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.

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

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.

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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