Team WE advanced to face FEARX in Saturday’s best-of-five grand final of the Demacia Cup Global Invitational in Beijing.
Team WE posted a 3-2 victory against BRION in the semifinals on Thursday. FEARX defeated KT Rolster on Wednesday.
The League of Legends tournament began on Oct. 3, featuring 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), with nearly $90,000 USD going to the champion.
Team WE jumped out to a 2-0 lead with wins on blue in 41 and 47 minutes, but BRION answered with wins in 47 minutes on red and 36 minutes on blue to force a deciding map. Team WE prevailed in 42 minutes on red to eliminate BRION.
Demacia Cup Global Invitational prize pool:
1. TBD, $89,520
2. TBD, $59,680
3-4. KT Rolster, BRION, $26,110
5-8. JD Gaming, Team Vitality, FlyQuest, LGD Gaming, $5,595
–Field Level Media
