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Overview
2018 Mid-Season Invitational Play-In | ||
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Tournament Information | ||
Organizer | Riot Games | |
Sponsor(s) | Acer State Farm | |
Location & Dates | ||
Region | International | |
Event Type | Offline | |
Country | Germany | |
Address | EU LCS Studio, Berlin | |
Start Date | 2018-05-03 | |
End Date | 2018-05-09 | |
Broadcast | ||
Streams | Twitch Full List | |
Schedule | Spoiler-Free Schedule Export to Google Calendar | |
Social Media & Links | ||
The 2018 Mid-Season Invitational is held between the first and second splits of all regions. All regions other than Korea, China, Europe, and North America participate in the Play-In.
Overview
Format
- Group Stage (Round 1)
- Eight teams participate
- Teams are split into two groups of four
- Two seeds from Pool 1 and two seeds from Pool 2 in each group
- Double Round Robin
- Matches are best of one
- Winner of each group advances to Round 2
- Round 2
- Four teams participate
- Two directly seeded (TW/HK/MO and Vietnam)
- Two advancing teams from Round 1
- Group winners are randomly drawn against one of the directly seeded teams
- Matches are best of five
- Winners advance to the Main Event
- Four teams participate
Progressing Teams
Place | Team |
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Participants
Enter at Round 2
Enter at Round 1
Pool 1
Pool 2
Results
Group Stage (Round 1)
Group A | ||||
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Team | Games | Str | ||
1 | ![]() | 5 - 1 | 83% | 2W |
2 | ![]() | 3 - 3 | 50% | 1L |
3 | ![]() | 2 - 4 | 33% | 1W |
3 | ![]() | 2 - 4 | 33% | 3L |
Group B | ||||
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Team | Games | Str | ||
1 | ![]() | 5 - 1 | 83% | 1L |
2 | ![]() | 4 - 2 | 67% | 3W |
3 | ![]() | 2 - 4 | 33% | 3L |
4 | ![]() | 1 - 5 | 17% | 1W |
Round 2
Match Schedule
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Thu 3 MayThu 3 MayThu 3 May - Fri 4 May2018,5,03,11,00 - 2018,5,03,16,00 | |||||
Thu 2018-05-03 | |||||
Thu 2018-05-03 | |||||
Thu 2018-05-03 | |||||
2018,5,03,11,00 | |||||
GMB![]() | 1 | 0 | 2018,5,03,11,0004:0013:0020:00 | ![]() | |
2018,5,03,12,00 | |||||
R7![]() | 1 | 0 | 2018,5,03,12,0005:0014:0021:00 | ![]() | |
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GMB![]() | 1 | 0 | 2018,5,03,13,0006:0015:0022:00 | ![]() | |
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R7![]() | 0 | 1 | 2018,5,03,14,0007:0016:0023:00 | ![]() | |
Fri 2018-05-04 | |||||
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KLG![]() | 1 | 0 | 2018,5,03,15,0008:0017:0000:00 | ![]() | |
2018,5,03,16,00 | |||||
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Fri 4 MayFri 4 MayFri 4 May - Sat 5 May2018,5,04,11,00 - 2018,5,04,16,00 | |||||
Fri 2018-05-04 | |||||
Fri 2018-05-04 | |||||
Fri 2018-05-04 | |||||
2018,5,04,11,00 | |||||
SUP![]() | 1 | 0 | 2018,5,04,11,0004:0013:0020:00 | ![]() | |
2018,5,04,12,00 | |||||
KBM![]() | 1 | 0 | 2018,5,04,12,0005:0014:0021:00 | ![]() | |
2018,5,04,13,00 | |||||
SUP![]() | 1 | 0 | 2018,5,04,13,0006:0015:0022:00 | ![]() | |
2018,5,04,14,00 | |||||
KBM![]() | 0 | 1 | 2018,5,04,14,0007:0016:0023:00 | ![]() | |
Sat 2018-05-05 | |||||
2018,5,04,15,00 | |||||
DW![]() | 1 | 0 | 2018,5,04,15,0008:0017:0000:00 | ![]() | |
2018,5,04,16,00 | |||||
KBM![]() | 0 | 1 | 2018,5,04,16,0009:0018:0001:00 | ![]() |
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Sat 5 MaySat 5 MaySat 5 May2018,5,05,09,00 - 2018,5,05,14,00 | |||||
Sat 2018-05-05 | |||||
Sat 2018-05-05 | |||||
Sat 2018-05-05 | |||||
2018,5,05,09,00 | |||||
ASC![]() | 1 | 0 | 2018,5,05,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | ![]() | |
2018,5,05,10,00 | |||||
KLG![]() | 0 | 1 | 2018,5,05,10,0003:0012:0019:00 | ![]() | |
2018,5,05,11,00 | |||||
ASC![]() | 0 | 1 | 2018,5,05,11,0004:0013:0020:00 | ![]() | |
2018,5,05,12,00 | |||||
KLG![]() | 0 | 1 | 2018,5,05,12,0005:0014:0021:00 | ![]() | |
2018,5,05,13,00 | |||||
GMB![]() | 1 | 0 | 2018,5,05,13,0006:0015:0022:00 | ![]() | |
2018,5,05,14,00 | |||||
ASC![]() | 1 | 0 | 2018,5,05,14,0007:0016:0023:00 | ![]() |
