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NAVI Sweep Group B at Honor of Kings Major League Fall 2026 and Reach the Playoffs

By AS Gaming Editorial October 28, 2026 5 min read Mobile
NAVI Sweep Group B at Honor of Kings Major League Fall 2026 and Reach the Playoffs
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NAVI are through to the playoffs at Honor of Kings Major League Fall 2026, and they did it the clean way: three matches, three wins, top of Group B. The NAVI Honor of Kings playoffs run starts with a perfect group stage behind it, after the Ukrainian organisation beat Burmese Ghouls on day one and then took down both R8 and NS RedForce on day two. The playoffs run October 29 to 31 in Malaysia, and the stakes could hardly be higher: three spots at the Honor of Kings International Championship 2026 are up for grabs, and one playoff win is enough to claim one.

This is NAVI's official debut in Honor of Kings, which makes the 3-0 start more than a nice group result. NAVI signed the reigning KML Spring 2026 champion roster for this move, betting that an experienced core could carry a new banner straight into contention. Two days into the tournament, that bet looks sound. The team has not dropped a series, and it enters the bracket as a group winner rather than scraping through on tiebreakers.

How NAVI won Group B

Day one set the tone. NAVI opened against Burmese Ghouls and won 3-1, a comfortable start that still left room to tighten up. Day two was the real test, with two best-of-five series back to back. First came R8, who had lost a hard-fought 2-3 series to NS RedForce the day before. Then came NS RedForce themselves, the Korean side that had won both of its day-one matches and led the group at that point. NAVI beat them both, and the final Group B standings tell the story plainly.

  • NAVI: 3-0, through to the playoffs as group winners
  • NS RedForce: 2-1, through in second place
  • Burmese Ghouls: 1-2, eliminated
  • R8: 0-3, eliminated

The second-place finish for NS RedForce matters too. Only the top two teams from each group advance, so the Korean side survives despite losing the group decider, while Burmese Ghouls and R8 go home. For NAVI, the value of winning the group is not just seeding. It is momentum. A debut roster that has already beaten the group favourite carries a different kind of confidence into a double-elimination bracket than one that backed in.

Only four teams reach the playoffs, and every series is a best of seven under a double-elimination format. That is a long format, and it rewards depth. A team with one strong composition can steal a best of five; a best of seven exposes shallow hero pools and tired shotcalling. NAVI's first playoff match is scheduled for October 29 at 09:00, with the opponent still to be confirmed at the time of writing. Check the official NAVI report for the confirmed matchup once the bracket locks.

The qualification math is simple and brutal in a good way. Three of the four playoff teams qualify for KIC 2026, so winning a single series books the ticket. Lose twice, though, and the run ends with nothing, which is why double elimination still bites. NAVI only need one win, but they will want more than that. A deep playoff run against the other group's qualifiers is the real measuring stick for a roster that arrived with championship pedigree and now has to prove it under a new name.

The wider tournament picture

KML Fall 2026 runs October 27 to 31 in Malaysia, with eight teams split into two groups of four, all group matches played as best of fives. The other group features North America's BloodThirstyKings, South Korea's Team Stallions, Team MAX, and CMF Esports, a mix that pits Western challengers against established Asian strength. That east-versus-west tension is the tournament's best storyline beyond NAVI itself. Honor of Kings esports has long been dominated by Chinese and Southeast Asian talent, and KML Fall is explicitly a stage where European and American organisations try to break in.

The prize pool, listed at $30,000, is modest by top-tier esports standards, but nobody in this bracket is playing for the money. KIC 2026 is the prize. For NAVI, qualification would validate the entire project in its first tournament. For the Western scene, every series win against an Asian favourite chips away at the idea that this is a closed shop.

Mobile MOBA fans have had plenty to follow this month, from the MPL Philippines Season 18 champions to the PUBG Mobile Global Open in Lahore. KML Fall belongs in that conversation now, and NAVI's debut has given it a headline act. The group stage is done. The next three days decide whether Born to Win's Honor of Kings story starts with a World Championship ticket or a lesson learned the hard way.

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