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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 | ||
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The 2018 Mid-Season Invitational is held between the first and second splits of all regions.
Overview
Format
- Fourteen invited teams:
- Brazil - CBLOL Split 1 Playoffs winner
- China - LPL Spring Playoffs winner
- CIS - LCL Spring Playoffs winner
- Europe - EU LCS Spring Playoffs winner
- Japan - LJL Spring Playoffs winner
- Korea - LCK Spring Playoffs winner
- Latin America North - LLN Opening Playoffs winner
- Latin America South - CLS Opening Playoffs winner
- North America - NA LCS Spring Playoffs winner
- Oceania - OPL Split 1 Playoffs winner
- Southeast Asia - GPL Spring winner
- Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao - LMS Spring Playoffs winner
- Turkey - TCL Winter Playoffs winner
- Vietnam - VCS Spring Playoffs winner
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 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
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3 - 1  EDG
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| Europe | EU LCS Spring Playoffs | N/A | April 8 |  Fnatic
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3 - 0  G2
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| Korea | LCK Spring Playoffs | N/A | April 14 |  Kingzone DragonX
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3 - 1  AF
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| North America | NA LCS Spring Playoffs | N/A | April 8 |  Team Liquid
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3 - 0  100T
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| Play-In Round 2 Seeds | |||||
| Taiwan/HK/Macao | LMS Spring Playoffs | N/A | April 22 |  Flash Wolves
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3 - 0  GRX
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| Vietnam | VCS Spring Playoffs | N/A | April 7 |  EVOS Esports
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3 - 2  GAM
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| Play-In Round 1 Seeds | |||||
| Brazil | CBLOL Split 1 Playoffs | 1 | April 7 |  KaBuM! Esports
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3 - 2  VK
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| CIS | LCL Spring Playoffs | 1 | April 1 |  Gambit Esports
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3 - 0  RoX
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| Latin America North | LLN Opening Playoffs | 1 | April 21 |  Rainbow7
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3 - 1  INF
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| Turkey | TCL Winter Playoffs | 1 | April 22 |  SuperMassive Esports
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3 - 1  RBE
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| Japan | LJL Spring Playoffs | 2 | April 14 |  PENTAGRAM
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3 - 0  DFM
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| Latin America South | CLS Opening Playoffs | 2 | April 14 |  Kaos Latin Gamers
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3 - 2  RBT
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| Oceania | OPL Split 1 Playoffs | 2 | March 31 |  Dire Wolves
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3 - 2  CHF
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| Southeast Asia | GPL Spring Playoffs | 2 | April 1 |  Ascension Gaming
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3 - 1  KLH
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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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 |