The Demacia Cup is going international. Jointly hosted by TJ Sports and Huya Inc., the 2026 edition has been upgraded into a Global Invitational, welcoming twelve teams from six major regions — LPL, LCK, LEC, LCS, LCP and CBLOL — from October 3 to 17. The top eight will battle it out on LAN in Beijing, at JD Gaming's home venue, for a total prize pool of ¥1,500,000 RMB (around $223,000).
Historically an LPL-only offseason tournament, the competition now offers Chinese teams the chance to sharpen their skills against global opposition — and gives fans some high-level League of Legends right before
