2016 Mid-Season Invitational
The 2016 Mid-Season Invitational is the second event of the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) - a League of Legends tournament owned by Riot Games, that took place from March 4–15, 2016 in Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Pudong, Shanghai, China.[1][2][3][4][5] The participants is 6 winner teams of the Spring Season: 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 that won the Mid-Season International Wildcard Invitational (IWCI).
| 2016 | |
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Location | Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China |
| Dates | May 4, 2016–May 15, 2016 |
| Administrator(s) | Riot Games |
| Host(s) |  China |
| Venue(s) | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  SK Telecom T1(1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Counter Logic Gaming |
| MVP | Lee “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 at the final.
Qualified teams and roster
Qualified team
- Royal Never Give Up (2016 LPL Spring winner)
- SK Telecom T1 (2016 LCK Spring winner)
G2 Esports (2016 EU LCS Spring winner)
Flash Wolves (2016 LMS Spring winner)- Counter Logic Gaming (2016 NA LCS Spring winner)
SuperMassive eSports (2016 TCL Winter winner, Mid-Season International Wildcard Invitational winner)
Roster
| Region | China (LPL) | South Korea (LCK) | TW/HK/MO (LMS) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Royal Never Give Up (RNG) |
SK Telecom T1 (SKT) |
Flash Wolves (FW) | |||
| Position | ID | Name | ID | Name | ID | Name |
| Top | Looper |
Jang Hyeong-seok (장형석) | Duke |
Lee Ho-seong (이호성) | MMD |
Yu Li-Hung (游立宏) |
| Jungle | mlxg |
Liu Shiyu (刘世宇) | Blank Bengi |
Kang Seon-gu (강선구) Bae Seong-woong (배성웅) |
Karsa |
Hung Hau-Hsuan (洪浩軒) |
| Mid | Xiaohu |
Li Yuanhao (李元浩) | Faker |
Lee Sang-hyeok (이상혁) | Maple |
Huang Yi-Tang (黃熠棠) |
| ADC | Wuxx NaMei |
Wang Cheng (王城) Zhu Jiawen (朱佳文) |
Bang |
Bae Jun-sik (배준식) | NL |
Hsiung Wen-An (熊汶銨) |
| Support | Mata |
Cho Se-hyeong (조세형) | Wolf |
Lee Jae-wan (이재완) | SwordArt |
Hu Shuo-Chieh (胡碩傑) |
| Coach | Fly |
Kim Sang-cheol (김상철) | Kkoma |
Kim Jeong-gyun (김정균) | Fluidwind |
Shih Yi-Hao (史益豪) |
| Region | Europe (EU LCS) | North America (NA LCS) | Wildcard (IWC) | |||
| Team | G2 Esports (G2) |
Counter Logic Gaming (CLG) |
SuperMassive eSports (SUP) | |||
| Position | ID | Name | ID | Name | ID | Name |
| Top |  Kikis |
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Darshan Upadhyaya | Thaldrin fabfabulous |
Berke Demir Asım Cihat Karakaya |
| Jungle | Trick |
Kim Gang-yun (김강윤) | Xmithie |
Jake Puchero | Stomaged |
İlyas Furkan Güngör |
| Mid |  PerkZ |
Luka Perković | HuHi |
Choi Jae-hyeon (최재현) | Naru |
Koray Bıçak |
| ADC | Emperor |
Kim Jin-hyeon (김진현) | Stixxay |
Trevor Hayes |  Achuu |
Nicolaj Ellesgaard |
| Support |  Hybrid |
Glenn Doornenbal | Aphromoo |
Zaqueri Black | Dumbledoge |
Mustafa Kemal Gökseloğlu |
| Coach | YoungBuck |
Joey Steltenpool | Zikzlol |
Tony Gray | hatchý |
Adrian Widera |
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 | Royal Never Give Up |
RNG | ~ | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2 | Counter Logic Gaming |
CLG | 1-1 | ~ | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 3 | Flash Wolves |
FW | 0-2 | 0-2 | ~ | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 4 | SK Telecom T1 |
SKT | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | ~ | 2-0 | 2-0 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 5 | G2 Esports |
G2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ~ | 2-0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 6 | SuperMassive eSports |
SUP | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ~ | 1 | 9 |
Knockout stage
- Matches are Best-of-five
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Royal Never Give Up
| 1 | |||||||
| 4 | SK Telecom T1
| 3 | |||||||
| SK Telecom T1
| 3 | ||||||||
| Counter Logic Gaming
| 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | Flash Wolves
| 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Counter Logic Gaming
| 3 | |||||||
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2016-05-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2016-05-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-05-08. Retrieved 2016-05-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2016-05-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/msi-day-recap-panic-shanghai-oriental-center/story?id=38932237
Final standings
| Place | Team | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | SK Telecom T1 |
$1,000,000 |
| 2nd | Counter Logic Gaming |
$250,000 |
| 3rd–4th | Flash Wolves |
$150,000 |
| Royal Never Give Up | ||
| 5–6th | G2 Esports |
$75,000 |
| SuperMassive eSports |
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