Updated on May 19, 9:00 p.m. (GMT+8): Added MSI 2024 winner.
Every year, the best League of Legends teams around the globe compete on the same stage to become MSI champions.
The Mid-Season Invitational is an annual offline competition held between the first and second splits of all regions.
The champions of each region automatically qualify for a slot in the competition, where they will go up against the world’s best teams for a chance at international glory.
The LPL has bagged the most MSI trophies so far, with victories by EDward Gaming in 2015 and Royal Never Give Up in 2018, 2021, and 2022, and JD Gaming in 2023.
RNG previously made history as the first team to win three MSI titles, besting T1 3-2 in a thrilling best-of-five series during the MSI 2022 Final held live in Busan, South Korea.
Here is the full list of all MSI winners in League of Legends throughout the years.
All LoL MSI winners from past to present
EVENT | WINNERS | PRIZE EARNINGS |
MSI 2015 | EDward Gaming | US$100,000 |
MSI 2016 | SK Telecom T1 | US$250,000 |
MSI 2017 | SK Telecom T1 (later renamed T1) | US$676,000 |
MSI 2018 | Royal Never Give Up | US$527,650 |
MSI 2019 | G2 Esports | US$400,000 |
MSI 2021 | Royal Never Give Up | US$75,000* |
MSI 2022 | Royal Never Give Up | US$75,000* |
MSI 2023 | JD Gaming | US$50,000* |
MSI 2024 | Gen.G | TBD |
MSI 2021, 2022, and 2023 prize figures were based on the minimum guaranteed prize pool. The revenue from designated in-client sales were not included in this amount.
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