{"id":2418,"date":"2021-05-06T18:30:40","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T10:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.secretlab.co\/stories\/?p=2418"},"modified":"2022-07-18T23:04:08","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T15:04:08","slug":"mid-season-invitational-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.secretlab.co\/stories\/mid-season-invitational-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything you need to know about the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

The biggest event of the League of Legends mid-season meets tournament-grade comfort<\/a>. With a new format and Worlds on the horizon, the stakes are higher than ever.<\/h3>\n

 
\nStarting May 6, 11 of the world\u2019s best League of Legends teams will gather in Reykjavik, Iceland, heralding the return of international League of Legends competition once again. After its absence last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) will play host to the Spring Split champions of each region, among them reigning World Champions DWG KIA (formerly DAMWON Gaming), MVPs, and hungry rookie stars.<\/span><\/p>\n

From the League of Legends World Championship to top-tier regional leagues like the LCS, LEC, LCK and premier global tournaments like MSI, Secretlab is the trusted choice of the world\u2019s biggest esports competitions<\/a>, supporting the world\u2019s best players as they fight to stake their claim in LoL Esports history.<\/span><\/p>\n

How to watch<\/b><\/h3>\n

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MSI 2021 runs from Thursday, May 6 to Sunday, May 23. The opening match isn\u2019t one you want to miss \u2014 2020 world champions DWG KIA will take on LCS juggernaut Cloud9 at 6AM PT on May 6.<\/span><\/p>\n

Watch Missions full of in-game rewards and Drops are returning for MSI 2021 as well. Simply log into lolesports.com and tune in to live games or VODs from the current split of a professional league to earn Blue Essence, a Hextech Chest and Key, and an lolesports.com exclusive Emote.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, we\u2019ve teamed up with Riot Games for exclusive Drops rewards during the first semi-final match on May 21 and the grand final on May 23. Log into lolesports.com and watch the designated games to receive a Secretlab-exclusive in-game icon and stand a chance to win a Secretlab TITAN MSI 2021 Edition chair.<\/span><\/p>\n

For the full match schedule, please refer to the <\/span>official LoL Esports website<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A new format: Groups, Rumble, Knockout<\/b><\/h3>\n

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MSI 2021 introduces a new format, giving teams even more of an incentive to put in their best performance. Riot Games is doing away with the play-in stage this year, instead splitting all 12 regions into four tiers based on the last two years of international tournaments, such as the 2020 World Championship. However, the VCS will not be in Reykjavik due to Vietnam\u2019s travel restrictions, which is why only 11 teams will be playing in May.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tier 1: China (LPL), Europe (LEC), Korea (LCK)<\/span><\/p>\n

Tier 2: North America (LCS), Vietnam (VCS), Southeast Asia (PCS)<\/span><\/p>\n

Tier 3: Turkey (TCL), CIS (LCL), LATAM (LLA)<\/span><\/p>\n

Tier 4: Japan (LJL), Brazil (CBLOL), Oceania (LCO)<\/span><\/p>\n

Next, Riot\u2019s Global Director of Operations, Tom Martell, conducted the group draw using software to randomly assign teams to different groups.<\/span><\/p>\n

Group A<\/b><\/p>\n