Mid-Season Invitational 2019

[e][h]Mid-Season Invitational 2019

League Information

Series:

MSI

Organizer:

Riot Games

Sponsor(s):

MasterCard
Alienware
Secretlab

Type:

Offline

Location:

Ho Chi Minh City

Hanoi

Taipei

Venue:

GG Stadium
National Convention Center
Heping Basketball Gymnasium

Prize Pool:

$1,000,000 USD

Start Date:

2019-05-01

End Date:

2019-05-19

Teams:

13

Liquipedia Tier:

S-Tier

Links

Chronology

Mid-Season Invitational 2018

Mid-Season Invitational 2021

The Mid-Season Invitational features the winners from 13 individual Riot leagues spring splits competing in the 5th annual tournament.

Format[edit]

Play-In Group Stage - May 1st, 2nd & 5th in GG Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
- Two groups of four teams each, the Play-In Draw Show will take place on April 23, 2019 - 19:00 CST (4:00PDT)^[1]
  - by SwordArt & SofM
- Bo1 Double round robin
- The Winner of each group advances to Play-In Knockout
- Each group contains two teams each from Pool 1 and Pool 2

Pool 1: Turkey's TCL, Vietnam's VCS, Southeast Asia's LST, and the Commonwealth of Independent States’ LCL
Pool 2: Japan's LJL, Latin America's LLA, Brazil's CBLOL, and Oceania's OPL

Play-In Knockout Stage - May 5th - 7th in GG Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
- Four teams, in the first round:
  - Winner of Group A against the team from LCS
  - Winner of Group B against the team from LMS
- Bo5 Double elimination format
- Three teams qualify for Group Stage
Group Stage - May 10th - 14th in National Convention Center, Hanoi
- Six teams: three from the Play-In Stage, three from LEC, LPL and LCK
- Bo1 Double Round-Robin
- Top 4 advanced to Knockout Stage
Knockout Stage - May 17th - 19th in Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
- Four teams
- Bo5 Single Elimination

Broadcast Talent[edit]

English
Korean
Show All

The talent for the English broadcast was announced on April 25th, 2019.^[2]

Host:
- Dash (James Patterson)

Interviewers:
- Rivington (Rivington Bruce Bisland III)
- Sjokz (Eefje Depoortere)

Analysts:
- Deficio (Martin Lynge)
- MarkZ (Mark Zimmerman)
- Raz (Barento Mohammed)

Play-by-play Commentators:
- CaptainFlowers (Clayton Raines)
- Drakos (Daniel Drakos)
- Medic (Aaron Chamberlain)
- Pastrytime (Julian Carr)
- Phreak (David Turley)
- Quickshot (Trevor Henry)

Color Commentator and Analysts:
- Azael (Isaac Cummings Bentley)
- Froskurinn (Indiana Juniper Black)
- Kobe (Sam Hartman-Kenzler)
- PapaSmithy (Christopher Smith)
- Vedius (Andrew Day)
- Spawn (Jake Tiberi)

Play-by-play Commentators:
- 전용준 (Jeon Yong-jun)
- 성승헌 (Seong Seung-heon)

Color Commentators:
- 김동준 (Kim Dong-jun)
- CloudTemplar (Lee Hyun-woo)
- KangQui (Kang Seung-hyeon)

Translator and Interviewer:
- zeetwo (Park Jee-sun)

Prize Pool[edit]

The initial prize pool of the tournament is $1,000,000 USD. 25% of all revenue from Conqueror Alistar & 2019 Conqueror Ward skins will added to the total prize pool and 50% of revenue from team icons will go to their respective teams.^[3]

Award	Player	Team
MVP	Caps	G2 Esports

Play-In MVP
Player	MVPs
Yutapon	3
FBI	2
G4	2
Gadget	2
Meliodas	2
AHaHaCiK	1
BigKoro	1
Bolulu	1
Ceros	1
Envy	1
Kirei	1
Nomanz	1
Oddie	1
Only35	1
Palette	1
Ruin	1
SaNTaS	1
Warangelus	1
Zeros	1

Group Stage MVP
Player	MVPs
Clid	4
Ning	3
Caps	2
JackeyLove	2
Meliodas	1
Palette	1
Rookie	1
TheShy	1
Xmithie	1

Playoffs MVP
Player	MVPs
Caps	3
CoreJJ	2
Clid	1
Doublelift	1
Faker	1
Jankos	1
Mikyx	1
Rookie	1
Wunder	1

Participating Teams[edit]

Group Stage Teams[edit]

