2026 Mid-Season Invitational
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Location | South Korea |
| Dates | June 28–July 12 |
| Administrator | Riot Games |
| Host | Daejeon |
| Teams | 11 |
The 2026 Mid-Season Invitational will be the eleventh iteration of the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), a Riot Games–organized tournament for League of Legends, a multiplayer online battle arena video game. The tournament will be played in Daejeon, South Korea - from June 28 to July 12, 2026.[1]
Gen.G of the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) are the two-time defending champions heading into the event.[2]
In a development update video published by Riot Games on 8 January 2025 to begin that year's competitive season, Riot Games announced that South Korea will host the tournament.[3] Daejeon was named as the host city of MSI 2026 on 7 November 2025 during the media day for the 2025 League of Legends World Championship final in Chengdu, China.[4] It will be the second time South Korea hosts MSI, the first being the 2022 tournament in Busan.
Venue
During the finals of the 2026 First Stand Tournament in São Paulo, Brazil on 22 March 2026, Riot Games announced that the Daejeon Convention Center was chosen to host the tournament, specifically its second building known as DCC2, which is the largest facility out of the two buildings.[5] The convention center previously hosted the 2023 LCK Summer Finals weekend.
| Daejeon, South Korea | |
|---|---|
| Play-in stage | Bracket stage |
| Daejeon Convention Center II | |
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