The Demacia Cup Global Invitational 2026 features 12 non-Worlds teams from the LPL, LCK, LEC, LCS, LCP, and CBLOL competing in an online Swiss stage followed by an offline single-elimination bracket in Beijing. Most series after round one use Fearless Draft, preventing champion repeats within a best-of-three or best-of-five and driving higher variety across the field. International roster diversity, combined with the extended schedule through the October 17 grand final, has already produced elevated pick rates for meta staples such as Ryze, Rumble, and Orianna while surfacing region-specific options. Traders price the unique-champion total based on how many additional games remain in the knockout stage and whether late-series adaptations expand the pool beyond the Swiss-stage baseline.