All you need to know about Mid-Season Invitational 2025

The 2025 League of Legends (LoL) Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) kicks off next week at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, Canada.

Set to take place from June 27th to June 29th, MSI will bring together the top ten teams from around the world to compete for the top prize and the title.

Here is everything you’ll need to know about MSI 2025.

MSI 2025: Ignite the Fire Within 

The 2025 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational is here, bringing together the five regions to battle for glory, pride, and a critical edge heading into the World Championship.

As the second international event on the LoL Esports calendar, MSI pits two representatives from each regional league against one another.

Notably, LTA North and LTA South count as one region, thus effectively reducing each region’s representatives by one.

With more than just a trophy on the line, the winning team and the next best-performing region will earn extra slots at the upcoming World Championship.

This year, the action unfolds beginning on Friday, June 27th at the iconic Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, Canada.

MSI 2025 dates and times

MSI 2025 will have two stages of the competition with the Play-In Stage (June 27th-29th) and the Bracket Stage (July 1st-5th and July 7th-12th).

Play-In Stage

• Friday, June 27 – 8 p.m. BST
• Saturday, June 28 – 8 p.m. BST
• Sunday, June 29 – (Monday, June 30th 1 a.m. BST)

Bracket Stage

• Tuesday, July 1st – (Wednesday, July 2nd 1 a.m. BST)
• Wednesday, July 2nd – (Thursday, July 3rd 1 a.m. BST)
• Thursday, July 3rd – 8 p.m. BST
• Friday, July 4th – 8 p.m. BST
• Saturday, July 5th – 8 p.m. BST
• Monday, July 7th – (Tuesday, July 8th 1 a.m. BST)
• Tuesday, July 8th – (Wednesday, July 9th 1 a.m. BST)

Upper Bracket and Lower Bracket Finals

• Wednesday, July 9th – (Thursday, July 10th 1 a.m. BST)
• Thursday, July 10th – (Friday, July 11th 1 a.m. BST)
• Friday, July 11th – (Saturday, July 12th 1 a.m. BST)

Grand Finals

• Saturday, July 12th – (Sunday, July 13th 1 a.m. BST)

Qualified teams

A total of ten teams will compete for the title of best in the world and the top cash prize.

After the recent LTA North finals, where FlyQuest defeated Cloud 9, the final team was locked in for MSI 2025.

A surprise addition came from China’s LPL as Anyone’s Legend stunned fans to become the first seed from the LPL and will make their international debut at MSI.

The full list of teams competing (in order of LoL Esports Global Power Rankings) is:

• Gen.G Esports (LCK)
• Bilibili Gaming (LPL)
• T1 (LCK)
• Anyone’s Legend (LPL)
• FlyQuest (LTA North)
• G2 Esports (LEC)
• CTBC Flying Oyster (LCP)
• Movistar KOI (LEC)
• GAM Esports (LCP)
• FURIA (LTA South)

Format

Play-In Stage

G2 Esports, Bilibili Gaming, GAM Esports, and Furia will battle it out in the Play-In Stage for the chance to qualify for the main Bracket Stage of the tournament.

They’ll compete in a double-elimination bracket full of best-of-five matches, with the added bonus of fearless draft.

Only the top two teams can qualify for the Bracket Stage, putting each team under extra pressure from the start.

Bracket Stage draw explainer

Once the Play-In Stage is complete, attention then turns to the Bracket Stage.

The Bracket Stage teams will be matched based on draw tiers, and teams from the same region must be placed on opposite sides of the bracket.

The draw tiers, based on each region’s First Stand results, are:

• Tier 1: Gen.G Esports (LCK1), Movistar KOI (LEC1)
• Tier 2: GAM Esports (LCP1), Anyone’s Legend (LPL1)
• Tier 3: FlyQuest (LTA1), T1 (LCK2)
• Tier 4: Play-Ins Teams (2 teams)

These constraints lock in several matchups automatically, reducing the number of potential draw outcomes.

Out of the six possible combinations of teams advancing from Play-Ins, four of those require no draw, and the remaining two only need a single placement decision to finalise the bracket.

The draws will be decided as the Play-In Stage comes to an end.

Stream drops

This year’s MSI Drops lineup is packed with five brand-new emotes, based on the in-game Spirit Blossom event.

Special Esports Capsules are also available for those who witness a Pentakill, Baron steal, Dragon steal, Atakhan steal, or the legendary Silver Scrapes moment (when a best-of-five series goes the distance).

