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2024 Mid-Season Invitational
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<h2 id="format">Format</h2> <p>Eight of the twelve teams started in the play-in stage, with the second seeds from the <a href="/facts/League_of_Legends_Pro_League/zXnsDrsF">League of Legends Pro League</a> (LPL), <a href="/facts/League_of_Legends_Champions_Korea/DY9utr5I">League of Legends Champions Korea</a> (LCK), <a href="/facts/League_of_Legends_EMEA_Championship/prD0qg9j">League of Legends EMEA Championship</a> (LEC), and <a href="/facts/League_Championship_Series_(esports)/LCr4sasV">League Championship Series</a> (LCS) facing the top seeds from <a href="/facts/Liga_Latinoam%25C3%25A9rica/DN2nY7Pt">Liga Latinoamérica</a> (LLA), <a href="/facts/Campeonato_Brasileiro_de_League_of_Legends/RztPTdmu">Campeonato Brasileiro de League of Legends</a> (CBLOL), <a href="/facts/Vietnam_Championship_Series/GtvLDofM">Vietnam Championship Series</a> (VCS), and <a href="/facts/Pacific_Championship_Series/2aFEKsFr">Pacific Championship Series</a> (PCS). The play-in stage is split into two <a href="/facts/Double-elimination_tournament/dvoCedvP">double-elimination</a> brackets, where each match is in a best-of-three format. The top four teams from the play-in stage advance to the bracket stage, where they will face off against the top seeds from the LCS, LEC, LCK, and LPL. This stage will consist of four matches, each being a best-of-five series, forming a double-elimination bracket.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p><p>For the first time, the winner of the MSI will automatically qualify for the <a href="/facts/2024_League_of_Legends_World_Championship/0eqP23wS">2024 World Championship</a>, provided that they qualify for the playoffs during the 2024 Summer Split in their respective domestic league.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="qualified-teams">Qualified teams</h2> <p>A total of twelve teams have qualified for the event. The LPL, LCK, LEC and LCS have two teams each represented in event, with one team from each league qualifying directly to the bracket stage. The remaining four teams have qualified for the play-in stage, along with one team each from the PCS, VCS, LLA, and CBLOL.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Region</th><th>League</th><th>Path</th><th>Team</th><th>Pool</th></tr><tr><th colspan="5">Starting in the bracket stage</th></tr><tr><td>China</td><td><a href="/facts/League_of_Legends_Pro_League/zXnsDrsF">LPL</a></td><td>Spring champion</td><td><a href="/facts/Bilibili_Gaming/F3BgAHuW">Bilibili Gaming</a></td><td rowspan="2">1</td></tr><tr><td>South Korea</td><td><a href="/facts/League_of_Legends_Champions_Korea/DY9utr5I">LCK</a></td><td>Spring champion</td><td><a href="/facts/Gen.G/ahxCvAux">Gen.G</a></td></tr><tr><td>EMEA</td><td><a href="/facts/League_of_Legends_EMEA_Championship/prD0qg9j">LEC</a></td><td>Spring champion</td><td><a href="/facts/G2_Esports/n4b2F9za">G2 Esports</a></td><td rowspan="2">2</td></tr><tr><td>North America</td><td><a href="/facts/League_Championship_Series_(esports)/LCr4sasV">LCS</a></td><td>Spring champion</td><td><a href="/facts/Team_Liquid/tdP6FXIc">Team Liquid</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="5">Starting in the play-in stage</th></tr><tr><td>China</td><td><a href="/facts/League_of_Legends_Pro_League/zXnsDrsF">LPL</a></td><td>Spring runner-up</td><td><a href="/facts/Top_Esports/Wp9Gq8sP">Top Esports</a></td><td rowspan="2">1</td></tr><tr><td>South Korea</td><td><a href="/facts/League_of_Legends_Champions_Korea/DY9utr5I">LCK</a></td><td>Spring runner-up</td><td><a href="/facts/T1_(esports)/QD765Ipj">T1</a></td></tr><tr><td>EMEA</td><td><a href="/facts/League_of_Legends_EMEA_Championship/prD0qg9j">LEC</a></td><td>Championship points<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Fnatic/YHkLDcaL">Fnatic</a></td><td rowspan="2">2</td></tr><tr><td>North America</td><td><a href="/facts/League_Championship_Series_(esports)/LCr4sasV">LCS</a></td><td>Spring runner-up</td><td><a href="/facts/FlyQuest/vfrTIhYh">FlyQuest</a></td></tr><tr><td>Asia-Pacific</td><td><a href="/facts/Pacific_Championship_Series/2aFEKsFr">PCS</a></td><td>Spring champion</td><td><a href="/facts/PSG_Talon/rbpSVvkM">PSG Talon</a></td><td rowspan="2">3</td></tr><tr><td>Vietnam</td><td><a href="/facts/Vietnam_Championship_Series/GtvLDofM">VCS</a></td><td>Spring champion</td><td><a href="/facts/GAM_Esports/kpJfKvqt">GAM Esports</a></td></tr><tr><td>Brazil</td><td><a href="/facts/Campeonato_Brasileiro_de_League_of_Legends/RztPTdmu">CBLOL</a></td><td>Split 1 champion</td><td><a href="/facts/Loud_(esports)/jJVLvPu3">LOUD</a></td><td rowspan="2">4</td></tr><tr><td>Latin America</td><td><a href="/facts/Liga_Latinoam%25C3%25A9rica/DN2nY7Pt">LLA</a></td><td>Opening Split champion</td><td>Estral Esports</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="venue">Venue</h2> <p><a href="/facts/Chengdu/0o7w6dvR">Chengdu</a> was the city chosen to host the competition, marking the second time that China will host the tournament, having held the event in <a href="/facts/2016_Mid-Season_Invitational/cVk0o28Y">2016</a>. All stages of the tournament will be held at the Chengdu Financial City Performing Arts Center [zh].<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> </p> <table><tbody><tr><th colspan="2">Chengdu, China</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Chengdu Financial City Performing Arts Center</td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Chengdu/0o7w6dvR">Chengdu</a></th></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="play-in-stage">Play-in stage</h2> <ul><li>Date and time: 1–5 May, began at 16:00 <a href="/facts/Time_in_China/IkPhNTKm">CST</a> (08:00 <a href="/facts/Coordinated_Universal_Time/2EnjfSyu">UTC</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></li> <li>Eight teams would be drawn into two groups.</li> <li>Pool 1 team would play with pool 4 team, while pool 2 team would play with pool 3 team in upper bracket round 1.</li> <li>Double elimination; all matches are best-of-three.</li> <li>The four teams consisting of the winners and runners-up of each group advance to the Bracket Stage as pool 3 and pool 4. Remaining four teams are eliminated.</li></ul> <h3>Brackets</h3> Group A <table><tbody><tr></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Upper round 1</td><td rowspan="5"></td><td rowspan="5"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Upper final</td><td rowspan="8"></td><td rowspan="8"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Advance to bracket stage</td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Match 1 – 1 May</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="3"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="4"></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2">PSG Talon</td><td rowspan="2">1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Match 3 – 3 May</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2">FlyQuest</td><td rowspan="2">2</td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2">FlyQuest</td><td rowspan="2">0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Match 2 – 1 May</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">T1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2">T1</td><td rowspan="2">2</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2">Estral Esports</td><td rowspan="2">0</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="11"></td><td rowspan="11"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="9"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="5"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2">T1</td><td rowspan="2">2</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="9"></td><td rowspan="9"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Lower round 1</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Lower final</td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Match 5 – 5 May</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Match 4 – 4 May</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2">FlyQuest</td><td rowspan="2">0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">PSG Talon</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2">PSG Talon</td><td rowspan="2">2</td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2">PSG Talon</td><td rowspan="2">2</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2">Estral Esports</td><td rowspan="2">0</td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Source: <a href="https://lolesports.com/standings/msi/msi_2024/play_ins">LoL Esports</a> </p> Group B <table><tbody><tr></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Upper round 1</td><td rowspan="5"></td><td rowspan="5"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Upper final</td><td rowspan="8"></td><td rowspan="8"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Advance to bracket stage</td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Match 1 – 2 May</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="3"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="4"></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2">Fnatic</td><td rowspan="2">2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Match 3 – 3 May</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2">GAM Esports</td><td rowspan="2">0</td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2">Fnatic</td><td rowspan="2">1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Match 2 – 2 May</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Top Esports</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2">Top Esports</td><td rowspan="2">2</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2">Top Esports</td><td rowspan="2">2</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="11"></td><td rowspan="11"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="9"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="5"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2">LOUD</td><td rowspan="2">0</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="9"></td><td rowspan="9"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Lower round 1</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Lower final</td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Match 5 – 5 May</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Match 4 – 4 May</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2">Fnatic</td><td rowspan="2">2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Fnatic</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2">GAM Esports</td><td rowspan="2">2</td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2">GAM Esports</td><td rowspan="2">0</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2">LOUD</td><td rowspan="2">1</td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Source: <a href="https://lolesports.com/standings/msi/msi_2024/play_ins">LoL Esports</a> </p> <h2 id="bracket-stage">Bracket stage</h2> <ul><li>Date and time: 7–19 May, began at 17:00 <a href="/facts/Time_in_China/IkPhNTKm">CST</a> (09:00 <a href="/facts/Coordinated_Universal_Time/2EnjfSyu">UTC</a>).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> <ul><li>Exlcuding games played on 11–12 May, which began at 12:00 CST (04:00 UTC).</li></ul></li> <li>Teams from the same pool will be drawn into different sides of the bracket, with pool 1 teams facing pool 4 teams, and pool 2 teams playing against pool 3 teams in upper quarterfinals.</li> <li>Teams of the same region could not face each other in upper quarterfinals.</li> <li>Double elimination; matches are best-of-five.</li> <li>Notation: "W1" and "L1" indicate the winner and loser from Match 1, respectively. "W2" and "L2" indicate the winner and loser from Match 2, respectively, and so on.</li></ul> <table><tbody><tr></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Upper quarterfinals</td><td rowspan="5"></td><td rowspan="5"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Upper semifinals</td><td rowspan="8"></td><td rowspan="8"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Upper final</td><td rowspan="14"></td><td rowspan="14"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="13"></td><td rowspan="14"></td><td rowspan="14"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Final</td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Match 1 – 7 May</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="3"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="9"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="20"></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2">Team Liquid</td><td rowspan="2">0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Match 6 - 11 May</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2">Top Esports</td><td rowspan="2">3</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2">W1</td><td rowspan="2">Top Esports</td><td rowspan="2">2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Match 2 – 8 May</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2">W2</td><td rowspan="2">Gen.G</td><td rowspan="2">3</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2">Gen.G</td><td rowspan="2">3</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="4"></td><td rowspan="4"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="3"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Match 11 - 16 May</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2">Fnatic</td><td rowspan="2">0</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="4"></td><td rowspan="4"></td><td rowspan="2">W6</td><td rowspan="2">Gen.G</td><td rowspan="2">3</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Match 3 – 9 May</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2">W8</td><td rowspan="2">Bilibili Gaming</td><td rowspan="2">1</td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2">Bilibili Gaming</td><td rowspan="2">3</td><td colspan="3"></td><td rowspan="4"></td><td rowspan="4"></td><td rowspan="9"></td><td rowspan="9"></td><td rowspan="9"></td><td rowspan="9"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Match 8 - 12 May</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="8"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="8"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2">PSG Talon</td><td rowspan="2">2</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2">W3</td><td rowspan="2">Bilibili Gaming</td><td rowspan="2">3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Match 4 – 10 May</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2">W4</td><td rowspan="2">T1</td><td rowspan="2">1</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2">G2 Esports</td><td rowspan="2">2</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="3"></td><td