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Overview
| 2018 Mid-Season Invitational Main Event | ||
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| Tournament Information | ||
| Organizer | Riot Games | |
| Location & Dates | ||
| Region | International | |
| Event Type | Offline | |
| Country | Europe | |
| Address | EU LCS Studio, Berlin Zenith Paris - La Villette, Paris | |
| Start Date | 2018-05-11 | |
| End Date | 2018-05-20 | |
| Broadcast | ||
| Streams | Twitch Full List | |
| Schedule | Spoiler-Free Schedule Export to Google Calendar | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
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The 2018 Mid-Season Invitational is held between the first and second splits of all regions. Korea, China, Europe, and North America are invited directly to the Main Event, while all other regions must qualify through the Play-In.
Overview[]
Format[]
- Group Stage
- Six teams participate
- Four directly seeded (Korea, China, Europe, and North America)
- Two advancing teams from Play-In
- Double Round Robin
- Top four teams advance to Knockout Stage
- Six teams participate
- Knockout Stage
- Single elimination bracket
- Winner of Group Stage chooses between 3rd and 4th place to be their semifinal opponent
- Matches are best of five
Participants[]
Results[]
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[]
Match Schedule[]
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| Fri 11 MayFri 11 MayFri 11 May2018,5,11,09,00 - 2018,5,11,14,00 | |||||
| Fri 2018-05-11 | |||||
| Fri 2018-05-11 | |||||
| Fri 2018-05-11 | |||||
| 2018,5,11,09,00 | |||||
FNC | 0 | 1 | 2018,5,11,09,0002:0011:0018:00 |  RNG | |
| 2018,5,11,10,00 | |||||
EVS | 0 | 1 | 2018,5,11,10,0003:0012:0019:00 |  FW | |
| 2018,5,11,11,00 | |||||
KZ | 1 | 0 | 2018,5,11,11,0004:0013:0020:00 |  TL | |
| 2018,5,11,12,00 | |||||
| FW | 1 | 0 | 2018,5,11,12,0005:0014:0021:00 | FNC | |
| 2018,5,11,13,00 | |||||
| TL | 0 | 1 | 2018,5,11,13,0006:0015:0022:00 | EVS | |
| 2018,5,11,14,00 | |||||
| RNG | 0 | 1 | 2018,5,11,14,0007:0016:0023:00 | KZ | |
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| Sat 12 MaySat 12 MaySat 12 May2018,5,12,09,00 - 2018,5,12,14,00 | |||||
| Sat 2018-05-12 | |||||
| Sat 2018-05-12 | |||||
| Sat 2018-05-12 | |||||
| 2018,5,12,09,00 | |||||
| KZ | 0 | 1 | 2018,5,12,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | FNC | |
| 2018,5,12,10,00 | |||||
| RNG | 1 | 0 | 2018,5,12,10,0003:0012:0019:00 | EVS | |
| 2018,5,12,11,00 | |||||
| TL | 0 | 1 | 2018,5,12,11,0004:0013:0020:00 | FW | |
| 2018,5,12,12,00 | |||||
| EVS | 0 | 1 | 2018,5,12,12,0005:0014:0021:00 | KZ | |
| 2018,5,12,13,00 | |||||
| FW | 1 | 0 | 2018,5,12,13,0006:0015:0022:00 | RNG | |
| 2018,5,12,14,00 | |||||
| FNC | 1 | 0 | 2018,5,12,14,0007:0016:0023:00 | TL | |
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| Sun 13 MaySun 13 MaySun 13 May2018,5,13,09,00 - 2018,5,13,14,00 | |||||
| Sun 2018-05-13 | |||||
| Sun 2018-05-13 | |||||
| Sun 2018-05-13 | |||||
| 2018,5,13,09,00 | |||||
| RNG | 0 | 1 | 2018,5,13,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | TL | |
| 2018,5,13,10,00 | |||||
| EVS | 0 | 1 | 2018,5,13,10,0003:0012:0019:00 | FNC | |
| 2018,5,13,11,00 | |||||
| KZ | 0 | 1 | 2018,5,13,11,0004:0013:0020:00 | FW | |
| 2018,5,13,12,00 | |||||
| RNG | 1 | 0 | 2018,5,13,12,0005:0014:0021:00 | FNC | |
| 2018,5,13,13,00 | |||||
| FW | 1 | 0 | 2018,5,13,13,0006:0015:0022:00 | EVS | |
| 2018,5,13,14,00 | |||||
| TL | 0 | 1 | 2018,5,13,14,0007:0016:0023:00 | KZ | |
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| Mon 14 MayMon 14 MayMon 14 May2018,5,14,09,00 - 2018,5,14,14,00 | |||||
| Mon 2018-05-14 | |||||
| Mon 2018-05-14 | |||||
| Mon 2018-05-14 | |||||
| 2018,5,14,09,00 | |||||
| KZ | 0 | 1 | 2018,5,14,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | RNG | |
| 2018,5,14,10,00 | |||||
| FNC | 1 | 0 | 2018,5,14,10,0003:0012:0019:00 | FW | |
| 2018,5,14,11,00 | |||||
| EVS | 0 | 1 | 2018,5,14,11,0004:0013:0020:00 | TL | |
| 2018,5,14,12,00 | |||||