G2 Esports

	DNP promisq
Main RosterStaff
2nd

	GrabbZ
Main RosterSubstitutes
2nd

	Wunder
	Jankos
	Caps
	Perkz
	Mikyx
SubstitutesStaff
2nd


LEC Spring

Invictus Gaming

	DNP Duke
Main RosterStaff

	Karam
Main RosterSubstitutes

	TheShy
	Ning
	Rookie
	JackeyLove
	Baolan
SubstitutesStaff


LPL Spring

SK Telecom T1

	DNP Haru
Main RosterStaff
1st

	kkOma
Main RosterSubstitutes
1st

	Khan
	Clid
	Faker
	Teddy
	Mata
SubstitutesStaff
1st


LCK Spring

Play-In Teams[edit]

1907 Fenerbahçe Esports

	Only35
Main RosterStaff

	Turkinator
Main RosterSubstitutes

	Ruin
	Kirei
	Bolulu
	Hades
	Japone
SubstitutesStaff


TCL Winter

Bombers

	DNP Seb
Main RosterStaff

	Westonway
Main RosterSubstitutes

	Mimic
	BalKhan
	ry0ma
	FBI
	Rogue
SubstitutesStaff


OPL Split 1

DetonatioN FocusMe

	DNP Ramune
Main RosterStaff

	Kazu
Main RosterSubstitutes

	Evi
	Steal
	Ceros
	Yutapon
	Gaeng
SubstitutesStaff


LJL Spring

Flash Wolves

	DNP Enso
Main RosterStaff
3rd - 4th

	Sweet
Main RosterSubstitutes
3rd - 4th

	Hanabi
	Bugi
	Rather
	Betty
	ShiauC
SubstitutesStaff
3rd - 4th


LMS Spring

INTZ eSports

	DNP BocaJR
Main RosterStaff

	Maestro
Main RosterSubstitutes

	Tay
	Shini
	Envy
	Mills
	RedBert
SubstitutesStaff


CBLOL Summer

Isurus Gaming

	DNP Emp
Main RosterStaff
12th - 13th

	Pierre
Main RosterSubstitutes
12th - 13th

	Buggax
	Oddie
	Seiya
	Warangelus
	Slow
SubstitutesStaff
12th - 13th


LLA Opening

MEGA Esports

	DNP WarL0cK
Main RosterStaff

	Bigfafa
Main RosterSubstitutes

	Rockky
	Jjun
	G4
	Lloyd
	PoP
SubstitutesStaff


LST Spring

Phong Vũ Buffalo

	XuHao
Main RosterStaff

	Ren
Main RosterSubstitutes

	Zeros
	Meliodas
	Naul
	BigKoro
	Palette
SubstitutesStaff


VCS Spring

Team Liquid

	DNP MikeYeung
Main RosterStaff
5th

	Cain
Main RosterSubstitutes
5th

	Impact
	Xmithie
	Jensen
	Doublelift
	CoreJJ
SubstitutesStaff
5th


LCS Spring

Vega Squadron

	DNP Razly
Main RosterStaff

	Invi
Main RosterSubstitutes

	BOSS
	AHaHaCiK
	Nomanz
	Gadget
	SaNTaS
SubstitutesStaff


LCL Spring

Results[edit]

Play-In Group Stage[edit]

Group A Week 1 Week 1
1.	Phong Vũ Buffalo	4-2
2.	1907 Fenerbahçe Esports	4-2
3.	Bombers	2-4
3.	Isurus Gaming	2-4

Group B Week 1 Week 1
1.	Vega Squadron	5-1
2.	DetonatioN FocusMe	4-2
3.	MEGA Esports	2-4
4.	INTZ eSports	1-5

Click here for more information about the Play-In Group Stage matches.

Play-In Knockout Stage[edit]

Play-In Round 2

Team Liquid

3

Phong Vũ Buffalo

0

Flash Wolves

3

Vega Squadron

1

Play-In Round 3

Phong Vũ Buffalo

3

Vega Squadron

2

Qualified for Group Stage

Team Liquid

Flash Wolves

Phong Vũ Buffalo

Group Stage[edit]

Group Stage Day 5 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5
1.	Invictus Gaming	2-0
1.	Team Liquid	2-0
3.	G2 Esports	1-1
4.	SK Telecom T1	1-1
5.	Flash Wolves	0-2
5.	Phong Vũ Buffalo	0-2
1.	Invictus Gaming	4-0
2.	G2 Esports▲1	3-1
3.	SK Telecom T1▲1	2-2
3.	Team Liquid▼2	2-2
5.	Flash Wolves	1-3
6.	Phong Vũ Buffalo▼1	0-4
1.	Invictus Gaming	6-0
2.	G2 Esports	4-2
3.	SK Telecom T1	3-3
4.	Flash Wolves▲1	2-4
4.	Team Liquid▼1	2-4
6.	Phong Vũ Buffalo	1-5
1.	Invictus Gaming	8-0
2.	SK Telecom T1▲1	6-3
3.	G2 Esports▼1	5-3
4.	Team Liquid	3-6
5.	Flash Wolves▼1	2-6
6.	Phong Vũ Buffalo	1-7
1.	Invictus Gaming	9-1
2.	SK Telecom T1	7-3
3.	G2 Esports	5-5
4.	Team Liquid	4-6
5.	Flash Wolves	3-7
6.	Phong Vũ Buffalo	2-8


