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| 2019 Mid-Season Invitational | ||
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| Tournament Information | ||
| Organizer | Riot Games | |
| Rulebook | Rulebook | |
| Sponsor(s) | Mastercard State Farm Alienware Secretlab | |
| Location & Dates | ||
| Region | International | |
| Event Type | Offline | |
| Address | Vietnam Taiwan | |
| Start Date | 2019-05-01 | |
| End Date | 2019-05-19 | |
| Broadcast | ||
| Streams | Twitch Full List | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
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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[]
- Thirteen invited teams:
- Brazil - CBLOL Split 1 Playoffs winner
- China - LPL Spring Playoffs winner
- CIS - LCL Spring Playoffs winner
- Europe - LEC Spring Playoffs winner
- Japan - LJL Spring Playoffs winner
- Korea - LCK Spring Playoffs winner
- Latin America - LLA Opening Playoffs winner
- North America - LCS Spring Playoffs winner
- Oceania - OPL Split 1 Playoffs winner
- Southeast Asia - LST 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
- Three teams advance
- Main Event
- Six teams participate
- Patch Information: v9.8
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:
| Place | Prize | Prize (%) | Team |
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 1 | $400,000 | 40% |  G2 Esports |
 2 | $200,000 | 20% |  Team Liquid |
 3-4 | $100,000 | 10% |  Invictus Gaming |
 SK Telecom T1 | |||
| 5 | $50,000 | 5% |  Flash Wolves |
| 6 | $50,000 | 5% |  Phong Vũ Buffalo |
| 7 | $25,000 | 2.5% |  Vega Squadron |
| 8-9 | $15,000 | 1.5% |  Fenerbahçe |
 DetonatioN FM | |||
| 10-12 | $11,670 | 1.167% |  Bombers |
 Isurus | |||
 MEGA | |||
| 13 | $10,000 | 1% |  INTZ |
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 21 |  Invictus Gaming
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3 - 0  JDG
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| Europe | LEC Spring Playoffs | N/A | April 14 |  G2 Esports
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3 - 0  OG
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| Korea | LCK Spring Playoffs | N/A | April 13 |  SK Telecom T1
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3 - 0  GRF
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| Play-In Round 2 Seeds | |||||
| North America | LCS Spring Playoffs | N/A | April 13 |  Team Liquid
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3 - 2  TSM
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| Taiwan/HK/Macao | LMS Spring Playoffs | N/A | April 20 |  Flash Wolves
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3 - 0  MAD
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| Play-In Round 1 Seeds | |||||
| CIS | LCL Spring Playoffs | 1 | April 14 |  Vega Squadron
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3 - 1  EPG
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| Southeast Asia | LST Spring | 1 | April 21 |  MEGA
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3 - 0  EMP
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| Turkey | TCL Winter Playoffs | 1 | April 13 |  Fenerbahçe Esports
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3 - 0  SUP
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| Vietnam | VCS Spring Playoffs | 1 | April 13 |  Phong Vũ Buffalo
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3 - 1  EVS
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| Brazil | CBLOL Split 1 Playoffs | 2 | April 13 |  INTZ
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3 - 2  FLA
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| Japan | LJL Spring Playoffs | 2 | April 13 |  DetonatioN FocusMe
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3 - 0  USG
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| Latin America | LLA Opening Playoffs | 2 | April 20 |  Isurus
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3 - 1  R7
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| Oceania | OPL Split 1 Playoffs | 2 | April 6 |  Bombers
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3 - 0  ORD
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Results[]
Play-In[]
Group Stage (Round 1)[]
Group Stage draw was made by SofM and SwordArt
Group A | ||||
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| Team | Games | Str | ||
| 1 | Phong Vũ Buffalo | 4 - 2 | 67% | 1L |
| 2 | Fenerbahçe Esports | 4 - 2 | 67% | 2W |
| 3 | Bombers | 2 - 4 | 33% | 2L |
| 3 | Isurus | 2 - 4 | 33% | 1W |
Group B | ||||
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| Team | Games | Str | ||
| 1 | Vega Squadron | 5 - 1 | 83% | 1L |
| 2 | DetonatioN FocusMe | 4 - 2 | 67% | 1W |
| 3 | MEGA | 2 - 4 | 33% | 1W |
| 4 | INTZ | 1 - 5 | 17% | 1L |
Round 2[]
Qualifiers
Qualification Match
TL
TL3
PVB
PVB0
Qualification Match
FW
FW3
VEG
VEG1
Qualification Match
PVB
PVB3
VEG
VEG2
Click here for more information about the Play-In.
Main Event[]
Group Stage[]
MSI 2019 Main Event Standings | ||||
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| Team | Games | Str | ||
| 1 | Invictus Gaming | 9 - 1 | 90% | 1L |
| 2 | SK Telecom T1 | 7 - 3 | 70% | 4W |
| 3 | G2 Esports | 5 - 5 | 50% | 3L |
| 4 | Team Liquid | 4 - 6 | 40% | 1W |
| 5 | Flash Wolves | 3 - 7 | 30% | 1W |
| 6 | Phong Vũ Buffalo | 2 - 8 | 20% | 1L |
Playoffs[]
Click here for more information about the Main Event.
Media[]
Announcements[]
- January 28, MSI 2019 Heads to Vietnam and Chinese Taipei
- April 17, MSI 2019 Play-In Draw Show Guide
- April 25, 2019 Mid-Season Invitational Event Overview
- April 29, Play-In Schedule Change for MSI 2019
Viewership Statistics[]
Data sourced from Esports Charts. Stats excluding Chinese platforms
| Peak Viewership | |
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| 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[]
- See Media.
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |