The Demacia Cup Global Invitational 2026 features the top non-Worlds teams from LPL, LCK, LEC, LCS, LCP, and CBLOL in a hybrid Swiss-to-single-elimination format, with the online Swiss stage concluding around October 8–9 and the offline knockout bracket beginning October 12 at the Beijing JD Esports Center. The eight advancing sides include three LCK squads (KT Rolster, BNK FEARX, HANJIN BRION), three LPL squads (Team WE, LGD Gaming, JD Gaming), plus LEC’s Team Vitality and LCS’s FlyQuest, all playing best-of-five series under Fearless Draft rules. KT Rolster posted the strongest Swiss record, while recent results show LCK and LPL sides generally favored over Western representatives in head-to-head play. The grand final is scheduled for October 17, with quarterfinal matchups already drawn and no rest day between semifinals and the title match.