| RNG | 1 | 0 | 2018,5,14,12,0005:0014:0021:00 | FW | |
| 2018,5,14,13,00 | |||||
| KZ | 1 | 0 | 2018,5,14,13,0006:0015:0022:00 | EVS | |
| 2018,5,14,14,00 | |||||
| TL | 1 | 0 | 2018,5,14,14,0007:0016:0023:00 | FNC | |
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| Tue 15 MayTue 15 MayTue 15 May2018,5,15,09,00 - 2018,5,15,14,00 | |||||
| Tue 2018-05-15 | |||||
| Tue 2018-05-15 | |||||
| Tue 2018-05-15 | |||||
| 2018,5,15,09,00 | |||||
| FNC | 0 | 1 | 2018,5,15,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | KZ | |
| 2018,5,15,10,00 | |||||
| EVS | 0 | 1 | 2018,5,15,10,0003:0012:0019:00 | RNG | |
| 2018,5,15,11,00 | |||||
| FW | 0 | 1 | 2018,5,15,11,0004:0013:0020:00 | TL | |
| 2018,5,15,12,00 | |||||
| FNC | 0 | 1 | 2018,5,15,12,0005:0014:0021:00 | EVS | |
| 2018,5,15,13,00 | |||||
| FW | 1 | 0 | 2018,5,15,13,0006:0015:0022:00 | KZ | |
| 2018,5,15,14,00 | |||||
| TL | 0 | 1 | 2018,5,15,14,0007:0016:0023:00 | RNG | |
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| Tue 15 MayTue 15 MayWed 16 May2018,5,15,15,00 - 2018,5,15,16,00 | |||||
| Tue 2018-05-15 | |||||
| Tue 2018-05-15 | |||||
| Wed 2018-05-16 | |||||
| 2018,5,15,15,00 | |||||
| FW | 0 | 1 | 2018,5,15,15,0008:0017:0000:00 | RNG | |
| 2018,5,15,16,00 | |||||
| FNC | 1 | 0 | 2018,5,15,16,0009:0018:0001:00 | TL | |
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| Fri 18 May - Sat 19 MayFri 18 May - Sat 19 MayFri 18 May - Sat 19 May2018,5,18,10,00 - 2018,5,19,10,00 | |||||
| Fri 2018-05-18 | |||||
| Fri 2018-05-18 | |||||
| Fri 2018-05-18 | |||||
| 2018,5,18,10,00 | |||||
| RNG | 3 | 0 | 2018,5,18,10,0003:0012:0019:00 | FNC | |
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| 2018,5,19,10,00 | |||||
| FW | 1 | 3 | 2018,5,19,10,0003:0012:0019:00 | KZ | |
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| Sun 20 MaySun 20 MaySun 20 May2018,5,20,10,00 - 2018,5,20,10,00 | |||||
| Sun 2018-05-20 | |||||
| Sun 2018-05-20 | |||||
| Sun 2018-05-20 | |||||
| 2018,5,20,10,00 | |||||
| RNG | 3 | 1 | 2018,5,20,10,0003:0012:0019:00 | KZ | |
VODs & Match Links[]
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| FNC | RNG | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
| EVS | FW | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
| KZ | TL | 1 - 0 | Link | Vod |
| FW | FNC | 1 - 0 | Link | Vod |
| TL | EVS | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
| RNG | KZ | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
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| KZ | FNC | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
| RNG | EVS | 1 - 0 | Link | Vod |
| TL | FW | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
| EVS | KZ | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
| FW | RNG | 1 - 0 | Link | Vod |
| FNC | TL | 1 - 0 | Link | Vod |
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| RNG | TL | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
| EVS | FNC | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
| KZ | FW | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
| RNG | FNC | 1 - 0 | Link | Vod |
| FW | EVS | 1 - 0 | Link | Vod |
| TL | KZ | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| KZ | RNG | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
| FNC | FW | 1 - 0 | Link | Vod |
| EVS | TL | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
| RNG | FW | 1 - 0 | Link | Vod |
| KZ | EVS | 1 - 0 | Link | Vod |
| TL | FNC | 1 - 0 | Link | Vod |
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| FNC | KZ | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
| EVS | RNG | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
| FW | TL | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
| FNC | EVS | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
| FW | KZ | 1 - 0 | Link | Vod |
| TL | RNG | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| FW | RNG | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
| FNC | TL | 1 - 0 | Link | Vod |
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| RNG | FNC | 3 - 0 | Link | Vod |
