2023 Mid-Season Invitational

The 2023 Mid-Season Invitational is the upcoming eighth Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), a Riot Games–organised tournament for League of Legends, a multiplayer online battle arena video game. The tournament would be the culmination of the 2023 Spring Split[lower-alpha 1] and the first interregional competition of Season 13.

2023 Mid-Season Invitational
Tournament information
SportLeague of Legends
Location United Kingdom
Dates2 May–21 May
AdministratorRiot Games
Venue(s)Copper Box Arena (London)
Teams13

Four of the nine premier League of Legends leagues had two teams representing them, including the LCK, LPL, LEC and LCS.[2] The number of teams taking part in this tournament would be increased from eleven to thirteen. The event also marked the first time a double elimination format would be applied to a League of Legends esports event, as the event will be split into two stages, that being the play-in stage and the bracket stage.[3][4]

The tournament would be hosted in London, United Kingdom, from 2 to 21 May 2023. All stages of the tournament will be played in the Copper Box Arena.[5]

Royal Never Give Up from China were the two-time defending champions, but failed to qualify for the event after losing to Bilibili Gaming in the 2023 LPL Spring Playoffs.[6]

Format

8 of the 13 teams would start from the play-in stage. Three final surviving teams from the play-in stage would then proceed to the bracket stage, where they would meet with the other five teams.

Play-in stage

All teams would be drawn into two groups, with all groups having four teams. Excluding the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) match that is a best-of five match, all the other matches of the stage will have a best-of-three double elimination format.

Bracket stage

The three surviving teams from previous stage would join the other five teams to compete in the bracket stage. All matches of the bracket stage will have a best-of-five double elimination format.

Qualified teams
Region League Path Team ID
Starting in the bracket stage
South Korea LCK Spring Champion
Spring Runner-Up
China LPL Spring Champion
EMEA LEC Spring Champion
North America LCS Spring Champion
Starting in the play-in stage
China LPL Spring Runner-Up
EMEA LEC Winter Champion G2 Esports G2
North America LCS Spring Runner-Up
TW/HK/MO/SEA/OCE PCS Spring Champion
Vietnam VCS Spring Champion
Latin America LLA Spring Champion
Brazil CBLOL Spring Champion
Japan LJL Spring Champion

Roster

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Teams Players Coach
Top Jungle Mid ADC Support
South Korea (LCK)
South Korea
South Korea T1 Zeus
(Choi Woo-je)		 Oner
(Mun Hyeon-jun)		 Faker
(Lee Sang-hyeok)		 Gumayusi
(Lee Min-hyeong)		 Keria
(Ryu Min-seok)		 Bengi
(Bae Sung-woong)
China (LPL)
China
China
EMEA (LEC)
Europe G2 Esports Broken Blade
(Sergen Çelik)		 Yike
(Martin Sundelin)		 Caps
(Rasmus Winther)		 Hans Sama
(Steven Liv)		 Mikyx
(Mihael Mehle)		 Dylan Falco
North America (LCS)
United States Cloud9 Fudge
(Ibrahim Allami)		 Blaber
(Robert Huang)		 EMENES
(Jang Min-soo)		 Berserker
(Kim Min-cheol)		 Zven
(Jesper Svenningsen)		 Mithy
(Alfonso Aguirre Rodríguez)
Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau/SEA/OCE (PCS)
Vietnam (VCS)
Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam
Brazil (CBLOL)
Brazil
Japan (LJL)
Japan
Latin America (LLA)

Venue

London was the city chosen to host the competition. Both Play-In Stage and Bracket Stage would be held at the Copper Box Arena.