	0-1 May 11	0-1 May 12	1-0 May 14	0-1 May 13	0-1 May 10		0-2 0-1, 0-1	0-2 0-1, 0-1	2-0 1-0, 1-0	0-2 0-1, 0-1	1-1 0-1, 1-0
1-0 May 13		0-1 May 13	0-1 May 14	1-0 May 10	1-0 May 11	2-0 1-0, 1-0		0-2 0-1, 0-1	0-2 0-1, 0-1	2-0 1-0, 1-0	1-1 1-0, 0-1
1-0 May 14	1-0 May 10		1-0 May 12	1-0 May 11	1-0 May 13	2-0 1-0, 1-0	2-0 1-0, 1-0		2-0 1-0, 1-0	1-1 1-0, 0-1	2-0 1-0, 1-0
0-1 May 11	1-0 May 12	0-1 May 10		0-1 May 14	0-1 May 13	0-2 0-1, 0-1	2-0 1-0, 1-0	0-2 0-1, 0-1		0-2 0-1, 0-1	0-2 0-1, 0-1
1-0 May 10	0-1 May 12	1-0 May 15	1-0 May 11		1-0 May 14	2-0 1-0, 1-0	0-2 0-1, 0-1	1-1 1-0, 0-1	2-0 1-0, 1-0		2-0 1-0, 1-0
0-1 May 12	1-0 May 14	0-1 May 11	1-0 May 11	0-1 May 12		1-1 0-1, 1-0	1-1 1-0, 0-1	0-2 0-1, 0-1	2-0 1-0, 1-0	0-2 0-1, 0-1

Click here for detailed results of the Group Stage matches

Knockout Stage[edit]

Semifinals (Bo5)

Invictus Gaming

1

Team Liquid

3

SK Telecom T1

2

G2 Esports

3

Finals (Bo5)

Team Liquid

0

G2 Esports

3

Additional Data[edit]

Streams[edit]

Language
Streams

Viewership Statistics[edit]

Viewership Stats
Peak Viewers	1 704 326
Average Viewers	537 619
Hours Watched	43 412 707

Statistics[edit]

		Picks					Blue Side				Red Side
	Champion	∑	W	L	WR	%T	∑	W	L	WR	∑	W	L	WR	Played By	Played With	Played Vs.
1	Galio	40	21	19	52.50%	50.63%	19	11	8	57.89%	21	10	11	47.62%	6 (2-4)5 (3-2)5 (2-3)4 (4-0)4 (2-2)	14 (6-8) 10 (4-6) 9 (6-3) 9 (4-5) 8 (5-3)	16 (8-8) 14 (9-5) 12 (7-5) 11 (6-5) 8 (6-2)
2	Ryze	35	13	22	37.14%	44.30%	22	10	12	45.45%	13	3	10	23.08%	6 (4-2)5 (2-3)5 (0-5)4 (2-2)3 (3-0)	10 (4-6) 9 (4-5) 8 (3-5) 7 (3-4) 7 (1-6)	15 (5-10) 9 (4-5) 9 (2-7) 8 (2-6) 8 (2-6)
3	Sylas	34	21	13	61.76%	43.04%	12	10	2	83.33%	22	11	11	50.00%	7 (3-4)6 (4-2)6 (2-4)4 (3-1)3 (3-0)	10 (7-3) 8 (5-3) 8 (4-4) 8 (4-4) 7 (5-2)	15 (10-5) 10 (7-3) 8 (7-1) 8 (5-3) 7 (5-2)
4	Rek'Sai	33	16	17	48.48%	41.77%	14	7	7	50.00%	19	9	10	47.37%	6 (3-3)4 (3-1)4 (2-2)3 (2-1)3 (2-1)	10 (7-3) 9 (4-5) 9 (4-5) 8 (4-4) 8 (3-5)	9 (5-4) 9 (5-4) 8 (5-3) 8 (4-4) 7 (5-2)
5	Jarvan IV	32	16	16	50.00%	40.51%	18	11	7	61.11%	14	5	9	35.71%	6 (3-3)6 (3-3)4 (3-1)4 (3-1)3 (2-1)	9 (3-6) 8 (5-3) 8 (5-3) 7 (5-2) 7 (3-4)	10 (3-7) 7 (5-2) 7 (4-3) 7 (3-4) 7 (2-5)
		79 games played					46W - 33L (58.23%)				33W - 46L (41.77%)
Click here for complete statistics table

