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Mid-Season Cup 2020 | ||
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Tournament Information | ||
Organizer | Riot Games TJ Sports | |
Sponsor(s) | Mastercard OPPO | |
Location & Dates | ||
Region | International | |
Event Type | Online | |
Address | LoL Park, Seoul LPL Arena, Shanghai | |
Start Date | 2020-05-28 | |
End Date | 2020-05-31 | |
Broadcast | ||
Streams | Twitch Full List | |
Schedule | Spoiler-Free Schedule Export to Google Calendar | |
Social Media & Links | ||
The 2020 Mid-Season Cup (MSC 2020) is an international event, part of the 2020 Mid-Season Streamathon replacing MSI 2020. Similar to Rift Rivals of previous years, the top four teams from both China and Korea participate. However, unlike Rift Rivals, teams compete individually rather than as part of their regional collective.
Overview[]
Format[]
- The LPL teams play from the LPL Arena while the LCK teams play from LoL Park
- Ping is artificially standardized to around 30ms to ensure competitive integrity
- Group Stage
- One region's 1st and 4th seeds vs another region's 2nd and 3rd seeds in a group.
- Single Round Robin
- Matches are best of one
- Top 2 from each group advance to the Knockout Stage
- Knockout Stage
- Single elimination bracket
- Matches are best of five
- The first game in each series is blind pick, while the remaining games are draft pick
Prize Pool[]
$ 600,000 US Dollars are spread among the teams as seen below:
Place | Prize | Prize (%) | Team |
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1 | $240,000€216,094.88 | 40% | Top Esports |
2 | $120,000€108,047.44 | 20% | FunPlus Phoenix |
3-4 | $60,000€54,023.72 | 10% | JD Gaming |
Gen.G | |||
Show Additional Placements | |||
5-6 | $40,000€36,015.81 | 6.67% | DAMWON |
DragonX | |||
7-8 | $20,000€18,007.91 | 3.33% | T1 |
Invictus Gaming | |||
Hide Additional Placements |
Converted prizes calculated with values provided by http://www.xe.com on May 31, 2020, as follows:
- $ 1 US Dollar = € 0.9003953149 Euros
Participants[]
Results[]
Group Stage[]
Group A | ||||
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Team | Games | Str | ||
1 | FunPlus Phoenix | 2 - 1 | 67% | 2W |
2 | Top Esports | 2 - 1 | 67% | 1W |
3 | DAMWON Gaming | 1 - 2 | 33% | 1L |
4 | T1 | 1 - 2 | 33% | 2L |
Group B | ||||
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Team | Games | Str | ||
1 | Gen.G | 2 - 1 | 67% | 1W |
2 | JD Gaming | 2 - 1 | 67% | 2W |
3 | DragonX | 2 - 1 | 67% | 1L |
4 | Invictus Gaming | 0 - 3 | 0% | 3L |
Tiebreakers[]
Knockout Stage[]
Match Schedule[]
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Thu 28 MayThu 28 MayThu 28 May2020,5,28,07,00 - 2020,5,28,12,00 | |||||
Thu 2020-05-28 | |||||
Thu 2020-05-28 | |||||
Thu 2020-05-28 | |||||
2020,5,28,07,00 | |||||
T1 | 1 | 0 | 2020,5,28,07,0000:0009:0016:00 | FPX | |
2020,5,28,08,00 | |||||
DWG | 0 | 1 | 2020,5,28,08,0001:0010:0017:00 | TES | |
2020,5,28,09,00 | |||||
T1 | 0 | 1 | 2020,5,28,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | DWG | |
2020,5,28,10,00 | |||||
FPX | 1 | 0 | 2020,5,28,10,0003:0012:0019:00 | TES | |
2020,5,28,11,00 | |||||
FPX | 1 | 0 | 2020,5,28,11,0004:0013:0020:00 | DWG | |
2020,5,28,12,00 | |||||
T1 | 0 | 1 | 2020,5,28,12,0005:0014:0021:00 | TES |
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Fri 29 MayFri 29 MayFri 29 May2020,5,29,07,00 - 2020,5,29,12,00 | |||||
Fri 2020-05-29 | |||||
Fri 2020-05-29 | |||||
Fri 2020-05-29 | |||||
2020,5,29,07,00 | |||||
