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2016 Mid-Season Invitational

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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)
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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).

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

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Region League Path Team
Starting in the bracket stage
China LPL Spring champion Royal Never Give Up
South Korea LCK Spring champion SK Telecom T1
Europe EU LCS Spring champion G2 Esports
North America NA LCS Spring champion Counter Logic Gaming
TW/HK/MO LMS Spring champion Flash Wolves
Turkey TCL IWCI winner SuperMassive eSports

Venue

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Shanghai was the city chosen to host the competition.[6]

Shanghai, China
Shanghai Oriental Sports Center

Group stage

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  • Double Round Robin, all matches are Best-of-one.
  • Top 4 teams advance to Play-off. Bottom 2 teams are eliminated.
Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 Royal Never Give Up 10 8 2 0.800 Advance to Knockout Stage
2 Counter Logic Gaming 10 7 3 0.700
3 Flash Wolves 10 6 4 0.600
3 SK Telecom T1 10 6 4 0.600
5 G2 Esports 10 2 8 0.200
6 SuperMassive eSports 10 1 9 0.100
Source: LoL Esports (Archived 2017-05-21 at the Wayback Machine)

Knockout stage

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  • 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
SemifinalsFinal
1Royal Never Give Up1
4SK Telecom T13
SK Telecom T13
Counter Logic Gaming0
3Flash Wolves1
2Counter Logic Gaming3

Final standings

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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
5th–6th G2 Esports
SuperMassive eSports

References

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  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.
  6. ^ "MSI 2016 heading to Shanghai". League of Legends Esports. February 16, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2023.