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Overview
| 2019 Mid-Season Invitational Play-In | ||
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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 | |
| Country | Vietnam | |
| Address | GG Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City | |
| Start Date | 2019-05-01 | |
| End Date | 2019-05-07 | |
| Broadcast | ||
| Streams | Twitch Full List | |
| Schedule | Spoiler-Free Schedule Export to Google Calendar | |
| 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 Play-In sees 12 regional champions compete for 3 spots in the Main Event. 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[]
- 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 (North America and TW/HK/MO)
- Two advancing teams from Round 1
- North America plays against the winner of Group A, TW/HK/MO plays against the winner of Group B
- Matches are best of five
- Winners advance to the Main Event
- Losers drop to the lower bracket
- Winner of the lower bracket match also advances to the Main Event
- Four teams participate
Progressing Teams[]
$ 25,000 US Dollars are spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | Prize | Prize (%) | Qualification | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Main Event |  Team Liquid | ||
 Flash Wolves | ||||
 Phong Vũ Buffalo | ||||
| Show Additional Placements | ||||
| NQ | $6,250€5,575 | 25% |  Vega Squadron | |
| NQ | $3,750€3,345 | 15% |  Fenerbahçe | |
 DetonatioN FM | ||||
| NQ | $2,917.50€2,602.41 | 11.67% |  Bombers | |
 Isurus | ||||
 MEGA | ||||
| NQ | $2,500€2,230 | 10% |  INTZ | |
| Hide Additional Placements | ||||
Converted prizes calculated with values provided by http://www.xe.com on May 14, 2019, as follows:
- $ 1 US Dollar = € 0.892 Euros
- For further prize pool information please see the Overview.
Participants[]
Results[]
Group Stage[]
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Knockout Stage[]
Qualifiers
Qualification Match
TL
TL3
PVB
PVB0
Qualification Match
FW
FW3
VEG
VEG1
Qualification Match
PVB
PVB3
VEG
VEG2
Match Schedule[]
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| Wed 1 MayWed 1 MayWed 1 May - Thu 2 May2019,5,01,09,00 - 2019,5,01,16,00 | |||||
| Wed 2019-05-01 | |||||
| Wed 2019-05-01 | |||||
| Wed 2019-05-01 | |||||
| 2019,5,01,09,00 | |||||
| PVB | 1 | 0 | 2019,5,01,09,0002:0011:0018:00 |  BMR | |
| 2019,5,01,10,00 | |||||
FB | 1 | 0 | 2019,5,01,10,0003:0012:0019:00 |  ISG | |
| 2019,5,01,11,00 | |||||
| PVB | 1 | 0 | 2019,5,01,11,0004:0013:0020:00 | ISG | |
| 2019,5,01,12,00 | |||||
| FB | 1 | 0 | 2019,5,01,12,0005:0014:0021:00 | BMR | |
| 2019,5,01,13,00 | |||||
| BMR | 1 | 0 | 2019,5,01,13,0006:0015:0022:00 | ISG | |
| 2019,5,01,14,00 | |||||
| FB | 0 | 1 | 2019,5,01,14,0007:0016:0023:00 | PVB | |
| Thu 2019-05-02 | |||||
| 2019,5,01,15,00 | |||||
| BMR | 1 | 0 | 2019,5,01,15,0008:0017:0000:00 | PVB | |
| 2019,5,01,16,00 | |||||
| ISG | 1 | 0 | 2019,5,01,16,0009:0018:0001:00 | FB | |
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| Thu 2 MayThu 2 MayThu 2 May - Fri 3 May2019,5,02,09,00 - 2019,5,02,16,00 | |||||
| Thu 2019-05-02 | |||||
| Thu 2019-05-02 | |||||
| Thu 2019-05-02 | |||||
| 2019,5,02,09,00 | |||||
| ISG | 0 | 1 | 2019,5,02,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | PVB | |
| 2019,5,02,10,00 | |||||
| BMR | 0 | 1 | 2019,5,02,10,0003:0012:0019:00 | FB | |
| 2019,5,02,11,00 | |||||
| PVB | 0 | 1 | 2019,5,02,11,0004:0013:0020:00 | FB | |
| 2019,5,02,12,00 | |||||
| ISG | 1 | 0 | 2019,5,02,12,0005:0014:0021:00 | BMR | |
| 2019,5,02,13,00 | |||||
MG | 0 | 1 | 2019,5,02,13,0006:0015:0022:00 |  DFM | |
| 2019,5,02,14,00 | |||||
| VEG | 1 | 0 | 2019,5,02,14,0007:0016:0023:00 |  ITZ | |
| Fri 2019-05-03 | |||||
| 2019,5,02,15,00 | |||||
| VEG | 1 | 0 | 2019,5,02,15,0008:0017:0000:00 | DFM | |