JDG | 0 | 1 | 2020,5,29,07,0000:0009:0016:00 | GEN | |
2020,5,29,08,00 | |||||
DRX | 1 | 0 | 2020,5,29,08,0001:0010:0017:00 | iG | |
2020,5,29,09,00 | |||||
DRX | 1 | 0 | 2020,5,29,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | GEN | |
2020,5,29,10,00 | |||||
JDG | 1 | 0 | 2020,5,29,10,0003:0012:0019:00 | iG | |
2020,5,29,11,00 | |||||
iG | 0 | 1 | 2020,5,29,11,0004:0013:0020:00 | GEN | |
2020,5,29,12,00 | |||||
DRX | 0 | 1 | 2020,5,29,12,0005:0014:0021:00 | JDG |
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Fri 29 MayFri 29 MayFri 29 May2020,5,29,13,00 - 2020,5,29,14,00 | |||||
Fri 2020-05-29 | |||||
Fri 2020-05-29 | |||||
Fri 2020-05-29 | |||||
2020,5,29,13,00 | |||||
DRX | 0 | 1 | 2020,5,29,13,0006:0015:0022:00 | GEN | |
2020,5,29,14,00 | |||||
DRX | 0 | 1 | 2020,5,29,14,0007:0016:0023:00 | JDG |
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Fri 29 May - Sat 30 MaySat 30 MaySat 30 May2020,5,30,05,00 - 2020,5,30,10,00 | |||||
Fri 2020-05-29 | |||||
Sat 2020-05-30 | |||||
Sat 2020-05-30 | |||||
2020,5,30,05,00 | |||||
JDG | 1 | 3 | 2020,5,30,05,0022:0007:0014:00 | FPX | |
Sat 2020-05-30 | |||||
2020,5,30,10,00 | |||||
TES | 3 | 0 | 2020,5,30,10,0003:0012:0019:00 | GEN |
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Sun 31 MaySun 31 MaySun 31 May2020,5,31,09,00 - 2020,5,31,09,00 | |||||
Sun 2020-05-31 | |||||
Sun 2020-05-31 | |||||
Sun 2020-05-31 | |||||
2020,5,31,09,00 | |||||
FPX | 1 | 3 | 2020,5,31,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | TES |
VODs & Match Links[]
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Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | Blue | Red | MH | VODs | MVP | |
T1 | FPX | 1 - 0 | Valdes | LS | Link | Teddy | Link | FPX | T1 | Link | PB • Start | Teddy |
DWG | TES | 0 - 1 | Valdes | LS | Link | knight | Link | TES | DWG | Link | PB • Start | knight |
T1 | DWG | 0 - 1 | Valdes | LS | Link | Nuguri | Link | T1 | DWG | Link | PB • Start | Nuguri |
FPX | TES | 1 - 0 | Valdes | LS | Link | Lwx | Link | TES | FPX | Link | PB • Start | Khan |
FPX | DWG | 1 - 0 | Valdes | LS | Link | Doinb | Link | DWG | FPX | Link | PB • Start | Doinb |
T1 | TES | 0 - 1 | Valdes | LS | Link | JackeyLove | Link | T1 | TES | Link | PB • Start | knight |
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Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | Blue | Red | MH | VODs | MVP | |
JDG | GEN | 0 - 1 | Atlus | Wadid | Link | Bdd | Link | JDG | GEN | Link | PB • Start | Bdd |
DRX | iG | 1 - 0 | Atlus | Wadid | Link | Keria | Link | iG | DRX | Link | PB • Start | Keria |
DRX | GEN | 1 - 0 | Atlus | Wadid | Link | Chovy | Link | DRX | GEN | Link | PB • Start | Chovy |
JDG | iG | 1 - 0 | Atlus | Wadid | Link | Zoom | Link | JDG | iG | Link | PB • Start | Kanavi |
iG | GEN | 0 - 1 | Atlus | Wadid | Link | Clid | Link | iG | GEN | Link | PB • Start | Bdd |
DRX | JDG | 0 - 1 | Atlus | Wadid | Link | LvMao | Link | DRX | JDG | Link | PB • Start | LokeN |
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Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | Blue | Red | MH | VODs | MVP | |
DRX | GEN | 0 - 1 | Atlus | Wadid | Link | Bdd | Link | GEN | DRX | Link | PB • Start | Bdd |
DRX | JDG | 0 - 1 | Atlus | Wadid | Link | Kanavi | Link | DRX | JDG | Link | PB • Start | Yagao |
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Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | Blue | Red | MH | VODs | MVP | |
JDG | FPX | 1 - 3 | Valdes | Wadid | Link | Crisp | Link | FPX | JDG | Link | PB • Start | Kanavi |
