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Tournament information | |
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Sport | League of Legends |
Location | London, England |
Dates | 2 May–21 May |
Administrator | Riot Games |
Venue(s) | Copper Box Arena |
Teams | 13 |
Final positions | |
Champions | JD Gaming |
Runner-up | Bilibili Gaming |
MVP | Zhuo "knight" Ding (JD Gaming) |
The 2023 Mid-Season Invitational was the eighth 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 2023 Spring Split[a] and the first interregional competition of Season 13.
The event marked the first time a double elimination format would be applied to a League of Legends esports event, as the event was split into two stages, that being the play-in stage and the bracket stage.[2][3]
The tournament was hosted in London, England, from 2 to 21 May 2023. All stages of the tournament were played in the Copper Box Arena.[4]
"Rules (Are Meant to Break)" was the tournament's theme song, put together by Che Lingo.[5]
Royal Never Give Up from China were the two-time defending champions, but failed to qualify for the event after losing to Bilibili Gaming in the 2023 LPL Spring Playoffs.[6]
JD Gaming and Bilibili Gaming, both from China, faced off in the finals, with JD Gaming defeating Bilibili Gaming 3–1 and winning their first MSI title.[7][8]
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