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2018 Mid-Season Invitational | ||
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Tournament Information | ||
Organizer | Riot Games | |
Location & Dates | ||
Region | International | |
Event Type | Offline | |
Country | Europe | |
Start Date | 2018-05-03 | |
End Date | 2018-05-20 | |
Broadcast | ||
Streams | Twitch Full List | |
Social Media & Links | ||
The 2018 Mid-Season Invitational is held between the first and second splits of all regions.
Overview[]
Format[]
- Fourteen invited teams:
- CBLOL Split 1 Playoffs winner Brazil -
- LPL Spring Playoffs winner China -
- LCL Spring Playoffs winner CIS -
- EU LCS Spring Playoffs winner Europe -
- LJL Spring Playoffs winner Japan -
- LCK Spring Playoffs winner Korea -
- LLN Opening Playoffs winner Latin America North -
- CLS Opening Playoffs winner Latin America South -
- NA LCS Spring Playoffs winner North America -
- OPL Split 1 Playoffs winner Oceania -
- GPL Spring winner Southeast Asia -
- LMS Spring Playoffs winner Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao -
- TCL Winter Playoffs winner Turkey -
- VCS Spring Playoffs winner Vietnam -
- Play-In
- Ten teams participate
- Two teams advance
- Main Event
- Six teams participate
- Patch Information: v8.8
Venues[]
- Play-In/Group Stage – Riot European Studios, Am Studio 20D, Studio K/L, 12489 Berlin - Adlershof, Germany
- Semifinals/Finals – Le Zénith, 211 Avenue Jean Jaurès, 75019 Paris, France (previously hosted All-Star Paris 2014)
Prize Pool[]
- Minimum Prize Pool $ 1,000,000 USD (Approximately € 850,000 EUR)
- $ 250,000 (Approximately € 212,500 EUR) contribution from tournament organizer
- 25% of the sales from Conqueror Varus & 2018 Conqueror Ward skins is additionally added
- Prize money from digital sales guaranteed to be at least $ 750,000 USD (Approximately € 637,500 EUR)
- Prize Pool to be concluded on May 20 23:59 Pacific Time
- In the event that a tie cannot be broken between Play-In teams, prize pool money is averaged
- On May 3, the prize pool reached $ 970,880 USD (Approximately € 825,248 EUR)
- On May 11, the prize pool reached $ 1,255,128 USD (Approximately € 1,066,859 EUR)
- Final prize pool: $ 1,370,520 USD (Approximately € 1,164,942 EUR)
$ 1,370,520 US Dollars are spread among the teams as seen below:
Place | Prize | Prize (%) | Team |
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1 | $527,650€448,502.50 | 38.5% | RNG |
2 | $267,251€227,163.35 | 19.5% | Kingzone DragonX |
3-4 | $133,626€113,582.10 | 9.75% | Fnatic |
Flash Wolves | |||
5 | $68,526€58,247.10 | 5% | Team Liquid |
6 | $68,526€58,247.10 | 5% | EVOS Esports |
7-8 | $34,263€29,123.55 | 2.5% | SuperMassive |
Gambit Esports | |||
9-10 | $20,558€17,474.30 | 1.5% | Rainbow7 |
KaBuM! Esports | |||
11 | $17,132€14,562.20 | 1.25% | Dire Wolves |
12-13 | $15,418€13,105.30 | 1.12% | Kaos Latin Gamers |
Ascension Gaming | |||
14 | $13,705€11,649.25 | 1% | PENTAGRAM |
Converted prizes calculated with values provided by http://www.xe.com on May 21, 2018, as follows:
- $ 1 US Dollar = € 0.85 Euros
Participants[]
For qualification timelines, refer to the Play-In Prospective Participant Timeline and the Main Event Prospective Participant Timeline.
Qualified Teams | |||||
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Main Event Seeds | |||||
Region | Qualified via | Pool | Date | Team | Finals Result |
China | LPL Spring Playoffs | N/A | April 28 | Royal Never Give Up | 3 - 1 EDG |
Europe | EU LCS Spring Playoffs | N/A | April 8 | Fnatic | 3 - 0 G2 |
Korea | LCK Spring Playoffs | N/A | April 14 | Kingzone DragonX | 3 - 1 AF |
North America | NA LCS Spring Playoffs | N/A | April 8 | Team Liquid | 3 - 0 100 |
Play-In Round 2 Seeds | |||||
Taiwan/HK/Macao | LMS Spring Playoffs | N/A | April 22 | Flash Wolves | 3 - 0 GRX |
Vietnam | VCS Spring Playoffs | N/A | April 7 | EVOS Esports | 3 - 2 GAM |
Play-In Round 1 Seeds | |||||
Brazil | CBLOL Split 1 Playoffs | 1 | April 7 | KaBuM! Esports | 3 - 2 VK |
CIS | LCL Spring Playoffs | 1 | April 1 | Gambit Esports | 3 - 0 RoX |
Latin America North | LLN Opening Playoffs | 1 | April 21 | Rainbow7 | 3 - 1 INF |
Turkey | TCL Winter Playoffs | 1 | April 22 | SuperMassive Esports | 3 - 1 RBE |
Japan | LJL Spring Playoffs | 2 | April 14 | PENTAGRAM | 3 - 0 DFM |
Latin America South | CLS Opening Playoffs | 2 | April 14 | Kaos Latin Gamers | 3 - 2 RBT |
Oceania | OPL Split 1 Playoffs | 2 | March 31 | Dire Wolves | 3 - 2 CHF |
Southeast Asia | GPL Spring Playoffs | 2 | April 1 | Ascension Gaming | 3 - 1 KLH |
Results[]
Play-In[]
Group Stage (Round 1)[]
Group A | ||||
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Team | Games | Str | ||
1 | Gambit Esports | 5 - 1 | 83% | 2W |
2 | Rainbow7 | 3 - 3 | 50% | 1L |
3 | Ascension Gaming | 2 - 4 | 33% | 1W |
4 | Kaos Latin Gamers | 2 - 4 | 33% | 3L |
Group B | ||||
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Team | Games | Str | ||
1 | SuperMassive Esports | 5 - 1 | 83% | 1L |
2 | KaBuM! Esports | 4 - 2 | 67% | 3W |
3 | Dire Wolves | 2 - 4 | 33% | 3L |
4 | PENTAGRAM | 1 - 5 | 17% | 1W |
Round 2[]
Click here for more information about the Play-In.
