Who Will Be the First Wild Rift: Horizon Cup Winner?

October 28, 2021 Off By GamePOW

The 10 best teams around the world will compete for the first international title.
The event will be held in Singapore from Nov. 13 – 21.

It’s been a minute since the introduction of the Wild Rift Horizon Cup, and now there’s more info to share! The 10 best teams around the world will come together to compete for the first international title (and a share of the $500K prize pool!) in Singapore from Nov. 13 – 21. Read on to get the full scoop including the qualified teams, tournament format, groups selection, broadcast schedule, and free in-game items!

Qualified Teams

Look out for Wild Rift’s next icons:

Brazil: [TSM] TSM
China: [DKG] Da Kun Gaming
China: [TT] Thunder Talk Gaming
EMEA: [TQ] Team Queso
Japan: [SG] Sengoku Gaming
Latin America: [EBG] eBRO Gaming
North America: [TG] Tribe Gaming
Southeast Asia: [SE] SBTC Esports
Southeast Asia: [TS] Team Secret
South Korea: [RY] Rolster Y

Format

Group Stage: Nov. 13-17

The 10 teams who have qualified through the Regional Qualifiers will be split into 2 groups of 5 teams each. In each group, the teams will play a single round robin of best-of-three matches. The top 3 teams from each group will move onto the Knockout Stage.

Knockout Stage: Quarters (Nov 19), Semis (Nov 20), and Finals (Nov 21)

The 1st place teams from Groups A & B have earned a bye and will automatically advance to the Semis. The 2nd and 3rd place teams in each group will face off in a single best-of-5 against a team from the other group. The winners of the Quarterfinals round will move onto the Semis where they will compete in a best-of-5 against one of the Group A & B winners.

The Semifinals winners will head to the Finals in a best-of-7 round for the first international title!

Groups

The qualified teams have been split into the two groups below:

Group A: