League of Legends MSI 2023: Schedule, Teams, Format, More

The first international League of Legends event, the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), is starting soon, and the top teams from nine regions will battle it out for the title. This year MSI will be taking place in London at Copper Box Arena, and Riot has announced the complete schedule, format, and more about the tournament. 

LoL MSI 2023 Schedule and Format

MSI will begin on May 2 and will run for three weeks, with the Finals taking place on May 2. It will have two stages, including the Play-Ins and the Bracket stage.

During the Play-Ins, one team from five smaller regions and the No. 2 seeds from the LPL, LCS, and LEC will be divided into two brackets. They will then fight in best-of-3 matches in double-elimination brackets for a total of three spots in the Bracket stage. Apart from this, the No. 2 seed from the LCK will directly go to the Bracket Stage, as an LCK team won the 2022 World Championship.

The Bracket Stage will then feature eight teams, including three teams from Play-Ins and the winners of LEC1, LCS1, LPL1, LCK1, and LCK2. They will be facing off in a double-elimination, best-of-five bracket for the MSI title. Here is the complete schedule for both Play-Ins and Bracket Stage of League of Legends MSI 2023.

Play-In Stage

• Tuesday, May 2 at 5 AM PST/1 PM GMT
• Wednesday, May 3 at 5 AM PST/1 PM GMT
• Thursday, May 4 at 5 AM PST/1 PM GMT
• Friday, May 5 at 5 AM PST/1 PM GMT
• Saturday, May 6 at 4 AM PST/12 PM GMT
• Sunday, May 7 - 4 AM PST/12 PM GMT

Bracket Stage

All matches begin at 5 a.m. PST / 1 p.m. GMT unless otherwise noted)

• Tuesday, May 9 at 5 AM PST/1 PM GMT
• Wednesday, May 10 at 5 AM PST/1 PM GMT
• Thursday, May 11 at 5 AM PST/1 PM GMT
• Friday, May 12 at 5 AM PST/1 PM GMT
• Saturday, May 13 at 4 AM PST/12 PM GMT
• Sunday, May 14  at 4 AM PST/12 PM GMT
• Tuesday, May 16 at 5 AM PST/1 PM GMT
• Wednesday, May 17 at 5 AM PST/1 PM GMT
• Thursday, May 18 at 5 AM PST/1 PM GMT
• Friday, May 19 at 5 AM PST/1 PM GMT
• Saturday, May 20 at 4 AM PST/12 PM GMT
• (Finals) Sunday, May 21 at 4 AM PST/12 PM GMT

LoL MSI 2023 Teams

Here is the list of all the teams that qualified for League of Legends MSI 2023.

China – LPL

• JDG Intel Esports Club (JDG)
• Bilibili Gaming Pingan Bank (BLG)

Korea – LCK

• Gen.G (GEN)
• T1 (T1)

Europe – LEC

• MAD Lions (MAD)
• G2 Esports (G2)

North America – LCS

• Cloud9 (C9)
• Golden Guardians (GG)

Asia Pacific – PCS

• PSG Talon (PSG)

Brazil – CBLOL

• LOUD (LLL)

Japan – LJL

• Detonation FocusMe (DFM)

Latin America – LLA

• Movistar R7 (R7)

Vietnam –  VCS

• GAM Esports (GAM)

How to Watch LoL MSI 2023

You can watch MSI 2023 on the official LoL Esports website and Riot Games Twitch channel. However, if you want to attend the event in person, you can purchase the tickets from here. Apart from this, you will also be able to watch it with your favorite creators as Riot has allowed watch parties for the first time.