| 2019,5,02,16,00 | |||||
| MG | 1 | 0 | 2019,5,02,16,0009:0018:0001:00 | ITZ | |
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| Sat 4 May - Sun 5 MaySun 5 MaySun 5 May2019,5,05,05,00 - 2019,5,05,12,00 | |||||
| Sat 2019-05-04 | |||||
| Sun 2019-05-05 | |||||
| Sun 2019-05-05 | |||||
| 2019,5,05,05,00 | |||||
| DFM | 1 | 0 | 2019,5,05,05,0022:0007:0014:00 | ITZ | |
| 2019,5,05,06,00 | |||||
| VEG | 1 | 0 | 2019,5,05,06,0023:0008:0015:00 | MG | |
| Sun 2019-05-05 | |||||
| 2019,5,05,07,00 | |||||
| DFM | 1 | 0 | 2019,5,05,07,0000:0009:0016:00 | MG | |
| 2019,5,05,08,00 | |||||
| ITZ | 0 | 1 | 2019,5,05,08,0001:0010:0017:00 | VEG | |
| 2019,5,05,09,00 | |||||
| ITZ | 1 | 0 | 2019,5,05,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | MG | |
| 2019,5,05,10,00 | |||||
| DFM | 0 | 1 | 2019,5,05,10,0003:0012:0019:00 | VEG | |
| 2019,5,05,11,00 | |||||
| ITZ | 0 | 1 | 2019,5,05,11,0004:0013:0020:00 | DFM | |
| 2019,5,05,12,00 | |||||
| MG | 1 | 0 | 2019,5,05,12,0005:0014:0021:00 | VEG | |
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| Thu 2 MayThu 2 MayFri 3 May2019,5,02,17,00 - 2019,5,02,17,00 | |||||
| Thu 2019-05-02 | |||||
| Thu 2019-05-02 | |||||
| Fri 2019-05-03 | |||||
| 2019,5,02,17,00 | |||||
| PVB | 1 | 0 | 2019,5,02,17,0010:0019:0002:00 | FB | |
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| Mon 6 May - Tue 7 MayMon 6 May - Tue 7 MayMon 6 May - Tue 7 May2019,5,06,08,00 - 2019,5,07,10,00 | |||||
| Mon 2019-05-06 | |||||
| Mon 2019-05-06 | |||||
| Mon 2019-05-06 | |||||
| 2019,5,06,08,00 | |||||
| TL | 3 | 0 | 2019,5,06,08,0001:0010:0017:00 | PVB | |
| 2019,5,06,12,00 | |||||
| FW | 3 | 1 | 2019,5,06,12,0005:0014:0021:00 | VEG | |
| Tue 2019-05-07 | |||||
| Tue 2019-05-07 | |||||
| Tue 2019-05-07 | |||||
| 2019,5,07,10,00 | |||||
| PVB | 3 | 2 | 2019,5,07,10,0003:0012:0019:00 | VEG | |
- Note: After the death of former Vietnamese President Lê Đức Anh, Vietnam declared two days of official mourning from May 3-4. As a result the MSI Play-In schedule was adjusted to avoid having games on those two dates.[1][2]
VODs & Match Links[]
Individual Awards[]
MVP Standings[]
| MVP Standings | ||
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| Rank | Times | Player |
| 1 | 3 | AHaHaCiK |
| 1 | 3 | Palette |
| 1 | 3 | Yutapon |
| 4 | 2 | FBI |
| 4 | 2 | G4 |
| Click for Full Standings | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | Gadget |
| 4 | 2 | Kirei |
| 4 | 2 | Meliodas |
| 9 | 1 | Betty |
| 9 | 1 | BigKoro |
| 9 | 1 | Bolulu |
| 9 | 1 | Ceros |
| 9 | 1 | Envy |
| 9 | 1 | Impact |
| 9 | 1 | Nomanz |
| 9 | 1 | Oddie |
| 9 | 1 | Only35 |
| 9 | 1 | SaNTaS |
| 9 | 1 | ShiauC |
| 9 | 1 | Warangelus |
| 9 | 1 | Zeros |
Media[]
Streams[]
Broadcast Talent[]
- James "Dash" Patterson – Analysis Host
- "Rivington" Bisland III – Interviewer
- Daniel "Drakos" – Play-by-Play Caster
- Aaron "Medic" Chamberlain – Play-by-Play Caster
- Julian "Pastrytime" Carr – Play-by-Play Caster
- Isaac "Azael" Cummings-Bentley – Color Caster
- Indiana "Froskurinn" Black – Color Caster
- Jake "Spawn" Tiberi – Color Caster
- Mark "MarkZ" Zimmerman – Analyst
Announcements[]
- See Overview Page for announcements.
Viewership Statistics[]
Data sourced from Esports Charts. Stats excluding Chinese platforms
| Peak Viewership | |
|---|---|
| Total | 738,804 |
| English Streams | 227,662 |
| Vietnamese Streams | 374,856 |
| Korean Streams | 57,135 |
| Portuguese Streams | 98,907 |
| YouTube Streams | 528,092 |
| Twitch.TV Streams | 203,392 |
| Other | |
| Total Time Watched | 12,364,862 Hours |
| Avg Concurrent Viewers | 319,781 |
Additional Content[]
- See Media.
References[]
- ↑ THÔNG BÁO THAY ĐỔI THỜI GIAN DIỄN RA GIẢI ĐẤU #MSI2019 TẠI TP.HCM (Vietnamese) lienminh360.vn
- ↑ Play-In Schedule Change for MSI 2019 nexus.leagueoflegends.com