2016 Mid-Season Invitational
The 2016 Mid-Season Invitational was the second event of the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), a League of Legends tournament by Riot Games. It took place from March 4 to March 15, 2016, in Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Pudong, Shanghai, China.[1][2][3][4][5] The participants were 6 winning teams of the Spring Seasons in their respective regions: 5 teams from North America (NA LCS), Europe (EU LCS), China (LPL), South Korea (LCK), Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau (LMS) and a team from Wildcard regions (Brazil, CIS, Japan, Latin America, Oceania, Southeast Asia) that won the Mid-Season International Wildcard Invitational (IWCI).
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| Tournament information | |
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| Sport | League of Legends |
| Location |  China |
| Dates | 4 May–15 May |
| Administrator(s) | Riot Games |
| Venue(s) | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center (Pudong New Area, Shanghai) |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  SK Telecom T1(1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Counter Logic Gaming |
| 3rd place |  Flash Wolves Royal Never Give Up |
| MVP | Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok (SK Telecom T1) |
SK Telecom T1 from South Korea won their first MSI title after defeating Counter Logic Gaming from North America 3–0 in the final.
Qualified teams and roster
Qualified team
- Royal Never Give Up (2016 LPL Spring winner)
- SK Telecom T1 (2016 LCK Spring winner)
G2 Esports (2016 EU LCS Spring winner)- Flash Wolves (2016 LMS Spring winner)
- Counter Logic Gaming (2016 NA LCS Spring winner)
SuperMassive eSports (2016 TCL Winter winner, Mid-Season International Wildcard Invitational winner)
Roster
| Region | China (LPL) | South Korea (LCK) | Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau (LMS) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Royal Never Give Up (RNG) |
SK Telecom T1 (SKT) |
Flash Wolves (FW) | |||
| Position | ID | Name | ID | Name | ID | Name |
| Top | Looper |
Jang Hyeong-seok | Duke |
Lee Ho-seong | MMD |
Yu Li-hung |
| Jungle | mlxg |
Liu Shiyu | Blank Bengi |
Kang Seon-gu Bae Seong-woong |
Karsa |
Hung Hau-hsuan |
| Mid | Xiaohu |
Li Yuanhao | Faker |
Lee Sang-hyeok | Maple |
Huang Yi-tang |
| ADC | Wuxx NaMei |
Wang Cheng Zhu Jiawen |
Bang |
Bae Jun-sik | NL |
Hsiung Wen-an |
| Support | Mata |
Cho Se-hyeong | Wolf |
Lee Jae-wan | SwordArt |
Hu Shuo-chieh |
| Coach | Fly |
Kim Sang-cheol | Kkoma |
Kim Jeong-gyun | Fluidwind |
Shih Yi-hao |
| Region | Europe (EU LCS) | North America (NA LCS) | Wildcard (IWC) | |||
| Team | G2 Esports (G2) |
Counter Logic Gaming (CLG) |
SuperMassive eSports (SUP) | |||
| Position | ID | Name | ID | Name | ID | Name |
| Top |  Kikis |
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Darshan Upadhyaya | Thaldrin fabfabulous |
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| Jungle | Trick |
Kim Gang-yun | Xmithie |
Jake Puchero | Stomaged |
İlyas Furkan Güngör |
| Mid |  PerkZ |
Luka Perković | HuHi |
Choi Jae-hyeon | Naru |
Koray Bıçak |
| ADC | Emperor |
Kim Jin-hyeon | Stixxay |
Trevor Hayes |  Achuu |
Nicolaj Ellesgaard |
| Support |  Hybrid |
Glenn Doornenbal | Aphromoo |
Zaqueri Black | Dumbledoge |
Mustafa Kemal Gökseloğlu |
| Coach | YoungBuck |
Joey Steltenpool | Zikzlol |
Tony Gray | hatchý |
Adrian Widera |
Group stage
- Double Round Robin, all matches are Best-of-one.
- Top 4 teams advance to Play-off. Bottom 2 teams are eliminated.
| # | Team | ~ | RNG | CLG | FW | SKT | G2 | SUP | W | L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Never Give Up |
RNG | ~ | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2 | Counter Logic Gaming |
CLG | 1–1 | ~ | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 3 | Flash Wolves |
FW | 0–2 | 0–2 | ~ | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 4 | SK Telecom T1 |
SKT | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | ~ | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 5 | G2 Esports |
G2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | ~ | 2–0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 6 | SuperMassive eSports |
SUP | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | ~ | 1 | 9 |
Knockout stage
- The 1st-place team plays with the 4th-place team, The 2nd-place team plays with the 3rd-place team in semifinals.
- Matches are Best-of-five
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Royal Never Give Up
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| 4 | SK Telecom T1
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| SK Telecom T1
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| Counter Logic Gaming
| 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | Flash Wolves
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| 2 | Counter Logic Gaming
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References
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- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2016-05-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2016-05-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/msi-day-recap-panic-shanghai-oriental-center/story?id=38932237
Final standings
| Place | Team | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | SK Telecom T1 |
$250,000 |
| 2nd | Counter Logic Gaming |
$100,000 |
| 3rd–4th | Flash Wolves |
$50,000 |
| Royal Never Give Up | ||
| 5–6th | G2 Esports |
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