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The system is a bit 'lazy' about that. After you've hit the demotion threshold, it takes an additional game for the system to actually demote you.

My theory is that the line that says "please put this player in Gifted league if his skill value is smaller than X and his recent win/loss ratio is smaller than Y*" is in the code located before the line that says "please deduct [insert complicated formula here] points to this player's skill value if he has lost this game". Therefore, when it attempts to demote you on the game that got you over the boundaries, it doesn't, because your latest loss hasn't been counted yet. Then it counts your latest loss, and after the next game, which you've won, it actually demotes you, because you win hasn't been counted yet.

*You actually need to lose a lot of games before validating for demotion. This is to prevent constant back-and-forthing inbetween two leagues. This is also why you most likely won't repromote within the next few matches (apologies for potentially crushing your hopes and dreams).

May I ask you something: have you lost the game before this game in which you demoted.