League of Legends MSI Mid-Season Invitational kicks off May 10 in Busan, South Korea for League of Legends

Riot officially announced today thatLeague of legends“The 2022 MSI Mid-Season Invitational Tournament will start in Busan, South Korea on May 10. This is the first time MSI will be held in South Korea. The strongest teams from 11 different regional leagues will gather together to compete for the glory of the MSI championship.

Riot pointed out that “League of legends》The Mid-Season Invitational will be held in Busan from May 10th to May 29th. Teams from 11 different regions will compete with each other in the group stage, the top 6 match and the knockout round. The group stage of the Mid-Season Invitational The top 6 competition will be held at the Busan Film Center, while the top four teams will compete in the knockout stage at the Busan Convention Center. Among them, the Independent National Association LCL Division (CIS) will not participate in this MSI Mid-Season Invitational because of the cancellation of the Spring Division in this division.

Naz Aletaha, Global Head of LoL Esports, said: “Korea has been a trailblazer in the esports industry for the past few decades, and we are delighted to celebrate Korea’s rich esports history, local The passion of the fans and the many talented pro teams. Busan was a great host for us during Worlds 2014 and 2018, and we look forward to being back there once more for the world’s best awesomeLeague of legendsProfessional teams set the stage for battle. “

• Photo is from the 2019 Mid-Season Invitational. (Photo credit RIOT GAMES)

The official said that MSI will hold group matches from May 10th to 15th. Teams will be drawn into three groups, of which two groups will have four participating teams, and the remaining group will have only three participating teams. Each group will have a double-round BO1 battle.

From May 18th to 22nd, the top two teams in each group will enter the stage of the top 6 competition, adopting a double round-robin BO1 battle. As for the four teams before May 27th to 29th, they will enter the knockout stage, and the teams will have a BO5 single-elimination match at this stage. The two winning teams will face off in the Grand Finals, with the winner taking the MSI 2022 title.

《League of legends》Have held the 2014 and 2018 World Series in South Korea, this is the first time to hold the MSI Mid-Season Invitational in South Korea.