Demacia Cup 2023: Format, Schedule, and more
Organized by Tencent, the 2023 Demacia Cup is a tournament played during the off-season featuring 24 teams from the Chinese region.
Demacia Cup 2023 – Format
The tournament comprises a total of 24 teams: the 17 squads from the LPL, 2 independent LDL teams (LPL’s second division), and 5 amateur teams.
The event is divided into two different stages and lasts for a total of 12 days. The 4 teams that played at the latest Worlds 2023 have gotten a direct pass to the playoffs stage while the other 20 teams will have to qualify through the Group Stage.
Group Stage
The twenty teams will be divided into four groups of five teams each. Each group will play a Swiss Stage and the winner of each group will qualify for the playoffs. All matches during the Swiss stage will be Bo1s.
The four teams will join the other four in a single elimination bracket, with all matches being Bo5s. The winners will lift the Demacia Cup.
Demacia Cup 2023 Schedule
The event date and kick-off time for each day are as follows:
- Group Stage Day 1 – December 25, 2023 (5:00 AM CET)
- Group Stage Day 2 – December 26, 2023 (9:00 AM CET)
- Group Stage Day 3 – December 27, 2023 (5:00 AM CET)
- Playoffs Day 1 – December 31, 2023 (7:00 AM CET)
- TBD vs. WBG (7:00 AM CET)
- TBD vs. BLG (10:00 AM CET)
- Playoffs Day 2 – January 1, 2024 (7:00 AM CET)
- TBD vs LNG (7:00 AM CET)
- TBD vs. JDG (10:oo AM CET)
- Semifinals – January 3-4, 2024 (7:00 AM CET)
- Finals – January 6, 2024 (10:00 AM CET)
Demacia Cup 2023 Results
Group Stage
Group A:
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- Ninjas in Pyjamas | 3 – 0
- Thundertalk Gaming | 2 – 1
- Anyone’s Legend | 1 – 2
- EDward Gaming | 0 -3
WSG(Collegiate)[0W – 4L] (Disqualified)
(WSG has been disqualified from the tournament.)
Group B:
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- Royal Never Give Up | 4 – 0
- LGD Gaming | 3 – 1
- Oh My God | 2 – 2
- MiaoJing | 1 – 3
- Huya RST | 0 – 4
Group C:
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- Rare Atom | 3 – 1
- Invictus Gaming | 3 – 1
- FunPlus Phoenix | 2 – 2
- MAX | 1 – 3
- Huya BUG | 1 – 3
Group D:
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- Top Esports | 3 – 0
- Team WE | 2 – 1
- Ultra Prime | 1 – 2
- EQX | o – 3
WSQ
(WSG has been disqualified from the tournament due to substitute player ascii violating the competition rules about “unfair play”. Due to WSQ’s inability to field six players according to the rule book, the team has been disqualified)
Playoffs:
Quarterfinals
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- NIP 3 – 2 Weibo Gaming
- RNG 1 – 3 Bilibili Gaming
- RA 3 – 1 LNG Esports
- TES 2 – 3 JD Gaming
Semifinals
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- NIP 0 – 3 BLG
- RA 0 – 3 JDG
Finals
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- BLG 3 – 0 JDG
For the first time ever, BLG beats JDG in a Bo5. That said, it’s worth mentioning that JDG didn’t run the full starting lineup so the level of play shown won’t be the same as the one seen going into the LPL Spring Split.
Where to Watch?
The Demacia Cup 2023 can be watched and followed on the Chinese platform Huya. To watch the VODs for past games, you can find them on the LPL Chinese YouTube Channel.