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| FW | KZ | 1 - 3 | Link | Vod |
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| RNG | KZ | 3 - 1 | Link | Vod |
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Individual Awards[]
Player of the Series[]
| Series | Player | KDA | Champs Played |
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| RNG vs. FNC
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 Letme
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5.71 |  Vladimir  Ornn
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| FW vs. KZ
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 Bdd
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6.8 |  Irelia  Zoe  Taliyah
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| RNG vs. KZ
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Uzi
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6.8 |  Ezreal  Kai'Sa
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Media[]
Streams[]
Articles[]
- April 13, League of Legends Esports' Captain America, Doublelift: Will NA Leave Their Mark at MSI? by Kyeongbeom "Its" Kim and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- May 2, Mid-Season Invitational power rankings -- old names come to play by Emily Rand and Xander Torres on ESPN
- May 2, Four AD carries to watch at the Mid-Season Invitational by Tyler Erzberger on ESPN
- May 11, Uzi’s showing against Fnatic proved (once more) why he is the best ADC in the world by Guilherme Meyer on Inven Global
- May 16, Team Liquid Up in Smoke by Chase Wassenar on Unikrn
- May 16, Will the Curse be Lifted? - PraY's King-Maker Curse by Kyeongbeom "Its" Kim and Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- May 16, Breaking down the Mid-Season Invitation group stage by Tyler Erzberger on ESPN
- May 20, How did RNG Take Down KZ? - The Team's Complete Comprehension of the ADC Meta by Changsik "Alle" Son and Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- May 20, Royal Never Give Up cements its legacy at MSI by Tyler Erzberger on ESPN
- May 23, Kingzone continues Longzhu's legacy of international struggles by Emily Rand on ESPN
- May 24, KZ PraY shares his thoughts following the MSI: "I was careful not to click on any reaction pages." by Jaehoon "Laffa" Jeong and Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- May 31, Liquid's performance at MSI is another wake-up call for North America by Emily Rand on ESPN
Interviews[]
- April 23, KZ Khan: "It was a hot issue when sOAZ’s Maokai was smashed by my Nasus; I’ll smash the other top laners of the world now." with Minyoung "Irro" Jang and Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- April 23, (Unfiltered Interview) Rekkles Ranks ADC Players Worldwide From Best To Worst. with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok, Byungho "Haao" Kim, and James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
- May 2, FW Moojin about Karsa: "I watch Karsa’s replays to become a better team player." with Yeonjae "Arra" Shin, Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo, and Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
- May 3, Madlife on Commentating MSI: "I'll analyze the games from a professional gamer's point of view" with Youngbo "Roxyy" Sim and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- May 7, KZ Khan on the MSI: "I'm looking forward to go against Impact; he was my role model in the past." with Ki-Baek "Juneau" Nam, Changsik "Alle" Son, and Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
- May 8, EVS Stark: "Besides Korea and China, I think we can beat the rest" with Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- May 9, FW Moojin: "I’m really happy to participate in the same competition as Peanut." with Jaehoon "Laffa" Jeong, Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- May 11, KZ Head Coach Hirai on the MSI Group Stage: "The key point for today will be the Jungle matchup." with Jaehoon "Laffa" Jeong and Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
