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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Location | Vietnam Taiwan |
| Dates | 1 May–19 May |
| Administrator | Riot Games |
| Venue | Show list
|
| Teams | 13 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | G2 Esports |
| Runner-up | Team Liquid |
| MVP | Rasmus "Caps" Winther (G2 Esports) |
The 2019 Mid-Season Invitational was the fifth Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), a Riot Games-organised tournament for League of Legends, the multiplayer online battle arena video game. The tournament was the culmination of the 2019 Spring Split, the first part of season 9 of the game's competitive scene.
Each of the 13 premier League of Legends leagues sent a team to represent them; Europe (LEC), South Korea (LCK) and China (LPL) had their teams automatically admitted into the main event whereas the other 10 leagues competed among each other in the Play-in Stage, with the top three teams advancing to join the main event Group Stage.[1][2]
"Bring Home The Glory" was the tournament's theme song, put together by Sara Skinner.[3]
The tournament was hosted in Vietnam and Taiwan from 1 to 19 May 2019. Matches of the play-in were held in the VCS Studio in Ho Chi Minh City, matches of the group stage were held in the Vietnam National Convention Center in Hanoi, and playoffs took place in the Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium in Taipei.
G2 Esports from Europe defeated Team Liquid from North America 3–0 in the final and brought the region its first MSI championship.
- ^ "2019 Mid-Season Invitational Event Overview". lolesports. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "MSI 2019 Format Summary". lolesports. 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "Riot Games releases theme song for MSI 2019". DotEsports. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2022.