2016 Mid-Season Invitational - Group Stages [May 4th - 8th]

[UPDATE: Group stages are wrapped up! Click here for results.]

Top teams from around the world have gathered in Shanghai, China to compete in the 2016 

Mid-Season Invitational!  Starting May 4th, the six teams will battle through the Group stage!

Continue reading for a look at MSI info, schedules, and VODs once they become available!

( Please be aware that this post WILL BE UPDATED as the action continues throughout the weekend. VODs and any other pertinent info will be posted once available! )

2016 Mid-Season Invitational

The 2016 Mid-Season Invitational  is underway and pits the top teams from across the globe against each other for cash prizes and a chance at a top four seed for their region at Worlds 2016. MSI will be a twelve day event - five days of the round-robin Group stage (May 4th-8th) followed by the top four teams moving on to a Best of Five bracket stage Semifinals (May 13th-14th) and the final two against each other in the Finals (May 15th).

Teams will be competing for the $450,000 prize pool, with $250,000 going to first place, $100,000 to second place, and $50,000 going to third and fourth place. The official ruleset can be found here.

Here are the six competing teams are and how they qualified:

• G2 Esports ( EU LCS )
• Counter Logic Gaming ( NA LCS )
• Flash Wolves ( LMS )
• Royal Never Give Up ( LPL )
• SK Telecom T1 ( South Korea / LCK )
• SuperMassive ( International Wild Card Invitational Winner )

2016 Mid-Season Invitational will be played on patch 6.8 with Aurelion Sol enabled.

Stream:

Stream link

Twitch // Youtube // Azubu TV

Schedule via LoL eSports:

Day 1 - May 4th - Beginning at 9:30 PM PST // 05:30 CET

Opening Ceremony
[VOD]

Royal Never Give Up vs. Counter Logic Gaming
[VOD]

G2 Esports vs. Flash Wolves
[VOD]

SKTelecom T1 vs. SuperMassive
[VOD]

Counter Logic Gaming vs. Flash Wolves
[VOD]

G2 Esports vs. SKTelecom T1
[VOD]

SuperMassive vs. Royal Never Give Up
[VOD]

[STANDINGS FOLLOWING DAY 1]

Day 2 - May 5th - Beginning at 10:30 PM PST // 06:30 CET

Counter Logic Gaming vs. G2 Esports

[VOD]

SKTelecom T1 vs. Royal Never Give Up

[VOD]

Flash Wolves vs. SuperMassive

[VOD]

Royal Never Give Up vs. G2 Esports

[VOD]

SuperMassive vs. Counter Logic Gaming

[VOD]

SKTelecom T1 vs. Flash Wolves

[VOD]

[RESULTS FOLLOWING DAY 2]

Day 3 - May 6th - Beginning at 10:30 PM PST // 06:30 CET

Flash Wolves vs. Royal Never Give Up

[VOD]

Counter Logic Gaming vs. SKTelecom T1

[VOD]

SuperMassive vs. G2 Esports

[VOD]

Flash Wolves vs. SKTelecom T1

[VOD]

Counter Logic Gaming vs. SuperMassive

[VOD]

G2 Esports vs. Royal Never Give Up

[VOD]

[STANDINGS FOLLOWING DAY 3]

Day 4 - May 7th - Beginning at 10:30 PM PST // 06:30 CET

G2 Esports vs. SuperMassive

[VOD]

Royal Never Give Up vs. Flash Wolves

[VOD]

SKTelecom T1 vs. Counter Logic Gaming

[VOD]

Flash Wolves vs. G2 Esports

[VOD]

Counter Logic Gaming vs. Royal Never Give Up

[VOD]

SuperMassive vs. SKTelecom T1

[VOD]

[STANDINGS AFTER DAY 4]

Day 5 - May 8th - Beginning at 8:30 PM PST // 04:30 CET

Royal Never Give Up vs. SuperMassive

[VOD]

Flash Wolves vs. Counter Logic Gaming

[VOD]

SKTelecom T1 vs. G2 Esports

[VOD]

SuperMassive vs. Flash Wolves

[VOD]

G2 Esports vs. Counter Logic Gaming

[VOD]

Royal Never Give Up vs. SKTelecom T1

[VOD]

[BRACKET FOR NEXT WEEK]

Following the group stages, the 2016 Mid-Season Invitational will continue on May 13th and 15th with the single elimination, best of 5 Semifinals! A schedule tailored to your time zone can be found here.

As always, feel free to check LoLesports.com for more information, VODs, and advanced scheduling!

• MSI Primer
• MSI Schedule
• PTL Week 15

Riot has also published several spotlights for participating regions:

• North America
• Europe
• China
• LMS
• Korea
• IWC