Updated: May 23 – Added MSI 2021 Finals schedule
We’re only a few days away from the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), our first League of Legends international competition, and Riot Games has already released its full event schedule.
A total of 11 qualifying teams from the LoL European Championship (LEC), LoL Championship Series (LCS), LoL Champions Korea (LCK), LoL Pro League (LPL), and other leagues will participate in the tournament for a chance at the US$250,000 base prize pool and an additional team slot for their region at the 2021 World Championship (Worlds).
The 2021 MSI will take place at Reykjavík, Iceland, which means viewers from Southeast Asia will have to get used to a nocturnal body clock for about two weeks.
- Perkz: ‘NA will be behind heading into MSI’
- DWG KIA’s BeryL: ‘We can beat any LEC team at this year’s MSI’
Here is the full 2021 MSI schedule, with times converted especially for SEA viewers. Note that all times are in GMT+8.
Group Stage Day 1
May 6 (Thursday)
- 9:00 p.m. – DWG KIA vs Cloud9
- 10:00 p.m. – Infinity Esports vs DetonatioN FocusMe
- 11:00 p.m. – Royal Never Give Up vs Pentanet.GG
May 7 (Friday)
- 12:00 a.m. – Pentanet.GG vs Unicorns of Love
- 1:00 a.m. – Istanbul Wildcats vs paiN Gaming
- 2:00 a.m. – MAD Lions vs PSG Talon
Group Stage Day 2
May 7 (Friday)
- 9:00 p.m. – Pentanet.GG vs Royal Never Give Up
- 10:00 p.m. – Unicorns of Love vs Royal Never Give Up
- 11:00 p.m. – Infinity Esports vs. DWG KIA
May 8 (Saturday)
- 12:00 a.m. – DetonatioN FocusMe vs Cloud9
- 1:00 a.m. – fastPay Wildcats vs MAD Lions
- 2:00 a.m. – paiN Gaming vs PSG Talon
Group Stage Day 3
May 8 (Saturday)
- 9:00 p.m. – Royal Never Give Up vs Unicorns of Love
- 10:00 p.m. – Unicorns of Love vs Pentanet.GG
- 11:00 p.m. – DWG KIA vs DetonatioN FocusMe
May 9 (Sunday)
- 12:00 a.m. – Cloud9 vs Infinity Esports
- 1:00 a.m. – MAD Lions vs paiN Gaming
- 2:00 a.m. – PSG Talon vs fastPay Wildcats
Group Stage Day 4
May 9 (Sunday)
- 9:00 p.m. – Unicorns of Love vs Royal Never Give Up
- 10:00 p.m. – Unicorns of Love vs Pentanet.GG
- 11:00 p.m. – Royal Never Give Up vs Pentanet.GG
May 10 (Monday)
- 12:00 a.m. – Royal Never Give Up vs Unicorns of Love
- 1:00 a.m. – Pentanet.GG vs Unicorns of Love
- 2:00 a.m. – Pentanet.GG vs Royal Never Give Up
Group Stage Day 5
May 10 (Monday)
- 9:00 p.m. – MAD Lions vs fastPay Wildcats
- 10:00 p.m. – PSG Talon vs paiN Gaming
- 11:00 p.m. fastPay Wildcats vs PSG Talon
May 11 (Tuesday)
- 12:00 a.m. – paiN Gaming vs MAD Lions
- 1:00 a.m. – paiN Gaming vs fastPay Wildcats
- 2:00 a.m. – PSG Talon vs MAD Lions
Group Stage Day 6
May 11 ( Tuesday)
- 9:00 p.m. – Cloud9 vs DWG KIA
- 10:00 p.m. – Detonation FocusMe vs Infinity Esports
- 11:00 p.m. – DWG KIA vs Infinity Esports
May 12 (Wednesday)
- 12:00 a.m. – Cloud9 vs DetonatioN FocusMe
- 1:00 a.m. – DetonatioN FocusMe vs DWG KIA
- 2:00 a.m. – Infinity Esports vs Cloud9
Rumble Stage Day 1
May 14 (Friday)
- 9:00 p.m. – DWG KIA vs Royal Never Give Up
- 10:00 p.m. – MAD Lions vs Pentanet.GG
- 11:00 p.m. – PSG Talon vs DWG KIA
May 15 (Saturday)
- 12:00 a.m. – Royal Never Give Up vs Cloud9
- 1:00 a.m. – PSG Talon vs Pentanet.GG
- 2:00 a.m. – Cloud9 vs. MAD Lions
Rumble Stage Day 2
May 15 (Saturday)
- 9:00 p.m. – Pentanet.GG vs Royal Never Give Up
- 10:00 p.m. – DWG KIA vs Cloud9
- 11:00 p.m. – MAD Lions vs Royal Never Give Up
May 16 (Sunday)
- 12:00 a.m. – Cloud9 vs PSG Talon
- 1:00 a.m. – Pentanet.GG vs DWG KIA
- 2:00 a.m. – MAD Lions vs PSG Talon
Rumble Stage Day 3
May 16 (Sunday)
- 9:00 p.m. – Cloud9 vs Pentanet.GG
- 10:00 p.m. – Royal Never Give Up vs PSG Talon
- 11:00 p.m. – DWG KIA vs MAD Lions
May 17 (Monday)
- 12:00 a.m. – Royal Never Give Up vs Pentanet.GG
- 1:00 a.m. – Cloud9 vs DWG KIA
- 2:00 a.m. – PSG Talon vs MAD Lions
Rumble Stage Day 4
May 17 (Monday)
- 9:00 p.m. – PSG Talon vs Royal Never Give Up
- 10:00 p.m. – MAD Lions vs DWG KIA
- 11:00 p.m. – Cloud9 vs Royal Never Give Up
May 18 (Tuesday)
- 12:00 a.m. – Pentanet.GG vs MAD Lions
- 1:00 a.m. – DWG KIA vs PSG Talon
- 2:00 a.m. – Pentanet.GG vs Cloud9
Rumble Stage Day 5
May 18 (Tuesday)
- 9:00 p.m. – Royal Never Give Up vs DWG KIA
- 10:00 p.m. – Pentanet.GG vs PSG Talon
- 11:00 p.m. – Royal Never Give Up vs MAD Lions
May 19 (Wednesday)
- 12:00 a.m. – PSG Talon vs Cloud9
- 1:00 a.m. – DWG KIA vs Pentanet.GG
- 2:00 a.m. – MAD Lions vs Cloud9
Knockout Stage – Semifinals Day 1
May 21 (Friday)
- 9:00 p.m. – PSG Talon vs Royal Never Give Up
Knockout Stage – Semifinals Day 2
May 22 (Saturday)
- 9:00 p.m. – MAD Lions vs DWG KIA
Knockout Stage – Finals Day
May 23 (Sunday)
- 9:00 p.m. – Royal Never Give Up vs DWG KIA
Don’t forget to bookmark this page for the updated 2021 MSI schedule!
READ MORE: All teams that have qualified for the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational
