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Level Infinite caught the attention of the gaming community by announcing the merger between Arena of Valor and Honor of Kings for 2022’s Arena of Valor World Cup (AWC). Fans predicted that it would bolster the competition and enable the publisher to host bigger events and that seems to be the case with a $10 million prize pool for AWC 2022 being announced today.
The event will enable the return of regional events and fans will also get to witness content-creator-only events throughout 2022. Here is everything that was announced by Level Infinite for 2022’s Arena of Valor esports calendar.
Regionals are making a return in 2022
The path to pro for Arena of Valor esports in 2022 will start at the grassroots level. Players will be able to sign up for the Amateur leagues and make their way through to the Semi-Pro and Pro Leagues, which lead to the Arena of Valor International Championship (AIC) featuring a prize pool of $2 million. But to make it to the top, teams will have to compete within their respective regions and earn championship points.
Regional events are making a return for Europe, North America, South America, South Asia, Middle East, North Africa. Additional regions will also be added but they have not been confirmed by the developers yet. Teams will compete in the regional events and the AIC to make their way to the ultimate destination - the Arena of Valor World Cup 2022.
The world championship will feature a prize pool of $10 million. The winners of the 2022 world cup will take home $3.5 million while every other team is guaranteed at least $250,000. In addition to the competitive esports circuit there will be events featuring Arena of Valor content creators with separate prize pools.
