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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Location | Iceland |
| Dates | 6 May–23 May |
| Administrator | Riot Games |
| Venue(s) | Laugardalshöll (Reykjavík) |
| Teams | 11 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Royal Never Give Up |
| Runner-up | DWG KIA |
| MVP | Chen "GALA" Wei (Royal Never Give Up) |
The 2021 Mid-Season Invitational was the sixth Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), a Riot Games-organised tournament for League of Legends, a multiplayer online battle arena video game. The tournament was the culmination of the 2021 Spring Split and the first international competition of Season 11.
Each of the 12 premier League of Legends leagues had a team representing them. This was the first edition in which all competitive regions began in the same stage of the tournament, unlike previous years where the winners of the minor leagues had to win play-in matches to face teams from the larger regions.[1][2]
"Starts Right Here" was the tournament's theme song, put together by Foreign Air, and Kenny Mason.[3]
The tournament was hosted in Iceland from 6 to 23 May 2021. All of the matches were held in the Laugardalshöll in Reykjavík due to restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic. Royal Never Give Up from China defeated the Worlds Champion DWG KIA from South Korea 3–2 in the final, winning their second MSI title.
- ^ "MSI 2021 is Heading to Reykjavik, Iceland". lolesports.com. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ Lim, Jang-won (20 April 2021). "MSI preview: 11 teams heading to Iceland; VCS unable to attend once again". Korea Herald. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "MSI 2021's anthem 'Starts Right Here' is a banger, but not quite". OneEsports. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2022.