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v · eRiot Games' League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational
Mid-Season Invitationals
Overview
Play-In
Main Event
Overview
Media
Cumulative Champion Stats
Cumulative Player Stats
2019 Mid-Season Invitational
Tournament Information
OrganizerRiot Games
RulebookRulebook
Sponsor(s)Mastercard
State Farm
Alienware
Secretlab
Location & Dates
Region
INT
International
Event TypeOffline
Address Vietnam
Taiwan
Start Date2019-05-01
End Date2019-05-19
Broadcast
Streams
 Twitch
Full List
Social Media & Links

The 2019 Mid-Season Invitational (MSI 2019) is held between the first and second splits of all regions. The champions of each competitive region compete for the MSI title. Teams from China, Europe, and Korea are invited directly to the Main Event, while teams from other regions must qualify through the Play-In.

Overview

Format

Prize Pool

  • Minimum Prize Pool $ 250,000 USD (Approximately € 212,500 EUR)
  • In the event that a tie cannot be broken between Play-In teams, prize pool money is averaged

$ 1,000,000 US Dollars are spread among the teams as seen below:

PlacePrizePrize (%)Team
1$400,00040%⁠⁠G2 Esports
2$200,00020%⁠⁠Team Liquid
3-4$100,00010%⁠⁠Invictus Gaming
⁠⁠SK Telecom T1
5$50,0005%⁠⁠Flash Wolves
6$50,0005%⁠⁠Phong Vũ Buffalo
7$25,0002.5%⁠⁠Vega Squadron
8-9$15,0001.5%⁠⁠Fenerbahçe
⁠⁠DetonatioN FM
10-12$11,6701.167%⁠⁠Bombers
⁠⁠Isurus
⁠⁠MEGA
13$10,0001%⁠⁠INTZ

Participants

For qualification timelines, refer to the Play-In Prospective Participant Timeline and the Main Event Prospective Participant Timeline.

Qualified Teams
Main Event Seeds
Region Qualified via Pool Date Team Finals Result
CN
China 		LPL Spring Playoffs N/A April 21 ⁠⁠Invictus Gaming  3 - 0 ⁠⁠JDG
EU
Europe 		LEC Spring Playoffs N/A April 14 ⁠⁠G2 Esports  3 - 0 ⁠⁠OG
KR
Korea 		LCK Spring Playoffs N/A April 13 ⁠⁠SK Telecom T1  3 - 0 ⁠⁠GRF
Play-In Round 2 Seeds
NA
North America 		LCS Spring Playoffs N/A April 13 ⁠⁠Team Liquid  3 - 2 ⁠⁠TSM
LMS
Taiwan/HK/Macao 		LMS Spring Playoffs N/A April 20 ⁠⁠Flash Wolves  3 - 0 ⁠⁠MAD
Play-In Round 1 Seeds
CIS
CIS 		LCL Spring Playoffs 1 April 14 ⁠⁠Vega Squadron  3 - 1 ⁠⁠EPG
SEA
Southeast Asia 		LST Spring 1 April 21 ⁠⁠MEGA  3 - 0 ⁠⁠EMP
TR
Turkey 		TCL Winter Playoffs 1 April 13 ⁠⁠Fenerbahçe Esports  3 - 0 ⁠⁠SUP
VN
Vietnam 		VCS Spring Playoffs 1 April 13 ⁠⁠Phong Vũ Buffalo  3 - 1 ⁠⁠EVS
BR
Brazil 		CBLOL Split 1 Playoffs 2 April 13 ⁠⁠INTZ  3 - 2 ⁠⁠FLA
JP
Japan 		LJL Spring Playoffs 2 April 13 ⁠⁠DetonatioN FocusMe  3 - 0 ⁠⁠USG
LAT
Latin America 		LLA Opening Playoffs 2 April 20 ⁠⁠Isurus  3 - 1 ⁠⁠R7
OCE
Oceania 		OPL Split 1 Playoffs 2 April 6 ⁠⁠Bombers  3 - 0 ⁠⁠ORD

Results

Play-In

Group Stage (Round 1)

Group Stage draw was made by SofM and SwordArt

Group A
Legend
Advances to Knockout Stage
Eliminated
TeamGamesStr
1
VN
⁠⁠Phong Vũ Buffalo
4 - 267%1L
2
TR
⁠⁠Fenerbahçe Esports
4 - 267%2W
3
OCE
⁠⁠Bombers
2 - 433%2L
3
LAT
⁠⁠Isurus
2 - 433%1W
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TotalWR %
⁠⁠
0 - 2 
1 - 1 
1 - 1 
2 - 4
33.33%
⁠⁠
2 - 0 
1 - 1 
1 - 1 
4 - 2
66.67%
⁠⁠
1 - 1 
1 - 1 
0 - 2 
2 - 4
33.33%
⁠⁠
1 - 1 
1 - 1 
2 - 0 
4 - 2
66.67%
Group B
Legend
Advances to Knockout Stage
Eliminated
TeamGamesStr
1
CIS
⁠⁠Vega Squadron
5 - 183%1L
2
JP
⁠⁠DetonatioN FocusMe
4 - 267%1W
3
SEA
⁠⁠MEGA
2 - 433%1W
4
BR
⁠⁠INTZ
1 - 517%1L
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TotalWR %
⁠⁠
2 - 0 
2 - 0 
0 - 2 
4 - 2
66.67%
⁠⁠
0 - 2 
1 - 1 
0 - 2 
1 - 5
16.67%
⁠⁠
0 - 2 
1 - 1 
1 - 1 
2 - 4
33.33%
⁠⁠
2 - 0 
2 - 0 
1 - 1 
5 - 1
83.33%
Group A Tiebreaker
VN
⁠⁠PVB
1
TR
⁠⁠FB
0

