League of Legends’ Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) is back for 2022. The first of two international events in League’s competition calendar will give fans a chance to see how each region shapes up before the World Championship. Here’s how you can watch MSI 2022.
- RNG take down G2 Esports to claim sole possession of first place
- T1 finish first round robin 3-2 after key Evil Geniuses win
- PSG Talon snag huge upset to break G2 Esports’ 24-game streak
Whether you consider it a meme or not, MSI 2022 will be a big event on the League of Legends calendar this year.
Heading to Busan, South Korea, 11 of the best teams in the world will fight it out in the first taste of international competition in Season 12. Reigning World Champions EDG will not be attending at the tournament, and neither will Worlds 2021 finalists Damwon Kia – guaranteeing a new international champion to kick off 2022.
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This tournament sees a return of some of League’s most iconic names, with G2 Esports and T1 bearing the flag for Europe and Korea after notable absences from MSI 2021. Defending MSI champions RNG have also made it through in the LPL — however they’ll be playing remotely from Shanghai.
This year also sees the triumphant return of the VCS, who’ve been unable to attend an international tournament since 2019 due to ongoing travel restrictions in Vietnam.
All the participating teams have now arrived in Busan, and they’re tearing up Korean solo queue in preparation of what, for many players, will be the first LAN tournament of their career. We’ve got the streams, schedules, and standings available for you here – so sit back, and enjoy the ride that will be MSI 2022.
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MSI 2022: Stream
You’ll be able to watch MSI 2022 on the official Riot Games stream, which we have embedded below for your convenience.
Miss a game? Catch up on the LoL Esports VODs YouTube channel.
MSI 2022: Schedule & results
Rumble Stage: May 20 – 24
Day 1: May 20
Match | PT | ET | BST |
T1 0-1 G2 Esports | 2AM | 5AM | 10AM |
Evil Geniuses 0-1 RNG | 3AM | 6AM | 11AM |
PSG Talon 1-0 Saigon Buffalo | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
G2 Esports 1-0 RNG | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
Saigon Buffalo 0-1 Evil Geniuses | 6AM | 9AM | 2PM |
PSG Talon 0-1 T1 | 7AM | 10AM | 3PM |
Day 2: May 21
Match | PT | ET | BST |
G2 Esports 1-0 Evil Geniuses | 2AM | 5AM | 10AM |
RNG 1-0 PSG Talon | 3AM | 6AM | 11AM |
T1 1-0 Saigon Buffalo | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
PSG Talon 0-1 Evil Geniuses | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
RNG 1-0 T1 | 6AM | 9AM | 2PM |
Saigon Buffalo 0-1 G2 Esports | 7AM | 10AM | 3PM |
Day 3: May 22
Match | PT | ET | BST |
Evil Geniuses 0-1 T1 | 2AM | 5AM | 10AM |
G2 Esports 0-1 PSG Talon | 3AM | 6AM | 11AM |
RNG 1-0 Saigon Buffalo | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
T1 1-0 PSG Talon | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
RNG 1-0 G2 Esports | 6AM | 9AM | 2PM |
Evil Geniuses 1-0 Saigon Buffalo | 7AM | 10AM | 3PM |
Day 4: May 23
Match | PT | ET | BST |
PSG Talon vs G2 Esports | 2AM | 5AM | 10AM |
T1 vs Evil Geniuses | 3AM | 6AM | 11AM |
Saigon Buffalo vs RNG | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
G2 Esports vs T1 | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
Saigon Buffalo vs PSG Talon | 6AM | 9AM | 2PM |
RNG vs Evil Geniuses | 7AM | 10AM | 3PM |
Day 5: May 24
Match | PT | ET | BST |
G2 Esports vs Saigon Buffalo | 12AM | 3AM | 8AM |
Evil Geniuses vs PSG Talon | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
Saigon Buffalo vs T1 | 2AM | 5AM | 10AM |
PSG Talon vs RNG | 3AM | 6AM | 11AM |
Evil Geniuses vs G2 Esports | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
T1 vs RNG | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
Group Stage: May 10 – 15
Note: RNG’s first three matches will be replayed on May 14 to maintain competitive integrity due to issues with Riot’s artificially inflated ping environment.
Day 1: May 10
Group | Match | PT | ET | BST |
Group A | Saigon Buffalo 0-1 T1 | 2AM | 5AM | 10AM |
Group A | DetonatioN FocusMe 1-0 Team Aze | 3AM | 6AM | 11AM |
Group C | ORDER 0-1 G2 Esports | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
Group C | Evil Geniuses 0-1 G2 Esports | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
Group B | 6AM | 9AM | 2PM | |
Group B | RED Canids 1-0 PSG Talon | 7AM | 10AM | 3PM |
Day 2: May 11
Group | Match | PT | ET | BST |
Group C | Evil Geniuses 0-1 G2 Esports | 2AM | 5AM | 10AM |
Group C | ORDER 0-1 Evil Geniuses | 3AM | 6AM | 11AM |
Group A | DetonatioN FocusMe 0-1 Saigon Buffalo | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
Group A | Team Aze 0-1 T1 | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
Group B | RED Canids 0-1 Istanbul Wildcats | 6AM | 9AM | 2PM |
Group B | 7AM | 10AM | 3PM |
Day 3: May 12
Group | Match | PT | ET | BST |
Group C | ORDER 0-1 Evil Geniuses | 2AM | 5AM | 10AM |
Group C | ORDER 0-1 G2 Esports | 3AM | 6AM | 11AM |
Group B | Istanbul Wildcats 0-1 PSG Talon | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
Group B | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM | |
Group A | Aze 0-1 Saigon Buffalo | 6AM | 9AM | 2PM |
Group A | DetonatioN FocusMe 0-1 T1 | 7AM | 10AM | 3PM |
Day 4: May 13
Group | Match | PT | ET | BST |
Group B | RED Canids 0-1 PSG Talon | 12AM | 3AM | 8AM |
Group B | Istanbul Wildcats 0-1 RNG | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
Group B | Istanbul Wildcats 0-1 PSG Talon | 2AM | 5AM | 10AM |
Group B | RED Canids 0-1 RNG | 3AM | 6AM | 11AM |
Group B | RED Canids 0-1 Istanbul Wildcats | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
Group B | PSG Talon 0-1 RNG | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
Day 5: May 14
Note: RNG’s first three games were voided due to ping issues. They will be replayed on May 14.
