The League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational aka MSI 2024 casters line-up for the English broadcast has today been announced.
Riot Games made the announcement on its socials just now.
The line-up features UK casters Vedius and Medic, plus Ireland’s Dagda, who we interviewed at MSI 2023 in London last year.
They’re joined by other well-known League/esports personalities including Sjokz, Laure and more.
Emily Rand is also a part of the MSI 2024 casters / broadcast talent line-up, as is Jeesun Park, who is joining an English broadcast team for the first time.
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Full list of MSI 2024 casters and broadcast talent
- Laure
- Sjokz
- Vedius
- Drakos
- Kobe
- Dagda
- Jeesun
- Emily Rand
- Medic
- Raz
- Atlus
- Jatt
- Chronicler
- Hysterics
Azael was initially on the above list, but has just posted an update saying he is withdrawing from MSI for personal reasons.
English-speaking remote co-streamers for MSI 2024 include:
- Jackspektra (EMEA)
- YamatoCannon (EMEA)
- Caedrel (EMEA)
- Jasikyu (EMEA)
- Huzzy (EMEA)
- Mrs Chim Chim (NA)
- IWDominate (NA)
- Sneaky (NA)
- Doublelift (NA)
- Meteos (NA)
- LS (NA)
Community responds to MSI 2024 casters line-up
Some criticised Riot for not having any full-time English broadcast talent for the Chinese LPL on the team, considering MSI is taking place in China. LPL English talent includes the likes of Oisin (Ireland), Munchables (UK), Mazel (US), Lyric (US) and Nymaera (UK).
Montecristo said: “Tournament in China. Chinese teams are favorites for deep runs. Zero full-time casters from LPL at MSI 2024. What is actually wrong with Riot?”
One Twitter user, sadgeboishantaram, added: “No Oisin, no Aux, no Nymaera, no Trouble, no Mazel, no Munchables, no Lyric. Riot totally acknowledges the LPL guys and they totally don’t handicap the growth of the talent working there.”
Others said it was ‘criminal’ there were no full-time LPL talent involved in the MSI 2024 casters line-up, with several calling for Munchables to be added.
Munchables said:
“Unfortunately I wasn’t invited for MSI 2024 this time around. I’ll be back in summer for the LPL and will try and do some MSI content with some live views too. Fingers crossed for Worlds.”
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He added on Reddit: “I’m gutted to have not been invited after last year and it’s a shame that there isn’t anyone from the LPL on the show. With that said, I know Emily watches tonnes of LPL and Dagda and Hysterics are LPL alumni, I’m confident they’ll tell the LPL’s stories well.”
Nymaera added: “Obviously I’m sad not to be at MSI2024, but I’m still excited to see what the casters there make of BLG and TES. Treat them well folks, they won’t dissapoint!”
Cynic commented: “Hopefully the LPL casters have costreaming rights for this so we can get the expert analysis somewhere on the event based in the country their league is, with two of the four favourites being LPL. Nothing but disappointment again, yet not surprised.”
With the theme of this year’s event being ‘become the unknown’, YamatoCannon said: “None of them are unknown, and already known to be great at their jobs. I am very disappointed.”
Of some of the casters who are there, Laure said: “Super happy to announce that I’ll be hosting the desk for the first stage of MSI 2024 and swapping to mic duty for interviews til finals. I’m so excited, I can’t wait!”
Jeesun added: “Literally Entering the Unknown, first time officially joining the English Broadcast team. Let’s go.”
More info on MSI 2024
MSI 2024 is taking place in Chengdu, China, from May 1st to 19th at the Chengdu Financial City Performing Arts Center.
For the first time, the winning team will get a guaranteed spot at Worlds 2024, the grand final of which is taking place in London this November.
12 teams will compete at MSI, with a play-in stage and bracket stage and grand final.
Earlier this month, Fnatic qualified for MSI 2024, with the full list of teams being revealed.
Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
