KSG vs AG.AL: HOK World Cup 2026 Malaysia Recap & ROC Top 4
Published: 2026-08-18
Kuaishou Gaming lifted the golden KWC 2026 trophy in Paris on 8 Ogos 2026, edging AG.AL 4-3 in a game-seven grand final that pushed Ultimate Battle to its limit. That win banked KSG US$600,000 of a US$3,000,000 pool. For Malaysian Honor of Kings fans, the bigger headline sat one bracket down: ROC Esports finished fourth for US$200,000, and Aurora Gaming shared a 5-6th slot with Indonesia's Bigetron by Vitality. Two Malaysian rosters, top six at a Paris world championship, plus a first-ever intercontinental HOK crown for KSG. All times below are MYT (GMT+8).
What KSG's 4-3 Win Told the Field
KSG entered Paris as the seeded second Chinese club and swept every group-stage series without dropping a game. AG.AL matched that streak on the other side of the bracket. Their meeting in the grand final was the first time two Chinese finalists had entered a KWC without a loss.
The series then went the full distance, so game seven ran the Ultimate Battle format, a compressed 2v2 skirmish that serves as an overtime tiebreaker whenever a Bo7 finishes deadlocked. KSG's mid-laner JuHao closed it out on his signature Mozi pick to collect the Finals MVP trophy, finishing the tournament with a 74% win rate across the ban-priority Mid pool that shaped every KWC 2026 draft phase.
Ten seconds of ganks by KSG's jungler decided most mid-game rotations across the seven maps. Their draft leaned on Ge Ya's utility every single set, cementing a support role often ignored in draft priority conversations across MKL, KPL and the Brazilian regional split. Casters called the series "the cleanest final in three KWC editions."
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Level Infinite's Post-Paris HOK Roadmap
Tencent used the Paris trophy lift to frame the next twelve months. Jackie Huang, Head of Honor of Kings Global Esports at TiMi L1 Studio, was quoted in the official Level Infinite press release: "With an increasingly diverse international tournament calendar, deeper cross-regional competition and the global reach of the Esports World Cup, Honor of Kings is evolving." Translation for Malaysia: the MKL Fall 2026 season will feed a bigger international qualifier ladder next year.
The Honor of Kings Campus Series runs August to October across Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia, targeting 30,000-plus student sign-ups. Level Infinite also confirmed further cross-regional invitationals into Q4. Malaysia's slot count is not shrinking; it is widening.
Honor of Kings World Cup 2026 Prize Split (Top 4)
All figures below are in USD, per the official Esports World Cup distribution. Convert at ~RM 4.70/USD for a rough ringgit picture.
PlacementTeamRegionPrize (USD)
1stKuaishou GamingChina$600,000
2ndAG.ALChina$360,000
3rdGeekay EsportsUAE$280,000
4thROC EsportsMalaysia$200,000
ROC's US$200,000 translates to roughly RM 940,000 gross, more than every prior MKL Spring winner's cheque combined, and enough to reset the salary conversation for every Malaysian Honor of Kings pro currently negotiating a 2027 contract. That single Paris result also validates the 10-team MKL format that Level Infinite doubled down on across 2026, and it changes how Malaysian fans reading the standings on the REDX Game Honor of Kings storefront should think about the local scene going forward.
Copying KSG on a Malaysian Ringgit Budget
KSG's grand-final skin loadout drew an obvious run on the shop the next morning. If you want the Mozi-flavoured cosmetic JuHao rocked in game seven, plan on the Wish Event gacha at roughly 60 Tokens a draw. Getting a legendary skin averages 6,000-8,000 Tokens once event coupons are applied. On REDX Game, the 8,360-Token pack lists at around RM 449.90, versus roughly RM 519.90 for the Malaysia App Store's 8,400-Token equivalent. One pack, RM 60-70 back in your pocket.
Chain three top-ups over an MKL viewing season and the gap widens. Ten packs across a full year of skins, event boxes and Wish Event splurges lands closer to a RM 600-700 annual savings. That is a return flight to Bali if the Chinese servers cooperate. Buying from REDX Game Malaysia in DuitNow QR increments also lets you cap spend without an idle credit card balance. Senang gila to reset every month.
Prefer smaller ladders? The 588-Token pack (roughly the price of buying a new Clash Lane hero like Devara at 50% launch discount) trades at ~RM 32-33 through REDX Game, compared to RM 36.90 on the App Store, so casual pull sessions save maybe RM 4 apiece before you even open the Wish Event UI. That gap looks small on paper but it compounds significantly if you buy per-hero rather than per-year, especially across a busy MKL Fall calendar that stacks new heroes on top of grand-final skin bundles.
Soalan Lazim Honor of Kings World Cup 2026 Malaysia
Bila KWC 2026 grand final berakhir di Malaysia time?
KSG angkat trofi pada 8 Ogos 2026, kira-kira 12:30 tengah malam MYT (GMT+8) selepas game tujuh Ultimate Battle. Broadcaster MY buka semula VOD di YouTube Honor of Kings Esports selepas subuh, jadi tak perlu tunggu lama kalau anda tertidur.
Siapa wakil Malaysia di KWC 2026?
Dua roster utama: ROC Esports (juara ke-4, US$200,000) dan Aurora Gaming (kongsi 5-6, kira-kira US$150,000 setiap satu). ROC melalui slot MKL Spring 2026, Aurora dari qualifier serantau. Kedua-duanya berpangkalan di Kuala Lumpur.
Berapa hadiah total KWC 2026?
US$3,000,000, dengan US$600,000 untuk juara dan US$200,000 untuk tempat keempat. Dalam ringgit, ROC bawa balik lebih kurang RM 940,000 sebelum agensi.
Mana boleh top up Honor of Kings Tokens Malaysia lepas KWC?
Boleh melalui REDX Game guna DuitNow QR, TnG eWallet, Boost atau FPX (Maybank2u, CIMB Clicks, Public Bank). Penghantaran ke akaun HOK biasanya 1-3 minit selepas payment cleared.
Bila MKL Fall 2026 mula?
Level Infinite belum umum jadual penuh; Campus Series (KCS) bermula Ogos di kampus Malaysia. Ikut official Honor of Kings Malaysia Facebook untuk fixture rasmi.
MKL Fall 2026 + Campus Series MY: Apa Seterusnya
The HOK Campus Series lands on Malaysian universities across August-October, first stops rumoured for Klang Valley and Petaling Jaya campuses. Sabah and Sarawak circuits typically kick in during the second window. Registration fees are RM 0 through the official portal, genuinely rare for a Level Infinite qualifier.
Watching more than playing? Keep MKL Fall on your calendar; matches historically stream Friday-Sunday nights, 20:00-23:00 MYT, on the Honor of Kings Malaysia Facebook and YouTube channels alongside the Level Infinite official Malaysia broadcast. Save your Tokens for the MKL Grand Final skin bundle instead of daily impulse pulls that add up quietly across a month. Memang best if you plan the calendar first, then load up on REDX Game per event window rather than spraying random top-ups on match nights.
The takeaway from Paris is simple. ROC Esports and Aurora Gaming proved Malaysian HOK is not filler on the international stage anymore. Match-day discipline plus MYR-smart top-ups keep the hobby sustainable through a long MKL Fall grind. Boleh tahan bila jadual mula keluar selepas ini.