London, United Kingdom
Copper Box Arena

Play-in stage
  • Date and time: 2–7 May, begins at 13:00 GMT on weekdays and 12:00 GMT on weekends
  • Eight teams would be drawn into two groups
  • Double elimination; all matches (excluding the lower round 2 match which is a best-of-five match) are best-of-three
  • Three surviving teams (winners of Match 7, 8 and 12) advanced to the Bracket Stage; five teams would be eliminated

Bracket
Round 1Round 2
Match 1 – TBD
Match 7 – TBD
W1
Match 2 – TBD
W2
Match 3 – TBD
Match 8 – TBD
W3
Match 4 – TBD
W4
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3
Match 9 – TBD
Match 5 – TBDL7
L1W5Match 12 – TBD
L2W9
Match 10 – TBDW10
Match 6 – TBDL8
L3W6
L4

Round 1
  • Date:
Team ID Result
Game Blue side Result Red side
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3
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Team ID Result
Game Blue side Result Red side
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Team ID Result
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  • Date:
Team ID Result
Game Blue side Result Red side
1
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Round 2
  • Date:
Team ID Result
Game Blue side Result Red side
1
2
3
  • Date:
Team ID Result
Game Blue side Result Red side
1
2
3

Lower round 1
  • Date:
Team ID Result
Game Blue side Result Red side
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3
  • Date:
Team ID Result
Game Blue side Result Red side
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Lower round 2
  • Date:
Team ID Result
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  • Date:
Team ID Result
Game Blue side Result Red side
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Lower round 3
  • Date:
Team ID Result
Game Blue side Result Red side
1
2
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4
5

Bracket stage
  • Date and time: 10–21 May, begins at 13:00 GMT on weekdays and 12:00 GMT on weekends
  • Double elimination; matches are best-of-five
Round 1Round 2Round 3Finals
Match 1 – TBD
Match 7 – TBD
W1
Match 2 – TBD
W2
Match 11 – TBD
W7
Match 3 – TBD
W8
Match 8 – TBD
W3
Match 4 – TBD
W4
Match 14 – May 21
W11
W13
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4
Match 9 – TBD
Match 5 – TBDL8Match 13 – TBD
L1W5Match 12 – TBDL11
L2W9W12
Match 10 – TBDW10
Match 6 – TBDL7
L3W6
L4

Round 1
  • Date:
Team ID Result
Game Blue side Result Red side
1
2
3
4
5
  • Date:
Team ID Result
Game Blue side Result Red side
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3
4
5
  • Date:
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5
  • Date:
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Round 2
  • Date:
Team ID Result
Game Blue side Result Red side
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4
5
  • Date:
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Lower round 1
  • Date:
Team ID Result
Game Blue side Result Red side
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3
4
5
  • Date:
Team ID Result
Game Blue side Result Red side
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Lower round 2
  • Date:
Team ID Result
Game Blue side Result Red side
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3
4
5
  • Date:
Team ID Result
Game Blue side Result Red side
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Lower round 3
  • Date:
Team ID Result
Game Blue side Result Red side
1
2
3
4
5

Lower round 4
  • Date:
Team ID Result
Game Blue side Result Red side
1
2
3
4
5

Finals
  • Date: 21 May
  • The members of the winning team will lift the MSI trophy, earning their title as the League of Legends 2023 Mid-Season Invitational Champions.
Team ID Result
Game Blue side Result Red side
1
2
3
4
5

Ranking

Team ranking
Place Region Team PS BS Finals Prize (%) Prize (USD)
1st
2nd
3rd–4th
5th–6th
7th–8th
9th–13th
Place Region Team PS BS Finals Prize (%) Prize (USD)

Notes
  1. For the 2023 season, the Winter and Spring champion from EMEA (LEC) will qualify for the event, as a result of the introduction of three splits to the LEC season.[1]

References
  1. Miter, Mateusz (3–20 January 2023). "This is how LEC teams will qualify for MSI and Worlds following 2023 changes". Dot Esports. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  2. "Worlds 2023 to be held in Korea, MSI 2023 in London". InvenGlobal. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  3. "Save-the-Date: MSI 2023 is Coming to London!". lolesports.com. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  4. "State of the Game: LoL Esports in 2023". lolesports.com. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  5. Ciocchetti, Cecilia (8 February 2023). "Riot confirms MSI 2023 location, dates, and more". Dot Esports. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  6. Younger, Warren (29 May 2022). "RNG defeat T1 to win MSI 2022". Upcomer. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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