rowspan="3"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Match 14 - 19 May</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2">T1</td><td rowspan="2">3</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2">W11</td><td rowspan="2">Gen.G</td><td rowspan="2">3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="9"></td><td rowspan="9"></td><td colspan="13" rowspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2">W13</td><td rowspan="2">Bilibili Gaming</td><td rowspan="2">1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3"></td><td rowspan="6"></td><td rowspan="6"></td><td colspan="3"></td><td rowspan="9"></td><td rowspan="9"></td><td colspan="3"></td><td rowspan="8"></td><td rowspan="8"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Lower round 1</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Lower quarterfinals</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Lower semifinal</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Lower final</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="18"></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Match 9 - 15 May</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="4"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Match 5 - 11 May</td><td rowspan="2">L8</td><td rowspan="2">T1</td><td rowspan="2">3</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Match 13 - 18 May</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2">L1</td><td rowspan="2">Team Liquid</td><td rowspan="2">3</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2">W5</td><td rowspan="2">Team Liquid</td><td rowspan="2">1</td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Match 12 - 17 May</td><td rowspan="2">L11</td><td rowspan="2">Bilibili Gaming</td><td rowspan="2">3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2">L2</td><td rowspan="2">Fnatic</td><td rowspan="2">1</td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2">W9</td><td rowspan="2">T1</td><td rowspan="2">3</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2">W12</td><td rowspan="2">T1</td><td rowspan="2">2</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="5"></td><td rowspan="5"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="8"></td><td rowspan="8"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Match 10 - 14 May</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2">W10</td><td rowspan="2">G2 Esports</td><td rowspan="2">0</td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="8"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="6"></td><td rowspan="6"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">Match 7 - 12 May</td><td rowspan="2">L6</td><td rowspan="2">Top Esports</td><td rowspan="2">0</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="6"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2">L3</td><td rowspan="2">PSG Talon</td><td rowspan="2">0</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2">W7</td><td rowspan="2">G2 Esports</td><td rowspan="2">3</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2">L4</td><td rowspan="2">G2 Esports</td><td rowspan="2">3</td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Source: <a href="https://lolesports.com/standings/msi/msi_2024/bracket_stage">LoL Esports</a> </p> <h2 id="ranking">Ranking</h2> <h3>Team ranking</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Place</th><th>Region</th><th>Team</th><th>Prize (%)</th><th>Prize (USD)</th></tr><tr><td>1st</td><td>LCK</td><td>Gen.G</td><td>20%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>LPL</td><td>Bilibili Esports</td><td>16%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>LCK</td><td>T1</td><td>12%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4th</td><td>LEC</td><td>G2 Esports</td><td>10%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">5th–6th</td><td>LCS</td><td>Team Liquid</td><td rowspan="2">8%</td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td>LPL</td><td>Top Esports</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">7th–8th</td><td>PCS</td><td>PSG Talon</td><td rowspan="2">6%</td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td>LEC</td><td>Fnatic</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">9th–10th</td><td>VCS</td><td>GAM Esports</td><td rowspan="2">4%</td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td>LCS</td><td>FlyQuest</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">11th–12th</td><td>CBLOL</td><td>LOUD</td><td rowspan="2">3%</td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td>LLA</td><td>Estral Esports</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="notes">Notes</h2> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltad9188aa9a70543a/blt3f25e1ab5b458380/662015db645d1a498dcf257a/2024_Mid_Season_Invitational_Ruleset.pdf">2024 Mid-Season Invitational Rules</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Cecilia Ciocchetti; Mateusz Miter; Nicholas Taifalos (April 9, 2024). "All LoL teams qualified for Mid-Season Invitational 2024". Dot Esports. Retrieved April 15, 2024. <a href="https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/all-lol-teams-qualified-for-mid-season-invitational-2024" target="_blank">https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/all-lol-teams-qualified-for-mid-season-invitational-2024</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Mary Yang (20 May 2024). "Gen.G 3-1 Bilibili Gaming to win MSI and League of Legends Worlds spot". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 21 May 2024. <a href="https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-05-20/sports/esports/GenG-31-Bilibili-Gaming-to-win-MSI-and-League-of-Legends-Worlds-spot/2050444" target="_blank">https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-05-20/sports/esports/GenG-31-Bilibili-Gaming-to-win-MSI-and-League-of-Legends-Worlds-spot/2050444</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>There was no MSI event held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" target="_blank">/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Mike Stubbs (20 May 2024). "Gen.G Wins The 'League Of Legends' Mid-Season Invitational". Forbes. Retrieved 19 May 2024. <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikestubbs/2024/05/19/geng-wins-the-league-of-legends-mid-season-invitational/?sh=fb03fec8b5bf" target="_blank">https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikestubbs/2024/05/19/geng-wins-the-league-of-legends-mid-season-invitational/?sh=fb03fec8b5bf</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Cecilia Ciocchetti (20 May 2024). "Gen.G breaks LPL stranglehold over MSI with historic win to secure Worlds spot". Dot Esports. Retrieved 19 May 2024. <a href="https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/gen-g-breaks-lpl-stranglehold-over-msi-with-historic-win-to-secure-worlds-spot" target="_blank">https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/gen-g-breaks-lpl-stranglehold-over-msi-with-historic-win-to-secure-worlds-spot</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Esguerra, Tyler (March 29, 2024). "MSI 2024: Venue locations, dates, and format". Dot Esports. Retrieved April 11, 2024. <a href="https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/msi-2024-venue-locations-dates-and-format" target="_blank">https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/msi-2024-venue-locations-dates-and-format</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Esguerra, Tyler (January 4, 2024). "LoL's 2024 MSI winner will now earn automatic spot at Worlds". Dot Esports. <a href="https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/lols-2024-msi-winner-will-now-earn-automatic-spot-at-worlds" target="_blank">https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/lols-2024-msi-winner-will-now-earn-automatic-spot-at-worlds</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Cecilia Ciocchetti; Mateusz Miter; Nicholas Taifalos (April 9, 2024). "All LoL teams qualified for Mid-Season Invitational 2024". Dot Esports. Retrieved April 15, 2024. <a href="https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/all-lol-teams-qualified-for-mid-season-invitational-2024" target="_blank">https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/all-lol-teams-qualified-for-mid-season-invitational-2024</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>David Jang (14 April 2024). "All teams qualified for MSI 2024". Inven Global. Retrieved 16 April 2024. <a href="https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/18801/all-teams-qualified-for-msi-2024" target="_blank">https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/18801/all-teams-qualified-for-msi-2024</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Due to G2 Esports winning both the LEC Winter and Spring splits, Fnatic qualified by having the second-highest number of championship points after the LEC Spring split. <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Gwynn, Dafydd (March 29, 2024). "MSI Chengdu 2024 venue announced". Esports Insider. Retrieved April 11, 2024. <a href="https://esportsinsider.com/2024/03/msi-chengdu-2024-venue-announced" target="_blank">https://esportsinsider.com/2024/03/msi-chengdu-2024-venue-announced</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"MSI Primer 2024". LoL Esports. Retrieved 2024-05-06. <a href="https://lolesports.com/article/msi-2024-primer/blt9b50e5d0687881f5" target="_blank">https://lolesports.com/article/msi-2024-primer/blt9b50e5d0687881f5</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"MSI Primer 2024". LoL Esports. Retrieved 2024-05-06. <a href="https://lolesports.com/article/msi-2024-primer/blt9b50e5d0687881f5" target="_blank">https://lolesports.com/article/msi-2024-primer/blt9b50e5d0687881f5</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>