Format Explainer | MSI 2026
Video Overview & Insights
The best teams around the world are calling their shot at MSI. Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s showdown in Daejeon.
Scripted matchup. T1 - G2 has to happen for the viewers after all.
Watch all the #MSI2026 action live at http://lolesports.com from June 28 to July 12.
Play-Ins: June 28 - July 1 🔜
진짜 딴건 몰라도 cblol은 플인부터가 맞는거같은데
Bracket Stage: July 3 - July 11
Grand Final: July 12
Who gave The play-in team Tier 4 - that is such a dumb idea. The Tier 2 vs Tier 3 teams are much easier match-ups as playing against the 2nd seed of LPL or LCK.
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Thee extra slot is kinda fake, best play for lpl and lck is to lose intentionally
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T1 gonna cook some weird comp during play ins stage 😂
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T1 WINNNNNNN
More User Perspectives
LCS should really be taken out at this point. Genuinely a dead scene and disappointment
@framedpoetrySong in the background?
@ChubiLOLMSI 우승한 리그에게는 월즈 티켓을 최대 5장까지 주면 좋겠다. 유럽 챔피언스리그도 성적이 좋은 프리미어리그는 6팀까지 나가더라. 우리도 월즈 좀 나가보자 ㅠㅠ
@청화수님팬그나저나 MSI를 우승한 팀의 MVP에게도 스킨을 만들어주면 좋겠다. 그리고 선수 본인이 원한다면 월즈 스킨과 중복되게 선택할 수 있도록 해주고.. 예를들어 페이커가 MSI를 우승하고 MVP가 됐는데 라이즈 스킨을 원한다면 월즈 버전 말고 MSI 버전의 라이즈 스킨까지 2개를 보유 할 수 있도록 하는거지. 나름 동기부여가 크게 될듯
@조민수-x5oLo coi world cup chứ ai rảnh coi mấy tk cận trĩ ngồi chơi gamev😊
@hungnguyen1428Double elimination all the way. Love it!
@teemopentakill7393CBLOL in final stage? Joke
@keynes1614Se tem que ter um vídeo explicando o formato da competição, quer dizer que estão inventando moda.
@professortuliodasilvaIf TL takes one game off of T1 il l consider that a W
@MrGoalie2012Vai dar Fúria esse ano!
@blanquesbioJune 28th-July12th
@taylorbrown38921:55 HUGE
@L33DDL311 teams?? why not 12?
@mrholmes06LOW PROFILE FURIA IS COMMING
@sonsai10Can't wait!
@shinyy5184說明這個要幹嘛？所以冠軍可以幹嘛 哈 有skin 嗎？ 哈哈
@serfendi7935Ae VN đọc lướt cái thumbnail tưởng Chính thức giải thể ko 😂
@longdang1119BLG let‘s fight. TES whatever😅
@达里尔JTBLG will take this MSI.
@finebowgamesLCK and LPL getting an extra slot for worlds this year is an incredible change.
@rudeoffLCK vs LPL
@chenliu7070I just hope T1 loses
@aaartemNo "Time to Lock(e) in" joke?😢
@benceszoke190踢萬下去
@大傑-e9vOhh finally it is time for the good international format
@Awwolnelneuk65t1 3-0 blg
hle 3-0 blg
hle 3-2 t1
For play-in, if a team won both their series, do they need to play another series against a 2:1 team to qualify for the main stage, or does each team get two chances for double elimination even if they are 2:0 team?
Since last year, play-in required a team to just get at least two series wins to qualify for the main stage.
Tiers aren't openly announced or so it seems. So, there's still a chance that you Riot can place the Play-ins winner in certain Tier depending which team is, instead of just assigning them directly to Tier 4. Same for LPL 2, given BLG won FST, LPL 1 & 2 can be put in Tier 1 together or LPL 2 in Tier 2. It's possible, WC pots the previous year it depended on which team advanced to the Main Stage.
@bnawr4336TL you have the chance to do the funniest thing in the world i'm begging you 🙏
@kareninatashata2270HLE fighting!!
@ahuan0710Be ready, Tatu is coming
@IamRonaldoSantosImagine both LCK in finals, does that makes 6 slots in LCK or still 4?
@GodwinMychgVamos Brasil
@isaacjunior1465Lets go FURIA 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
@isaacjunior1465geng ko đi à
@tiendungnguyen8292Let's go!!!!
@nel2173It's time for us to become one LCK.
@user-tb2qn3nr6qDoes double elimination entail a bracket reset in finals? Or is it one set?
@boyboynovaLevi❤
@lienminhhuyenthoai3652= =
@waynelai7848TSW fighting ❤❤❤
@minhduc2704