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Sun 6 MaySun 6 MaySun 6 May2018,5,06,09,00 - 2018,5,06,14,00 | |||||
Sun 2018-05-06 | |||||
Sun 2018-05-06 | |||||
Sun 2018-05-06 | |||||
2018,5,06,09,00 | |||||
PGM![]() | 0 | 1 | 2018,5,06,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | ![]() | |
2018,5,06,10,00 | |||||
DW![]() | 0 | 1 | 2018,5,06,10,0003:0012:0019:00 | ![]() | |
2018,5,06,11,00 | |||||
PGM![]() | 0 | 1 | 2018,5,06,11,0004:0013:0020:00 | ![]() | |
2018,5,06,12,00 | |||||
DW![]() | 0 | 1 | 2018,5,06,12,0005:0014:0021:00 | ![]() | |
2018,5,06,13,00 | |||||
SUP![]() | 0 | 1 | 2018,5,06,13,0006:0015:0022:00 | ![]() | |
2018,5,06,14,00 | |||||
PGM![]() | 1 | 0 | 2018,5,06,14,0007:0016:0023:00 | ![]() |
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Tue 8 May - Wed 9 MayTue 8 May - Wed 9 MayTue 8 May - Wed 9 May2018,5,08,11,00 - 2018,5,09,11,00 | |||||
Tue 2018-05-08 | |||||
Tue 2018-05-08 | |||||
Tue 2018-05-08 | |||||
2018,5,08,11,00 | |||||
EVS![]() | 3 | 1 | 2018,5,08,11,0004:0013:0020:00 | ![]() | |
Wed 2018-05-09 | |||||
Wed 2018-05-09 | |||||
Wed 2018-05-09 | |||||
2018,5,09,11,00 | |||||
FW![]() | 3 | 0 | 2018,5,09,11,0004:0013:0020:00 | ![]() |
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Media
Streams
Articles
- April
- May
- April 24, MSI 2018: Play-In Draw Show - Mid-Season Invitational (2018) by , and on LoL Esports
- April 26, 2018 Mid-Season Invitational Event Overview by , and on LoL Esports Stats Team
- April 26, Make History - 2018 Mid-Season Invitational - League of Legends by , and on LoL Esports
- May 1, Too Long;Didn't Broadcast: Meet the Regions by , and on LoL Esports Staff
- May 2, KLG vs R7: El reencuentro (Spanish) by Tommy on LoL Esports LAS
- May 3, Don't sleep on SuperMassive at the Mid-Season Invitational by Emily Rand on ESPN
- May 4, Rainbow 7 Whitelotus: "I simply hate it when I'm not playing good, I just feel bad" with Alexandre "DrPuppet" Weber on Inven Global
- May 4, 2018 Mid-Season Invitational Play-In Group Stage Opening Tease by , and on LoL Esports
- May 4, 2018 Mid-Season Invitational Play-In Group Stage Day 2 Tease by , and on LoL Esports
- May 4, 2018 Mid-Season Invitational Play-In Group Stage Day 3 Tease by LoL Esports
- May 4, MSI 2018 interview Paz (Japanese) with LoL Esports JP
- May 4, MSI 2018 interview YutoriMoyasi (Japanese) with LoL Esports JP on YouTube
- May 5, Supermassive 'GBM': "Before I played Jungle, I had reached my limit. Now I don’t know my limits" with Alexandre "DrPuppet" Weber on Inven Global
- May 5, 2018 Mid-Season Invitational Play-In Group Stage Day 4 Tease by , and on LoL Esports
- May 6, MSI 2018 Interview Paz02 (Japanese) with LoL Esports JP
- May 6, MSI 2018 interview YutoriMoyasi 02 (Japanese) with LoL Esports JP on YouTube
- May 6, MSI 2018 interview Halier (Portuguese) with LoL Esports BR on YouTube
- May 7, SuperMassive "SnowFlower": "The international tournament is easier than the Turkish league so far." with Alexandre "DrPuppet" Weber on Inven Global
- May 7, 2018 Mid-Season Invitational Play-In Knockout Stage Day 1 Tease (EVS vs. SUP) by , and on LoL Esports
- May 8, Ahora sí hay rivalidad (Spanish) by Tommy on LoL Esports LAS
- May 8, 2018 Mid-Season Invitational Play-In Knockout Stage Day 2 Tease (FW vs. GMB) by , and on LoL Esports
- May 16, Gambit’s obnoxious Press R to win comp (Karthus, Jhin, and Nocturne combo) (MSI 2018) by Renato "Shakarez" Perdigão on Blitz Esports
Announcements
- See Overview Page for announcements.
Additional Content
Additional Links
Viewership Statistics
Data sourced from Esports Charts. Please note that frequently Chinese viewership numbers are inflated from actual values.
Peak Viewership Play-In stage | |
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Total | 16,028,326 |
Without Chinese Viewers | 525,724 |
English Streams | 111,625 |
Chinese Streams | 15,710,800 |
Vietnamese Streams | 258,973 |
Russian Streams | 27,053 |
Korean Streams | 24,851 |
Twitch.TV Streams | 181,554 |
Youtube Gaming Streams | 346,426 |
Garena Live Streams | 45,857 |
Other | |
Avg Concurrent Viewers | 9,552,471 |
Total time watched | 324,784,024 |