Mid-Season Invitational
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Rotating locations |
| Month played | May |
| Established | 2015 |
|
Number of
tournaments |
2 |
| Administrator(s) | Riot Games |
| Format |
Round-robin (group stage) Single-elimination (bracket stage) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Purse | $200,00 (2015) $450,000 (2016) |
| Website | Official website |
| SK Telecom T1 | |
The Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) is an annual League of Legends tournament hosted by publisher Riot Games since 2015. It is the second most important international League of Legends tournament aside from the World Championship. The event features the Spring Split champions of the five major competitive League of Legends regional leagues, as well as a wildcard team from a lesser region determined by the International Wildcard Invitational, held a few weeks beforehand. In its inaugural tournament, Chinese team EDward Gaming emerged victorious by defeating Korean team SK Telecom T1 3–2 in the final.
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