Round 2

Qualifiers
Qualification Match
NA
⁠⁠TL
3
VN
⁠⁠PVB
0
Qualification Match
LMS
⁠⁠FW
3
CIS
⁠⁠VEG
1
Qualification Match
VN
⁠⁠PVB
3
CIS
⁠⁠VEG
2

 Click here for more information about the Play-In.

Main Event

Group Stage

MSI 2019 Main Event Standings
Legend
Playoff Seed
Eliminated
TeamGamesStr
1
CN
⁠⁠Invictus Gaming
9 - 190%1L
2
KR
⁠⁠SK Telecom T1
7 - 370%4W
3
EU
⁠⁠G2 Esports
5 - 550%3L
4
NA
⁠⁠Team Liquid
4 - 640%1W
5
LMS
⁠⁠Flash Wolves
3 - 730%1W
6
VN
⁠⁠Phong Vũ Buffalo
2 - 820%1L
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TotalWR %
⁠⁠
0 - 2 
0 - 2 
2 - 0 
0 - 2 
1 - 1 
3 - 7
30%
⁠⁠
2 - 0 
0 - 2 
0 - 2 
2 - 0 
1 - 1 
5 - 5
50%
⁠⁠
2 - 0 
2 - 0 
2 - 0 
1 - 1 
2 - 0 
9 - 1
90%
⁠⁠
0 - 2 
2 - 0 
0 - 2 
0 - 2 
0 - 2 
2 - 8
20%
⁠⁠
2 - 0 
0 - 2 
1 - 1 
2 - 0 
2 - 0 
7 - 3
70%
⁠⁠
1 - 1 
1 - 1 
0 - 2 
2 - 0 
0 - 2 
4 - 6
40%

Playoffs

Semifinals
CN
⁠⁠iG
1
NA
⁠⁠TL
3
KR
⁠⁠SKT
2
EU
⁠⁠G2
3
Finals
NA
⁠⁠TL
0
EU
⁠⁠G2
3

 Click here for more information about the Main Event.

Media

Announcements

Viewership Statistics

Data sourced from Esports Charts. Stats excluding Chinese platforms

Peak Viewership
Total 1 704 326
English Streams 460 373
Vietnamese Streams 374 856
Korean Streams 436 672
Portuguese Streams 98 907
YouTube Streams 684 847
Twitch.TV Streams 786 866
Other
Total Time Watched 43 799 752 Hours
Avg Concurrent Viewers 521 426

Additional Content

Locations & Broadcast

Streams

Broadcast Talent

  • James "Dash" Patterson – Analysis Host
  • "Rivington" Bisland III – Interviewer
  • Eefje "Sjokz" Depoortere – Interviewer
  • Clayton "CaptainFlowers" Raines – Play-by-Play Caster
  • Daniel "Drakos" – Play-by-Play Caster
  • Aaron "Medic" Chamberlain – Play-by-Play Caster
  • Julian "Pastrytime" Carr – Play-by-Play Caster
  • David "Phreak" Turley – Play-by-Play Caster
  • Trevor "Quickshot" Henry – Play-by-Play Caster
  • Isaac "Azael" Cummings-Bentley – Color Caster
  • Indiana "Froskurinn" Black – Color Caster
  • Sam "Kobe" Hartman-Kenzler – Color Caster
  • Chris "PapaSmithy" Smith – Color Caster
  • Jake "Spawn" Tiberi – Color Caster
  • Andrew "Vedius" Day – Color Caster
  • Martin "Deficio" Lynge – Analyst
  • Mark "MarkZ" Zimmerman – Analyst
  • Barento "Raz" Mohammed – Analyst

Venues

Play-In Stage Group Stage Knock-out Stage
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam Taipei, Taiwan
GG Stadium (VCS Studio) National Convention Center Heping Basketball Gymnasium
Capacity - 120 Capacity - 3,700 Capacity - 6,958
The Crescent Mall - 6th floor, No. 101 Tôn Dật Tiên St., Tân Phú Ward, Dist. 7, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Gate 1, Thăng Long Avenue, Mễ Trì Ward, Nam Từ Liêm Dist., Hanoi, Vietnam No. 28, Dunnan St. Ln. 76, Daan Dist., Taipei, Taiwan

References

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