Philippine teams locked in for Honor of Kings International Championship

MANILA, Philippines — Blacklist International, Boom Esports, Elevate and ACT Esports Club will be the four teams representing the country in the upcoming Honor of Kings International Championship (KIC) happening in Manila this November.

Boom Esports and Blacklist International advanced to the Honor of Kings' world stage by booking the top two seeds in the group stages of the fall season of the 2025 Philippines Kings League (PKL). This granted them at least a top-four finish.

ACT Esports Club and Elevate had to go through the single elimination for the playoffs first to book their slots in the KIC.

Third seed ACT Esports Club had no trouble sweeping sixth seed TNT Tropang Alab, 2-0; while fifth seed Elevate pulled off an upset, sweeping fourth seed WETRND Esports, 2-0, to qualify to the KIC.

With all four teams qualifying, all eyes will be on which squad lift the PKL trophy and be the country's top seed as well as the country's sole representative in the upcoming 2025 Honor of Kings Nation Clash in Malaysia at the end of this month.

The double-elimination playoffs of the 2025 PKL Fall Season will begin Friday, October 10, at the Trinoma Activity Center in Quezon City, with Blacklist International versus ACT Esports Club, and Boom Esports against Elevate.