The Chinese post-season tournament Demacia Cup 2023, organized by Tencent Games, has reached the Semifinal. The tournament commenced on the 25th of December with 22 teams. Of these, 18 teams played in the Group Stage, comprising 13 LPL teams, 2 LDL teams, 1 Youth team, and 2 Streamers teams. Four LPL Worlds teams were placed in the Playoffs. As of now, only 4 teams are left in the tournament, namely Ninjas in Pyjamas, Bilibili Gaming, Rare Atom, and JD Gaming.

Qualified teams for the Playoffs and their run 

As mentioned above, only 4 teams are left in the tournament. The top teams from each group advanced to the playoffs and faced the four LPL Worlds teams. 

Teams that advanced from the group stage were Ninjas in Pyjamas from Group A, Royal Never Give Up from Group B, Rare Atom from Group C, and Top Esports from Group D. Teams that played in the Playoffs were Bilibili Gaming, JD Gaming, LNG Esports, and Weibo Gaming.  These teams faced each other in the quarterfinals. 

• Ninjas in Pyjamas faced Weibo Gaming in the first quarterfinals and clinched the victory by 3-2 scores in the best-of-game series. 
• The second quarterfinals was between Royal Never Give Up vs BiliBili Gaming. Bilibili Gaming won the game by 3-1 scores. 
• Rare Atom and LNG Esports faced each other in the third quarterfinals and it was Rare Atom who won the best of 3 game series by 3-1 scores.
• Top Esports faced JD Gaming in the last quarterfinals. It was an intense game but JD Gaming managed to win the game by 3-2 scores. 

The semifinals are currently taking place with Ninjas in Pyjamas facing Bilibili Gaming and Rare Atom will take on JD Gaming.