- May 11, RNG Xiaohu: "We still have a lot to work on. Our chance of winning MSI is probably less than 50%." with Kyeongbeom "Its" Kim and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- May 11, FW SwordArt: "I was worried that Moojin and Hanabi would get too nervous since they're still young." with Kyeongbeom "Its" Kim and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- May 11, KZ GorillA: "Last time I was here (in Berlin) I was in second place... This time, I want to make better results" with Kyeongbeom "Its" Kim and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- May 11, EVS Warzone: "I can do a thousand pushups. I don't think any other pro gamer can do that. I'm not afraid of anyone." with Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- May 11, KZ Khan: "For today's performance, I'd give myself a 3 out of 10." with Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- May 11, KZ Peanut: "Our chances of winning this tournament is about 25%. We'll do our best to stay at a fast pace until the very end." with Woo "Ready" Hyun and Changsik "Alle" Son on Inven Global
- May 11, Kingzone Dragon X : "We all think Bdd is the best player in the world." - Press conference MSI Groups Day 1 with Alexandre "DrPuppet" Weber on Inven Global
- May 11, Doublelift interrupted by Rekkles while talking Team Liquid's bad MSI start with Travis Gafford
- May 11, Rekkles's emotions and thoughts after Fnatic's disappointing day one at MSI 2018 with Travis Gafford
- May 12, Fnatic Bwipo: "There's a high chance sOAZ will play if I continue performing this badly." with Alexandre "DrPuppet" Weber on Inven Global
- May 12, TL Coach Cain: "Even though Joey has less experience, he has better communication with the ADC... he could deliver better results." with Jaehoon "Laffa" Jeong and Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- May 12, TL Coach Cain: "Even though Joey has less experience, he has better communication with the ADC... he could deliver better results." with Jaehoon "Laffa" Jeong and Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- May 12, FW Betty: "Against Uzi, I’ll try to do my best, but he’s really strong." with Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- May 12, FNC Rekkles: "I think so far it looks like Caps is the best mid laner there is in this tournament." with Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- May 12, KZ Peanut: "We made too many mistakes... we should go back and have feedback to have better performance in the upcoming matches." with Jaehoon "Laffa" Jeong and Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- May 12, Fnatic Dylan: "Team Liquid is a much stronger team than they actually were able to show in this tournament so far. " - MSI Press conference Day 2 with Alexandre "DrPuppet" Weber on Inven Global
- May 12, RNG Uzi: "We are very confident that we can beat Kingzone when we play our best " with Alexandre "DrPuppet" Weber on Inven Global
- May 12, KZ Khan said about the match against with Fnatic : "I did a mistake in a 3v3 fight, so if I didn’t do that, we could have also won the game." with Alexandre "DrPuppet" Weber on Inven Global
- May 12, Swordart explains why Soraka is so OP at MSI 2018 and Flash Wolves's chances going forward with Travis Gafford
- May 12, Team Liquid's press conference with Pobelter and Xmithie after day 2 of MSI 2018 by Travis Gafford
- May 13, TL Doublelift: "We don't have too much to lose now, so we were able to play like ourselves" with Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- May 13, FNC Broxah on Caps: "We complement each other. I'm more stable and consistent while Caps is a bit more crazy" with Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- May 13, FW Hanabi: "The meta favors teams who stay on the offensive. I think that's why we're on a roll" with Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- May 13, RNG Uzi: "I thought semifinals would be an easy goal... Now, I found it to be a very difficult one" with Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- May 13, KZ PraY: "FW is the most dangerous team as of right now. We'll have to watch out for them in Round 2." with Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- May 13, KZ Head Coach Hirai: "Our team's underperformance is what truly cost us the game and not necessarily because FW played it well" with Woo "Ready" Hyun and Changsik "Alle" Son on Inven Global
