Updated on May 19, 9:43 p.m. (GMT+8): Added Riot’s note regarding Worlds 2024 qualification.

Updated on May 19, 8:58 p.m. (GMT+8): Updated scores and schedule.

This year’s Mid-Season Invitational (MSI 2024) is changing things up again.

Last year, the annual international tournament already underwent major format changes by adding more teams, increasing the number of major region representatives from LCS, LEC, LCK, and LPL to two each.

At the same time, its format changed to a Play-In Stage and Bracket Stage, adopting a double elimination format for the first time in LoL esports history.

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This year, Riot Games adds even more stakes — the winner of MSI qualifies for Worlds 2024. The second place winner secures an additional seed for their region.

Here’s everything you need to know about MSI, including its schedule, results, standings, format, teams, and where to watch the tournament.

What is the Mid Season Invitational 2024 (MSI 2024)?

MSI is an annual League of Legends esports tournament organized by Riot Games. It’s the first international competition in the League of Legends esports calendar year.

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MSI 2024 takes place May 1 to 19, 2024 in Chengdu, China at the Chengdu Financial City Performing Arts Center. It is played on League of Legends patch 14.8.

MSI 2024 format

There are two stages: Play-In Stage and Bracket Stage.

The Play-In Stage takes place May 1-5, followed by the Bracket Stage, from May 7-19. Read a detailed explainer here.

TOURNAMENT STAGEDATES
Play-In StageMay 1-5
Bracket Stage (first half)May 7-12
Bracket Stage (second half)May 14-18
FinalMay 19

MSI 2024 schedule, results, standings

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Matches start at 4 p.m. GMT+8 | 1 a.m. PT | 9 a.m. CET daily.

Play-In Stage results

May 1 (Wednesday)

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
FlyQuest2 — 1PSG Talon
T12 — 0Estral Esports
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May 2 (Thursday)

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Fnatic2 — 0GAM Esports
Top Esports2 — 0LOUD

May 3 (Friday)

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
T12 – 0FlyQuest
Fnatic1 – 2Top Esports

T1 and Top Esports advance to the Bracket Stage.

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May 4 (Saturday)

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Estral Esports0 — 2PSG Talon
GAM Esports2 — 1LOUD

Estral Esports and LOUD are eliminated.

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May 5 (Sunday)

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
FlyQuest0 — 2PSG Talon
Fnatic2 — 0GAM Esports

FlyQuest and GAM Esports are eliminated. PSG Talon and Fnatic advance to the Bracket Stage. The draw results can be viewed here.

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Bracket Stage schedule and results

May 7 (Tuesday) — Quarterfinals

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Team Liquid0 — 3Top Esports

Top Esports advances to the upper bracket semifinal.

Team Liquid drops to lower bracket round one.

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May 8 (Wednesday) — Quarterfinals

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Gen.G3 — 0Fnatic

Gen.G advances to the upper bracket semifinal to face Top Esports.

Fnatic drops to lower bracket round one against Team Liquid.

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May 9 (Thursday) — Quarterfinals

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Bilibili Gaming3 — 2PSG Talon

Bilibili Gaming advances to the upper bracket semifinal.

PSG Talon drops to lower bracket round one.

May 10 (Friday) — Quarterfinals

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
G2 Esports2 — 3T1

Read our full recap of the G2 versus T1 match here. T1 advances to the upper bracket semifinal to face Bilibili Gaming.

G2 Esports drops to lower bracket round one against PSG Talon.

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May 11 (Saturday) — Lower bracket round one and Upper bracket semifinals

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Fnatic1 — 3Team Liquid
Gen.G3 — 2Top Esports

Fnatic is eliminated. Team Liquid advances to lower bracket round two.

Gen.G advances to the upper bracket final. Top Esports drops to lower bracket round two.

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May 12 (Sunday) — Lower bracket round one and Upper bracket semifinals

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
G2 Esports3 — 0PSG Talon
T11 — 3Bilibili Gaming

G2 Esports advances to lower bracket round two to face Top Esports. PSG Talon is eliminated.

Bilibili Gaming advances to the upper bracket final against Gen.G. T1 drops to lower bracket round two to face Team Liquid.

May 14 (Tuesday) — Lower bracket round 2

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
G2 Esports3 — 0Top Esports

G2 Esports advances to lower bracket round three to face the winner of T1 and Team Liquid’s lower bracket round two match.

Top Esports is eliminated.

May 15 (Wednesday) — Lower bracket round 2

TEAMRESULTS TEAM
T13 — 1Team Liquid

T1 advances to lower bracket round three to face G2 Esports for a second time this tournament.

Team Liquid is eliminated.

May 16 (Thursday) — Upper bracket final

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Bilibili Gaming1 — 3Gen.G

Gen.G advances to the Grand Finals.

Bilibili Gaming drops to the lower bracket final and will face the winner of T1 and G2 Esports’ lower bracket round 3 match.

Gen.G’s Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon shares his thoughts on the BLG series here.

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May 17 (Friday) — Lower bracket round 3

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
T13 — 0G2 Esports
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T1 advance to the lower bracket final to face Bilibili Gaming. Faker shares his post-game thoughts here.

G2 Esports is eliminated. Read our full recap of the T1 versus G2 rematch here.

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May 18 (Saturday) — Lower bracket final

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
T12 — 3Bilibili Gaming

Bilibili Gaming advances to the grand finals to face Gen.G for a second time.

T1 is eliminated.

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May 19 (Sunday) — Grand finals

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Bilibili Gaming1 — 3Gen.G

Kim “Peyz” Su-hwan made LoL esports history in game two, setting the record for the most kills in an international game.

Gen.G are your MSI 2024 champions. Bilibili Gaming takes second place. Read our full recap of the grand finals series here.

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Son “Lehends” Si-woo wins the MSI 2024 Finals MVP.

With this championship win, Gen.G qualifies for Worlds 2024 as long as they make it to the LCK Summer 2024 playoffs.

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Teams competing at MSI 2024

LEAGUE AND QUALIFICATION PATHTEAMS QUALIFIED FOR MSI 2024
EMEA — LEC Winter 2024 championG2 Esports
EMEA — LEC 2024 championship pointsFnatic
Korea — LCK Spring 2024 championGen.G
Korea — LCK Spring 2024 runner-upT1
China — LPL Spring 2024 championBilibili Gaming
China — LPL Spring 2024 runner-upTop Esports
North America — LCS Spring 2024 championTeam Liquid
North America — LCS Spring 2024 runner-upFlyQuest
Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau/Southeast Asia/Oceania — PCS Spring 2024 championPSG Talon
Vietnam — VCS Spring 2024 championGAM Esports
Brazil — CBLOL Split 1 2024 championLOUD
Latin America — LLA Opening Season 2024 championEstral Esports
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 09: (L-R) Sergen "BrokenBlade" Celik, Rasmus "Caps" Winther and Mihael "Mikyx" Mehle of G2 Esports pose backstage before the start of the League of Legends - Mid-Season Invitational Bracket Stage on May 9 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)
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Where to watch MSI

Boasting higher stakes than ever before, the mid-year tournament is an exciting event for League of Legends esports fans. Watch it live on Riot Games’ official Twitch and YouTube channels.

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