Group | Match | PT | ET | BST |
Group C | Evil Geniuses 0-1 G2 Esports | 12AM | 3AM | 8AM |
Group C | ORDER 0-1 Evil Geniuses | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
Group C | ORDER 0-1 G2 Esports | 2AM | 5AM | 10AM |
Group C | Evil Geniuses 0-1 G2 Esports | 3AM | 6AM | 11AM |
Group C | ORDER 0-1 Evil Geniuses | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
Group C | ORDER 0-1 G2 Esports | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
Group B | Istanbul Wildcats 0-1 RNG | 6AM | 9AM | 2PM |
Group B | RNG 1-0 PSG Talon | 7AM | 10AM | 3PM |
Group B | RNG 1-0 RED Canids | 8AM | 11AM | 4PM |
Day 6: May 15
Group | Match | PT | ET | BST |
Group A | Team Aze 0-1 Saigon Buffalo | 12AM | 3AM | 8AM |
Group A | DetonatioN FocusMe 0-1 T1 | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
Group A | DetonatioN FocusMe 0-1 Saigon Buffalo | 2AM | 5AM | 10AM |
Group A | Team Aze 0-1 T1 | 3AM | 6AM | 11AM |
Group A | DetonatioN FocusMe 0-1 Team Aze | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
Group A | Saigon Buffalo 0-1 T1 | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
Knockout Stage: May 27 – 29
Schedule TBD.
MSI 2022: Standings
MSI 2022 Rumble Stage standings
Placement | Team | Record |
1 | G2 Esports | 4-1 |
2 | Royal Never Give Up | 4-1 |
3 | T1 | 4-2 |
4 | Evil Geniuses | 2-3 |
5 | PSG Talon | 2-4 |
6 | Saigon Buffalo | 0-5 |
MSI 2022 Group Stage standings
Group A
Placement | Team | Record |
1 | T1 | 6-0 |
2 | Saigon Buffalo | 4-2 |
3 | DetonatioN FocusMe | 1-5 |
4 | Team Aze | 1-5 |
Group B
Placement | Team | Record |
1 | Royal Never Give Up | 6-0 |
2 | PSG Talon | 3-3 |
3 | RED Canids | 2-4 |
4 | Istanbul Wildcats | 1-5 |
Group C
Placement | Team | Record |
1 | G2 Esports | 8-0 |
2 | Evil Geniuses | 4-4 |
3 | ORDER | 0-8 |
MSI 2022 Final placements
Placement | Team | Prize Money |
1 | TBD | $75,000 |
2 | TBD | $50,000 |
3-4 | TBD | $25,000 |
TBD | ||
5-6 | TBD | $17,500 |
TBD | ||
7-8 | RED Canids | $8,325 |
ORDER | ||
9-10 | DetonatioN FocusMe | $6,675 |
Team Aze | ||
11 | Istanbul Wildcats | $5,000 |
MSI 2022: All qualified teams
MSI 2022 will feature 11 teams from across the world, all champions in their domestic League of Legends tournaments.
One region will be missing out on the fanfare: the CIS will skip MSI 2022 after the cancellation of the LCL 2022 Spring Split. They will not be replaced by another region getting a second slot, similar to Vietnam’s exclusion in 2021.
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You can find a full list of teams here below, updated after each regional qualifier wraps up.
Team | Region | Players |
RNG | China | Bin, Wei, Xiaohu, GALA, Ming |
T1 | Korea | Zeus, Oner, Faker, Gumayusi, Keria |
G2 Esports | Europe | BrokenBlade, Jankos, caPs, Flakked, Targamas |
Evil Geniuses | North America | Impact, Inspired, jojopyun, Danny, Vulcan |
PSG Talon | PCS | Hanabi, Juhan, Ray, Unified, Kaiwing |
Saigon Buffalo | Vietnam | Hasmed, BeanJ, Froggy, Shogun, Taki |
Team Aze | LATAM | Lonely, Dimitry, Aloned, 5kid, Straight |
FastPay Wildcats | Turkey | StarScreen, Ferret, Serin, HolyPhoenix, Farfetch |
RED Canids | Brazil | GUIGO, Aegis, Grevthar, TitaN, Jojo |
DetonatioN FocusMe | Japan | Evi, Steal, Yaharong, Yutapon, Harp |
ORDER | Oceania | BioPanther, Kevy, Kisee, Puma, Corporal |