- May 13, Gorilla to Olleh: 'If you need any help, I'm here for you - call me anytime.' with Travis Gafford
- May 13, Sjokz: 'I feel a bit bad for Team Liquid to be honest, I really hope they can turn it around' with Travis Gafford
- May 13, Xiaohu on MSI mids: 'I'm familiar with BDD and Maple... but Caps from Fnatic is pretty good' with Travis Gafford
- May 13, FW Maple on why midlaners are keeping a low profile compared to AD's at MSI with Travis Gafford
- May 13, Azael on Team Liquid's poor performance, criticism, EU vs NA LCS studios, and casting MSI 2018 with Travis Gafford
- May 13, PapaSmithy: Is Kingzone still the final boss like SKT before them? What's up with the west? with Travis Gafford
- May 13, Moojin: how playing in EU before joining FW helped him become a better player with Travis Gafford
- May 14, TL Olleh: "I think our biggest problem is that we're new as a team. We're new to the international stage" with Alexandre "DrPuppet" Weber on Inven Global
- May 14, RNG Mlxg: "We've been doing really well in scrims but we just haven't been able to show that in official matches." with Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- May 14, FNC Broxah: "I'm still pretty confident that we will make it to the top four" with Alexandre "DrPuppet" Weber on Inven Global
- May 14, FNC Bwipo: "Even in the games we lost, I feel like we could have won those games, we could have been the 7-0 team right now" with Jaehoon "Laffa" Jeong and Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- May 14, TL Xmithie: "We still didn't show our true potential in the stage. We're still figuring out why we couldn't do that." with Jaehoon "Laffa" Jeong and Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- May 14, RNG Karsa: "I've been able to learn so much from Mlxg to see what I can do better." with Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- May 14, KZ Bdd: "If I play with Cuzz, I usually lead him, and if I play with Peanut, he does most of the leading." with Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- May 14, TL Pobelter: "At the start I think we were totally wrong, picking some weird champions and having bad tendencies." with Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- May 14, Caps: thoughts on international midlaners and his rising fame with Travis Gafford
- May 14, TL coach opens up about the team's behind the scenes problems at MSI 2018 with Travis Gafford
- May 14, Peanut says that he would try playing in NA in the future if he was given a chance with Travis Gafford
- May 14, Team Liquid Press Conference - MSI Day 4 by Travis Gafford
- May 15, KZ Peanut: "My English is not good but better than last year. Next year my English will be better and I'll try to do more interviews in English." with Alexandre "DrPuppet" Weber on Inven Global
- May 15, KZ Cuzz: "I want to avoid RNG... They're really good, especially Uzi" with Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- May 15, RNG Ming on NA and EU: "It's fifty-fifty... it's highly likely that they'll play in a tie-breaker" with Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- May 15, TL Olleh: "Whenever I play well or even just passably, Peter plays super well." with Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- May 15, Stark: "Despite their bad start in the tournament, TeamLiquid stayed strong and kept going. They have a stronger mentality over Fnatic" with Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- May 15, FW Maple on Their Losing Streak: "It was mostly about adjusting our mood and attitude." with Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- May 15, Xiaohu: "When you win too much, you sometimes loose up... The biggest enemy is actually ourselves." with Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- May 15, FNC Caps: "We had lost three games in a row, so NA probably had false hope..." with Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- May 16, Karsa on RNG's chances, facing off against his former team Flash Wolves, and anime figures with Travis Gafford
