Every year it is Mid Season Invitational (MSI) one of the international highlights of the League of Legends Esports Tour. For the 2018 MSI, Riot today announced the updated seeding and format.
On the one hand, the tournament is being expanded so that all 14 regions are now represented.
- Brazil (CBLOL)
- China (LPL)
- Commonwealth of Independent States (LCL)
- Europe (EU LCS)
- Japan (LJL)
- Korea (LCK)
- Latin America - North (LLN)
- Latin America - South (CLS)
- North America (NA LCS)
- Oceania (OPL)
- Southeast Asia (GPL)
- Vietnam (VCS)
- Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau (LMS)
- Turkey (TCL)
The last one Split winner will represent his region. The draw is based on the results of the last MSI and the World Championships of the last 2 years.
There is also an overview graphic for the tournament format, which says more than a thousand words:
Impact on the League of Legends World Cup 2018
As in 2017, the 4 best regions of the MSI will receive the 4 top places in the World Championship group phase. In addition, the best-placed region from BR, CIS, JPN, LAN, LAS, OCE, SEA, TUR and VN will send their representative to the group stage. If 2 of the regions from the above pool end up in the top 4 teams of MSI, both will be sent to the group stage. In this case the play-in phase is adjusted accordingly.
