Defy the expectations: this year’s Mid-Season Invitational (MSI 2023) is going to be nothing like ever before. Here’s everything you need to know about the first international tournament of the 2023 League of Legends season.
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MSI 2023 – Schedule and format change
MSI will take place from May 2 to May 21. The tournament implemented a major format change this season, increasing the number of teams from 11 to 13, including the top two teams from each major regions (LEC, LCS, LCK, and LPL), and five teams from wild card regions (PCS, VCS, LJL, CBLOL, and LLA).
Play-In Stage schedule, standings, results
The play-in stage took place from May 2 to May 7, to determine the teams which will be going to the bracket stage. Eight teams competed in two groups of four in Bo3 matches.
The winner of each group advances, with the last team being decided in the Last Chance Qualifier, featuring the winners of the losers’ bracket. Matches will start at 2 p.m. CET on weekdays and 1 p.m. CET on weekends. The entirety of MSI will be played on Patch 13.8.
MSI draw results for the play-in stage
Group A: BiliBili Gaming, Movistar R7, Golden Guardians, GAM Esports
Group B: G2 Esports, LOUD, PSG Talon, DetonatioN FocusMe
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May 2
PSG Talon 2 – 0 DetonatioN FocusMe
G2 Esports 2 – 0 LOUD
May 3
BiliBili Gaming 2 – 0 Movistar R7
Golden Guardians 2 – 0 GAM Esports
May 4
BiliBili Gaming 2 – 1 Golden Guardians
G2 Esports 2 – 0 PSG Talon
Bilibili Gaming and G2 Esports qualify for the MSI 2023 bracket stage.
May 5
Movistar R7 2 – 1 GAM Esports
LOUD 2 – 0 DetonatioN FocusMe
GAM Esports and DetonatioN FocusMe have been eliminated.
May 6
Golden Guardians 2 – 0 Movistar R7
PSG Talon 2 – 0 LOUD
Movistar R7 and LOUD have been eliminated.
May 7
Golden Guardians 3 – 0 PSG Talon
Golden Guardians qualifies for the Bracket stage. PSG Talon have been eliminated.
MSI bracket stage (playoffs)
The MSI 2023 playoffs will take place from May 9 to May 14 and May 16 to May 21. Matches will start at 2 pm CET on weekdays and 1 pm CET on weekends and are all Bo5.
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May 9
Gen.G Esports 3 – 1 G2 Esports
Gen.G moves onto the upper bracket quarterfinals.
G2 Esports will go to Round 1 of the lower bracket.
May 10
MAD Lions vs T1 — 1 p.m. CET
May 11
Cloud9 vs BiliBili Gaming — 1 p.m. CET
May 12
JD Gaming vs Golden Guardians — 1 p.m. CET
May 13 — Upper bracket quarterfinals and Lower bracket Round 1
Gen.G vs TBA — 1 p.m. CET
G2 Esports vs TBA — 5 p.m. CET
May 14
TBA vs TBA — 1 p.m. CET
TBA vs TBA — 5 p.m. CET
May 16
TBA vs TBA — 2 p.m. CET
May 17
TBA vs TBA — 2 p.m. CET
May 18
TBA vs TBA — 2 p.m. CET
May 19
TBA vs TBA — 2 p.m. CET
May 20
TBA vs TBA — 1 p.m. CET
May 21 — Finals
TBA vs TBA — 1 p.m. CET
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