Coinbase is joining the action by dropping Hextech Chests with Keys and offering fans a chance to enter a Sweepstakes for two tickets to Worlds 2025 in China.

Lastly, Secretlab is releasing exclusive chair discount codes which are tied to a specific moments or matchdays.

Rewards available for watching include:

• Opening Day – “I Didn’t Start The Fire!” Emote
• Start of Bracket Stage – “Casual Flex” Emote
• Upper Bracket Finals – “Always Hip” Emote
• Final Day of Bracket Stage – “ONWARD!” Emote
• Finals Day – “POWER PLAY!” Emote
• Finals Day – “All Wrapped Up” Emote
• Finals Day – “FED.” Emote

Twice subscriptions

Twitch Subs will return for MSI.

All Twitch subscribers to the LoL Esports channels enjoy benefits like custom chat emotes, badges, ad-free viewing, and recognition during live broadcasts.

Riot will allocate a portion of the proceeds to the Global Revenue Pool, which directly supports leagues and teams in the LoL Esports ecosystem.

However, the proportion amount has not been disclosed.

Subscription Perks

Subscribing to LoL Esports Twitch channels unlocks a variety of benefits, including:

• Ad-free Viewing: Enjoy uninterrupted broadcasts.
• Event-Exclusive Twitch Chat Emotes: Showcase your fandom in chat with unique emotes.
• Twitch Channel Badges: Display loyalty with special subscriber badges.
• Channel Points: Earn and redeem points for fun interactions.
• Subscriber-Only Chat: Participate in exclusive discussions.

Additional Benefits for Paid and Gifted Subscribers

Fans who subscribe to Riot Games’ esports channels using a paid or gifted sub on Twitch will receive a new Hwei in-game emote after claiming the reward in their Twitch inventory.

However, this does not include Prime subscriptions.

To qualify for the in-game reward:

• Connect your Twitch and Riot accounts.
• Subscribe to a participating channel with a paid or gifted sub.
• Claim the “Not Like This” In-Game Emote from your Twitch inventory.

Participating Channels Broadcasting MSI

• https://www.twitch.tv/riotgames
• https://www.twitch.tv/riotgamesjp
• https://www.twitch.tv/leagueoflegendsth
• https://www.twitch.tv/lolesportstw
• https://www.twitch.tv/ltaespanol
• https://www.twitch.tv/LTASul

MSI 2025 Pick’Ems

For the first time ever, Pick’Ems are coming to MSl this year.

Whether you’re a seasoned analyst or just want to back your favourite teams, Pick’Ems lets fans around the world predict the outcomes of MSI and earn exclusive in-game rewards.

Just like previous iterations, Pick’Ems can be selected at different stages of the tournament.

Allowing fans to readjust as the tournament progresses.

Players can choose their picks during Phase 1: Play-Ins and Phase 2: Bracket Stage.

Participating fans will recieve the Mundo & Gnar “SELLIING” Emote (Phase 1) and an Esports Capsule (Phase 2).

Rewards for predictions include:

• B-Tier (Top 50%) – Get 1x Capsule + Teemo “My Special Gift” Emote + Participation rewards.
• A-Tier (Top 25%) – Get 2x Capsules + Yi “Shady” Emote + everything from B-Tier and Participation.
• Top 2,500 Finishers – Receive the Spirit Blossom Hwei skin, Hwei champion unlock, 3x Capsules, and all lower-tier emotes.
• Perfect Picks – Earn ALL Ultimate skins and everything included in the previous tiers!

MSI 2025 co-streaming

As League of Legends Esports continues to expand its co-streaming initiatives, MSI 2025 is set to feature the largest co-streaming roster in the tournament’s history.

For MSI, the Co-Streamer Hub will bring more than 75 co-streamers from across the world together.

The full list of remote co-streamers will be announced on Thursday, June 19th, with the on-site co-streamers announced at a later date during MSI.

MSI 2025 Skins

For MSI 2025, Spirit Blossom Hwei will add to the revenue share for the tournament.

Fans can support their favourite teams by purchasing the Spirit Blossom Hwei Skin (1350 RP), the Border Set Bundle (2340 RP), or the Chroma Bundle (4110 RP), with individual Spirit Blossom Hwei Chromas also available for 290 RP each. 

Once a champion is crowned, Riot Games will also release an MSI Winner’s bundle, including an MSI Winner Icon (250 RP) and an MSI Winner Emote (350 RP).

A portion of proceeds from all Spirit Blossom Hwei and MSI Winner offerings will be shared with LoL Esports teams competing in 2025, however, the amount shared has not been disclosed.