Kodoani.com – Top Esports won Demacia Cup second in a row by taking out FunPlus Phoenix in the Finals of the Chinese League of Legends tournament today. The Demacia Cup runs throughout the season and features 17 LPL teams in all, along with 4 amateur teams and 3 LDL teams.
While their journey through the knockout stages was smooth with Top Esports, their opponents in the final proved to be a tough one, taking the team to a 0-2 scoreline after the first two games. of the series. FPX is just one match away from winning the Demacia Cup 2021, but Top Esports has come back and won the tournament, closing the match 3-2 against the 2019 World Champion. MVP belongs about Top Esports jungler Gao “Tian” Tian-Liang for his performance against his former team.
The four LPL teams representing the region at Worlds 2021 had to say goodbye to the quarterfinals, according to the regulations. Since Top Esports didn’t make it to Worlds this year, they made it through to the group stage of the Cup, where they won against Team WE to secure a spot in the knockout stages.
In the quarterfinals, the team defeated Royal Never Give Up, the team that almost defeated current world champion EDward Gaming in Worlds 2021. Top Esports defeated RNG easily with a score of 3-0 and advanced to the semi-finals against World Champions Invictus Gaming 2018, scoring another 3-0 against them to reach the final.
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— TOPESPORTS (@TOP_Esports_) December 26, 2021
The Demacia Cup is the last tournament of the year and the first of the new season, so fans often watch it in hopes of spotting the next Spring League winners or at least the contenders. for that title. Even though the tournament featured several non-LPL teams, no team outside the Demacia Cup region has ever won the title.
The first Demacia Cup took place in 2013, but only a few organizations have taken home the trophy since. The reigning EDG world champion has won most of the China-based tournament’s titles, but Top Esports has been crowned for the past two years. Even if the team looked unsettled this past season, fans could see some surprises as they head towards the first season of 2022.
Via: Kodoani.com