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2026 Mid-Season Invitational
The 2026 Mid-Season Invitational was the eleventh iteration of the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), a Riot Games–organized tournament for League of Legends, a multiplayer online battle arena video game. The tournament was played in Daejeon, South Korea from June 28 to July 12, 2026.
Gen.G of the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) were the two-time reigning champions, but failed to qualify for the event after losing to T1 in the 2026 LCK Road to MSI qualification tournament.
Hanwha Life Esports of the LCK won the tournament after defeating Bilibili Gaming of the League of Legends Pro League (LPL) with a 3–2 scoreline in the grand finals. It was the third consecutive year a team from the LCK won the Mid-Season Invitational, and the fifth time overall an LCK team won the tournament (tied with the LPL in tournament wins of all time). The finals MVP was awarded to Choi "Zeus" Woo-je of Hanwha Life Esports, who alongside Kim "Zeka" Geon-woo, became the first players to win all three major international titles in League of Legends esports.
During the final day of the event, Riot Games announced the upcoming release of League of Legends Classic game mode for the 29th July 2026, with a showmatch played before the grand finals that featured prominent internet personalities such as Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng and William "Scarra" Li.
In a development update video published by Riot Games on 8 January 2025 to begin that year's competitive season, Riot Games announced that South Korea will host the tournament. Daejeon was named as the host city of MSI 2026 on 7 November 2025 during the media day for the 2025 League of Legends World Championship final in Chengdu, China. It will be the second time South Korea hosts MSI, the first being the 2022 edition which was held in Busan.
During the finals of the 2026 First Stand Tournament in São Paulo, Brazil on 22 March 2026, Riot Games announced that the Daejeon Convention Center was chosen to host the tournament, which had previously hosted the 2023 LCK Summer Finals weekend.
The League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK), League of Legends Pro League (LPL), League of Legends EMEA Championship (LEC), the League Championship Series (LCS), and the League of Legends Championship Pacific (LCP) sent two qualified teams each, while the Campeonato Brasileiro de League of Legends (CBLOL) sent one qualified team. The LCS and CBLOL returned to MSI for the first time since 2024 after the League of Legends Championship of The Americas (LTA), which briefly replaced them, was discontinued after the 2025 season.
On 10 May 2026, Team Secret Whales of the LCP became the first team to qualify for the tournament by virtue of securing enough championship points to finish in the top two as of the second split. G2 Esports of the LEC followed suit on 25 May after winning in the upper bracket final of the league's spring playoffs. The LCP's Relove Deep Cross Gaming, the LEC's Karmine Corp, and the CBLOL's FURIA, completed the list of qualified teams in their respective regions on 6 June. The day after, Top Esports of the LPL, and LYON of the LCS became the first qualified team from their respective regions. The LCK's Hanwha Life Esports advanced to the tournament on 12 June, with Bilibili Gaming and Team Liquid Alienware completing the LPL's and the LCS's representatives the next day, respectively. T1 secured qualification on 14 June to finalize the list of all qualified teams.
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2026 Mid-Season Invitational
The 2026 Mid-Season Invitational was the eleventh iteration of the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), a Riot Games–organized tournament for League of Legends, a multiplayer online battle arena video game. The tournament was played in Daejeon, South Korea from June 28 to July 12, 2026.
Gen.G of the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) were the two-time reigning champions, but failed to qualify for the event after losing to T1 in the 2026 LCK Road to MSI qualification tournament.
Hanwha Life Esports of the LCK won the tournament after defeating Bilibili Gaming of the League of Legends Pro League (LPL) with a 3–2 scoreline in the grand finals. It was the third consecutive year a team from the LCK won the Mid-Season Invitational, and the fifth time overall an LCK team won the tournament (tied with the LPL in tournament wins of all time). The finals MVP was awarded to Choi "Zeus" Woo-je of Hanwha Life Esports, who alongside Kim "Zeka" Geon-woo, became the first players to win all three major international titles in League of Legends esports.
During the final day of the event, Riot Games announced the upcoming release of League of Legends Classic game mode for the 29th July 2026, with a showmatch played before the grand finals that featured prominent internet personalities such as Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng and William "Scarra" Li.
In a development update video published by Riot Games on 8 January 2025 to begin that year's competitive season, Riot Games announced that South Korea will host the tournament. Daejeon was named as the host city of MSI 2026 on 7 November 2025 during the media day for the 2025 League of Legends World Championship final in Chengdu, China. It will be the second time South Korea hosts MSI, the first being the 2022 edition which was held in Busan.
During the finals of the 2026 First Stand Tournament in São Paulo, Brazil on 22 March 2026, Riot Games announced that the Daejeon Convention Center was chosen to host the tournament, which had previously hosted the 2023 LCK Summer Finals weekend.
The League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK), League of Legends Pro League (LPL), League of Legends EMEA Championship (LEC), the League Championship Series (LCS), and the League of Legends Championship Pacific (LCP) sent two qualified teams each, while the Campeonato Brasileiro de League of Legends (CBLOL) sent one qualified team. The LCS and CBLOL returned to MSI for the first time since 2024 after the League of Legends Championship of The Americas (LTA), which briefly replaced them, was discontinued after the 2025 season.
On 10 May 2026, Team Secret Whales of the LCP became the first team to qualify for the tournament by virtue of securing enough championship points to finish in the top two as of the second split. G2 Esports of the LEC followed suit on 25 May after winning in the upper bracket final of the league's spring playoffs. The LCP's Relove Deep Cross Gaming, the LEC's Karmine Corp, and the CBLOL's FURIA, completed the list of qualified teams in their respective regions on 6 June. The day after, Top Esports of the LPL, and LYON of the LCS became the first qualified team from their respective regions. The LCK's Hanwha Life Esports advanced to the tournament on 12 June, with Bilibili Gaming and Team Liquid Alienware completing the LPL's and the LCS's representatives the next day, respectively. T1 secured qualification on 14 June to finalize the list of all qualified teams.