Team WE and BRION advanced to the semifinals with victories on Tuesday at the Demacia Cup Global Invitational in Beijing.
Team WE eliminated FlyQuest with a 3-2 win and BRION knocked out LGD Gaming with a 3-1 triumph in the quarterfinals.
The League of Legends event began on Oct. 3 with 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).
FEARX and KT Rolster will meet in the first semifinal on Wednesday, followed by Team WE vs. BRION on Thursday. The grand final is Saturday, with all remaining matches best-of-five.
After FlyQuest opened with a 34-minute win on red, Team WE surged ahead with 29- and 36-minute wins on blue. FlyQuest survived with a 42-minute win on red, but Team WE closed it out with a 34-minute win on red.
LGD Gaming opened Tuesday’s other quarterfinal match with a win, only to see BRION roar back with victories in 33 minutes on red, 30 minutes on blue and 29 minutes on red.
Demacia Cup Global Invitational prize pool:
1. TBD, $89,520
2. TBD, $59,680
3-4. TBD, $26,110
5-8. JD Gaming, Team Vitality, FlyQuest, LGD Gaming, $5,595
–Field Level Media
