Riot Games has announced key details for the international tournament Mid-Season Invitational 2024 (hereafter, MSI 2024) for the PC game League of Legends.
Information on the tournament format, tickets, and more has now been revealed.
Overview of the international tournament “MSI 2024” revealed
MSI 2024 will be held at the Chengdu Financial City Performing Arts Center in Chengdu, China.
Twelve teams that have advanced through regional qualifiers around the world will compete in the year’s first global event, running from Wednesday, May 1 to Sunday, May 19, 2024.
As a first for MSI, the champion team will earn an automatic berth to the other major international tournament, Worlds.
In addition, the runner-up region at MSI 2024 will receive an extra Worlds slot.
With so much on the line, this year’s event promises to be more intense and meaningful than ever.
Participating regions
The teams competing at MSI 2024 will include:
- LPL (2 teams)
- LCK (2 teams)
- LCS (2 teams)
- LEC (2 teams)
- LLA (1 team)
- CBLOL (1 team)
- PCS (1 team)
- VCS (1 team)
For a total of 12 teams.
As of the time of writing, Japan’s Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Gaming (@esports_hawks) is still fighting through the PCS playoffs.
As Japan’s last remaining hope, let’s give them our full support!
Ticket sales starting soon
Official ticket sales for MSI 2024 will begin at 3:00 PM JST on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.
For details, please check the ticketing website.
- Local time May 1 (Wed)–5 (Sun), 2024 – Play-In Stage: 308–428 RMB
- Local time May 7 (Tue)–10 (Fri), 2024 – Bracket Stage Week 1: 268–588 RMB
- Local time May 11 (Sat)–12 (Sun), 2024 – Bracket Stage Week 1: 368–798 RMB
- Local time May 14 (Tue)–17 (Fri), 2024 – Bracket Stage Week 2: 288–888 RMB
- Local time May 18 (Sat), 2024 – Bracket Stage Week 2: 388–1,088 RMB
- Local time May 19 (Sun), 2024 – Grand Final: 488–1,388 RMB
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— LoL Esports (@lolesports) March 29, 2024