- May 16, BDD on Kingzone's performance at MSI, their rivals, and the conversation around midlaners with Travis Gafford
- May 16, Broxah says NA fans should be proud, not disappointed in Team Liquid with Travis Gafford
- May 17, Fnatic Dylan: "Team Liquid played Jhin against Ornn, which I thought was extremely hard for Doublelift to play the game." with Alexandre "DrPuppet" Weber on Inven Global
- May 17, Doublelift and Rekkles chat together - life as an ADC, how long they'll play, and much more with Travis Gafford
- May 17, Pray talks about the best ADC champs and if Kingzone can win MSI with Travis Gafford
- May 18, RNG Karsa on FW: "In an interview earlier, I said that I will beat them badly. That hasn't changed." with Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- May 19, Khan on His Semi-finals Performance: "If we focus on the 4 games today, I would give myself a 7.5 out of 10." with Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
- May 19, PraY on His MSI Performance: "I wasn’t good in group stage, but I was confident that we’ll win bo5s." with Youngbo "Roxyy" Sim and Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
- May 19, Uzi feels like he has more international fans than Chinese fans with Travis Gafford
- May 20, RNG Head Coach Kezman: "Uzi would've been the best ADC player, regardless of which region he was born in" with Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- May 20, Interview With RNG Xiaohu and Letme: "2018 is the year of RNG" with Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- May 20, RNG Ming: "Uzi taught me many things. I'm really lucky to have had the chance to play with him" with Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- May 20, RNG Coach Heart: "The other MSI teams started copying our strategy. During this year's MSI, we made the meta" with Youngbo "Roxyy" Sim and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- May 21, EVOS Warzone says of Vietnam LoL: "We will destroy everyone" with Travis Gafford
- May 22, Soaz on his struggle to deal with being subbed and how he's coping with it with Travis Gafford
- May 22, EVOS Owner: 'I think Vietnam will definitely be a top 4 region next season' with Travis Gafford
- May 22, SUP GBM on TL MSI Results: "They may have become careless because their scrim results were too good." with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok, Beom "Nswer" Park, and Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- May 24, Bwipo says he'll be competing with Soaz for the starting spot in Summer Split with Travis Gafford
- May 24, New EU LCS host Laure shares her personal story and talks French fan passion with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- June 4, FNC sOAZ and Caps on 2018 MSI, the Ultimate Dog Champ, and Improving as a Team with Ki-Baek "Juneau" Nam, Jaehoon "Laffa" Jeong, and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
Videos[]
- May 10, 2018 Mid-Season Invitational Group Stage Opening Tease by LoL Esports
- May 11, 2018 Mid-Season Invitational Group Stage Day 2 Tease by LoL Esports
- May 17, How Korean team Kingzone ran a 4 Teleport comp to beat RNG (MSI 2018) by Renato "Shakarez" Perdigão on Blitz Esports
- May 24, Eyes on MSI: Uzi is King (2018) by LoL Esports
- May 25, The Breakdown with Zirene: How Royal Never Gave Up (MSI 2018 Finals) by LoL Esports
- May 29, Narrative Wake Episode 34: Olleh is the Anti-PawN (feat. Rusty) by Thorin and Kelsey Moser on YouTube
- June 10, Royal Never Give Up - Unstoppable R MSI 2018 Part 1 by Royal Never Give Up
- June 21, Royal Never Give Up - Unstoppable R MSI 2018 Part 2 by Royal Never Give Up
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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 |