Kuaishou Gaming Defeat AG.AL To Win Honor of Kings World Cup 2026

Kuaishou Gaming have taken the Honor of Kings World Cup (KWC) 2026 title after surviving a seven-game battle against defending champions AG.AL. The Chinese side eventually prevailed 4-3 on Monday, August 9, denying AG.AL the chance to become the first team to win the World Cup in consecutive years.

The result caps an impressive run for KSG, who dropped only three games throughout the entire tournament, all of them in the grand final. AG.AL pushed the series to its limit after recovering from an early deficit and taking a 3-2 lead, but KSG won the final two games to secure the championship and the $600,000 first prize from the tournament's $3.025 million prize pool.

KSG And AG.AL Prove Themselves As The Teams To Beat

KSG and AG.AL entered the World Cup as the two leading contenders for the title, and both teams quickly justified those expectations during the group stage.

KSG qualified as the winner of the KPL Spring 2026, while AG.AL entered as the defending World Cup champion. Both teams came through their respective groups without dropping a series, with AG.AL advancing from Group A after defeating Indonesia's Team Vitality and the Philippines' Blacklist International. KSG produced a similarly convincing showing in Group C, sweeping India's Revenant XSpark and Europe's Virtus.pro.

Their dominance continued once the Playoffs began. KSG defeated Virtus.pro again in the quarterfinals before eliminating Malaysia's Geekay Esports in the semifinals. AG.AL followed a similar path, beating Aurora Gaming and ROC Esports to reach the championship series.

That set up the matchup many expected before the tournament even began, but there was still plenty at stake between the two Chinese representatives. AG.AL were attempting to defend their World Cup crown, while KSG had already shown earlier in the season that they could beat the reigning champions, having defeated them on the way to winning the KPL Spring title.

KSG Survive Seven-Game Grand Final

KSG made the stronger start to the championship series, taking the opening game in 19 minutes and handing AG.AL their first loss of the entire tournament. The defending champions responded in Game 2, winning after 22 minutes to level the series before KSG immediately regained the lead with a dominant 13-minute victory in Game 3.

AG.AL then appeared to have turned the series around. The defending champions won both Game 4 and Game 5, taking the two matches in 15 and 20 minutes respectively and moving within one victory of another World Cup title. KSG, however, refused to let the series end there.

Facing elimination in Game 6, KSG recovered with a 20-minute victory to make it 3-3 and force an Ultimate Battle decider for the championship.

The final game turned out to be the most one-sided of the entire series. Rather than another close contest, KSG took control and finished the deciding match in just 12 minutes, completing the comeback and securing the KWC 2026 championship.

The victory also earned KSG $600,000, while AG.AL received $360,000 for finishing runner-up.

KSG jungler He “JuHao” Weijia was named the Grand Finals MVP and received an additional $25,000 bonus for his performance throughout the championship series.

For AG.AL, the defeat brings their bid for back-to-back World Cup titles to an end. For KSG, it adds another major trophy to a season that had already established the team as one of the strongest forces in the Chinese Honor of Kings scene.

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