Game publisher Riot Games has announced that the upcoming League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) will take place at the Copper Box Arena in London. From May 2 to May 21, 13 qualified teams from around the world will take to the global stage for the first time this year at the Copper Box Arena, a key esports venue located in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
The latest edition of MSI will run from May 2 to May 21, and tickets for the event will go on sale from February 23.
Preliminary stage May 2-7
Bracket stage May 9-14 and May 16-20
FINAL May 21
MSI 2023 is the latest in a series of esports events to take place at the Copperbox, one of the venues built for the London 2012 Olympics. Since then, the arena has hosted major esports events such as the last spring Rocket League Championship Series. year. Most recently, the Apex Legends Global Series Year 3 Split 1 playoffs took place here.
This is the first version of MSI to run in the new format. Riot Games has announced that this edition of the tournament will feature 13 teams instead of 11, with representatives from the LEC, LCK, LCS, and LPL competing in two teams. In addition, the play-in stage and the group stage will be held in the double-elimination format.
The changes are part of a series of broad changes to the League of Legends ecosystem that included an updated streaming schedule and a new format for the League of Legends World Championship. to how Splits work. The LEC now has three branches (winter, spring and summer) instead of two. The winner of the winter split qualifies directly for MSI and earns a spot in the 2023 LEC Finals.
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