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Demacia Cup 2023: Format, Schedule, Results and Where to Watch

Demacia Cup 2023: Format, Schedule, Results and Where to Watch

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Ganesh Jadhav

24 Dec, 2023, 13:47

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Last updated: 6 Jan, 2024, 15:39

The Demacia Cup is the post-season event organized by Tencent. The 2023 event features 24 teams comprising the 17 LPL, 2 LDL and 5 amateur teams.

The 12-day event will be divided into two stages. The four Worlds 2023 teams get a direct invitation to the playoffs. The rest of the teams will have to qualify via the Group Stage.

Demacia Cup 2023 Format and Schedule

The Group Stage will feature 20 teams with 13 LPL teams and 7 amateur teams. These 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.

The single elimination bracket playoffs already features the four Worlds 2023 attendees. The four teams qualifying via the Group stage will play each of the four directly invited teams. There are no lower brackets and a loss will lead to an elimination. Finally, the team a team that wins it all with lift the Demacia Cup 2023.

The Group stage will feature a Bo1 format and the playoffs will feature a Bo5 format games.

Demacia Cup 2023 Schedule:

The event date and kick off time for each day is as follows:

  • 25th December 2023: Group Stage Day 1 (5:00 AM CET)
  • 26th December 2023: Group Stage Day 2 (9:00 AM CET)
  • 27th December 2023: Group Stage Day 3 (5:00 AM CET)
  • 31st December 2023: TBD vs. WBG (7:00 AM CET)/ TBD vs. BLG (10:oo AM CET)
  • 1st January 2024: TBD vs LNG (7:00 AM CET) / TBD vs. JDG (10:oo AM CET)
  • 3rd January 2024 - 4th January 2024: Semifinals 1 and 2
  • 6th January 2024: Finals

Demacia Cup 2023 Results

Group Stage:

Group A:

    1. Ninjas in Pyjamas [3W - 0L]
    2. Thundertalk Gaming [2W - 1L]
    3. Anyone’s Legend [1W - 2L]
    4. EDward Gaming [0W - 3L]
    5. WSG(Collegiate) [0W - 4L] (Disqualified)

(WSG has been disqualified from the tournament. For more information follow the link)

Group B: 

    1. Royal Never Give Up [4W - 0L]
    2. LGD Gaming [3W - 1L]
    3. Oh My God [2W - 2L]
    4. MiaoJing (LDL Runner-Up) [1W - 3L]
    5. Huya RST (Streamer Team) [0W - 4L]

Group C: 

    1. Rare Atom [3W - 1L]
    2. Invictus Gaming [3W - 1L]
    3. FunPlus Phoenix [2W - 2L]
    4. MAX (LDL Champion) [1W - 3L]
    5. Huya Bug (Streamer Team) [1W - 3L]

Group D: 

    1. Top Esports [3W - 0L]
    2. Team WE [2W - 1L]
    3. Ultra Prime [1W - 2L]
    4. EQX (Academy Camp) [0W - 3L]
    5. WSQ (TGA Champion) [0W - 0L] (Disqualified)

(WSQ has been disqualified from the tournament.) 

Playoffs:

Quarterfinals

    • NIP [3-2] Weibo Gaming
    • RNG [1-3] Bilibili Gaming
    • Rare Atom [3-1] LNG Esports
    • Top Esports [2-3] JD Gaming

Semifinals

    • NIP [0-3] BLG
    • Rare Atom [0-3] JDG

Finals

    • BLG [3-0] JDG

Where to Watch?

The Demacia Cup 2023 can be watched/followed on Huya. The VODs for the games will be available on LPL Chinese YouTube Channel.

You can also follow the Demacia Cup 2023 on Strafe.

Featured Image Credits: Webthethao.VN // LPL // Demacia Cup 2023

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