Demacia Cup Global Invitational: 2026

About the tournament

The 2026 Demacia Cup Global Invitational is a League of Legends event that brings together 12 teams from six regions in a regional-international showcase built around teams that missed Worlds. It opens with a Swiss stage, where the first round is BO1 and the later rounds are BO3, before the top eight move into a single-elimination playoff bracket. The tournament runs from October 3 to 17, 2026, with the Swiss stage through October 8 and the Beijing playoffs from October 12 to 17. All playoff matches are BO5, and the event carries a ¥1.5 million prize pool, making the title and the top payouts the main goals over two weeks of play.