In match 1 of the 2026 Demacia Cup Global Invitational semifinals held in China on October 14, BNK FearX defeated KT Rolster 3-1 to advance to the finals.
BNK FearX took early skirmish leads backed by Raptor’s Lee Sin. However, KT Rolster secured massive gains in the bottom lane with consecutive kills. Still, because of the large initial margin, BNK FearX maintained a slight lead in global gold. Calmly stabilizing through macro play, BNK FearX widened the gold gap and used Baron as leverage to win teamfights, destroying KT Rolster’s Nexus at 30 minutes and 57 seconds to take Game 1.
Game 2 was an all-out brawl from the start. KT Rolster picked up two kills by taking down the opposing bottom duo, but BNK FearX immediately returned the favor with a play in the bottom lane. As the game remained tightly contested, BNK FearX made an aggressive push toward the bottom lane once again. However, KT Rolster quickly countered with a flawless defense, completely turning the momentum in their favor.
Having seized the initiative, KT Rolster snowballed effectively, pressuring BNK FearX without major mistakes. After securing both Dragon and Baron, they closed out a swift victory in just 24 minutes.
Neither team shied away from fighting in Game 3. Both sides traded kills in constant skirmishes around their junglers. Amid the ongoing battles, BNK FearX saw massive growth from Raptor’s jungle Jayce. Capitalizing on their momentum, BNK FearX secured the Dragon Soul and Baron, widening the gold gap while waiting for Elder Dragon. Ultimately, when Elder Dragon spawned, BNK FearX executed a calm teamfight to wipe out KT Rolster and take a 2-1 lead.
In Game 4, KT Rolster secured Voidgrubs after PerfecT’s Kennen scored a kill in the Voidgrub contest to drive the opponents back. However, BNK FearX took down the enemy bottom duo to reverse the gold lead. BNK FearX’s Raptor then dived on Vi to shut down Jiwoo’s Caitlyn in mid, and BNK FearX continued to win fights, opening up a lead of roughly 3,500 gold by the 17-minute mark.
BNK FearX then picked off Kennen and Bard again in the bottom lane, took Dragon, and eliminated Bdd’s Lissandra before taking down the outer mid turret, stretching the gold gap past 5,000 in an instant. KT Rolster rapidly collapsed. BNK FearX continued to win fights, overwhelmingly winning the Dragon fight as the gold difference reached 10,000. Furthermore, after taking Baron, they pushed through the mid inhibitor to secure full control, destroying the bottom inhibitor and Nexus turrets as well. After regrouping and launching another assault, BNK FearX finally destroyed KT Rolster’s Nexus to win 3-1 and advance to the finals.
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