Main Event[]
Group Stage[]
MSI 2018 Main Event Standings | ||||
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Team | Games | Str | ||
1 | Royal Never Give Up | 7 - 3 | 70% | 5W |
2 | Flash Wolves | 7 - 3 | 70% | 1W |
3 | Kingzone DragonX | 6 - 4 | 60% | 1L |
4 | Fnatic | 4 - 6 | 40% | 3L |
5 | Team Liquid | 4 - 6 | 40% | 1L |
6 | EVOS Esports | 2 - 8 | 20% | 1W |
Playoffs[]
Click here for more information about the Main Event.
Media[]
Streams[]
Articles & Videos[]
- May 2, MSI 2018: Everything You Need to Know About the 12 Non-LCS Teams by Sharon Coone on Blitz Esports
- May 3, Can SuperMassive translate their domestic dominance into a strong showing at MSI? by Joe Tortorice on Dot Esports
- May 3, RNG wins LPL & MSI Play In-Stage - DBLTAP Rift Raff by DBLTAP on YouTube
- May 4, KaBuM! are the Cinderella story that Brazil needs on the international stage by Aaron Mickunas on Dot Esports
- May 5, How far can SuperMassive go at MSI? by Xing Li on Dot Esports
- May 8, Underestimated yet again, can Flash Wolves break through at MSI? by Xing Li on Dot Esports
- May 9, Can Team Liquid carry their playoff form into MSI? by Joe Tortorice on Dot Esports
- May 10, EVOS Esports and Flash Wolves Advance to MSI Main Event - DBLTAP Rift Raff Ep. 13 by DBLTAP on YouTube
- May 12, 4 Best Moments From Fnatic vs. Team Liquid at League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational by Dan Tripp on DoubleTap
- May 14, Uzi and Royal finally won a title—now they want more by Xing Li on Dot Esports
- May 15, Rekkles and Fnatic are making their first return to MSI since 2015, and they have a lot to prove by Aaron Mickunas on Dot Esports
- May 15, Which LCS team will survive and advance at MSI? by Xing Li on Dot Esports
- May 15, How worried should we be about KINGZONE? by Xing Li on Dot Esports
- May 18, 5 things we learned from the group stage at MSI by Xing Li on Dot Esports
- May 18, RNG and KINGZONE have always been desperately close to greatness by Aaron Mickunas on Dot Esports
- May 19, Uzi finally meets his destiny by claiming the MSI crown with RNG by Aaron Mickunas on Dot Esports
- May 24, China Wins MSI Over Korea - DBLTAP Rift Raff EP. 14 by DBLTAP on YouTube
Interviews[]
- April 17, Liquid Olleh wants to redeem himself—and NA—on the international stage with Aaron Mickunas on Dot Esports
Announcements[]
- February 27, 2018 Global Events
- March 28, MSI 2018 Format Update
- March 29, 2018 Mid-Season Invitational Tickets
- April 17, MSI 2018 Play-In Draw Guide
- April 24, MSI 2018 Play-In Draw Results
Additional Content[]
- April 26, Make History - Animation
- May 16, Team Liquid: Up in Smoke with Chase Wassenar for Unikrn
- May 18, Flash Wolves Find Their Bite at MSI 2018 with Chase Wassenar for Unikrn
Additional Links[]
- May 2, MSI 2018: Meet the teams
Viewership Statistics[]
Data sourced from Esports Charts. Please note that frequently Chinese viewership numbers are inflated from actual values.
Peak Viewership MSI 2018 | |
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Total | 127,551,726 |
Without Chinese Viewers | 947,861 |
English Streams | 331,462 |
Chinese Streams | 126,659,400 |
Vietnamese Streams | 258,973 |
Korean Streams | 149,513 |
Portuguese Streams | 100,943 |
Russian Streams | 27,053 |
Twitch.TV Streams | 448,451 |
Youtube Gaming Streams | 426,296 |
Garena Live Streams | 79,997 |
AfreecaTV Streams | 76,663 |
Other | |
Avg Concurrent Viewers | 24,590,504 |
Total time watched | 2,077,897,606 |