FPX | JDG | Link | PB • Start | Doinb | ||||||||
JDG | FPX | Link | PB • Start | Khan | ||||||||
JDG | FPX | Link | PB • Start | Doinb | ||||||||
TES | GEN | 3 - 0 | Atlus | Valdes | Link | 369 | Link | GEN | TES | Link | PB • Start | 369 |
GEN | TES | Link | PB • Start | 369 | ||||||||
TES | GEN | Link | PB • Start | knight | ||||||||
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Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | Blue | Red | MH | VODs | MVP | |
FPX | TES | 1 - 3 | Atlus | Valdes | Link | 369, Karsa, knight, JackeyLove, yuyanjia | Link | FPX | TES | Link | PB • Start | Karsa |
FPX | TES | Link | Start | Khan | ||||||||
TES | FPX | Link | Start | Karsa | ||||||||
FPX | TES | Link | Start |
Player of the Game Standings[]
MVP Standings | ||
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Rank | Points | Player |
1 | 3 | Bdd |
1 | 3 | Doinb |
1 | 3 | Khan |
1 | 3 | knight |
5 | 2 | 369 |
Click for Full Standings | ||
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5 | 2 | Kanavi |
5 | 2 | Karsa |
8 | 1 | Chovy |
8 | 1 | Keria |
8 | 1 | LokeN |
8 | 1 | Nuguri |
8 | 1 | Teddy |
8 | 1 | Yagao |
Media[]
Streams[]
Broadcast Talent[]
English[]
- Brendan "Valdes" Valdes – Play-by-Play Caster
- Max "Atlus" Anderson – Play-by-Play Caster
- Nick "LS" De Cesare – Color Caster
- Kim "Wadid" Bae-in – Color Caster
- Joe "Munchables" Fenny – Analysis Host
- Rob "Dagda" Price – Analyst
- Jake "Hysterics" Osypenko – Analyst
Announcements & Leaks[]
- May 2, Joe Marsh's Event Proposal
- May 3, Riot Korea to hold temporary event between the LCK and LPL to compensate for the MSI being canceled
- May 7, LCK-LPL 최강 팀 가리는 컵 대회 열린다 (Korean)
- May 12, Introducing the 2020 Mid-Season Cup: An LCK vs. LPL Showdown
- May 13, 2020 Mid-Season Cup Format Partially Leaked
- May 19, 2020 미드시즌 컵 진행 방식 안내 (Korean)
- May 20, Schedule and format of the 2020 Mid-Season Cup
Articles & Interviews[]
- May
- May 8, [Cartoon] Light upon the absence of esports - Friendly tournament between the LCK and LPL by Lasso and Viion on Inven Global
- May 9, LCK and LPL will Face Off in a Mid Season Tournament by JJ Fonseca on The Game Haus
- May 16, Introducing the LPL and LCK Mid Season Cup: LCK Teams by JJ Fonseca on The Game Haus
- May 23, An Updated Look at the Mid-Season Cup by JJ Fonseca on The Game Haus
- May 25, LokeN talks about 2020 Mid-Season Cup, what JDG vs T1 and DRX might look like with Ashley Kang on YouTube
- May 25, [Interview] The seven years of Deft, from an eager boy to a mature man with Laff and Viion on Inven Global
- May 28, [MSC] FPX Doinb on Blind Pick, playing against Faker & ShowMaker, and Gobi Desert with Lasso and Quest on Inven Global
- May 28, [MSC] TES JackeyLove on facing T1 and the LPL teams' overall performance with Lasso and Quest on Inven Global
- May 29, [MSC] GEN Clid on facing TES: "Their style is similar to ours. I think the laning phase would be really important." with Irro and Viion on Inven Global
- May 31, [MSC Finals] KR Reactions: "If the LPL is DUDUDUNGA, LCK is WASSA WASSA." by Lasso and Quest on Inven Global
- May 31, [MSC] TES Karsa on Lee Sin: "To play Lee Sin well... landing your Qs is critical." with Lasso and Quest on Inven Global
Additional Content[]
Viewership Statistics[]
Data sourced from Esports Charts.
Peak Viewership | |
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Total | 591 496 |
Korean Streams | 401 365 |
Twitch.tv Streams | 257 236 |
Other | |
Total Time Watched | 8 030 028 Hours |
Avg Concurrent Viewers | 286 787 |