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.
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.
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 STAGE | DATES |
| Play-In Stage | May 1-5 |
| Bracket Stage (first half) | May 7-12 |
| Bracket Stage (second half) | May 14-18 |
| Final | May 19 |
MSI 2024 schedule, results, standings
Matches start at 4 p.m. GMT+8 | 1 a.m. PT | 9 a.m. CET daily.
Play-In Stage results
May 1 (Wednesday)
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| FlyQuest | 2 — 1 | PSG Talon |
| T1 | 2 — 0 | Estral Esports |
May 2 (Thursday)
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| Fnatic | 2 — 0 | GAM Esports |
| Top Esports | 2 — 0 | LOUD |
May 3 (Friday)
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| T1 | 2 – 0 | FlyQuest |
| Fnatic | 1 – 2 | Top Esports |
T1 and Top Esports advance to the Bracket Stage.
May 4 (Saturday)
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| Estral Esports | 0 — 2 | PSG Talon |
| GAM Esports | 2 — 1 | LOUD |
Estral Esports and LOUD are eliminated.
May 5 (Sunday)
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| FlyQuest | 0 — 2 | PSG Talon |
| Fnatic | 2 — 0 | GAM Esports |
FlyQuest and GAM Esports are eliminated. PSG Talon and Fnatic advance to the Bracket Stage. The draw results can be viewed here.
Bracket Stage schedule and results
May 7 (Tuesday) — Quarterfinals
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| Team Liquid | 0 — 3 | Top Esports |
Top Esports advances to the upper bracket semifinal.
Team Liquid drops to lower bracket round one.
May 8 (Wednesday) — Quarterfinals
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| Gen.G | 3 — 0 | Fnatic |
Gen.G advances to the upper bracket semifinal to face Top Esports.
Fnatic drops to lower bracket round one against Team Liquid.
May 9 (Thursday) — Quarterfinals
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| Bilibili Gaming | 3 — 2 | PSG Talon |
Bilibili Gaming advances to the upper bracket semifinal.
PSG Talon drops to lower bracket round one.
May 10 (Friday) — Quarterfinals
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| G2 Esports | 2 — 3 | T1 |
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.
May 11 (Saturday) — Lower bracket round one and Upper bracket semifinals
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| Fnatic | 1 — 3 | Team Liquid |
| Gen.G | 3 — 2 | Top 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.
May 12 (Sunday) — Lower bracket round one and Upper bracket semifinals
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| G2 Esports | 3 — 0 | PSG Talon |
| T1 | 1 — 3 | Bilibili 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
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| G2 Esports | 3 — 0 | Top 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
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| T1 | 3 — 1 | Team 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
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| Bilibili Gaming | 1 — 3 | Gen.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.
May 17 (Friday) — Lower bracket round 3
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| T1 | 3 — 0 | G2 Esports |
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.
May 18 (Saturday) — Lower bracket final
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| T1 | 2 — 3 | Bilibili Gaming |
Bilibili Gaming advances to the grand finals to face Gen.G for a second time.
T1 is eliminated.
May 19 (Sunday) — Grand finals
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| Bilibili Gaming | 1 — 3 | Gen.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.
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.
Teams competing at MSI 2024
| LEAGUE AND QUALIFICATION PATH | TEAMS QUALIFIED FOR MSI 2024 |
| EMEA — LEC Winter 2024 champion | G2 Esports |
| EMEA — LEC 2024 championship points | Fnatic |
| Korea — LCK Spring 2024 champion | Gen.G |
| Korea — LCK Spring 2024 runner-up | T1 |
| China — LPL Spring 2024 champion | Bilibili Gaming |
| China — LPL Spring 2024 runner-up | Top Esports |
| North America — LCS Spring 2024 champion | Team Liquid |
| North America — LCS Spring 2024 runner-up | FlyQuest |
| Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau/Southeast Asia/Oceania — PCS Spring 2024 champion | PSG Talon |
| Vietnam — VCS Spring 2024 champion | GAM Esports |
| Brazil — CBLOL Split 1 2024 champion | LOUD |
| Latin America — LLA Opening Season 2024 champion | Estral Esports |
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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