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).

2016 Mid-Season Invitational
Tournament information
SportLeague of Legends
LocationChina
Dates4 May–15 May
AdministratorRiot Games
Venue(s)Shanghai Oriental Sports Center (Pudong New Area, Shanghai)
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsSK Telecom T1
Runner-upCounter Logic Gaming
MVPLee "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

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 China Royal Never Give Up RNG ~ 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 8 2
2 United States Counter Logic Gaming CLG 1–1 ~ 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 7 3
3 Taiwan Flash Wolves FW 0–2 0–2 ~ 2–0 2–0 2–0 6 4
4 South Korea SK Telecom T1 SKT 1–1 1–1 0–2 ~ 2–0 2–0 6 4
5 Europe G2 Esports G2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 ~ 2–0 2 8
6 Turkey 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 China Royal Never Give Up 1
4 South Korea SK Telecom T1 3
South Korea SK Telecom T1 3
United States Counter Logic Gaming 0
3 Taiwan Flash Wolves 1
2 United States Counter Logic Gaming 3

References
  1. "SK Telecom lose four games in a row in crazy MSI group stage". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
  2. "This might be the most embarrassing moment in competitive Counter-Strike history | The Daily Dot". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
  3. "G2 on poor MSI performance: 'We are doing our best to improve each game'". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on 2016-05-08. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
  4. "League Midseason Invitational day one recap | The Daily Dot". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
  5. "MSI Day Two Recap: A panic in the Shanghai Oriental Center". ABC News.

Final standings
Place Team Prize money
1st South Korea SK Telecom T1 $250,000
2nd United States Counter Logic Gaming $100,000
3rd–4th Taiwan Flash Wolves $50,000
China Royal Never Give Up
5–6th Europe G2 Esports
Turkey SuperMassive eSports
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