of 3 minutes, the head coach must submit the hero lineups and challenger spells to the referee, and then coaches must leave the stage. There will be a penalty if the players don't use the same heroes and challenger spells as the coach submit.
- In addition, if a team failed to submit the hero lineups and challenger spells within 3 minutes, the team have to use the lineup from the previous game.
- The time will start when the coach come to the stage, and the referee will give a signal for the countdown at 1 minute, 30 seconds, and 10 seconds.
- Each team's hero lineups and challenger spells will not be visible for the opponent team till the game starts.
In an online tournament, the time durations are modified as follows:
- The coaches of the losing team will have 2 minutes to chose sides (instead of 60 seconds).
- The coaches will get 8 minutes (instead of 3 minutes) to submit the draft, with countdown signals given at 4 minutes and 1 minute.
- See also: Global Banpick
- Finals - April 12th, 2026
- The first game side-picking rights will be determined by a coin toss.
- After that, the loser of the previous game will pick the side for the next game.
- About the Ultimate Battle
In Honor of Kings Pro League: Fall 2018, starting from the playoffs, Global Banpick is used as a base rule for drafting (also use in AOV Tournament, started in AOG Spring 2019). Unlike in AOV, HOK tournaments use a special rule for the final game of a Bo7 in Game 7, called Ultimate Battle. Note that in subsequent tournaments, Ultimate Battle has been used for the final game in series of other lengths as well.
- In a series utilising the format, procedure for the Ultimate Battle will start if there is a tied series following the penultimate game (ie. 3:3 for a Bo7, or 4:4 for a Bo9). The offline procedure is laid out as follows:
- After the crystal has been destroyed, the referee will call upon the head coach of both teams to the center of the venue. The loser of the previous game will have 60 seconds to choose sides, and the side selection will be displayed to both teams and the audience.
- The head coach, assistant coaches, analyst and other staff will be allowed on the stage. The team will discuss and make their draft within 3 minutes. This process begins after the side selection.
- At the end of 3 minutes, the head coach must submit the hero lineups and challenger spells to the referee, and then coaches must leave the stage. There will be a penalty if the players don't use the same heroes and challenger spells as the coach submit.
- In addition, if a team failed to submit the hero lineups and challenger spells within 3 minutes, the team have to use the lineup from the previous game.
- The time will start when the coach come to the stage, and the referee will give a signal for the countdown at 1 minute, 30 seconds, and 10 seconds.
- Each team's hero lineups and challenger spells will not be visible for the opponent team till the game starts.
In an online tournament, the time durations are modified as follows:
- The coaches of the losing team will have 2 minutes to chose sides (instead of 60 seconds).
- The coaches will get 8 minutes (instead of 3 minutes) to submit the draft, with countdown signals given at 4 minutes and 1 minute.
- See also: Global Banpick
Broadcast Information
[edit]Streams
[edit]Talent
[edit]Additional Data
[edit]Penta Kills
[edit]| Date | Stage | Player | Team | Vs. | Hero | KDA | VOD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-16 | Group Stage | 9/0/2 | |||||
| 2026-01-24 | Group Stage | 6/0/2 |
Hero Statistics
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| Hero | ∑ | W | L | WR | %T | ∑ | W | L | WR | ∑ | W | L | WR | ∑ | %T | ∑ | %T | Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 112 | 61 | 51 | 54.46% | 35.90% | 61 | 30 | 31 | 49.18% | 51 | 31 | 20 | 60.78% | 112 | 35.90% | 224 | 71.79% | Show
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| 2 | 106 | 61 | 45 | 57.55% | 33.97% | 59 | 31 | 28 | 52.54% | 47 | 30 | 17 | 63.83% | 82 | 26.28% | 188 | 60.26% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 97 | 49 | 48 | 50.52% | 31.09% | 47 | 24 | 23 | 51.06% | 50 | 25 | 25 | 50.00% | 74 | 23.72% | 171 | 54.81% | Show
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| 4 | 92 | 40 | 52 | 43.48% | 29.49% | 40 | 16 | 24 | 40.00% | 52 | 24 | 28 | 46.15% | 92 | 29.49% | 184 | 58.97% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 91 | 50 | 41 | 54.95% | 29.17% | 38 | 18 | 20 | 47.37% | 53 | 32 | 21 | 60.38% | 47 | 15.06% | 138 | 44.23% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 312 games played | 144W - 168L (46.15%) | 168W - 144L (53.85%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Click here for complete statistics table | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game Statistics
[edit]Shortest Games
Longest Games
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 BOA (2025-12-12). "还记得BOA初登赛场时的青涩模样,也记得战队一路披荆斩棘拿下荣誉的辉煌瞬间,这几年的风雨与荣光,都被BOA这个名字牢牢镌刻 " [Remember BOA's youthful demeanour when first stepping onto the competitive stage, and I remember the glorious moments when the team forged ahead through adversity to claim honours. Through the trials and triumphs of these past years, the name BOA has been indelibly etched into memory.] (in
Chinese).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 XQG Esports Club (2025-12-15). "原MD俱乐部更名为XQG电子竞技俱乐部 " [Former Mad Dog Gaming renames to XDG Esports Club] (in
Chinese).
- ↑ Xianyou Gaming (2026-01-21). "【XYG电子竞技俱乐部人员变动公告】 " [XYG eSports Club Personnel Change Announcement.] (in
Chinese).
- ↑ Xianyou Gaming (2026-01-24). "【XYG电子竞技俱乐部人员变动公告】 " [XYG eSports Club Personnel Change Announcement.] (in
Chinese).
- ↑ Xianyou Gaming (2026-02-24). "【XYG电子竞技俱乐部人员变动公告】 " [XYG eSports Club Personnel Change Announcement.] (in
Chinese).
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 KPL Growth League (2026-02-24). "#2026年K甲春季赛# 新增选手大名单公布 " [2026 KGL Spring Split Midseason Roster Update Namelist Announced] (in
Chinese).
- ↑ Mighty Tiger Gaming (2026-02-22). "原郑州MTG电竞俱乐部主教练:王洋(ID:郑州MTG.七月)即日起卸任主教练一职,并正式离队 " [Former head coach of Zhengzhou Mighty Tiger Gaming: Wang Yang (ID: Zhengzhou MTG.QiYue) will step down as head coach from now on and officially leave the team] (in
Chinese).
- ↑ Mighty Tiger Gaming (2026-02-22). "我们很高兴的和大家宣布,即日起将由:巫信良(ID:凌斗)担任主教练一职 " [We are very pleased to announce that from now on, Wu Xinliang (ID: LingDou) will take the post of head coach] (in
Chinese).