Action got underway on Saturday at the 2026 Demacia Cup Global Invitational in China.
The League of Legends tournament runs through Oct. 17 and features 12 top teams that didn’t qualify for the World Championship from the six major global regions. They are competing for a prize pool of 1.5 million Chinese yuan (about $223,800 USD).
The Swiss Stage is being held online and runs through Oct. 10. Round 1 matches on Saturday were best-of-one and the rest of the stage will be best-of-three. Eight teams will advance to the single-elimination knockout stage in Beijing, which starts on Oct. 12. Those matches will be best-of-five.
BRION defeated JD Gaming, FEARX beat Team Vitality, KT Rolster defeated Shopify Rebellion, LGD Gaming beat FlyQuest, RED Canids took down Natus Vincere and Team WE beat GAM Esports in Round 1.
Sunday’s Round 2 matches:
–BRION vs. Team WE
–FEARX vs. LGD Gaming
–KT Rolster vs. RED Canids
Swiss Stage standings (match record, game record):
1. BRION, 1-0, 1-0
1. FEARX, 1-0, 1-0
1. KT Rolster, 1-0, 1-0
1. LGD Gaming 1-0, 1-0
1. RED Canids, 1-0, 1-0
1. Team WE, 1-0, 1-0
7. FlyQuest, 0-1, 0-1
7. GAM Esports, 0-1, 0-1
7. JD Gaming, 0-1, 0-1
7. Natus Vincere, 0-1, 0-1
7. Shopify Rebellion, 0-1, 0-1
7. Team Vitality, 0-1, 0-1
Demacia Cup Global Invitational prize pool:
1. TBD, $89,520
2. TBD, $59,680
3-4. TBD, $26,110
5-8. TBD, $5,595
–Field Level Media
