The 2023 Mid-Season Invitational is going to be held in London, England this year. Which teams will be part of the revamped event though?
The Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) is the mid-season international tournament every single League of Legends esports fan looks forward to. This year, Riot is shaking things up with more teams and a brand-new format, but who is actually going to be participating?
Each region sends their best teams of the Winter and Spring split to represent them at the Mid-Season Invitational, to find out who is the best region halfway through the year, and to earn points for one's region for the 2023 League of Legends World Championship.
League of Legends: MSI 2023 Qualified Teams
This year, thirteen teams will be making their way to the Mid-Season Invitational. The main regions (Korea, China, EMEA and North America) will each be getting two slots, while the wildcard regions are going to have a single team competing for the title of best team halfway through the competitive season.
With a brand-new system, MSI looks to be more exciting than ever before with multiple double-elimination brackets and a lot of exciting teams competing for the MSI trophy.
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MSI 2023 Format Explained
The 2023 MSI is going to have two rounds, the play-in stage featuring eight teams drawn into two double elimination brackets. Three teams will be moving onto the second stage of the tournaments, the teams that win their brackets and a third team that wins a deciding match between the second place teams of either bracket.
The second stage will feature 8 teams, five pre-determined teams and the three that qualified. They will be playing a single double elimination bracket to determine the winner of the 2023 Mid-Season Invitational.
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These Teams Have Qualified For The 2023 Mid-Season Invitational
These teams have already qualified for, at least, the play-in stage of the 2023 Mid-Season Invitational:
Qualified For Play-In Stage
| Region | Seed | Team |
| LPL | 2 | BiliBili Gaming |
| LEC | 2 | G2 Esports |
| LCS | 2 | Golden Guardians |
| PCS | 1 | PSG Talon |
| VCS | 1 | GAM Esports |
| LJL | 1 | DetonatioN FocusMe |
| LAT | 1 | Movistar R7 |
| BR | 1 | LOUD |
Qualified For Second Stage
| Region | Seed | Team |
| LCK | 1 | Gen.G |
| LCK | 2 | T1 |
| LPL | 1 | JDG |
| LEC | 1 | MAD Lions |
| LCS | 1 | Cloud9 |
| Play-In | Q | TBD |
| Play-In | Q | TBD |
| Play-In | Q | TBD |
T1 and Gen.G have qualified for the 2023 LCK Spring Finals, and subsequently also one of the two slots for the LCK at the 2023 Mid-Season Invitational.
MSI 2023 Schedule
The 2023 Mid-Season Invitational will kick off on May 2, 2023. The final will be held on May 21, 2023. The tournament will take place in London England, with tickets having recently already gone on sale.
What other teams will qualify throughout the 2023 Winter/Spring season ahead of the second-biggest League of Legends esports event? With the way things are shaping up to be, it seems like FlyQuest is a shoo-in for the LCS, while T1 has been looking scary in the LCK.