King Pro League Grand Finals 2026

Placements

Teams and rosters

Format

• Challenge Stage – October 2 – 18, 2025 – Guangzhou
• Teams are split into 2 groups based on the annual Circuit Points.
• 1st to 6th placed teams are seeded in the Master Group,
• 7th to 12th placed teams are placed in the Elite Group.
• Teams will play a cross-group Single Round Robin Bo5 with Global Ban/Pick.
• For teams in the Master Group, they will be bound by the "Masters Rotation" rule during the Challenge Stage:
• For each Bo5 series, teams will be required to play every single member of their 7 member roster.
• When a team reaches the matchpoint, the Master Group team would be required to sub in all players who have not played that series.
• In the Master Group:
• Top 4 teams will advance to the Knockout Stage;
• 5th and 6th placed teams will advance to the Play-In Stage.
• In the Elite Group:
• Group Winner will advance to the Knockout Stage;
• 2nd to 5th placed teams will advance to the Play-In Stage;
• Bottom ranked team will be eliminated from the competition.
• For this stage, game 1 side selection will be decided by a coin flip. Subsequent side selection is given to the loser of the previous game.
• Play-In Stage – October 20 – 22, 2026 – Guangzhou
• The 6 teams will pairwise play a Single Elimination Series.
• The teams ranked by seeding, will be allowed to choose their opponent, with Masters Group higher than Elite Group.
• The 3 winners will advance to the Knockout Stage.
• For this stage, game 1 side selection will be given to seeded teams. Subsequent side selection is given to the loser of the previous game.
• The match is held as a single Bo7 Global Ban/Pick with Ultimate Battle
• Knockout Stage – October 27 – November 8, 2026 – Changsha
• 8 team Double Elimination, with all 8 teams starting in Upper Bracket Quarterfinals.
• A random draw will be held to decide the pairings of the 8 teams in the Quarterfinals.
• Top 2 teams in Master Group will be seeded on opposite half of the bracket.
• For this stage, game 1 side selection will be decided by a coin flip. Subsequent side selection is given to the loser of the previous game.
• All matches are played as Bo7 Global Ban/Pick with Ultimate Battle
• Grand Finals – November 14, 2026 – Chengdu Phoenix Hill Gymnasium
• For this stage, game 1 side selection will be given to the Upper Bracket Finals winner. Subsequent side selection is given to the loser of the previous game.

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