League of Legends Mid Season Invitational (MSI) 2022: Location, starting date, tournament format, and more
League of Legends MSI is the first of two major international tournaments that are conducted by Riot Games on an annual basis. MSI is a smaller version of Worlds, and the participants are usually the winners of various regional leagues across the world.
On March 30, 2022, Riot Games officially announced that this year's MSI will be held in Busan, South Korea. This is the first time that the country will be hosting MSI, though it has played host to Worlds back in 2014 and 2018.
South Korea is one of the most successful regions when it comes to competitive League of Legends. Teams like T1 and Damwon KIA dominate the international stage on a yearly basis.
It will be interesting to see how European, American, and Chinese teams fare when they fight inside the lion's den.
MSI 2022 will be held in the month of May. The tournament will commence on May 10, and the finals will be conducted on May 29.
This is the first time since 2019 that a major international League of Legends tournament will be held in front of a live audience.
As of now, LCK and LPL are being held in front of a live audience. The COVID-19 concerns in South Korea are almost nil, though precautions will still be taken to ensure safety.
The tournament will be held at the Bexco Exhibition Hall, and tickets will be made available in the near future.
MSI 2022 will be divided into three different stages. The tournament will see Spring Split winners from 11 different regions battling it out for the title of the best in the world. However, the LCL (CIS) region will not be participating this year as the Spring Split for the region was called off.
The group stages will be held from May 10 to May 15. There will be three groups in total, with two of them having four teams and
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