Honor of Kings, the world’s most-played mobile MOBA, proudly announces its groundbreaking partnership with TNT, the value mobile arm of Smart Communications, Inc., as the Official Telco Partner of the Philippine Kings League (PKL): Spring Season 2025.

The PKL Spring Season will serve as the first local competitive platform of its kind, offering aspiring esports athletes nationwide the opportunity to shine professionally.  With Honor of Kings and TNT teaming up, the stage is set to elevate the local esports scene, nurture grassroots talent, and pave the way for Filipino players to make their mark on the global stage. 

As the league’s official telco partner, TNT marks a significant milestone in bringing world-class mobile esports experiences closer to Filipino mobile gamers. TNT is strongly committed to empowering Filipino youth through affordable data offers, so this partnership ensures seamless connectivity for players and fans alike, creating a truly immersive esports journey across the country.

“We’re thrilled to have TNT on board for the first-ever season of the Philippine Kings League. Their unmatched reach and passion for gaming perfectly align with our mission to discover the next generation of esports legends in the Philippines,” said Benj Dalmacio, Senior Business Development Manager, at Level Infinite Philippines.

“Through our partnership with Honor of Kings, TNT continues to champion the growing Filipino mobile gaming community and bring more ‘saya’ to our customers by supporting platforms that give them real opportunities to develop and showcase their world-class skills,” said Lloyd R. Manaloto, FVP at Smart.

TNT customers can look forward to exciting and exclusive promos throughout the PKL Spring Season. Filipino mobile gamers can also enjoy HOK with TNT Panalo 30,  which comes with 2 GB data, 500 minutes of calls, and 500 texts to All Networks, valid for two days, for only P30. Customers may conveniently register to TNT Panalo 30 at sari-sari stores nationwide, via the Smart App, or by dialing *123# on their smartphone.

Running from April 11 to June 8, 2025, the inaugural PKL will feature a total of eight esports teams: Blacklist International, Elevate, RWE Kadiliman, Boom Esports, ACT Esports Club, Team Eureka, Team Flash PH, and TNT Tropang Alab - for a shot at the championship title, a lion’s share of the PHP 2,500,000 prize pool, and the top 3 teams advancing to the Honor of Kings World Cup (KWC) at the EWC 2025.

 About Honor of Kings

Developed by TiMi Studio Group, Honor of Kings has become the world’s most popular MOBA with over 200 million registered users and more than 100 million daily players enjoying the thrill of team battles. Featuring highly detailed and diverse character and battlefield design plus music created by world renowned composers including Hans Zimmer, Joe Hisaishi, and Howard Shore, Honor of Kings immerses players in a unique and colorful universe. Honor of Kings prides itself on being free to play and fair to win, with success determined by players' skills and tactics, not by how much they spend. Honor of Kings is also home to a thriving esports ecosystem supporting competitive play from grassroots amateurs to elite professionals. To learn more about Honor of Kings, follow on Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, Instagram, TikTok or visit the official website of Honor of Kings.

About Level Infinite

Level Infinite is Tencent’s global games brand. We are dedicated to delivering engaging and original gaming experiences to a worldwide audience, whenever and wherever they choose to play, while building a community that fosters inclusivity, connection, and accessibility. The brand also provides a wide range of services and resources to our network of developers and partner studios around the world to help them unlock the true potential of their games. Level Infinite is both publisher of breakout hit games like PUBG MOBILE, Goddess of Victory: NIKKE, and SYNCED and a collaborative partner in games such as Fatshark’s Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, Dune: Awakening from Funcom, Nightingale from Inflexion Studios, and many more. To learn more about Level Infinite, visit www.levelinfinite.com, and follow on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

 About TiMi Studio Group

TiMi Studio Group, a subsidiary of Tencent Games, is a leading global video game development and operations team that strives to improve global players’ entertainment quality. Headquartered in Shenzhen, China, with offices in Montreal, Los Angeles, Seattle, Singapore, Shanghai, and Chengdu, TiMi creates high-quality, high-fidelity, and highly creative games across a wide variety of genres and multiple platforms. Founded in 2008, TiMi has developed a string of hit titles including Honor of Kings, Speed Drifters and Delta Force. TiMi is also a trusted partner to some of the biggest gaming brands in the world, creating AAA titles such as Call of Duty: Mobile, the first strategic Pokémon team battle game Pokémon UNITE, Age of Empires Mobile and the upcoming Monster Hunter Outlanders. To learn more about TiMi, follow @timistudios on LinkedIn.

About TNT

TNT is the value brand of Smart Communications, Inc. a wholly owned wireless communications and digital services subsidiary of PLDT, Inc., the Philippines’ largest and only integrated telecommunications company. Together with TNT, Smart serves approximately 97% of the country’s population with its combined 2G, 3G, 4G LTE, and 5G network, providing mobile communications services, high-speed internet connectivity, and access to digital services and content to Filipinos, supporting the country’s growing digital economy, and providing the best customer experience for an increasingly digital Filipino lifestyle.