Country Representation[edit]

#	Country / Region	Representation	Players
1	South Korea	18 / 67 (27%)	BalKhan, Bugi, Clid, CoreJJ, Faker, Gaeng, Impact, Jjun, Khan, Mata, Mimic, PoP, Rather, Rookie, Ruin, Steal, Teddy, TheShy
2	Vietnam	6 / 67 (9%)	BigKoro, Meliodas, Naul, Palette, XuHao, Zeros
3	Brazil	5 / 67 (7%)	Envy, Mills, RedBert, Shini, Tay
4	Russia	4 / 67 (6%)	AHaHaCiK, BOSS, Nomanz, SaNTaS
5	Australia	3 / 67 (4%)	FBI, Rogue, ry0ma
5	China	3 / 67 (4%)	Baolan, JackeyLove, Ning
5	Denmark	3 / 67 (4%)	Caps, Jensen, Wunder
5	Japan	3 / 67 (4%)	Ceros, Evi, Yutapon
5	Taiwan	3 / 67 (4%)	Betty, Hanabi, ShiauC
5	Thailand	3 / 67 (4%)	G4, Lloyd, Rockky
11	Chile	2 / 67 (3%)	Slow, Warangelus
11	Sweden	2 / 67 (3%)	Bolulu, Hades
11	Turkey	2 / 67 (3%)	Japone, Only35
14	Belarus	1 / 67 (1%)	Gadget
14	Croatia	1 / 67 (1%)	Perkz
14	Mexico	1 / 67 (1%)	Seiya
14	Netherlands	1 / 67 (1%)	Kirei
14	Peru	1 / 67 (1%)	Oddie
14	Philippines	1 / 67 (1%)	Xmithie
14	Poland	1 / 67 (1%)	Jankos
14	Slovenia	1 / 67 (1%)	Mikyx
14	United States	1 / 67 (1%)	Doublelift
14	Uruguay	1 / 67 (1%)	Buggax

Additional Content[edit]

Announcements[edit]

2019-01-28 | MSI 2019 Heads to Vietnam and Chinese Taipei by Riot Eroica of Nexus
2019-04-23 | MSI 2019 - Format Summary by LoL Esports
2019-04-23 | Play-In Draw Show - 2019 Mid-Season Invitational by LoL Esports

Tease[edit]

Represent[edit]

References[edit]

↑ LOLESPORTS STAFF (2019-04-17). "MSI 2019 PLAY-IN DRAW SHOW GUIDE". LoL eSports.
↑ LOLESPORTS STAFF (2019-04-25). "2019 MID-SEASON INVITATIONAL EVENT OVERVIEW". lolesports.
↑ Aether (2019-04-25). "Celebrate MSI 2019". LoLesports.

[draw_show-1] LOLESPORTS STAFF (2019-04-17). "MSI 2019 PLAY-IN DRAW SHOW GUIDE". LoL eSports.

[overview-2] LOLESPORTS STAFF (2019-04-25). "2019 MID-SEASON INVITATIONAL EVENT OVERVIEW". lolesports.

[3] Aether (2019-04-25). "Celebrate MSI 2019". LoLesports.

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Mid-Season Invitational 2019

Contents

Format[edit]

Broadcast Talent[edit]

Prize Pool[edit]

Participating Teams[edit]

Group Stage Teams[edit]

Play-In Teams[edit]

Results[edit]

Play-In Group Stage[edit]

Play-In Knockout Stage[edit]

Group Stage[edit]

Knockout Stage[edit]

Additional Data[edit]

Streams[edit]

Viewership Statistics[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Country Representation[edit]

Additional Content[edit]

Announcements[edit]

Tease[edit]

Represent[edit]

More Additional Content[edit]

References[edit]

General

Specific

Mid-Season Invitational 2019

Format[edit]

Broadcast Talent[edit]

Prize Pool[edit]

Participating Teams[edit]

Group Stage Teams[edit]

Play-In Teams[edit]

Results[edit]

Play-In Group Stage[edit]

Play-In Knockout Stage[edit]

Group Stage[edit]

Knockout Stage[edit]

Additional Data[edit]

Streams[edit]

Viewership Statistics[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Country Representation[edit]

Additional Content[edit]

Announcements[edit]

Tease[edit]

Represent[edit]

More Additional Content[edit]

References[edit]