2016 Mid-Season Invitational

League of Legends tournament 2016 Mid-Season Invitational League of Legends 2016 msi logo.png China 4 May 15 May Riot Games Shanghai Oriental Sports Center (Pudong New Area, Shanghai) 6 SK Telecom T1 Counter Logic Gaming Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok(SK Telecom T1) 2015 2017 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.http://www.dailydot.com/esports/skt-lose-four-msi-group-stage/ SK Telecom lose four games in a row in crazy MSI group stage The Daily Dot 2016-05-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20160509052356/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/skt-lose-four-msi-group-stage/ 2016-05-09 dead http://www.dailydot.com/esports/summit1g-counter-strike/ This might be the most embarrassing moment in competitive Counter-Strike history The Daily Dot The Daily Dot 2016-05-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20160601210427/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/summit1g-counter-strike/ 2016-06-01 dead http://www.dailydot.com/esports/g2-statement-msi/ G2 on poor MSI performance: ‘We are doing our best to improve each game’ The Daily Dot 2016-05-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20160508142734/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/g2-statement-msi/ 2016-05-08 dead http://www.dailydot.com/esports/league-msi-day-one-recap/ League Midseason Invitational day one recap The Daily Dot The Daily Dot 2016-05-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20161010125209/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/league-msi-day-one-recap/ 2016-10-10 dead https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/msi-day-recap-panic-shanghai-oriental-center/story?id=38932237 MSI Day Two Recap: A panic in the Shanghai Oriental Center ABC News 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 RegionLeaguePathTeamStarting 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 Shanghai was the city chosen to host the competition.MSI 2016 heading to Shanghai https://nexus.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/2016/02/msi-2016-heading-to-shanghai/ November 26, 2023 League of Legends Esports February 16, 2016 Shanghai, China Shanghai Oriental Sports Center 150px China center 300 China 31.229 121.475 Shanghai top Group stage Double Round Robin, all matches are Best-of-one. Top 4 teams advance to Play-off. Bottom 2 teams are eliminated. main Custom 4 pld win loss pct complete LoL Esports (https://web.archive.org/web/20170521170039/http://www.lolesports.com/en_US/) RNG Royal Never Give Up CLG Counter Logic Gaming FW Flash Wolves SKT SK Telecom T1 3 G2 G2 Esports SUP SuperMassive eSports 8 2 7 3 6 4 6 4 2 8 1 9 KO KO KO KO Q green1 Advance to Knockout Stage Knockout stage 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 high 1 Royal Never Give Up 1 4 SK Telecom T1 3 3 Flash Wolves 1 2 Counter Logic Gaming 3 SK Telecom T1 3 Counter Logic Gaming 0 Final standings 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 Category:2016 in Shanghai Category:2016 in Chinese sport Category:2016 in League of Legends competitions 2016 Category:Esports competitions in China