Riot has officially revealed MSI 2021 schedule and here’s everything you need to know about the event.
After a year-long break due to the pandemic, the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational is finally back in 2021. This time, the MSI is taking place in Reykjavík, Iceland, with a new format.
However, the defending champion, G2 Esports, failed to qualify for the grand event, and the VCS will yet again not be able to participate in an international tournament due to the travel restrictions related to COVID-19.
MSI 2021 Format
Last month, Riot Games finalized the MSI groups, where 11 of the best teams are divided into 3 groups. Due to the VCS issue, Group A now has 3 teams, and the rest of the group has 4. The group stage is a double round-robin for Groups B and C and a quadruple round-robin for Group A.
Rumble or stage 2 will be a double round-robin, while the Knockout stage will be a single-elimination bracket.
The whole event will be played on League of Legends Patch 11.9 with both Gwen and Viego disabled.
Here’s the format of MSI 2021:
- Stage 1 (Groups)
- Teams are drawn into three groups based on seeding
- Double Round Robin for Groups B and C, Quadruple Round Robin for Group A
- Matches are best of one
- Top two teams from each group advance to Stage 2
- Stage 2 (Rumble)
- Double Round Robin
- Matches are best of one
- Top four teams advance to Stage 3
- Stage 3 (Knockout)
- Single elimination bracket
- Matches are best of five
Prize Pool: TBA
Qualified Teams
| Region | Team | Pool |
|---|---|---|
| China (LPL) | Royal Never Give Up | 1 |
| Europe (LEC) | MAD Lions | 1 |
| Korea (LCK) | DWG KIA | 1 |
| North America (LCS) | Cloud9 | 2 |
| Southeast Asia (PCS) | PSG Talon | 2 |
| CIS (LCL) | Unicorns of Love | 3 |
| Latin America (LLA) | Infinity Esports | 3 |
| Turkey (TCL) | İstanbul Wildcats | 3 |
| Brazil (CBLOL) | paiN Gaming | 4 |
| Japan (LJL) | DetonatioN FocusMe | 4 |
| Oceania (LCO) | PentanetGG | 4 |
Standings
Stage 2 (Rumble)
| Place | Team | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DWG KIA | 8 – 2 |
| 2 | Royal Never Give Up | 7 – 3 |
| 3 | PSG Talon | 6 – 4 |
| 4 | MAD Lions | 5 – 5 |
| 5 | Cloud9 | 3 – 7 |
| 6 | Pentanet.GG | 1 – 9 |
Stage 1 (Groups)
Group A
| Place | Team | Games |
| 1 | Royal Never Give Up | 8-0 |
| 2 | Pentanet.GG | 2-6 |
| 3 | Unicorns of Love | 2-6 |
Group B
| Place | Team | Games |
| 1 | MAD Lions | 5-1 |
| 2 | PSG Talon | 4-2 |
| 3 | paiN Gaming | 2-4 |
| 4 | İstanbul Wildcats | 1-5 |
Group C
| Place | Team | Games |
| 1 | DWG KIA | 5-1 |
| 2 | Cloud9 | 4-2 |
| 3 | DetonatioN FocusMe | 2-4 |
| 4 | Infinity Esports | 1-5 |
Schedule and Results
Stage 3 (Knockout) – Semifinals
| Date and Time | Match | Result | |
| Day 1 | Friday, May 21 at 6 AM PST | PSG Talon vs Royal Never Give Up | Royal Never Give Up Won |
| Day 2 | Saturday, May 22 at 6 AM PST | MAD Lions vs DWG KIA | DWG KIA Won |
Finals
| Date and Time | Match | Result |
| Sunday, May 23 at 6 AM PST | Royal Never Give Up vs DWG KIA | Royal Never Give Up Won |
How to watch MSI 2021?
You can watch all the MSI 2021 matches following their official Twitch channel and their YouTube channel.
Watch Rewards
While logged into lolesports.com, watch live games or VODs from the current split of a professional league to earn Blue Essence, a Hextech Chest + Key, and a lolesports.com exclusive Emote that you can spam repeatedly when you walk away from that team fight with 5 HP left and a K in your K/D/A!
Missions
500 Blue Essence:
- Watch 1 live MSI game or VOD on lolesports.com and snag yourself 500 Blue Essence!
Hextech Chest & Key:
- Watch 5 additional games on lolesports.com and earn a hextech chest and a key to open it! (6 games of MSI total)
LOL Esports Exclusive Too Bad! Emote:
- Watch 10 more games of MSI on lolesports.com and snag our LOL Esports 2021 exclusive Too Bad! Emote!
These missions will be live from 29.04. at 8:00 PM CEST until 29.05.at 08:59 PM CEST!
Drops and Rewards
Drops are back in celebration of the MSI 2021.
“Since launching Drops in Summer of 2020, we’ve been listening to your feedback and have been working to improve the experience,” Riot said. “This year, as we celebrate the best teams in each league at the mid-year mark, log in to lolesports.com and watch live MSI games for a chance to grab some cool rewards!”
All the drops will be flagged as Rare or Hyper-Rare, and you’ll get some additional callouts when you get it. Additionally, there will also be surprise rewards such as sweepstakes entries, rare branded Hextech Chests, discounts, and chances to get exclusive content.
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