MSI Overview

On wednesday May 4th the Mid Season Invitational (MSI) begins, and during my research for a video I came across some stats. The video never ended up happening, so I thought I’d share my stats in an article instead. 

MSI has 6 teams competing again eachother. Éach of the “invited” teams is there because they won their region’s playoff, and get to represent them at this tournament. 

From the NA LCS we have Counter Logic Gaming

From the LMS we have Flash Wolves.

From the EU LCS we have G2 Esports.

From the LPL we have Royal Never Give Up.

From the LCK we have SK Telecom.

Finally a spot is given to the winner of the International Wildcard Invitational which this year was the turkish team SuperMassive. 

CLG

CLG was founded in april 2010, and have been a part of all six seasons of League of Legends. Their more recent merits include winning two consecutive splits in the NA LCS, this one and the last, which qualified them for the 2015 World Championship.

CLG qualified through the NA LCS, which is played in the format of BO1 Double Round Robin. The top six teams qualify for playoffs, with the top two teams given a bye to the semi’s, and all games are BO5. CLG finished 2nd in the regular split with a 13-5 record. In the Semifinals they faced off against Team Liquid who they beat 3-2, and then in the finals they reclaimed their title with a 3-2 victory over TSM.

CLG has played a total of 28 games this season. 

This is their roster, with their champ pool and win rates this split:

Darshan (TOP)	g	w	%		Xmithie (JNG)	g	w	%		Huhi (MID)	g	w	%		Stixxay (ADC)	g	w	%		Aphromoo (SUP)	g	w	%
Ekko	5	3	60		Elise	7	5	71		Leblank	6	4	66,66667		Lucian	8	5	62,5		Bard	8	6	75
Poppy	4	4	100		Reksai	6	4	67		Corki	5	4	80		Caitlyn	6	5	83,33333		Morgana	7	5	71,42857
Fiora	4	4	100		Nidalee	5	4	80		Ryze	4	2	50		Ezreal	5	4	80		Braum	5	2	40
Jax	3	2	67		Gragas	3	2	67		Twisted Fate	3	2	66,66667		Kalista	5	3	60		Soraka	3	3	100
Ryze	3	1	33		Kindred	3	2	67		Ekko	2	2	100		Tristana	2	1	50		Alistar	2	2	100
Gangplank	2	1	50		Udyr	2	2	100		Lissandra	2	1	50		Ashe	1	0	0		Janna	1	0	0
Graves	2	2	100		Graves	1	0	0		Anivia	1	1	100		Corki	1	1	100		Lulu	1	1	100
Gnar	1	1	100		Poppy	1	0	0		Azir	1	1	100							Trundle	1	0	0
Maokai	1	0	0							Lulu	1	1	100
Pantheon	1	1	100							Viktor	1	0	0
Trundle	1	0	0							Zed	1	1	100
Yasuo	1	0	0							Zilean	1	0	0

Flash Wolves

Flash Wolves first got their start back in 2013, and have been a top three teams in all the regional splits they have participated in, and finally won this years Spring playoffs. They qualified for the World Championship for the first time last year in Season 5 and ended their run in the quarter finals.

Flash Wolves qualfied by winning the LMS. LMS is played as a double round robin BO2, with the top four teams qualifying for playoffs. A 2-0 win gives you 3 points while a 1-1 draw gives each team 1 point. Flash Wolves finished the regular split in 2nd place with a record of 9 wins, 2 ties and 3 losses. In the playoff gauntlet they beat Machi in the semi’s 3-0 and AHQ in the finals also 3-0. 

Flash Wolves has played a total of 34 games. 

This is their roster, with their champ pool and win rates this split:

MMD (TOP)	g	w	%		Karsa (JNG)	g	w	%		Maple (MID)	g	w	%		NL (ADC)	g	w	%		Swordart  (SUP)	g	w	%
Poppy	5	5	100		Elise	13	10	76,92308		Gangplank	7	6	85,71429		Ezreal	12	9	75		Thresh	13	11	84,61538
Lulu	4	2	50		Kindred	6	4	66,66667		Zed	6	5	83,33333		Kalista	6	6	100		Alistar	9	8	88,88889
Nautilus	4	2	50		Lee Sin	6	4	66,66667		Leblanc	4	3	75		Corki	5	5	100		Trundle	3	3	100
Maokai	3	3	100		Nidalee	4	3	75		Ryze	4	3	75		Lucian	5	5	100		Braum	3	2	66,66667
Ekko	3	3	100		Gragas	2	2	100		Azir	3	2	66,66667		Caitlyn	1	1	100		Morgana	3	1	33,33333
Graves	1	1	100		Graves	2	2	100		Quinn	3	3	100		Sivir	1	0	0		Poppy	3	1	33,33333
Gangplank	1	0	0		Rengar	1	0	0		Nautilus	2	2	100
	5									Lulu	2	1	50
										Varus	1	1	100
Rhins (TOP)	g	w	%							Ahri	1	0	0
Trundle	3	3	100							Ezreal	1	0	0
Malphite	2	2	100
Nautilus	2	2	100
Poppy	2	1	50
Fiora	1	1	100
Maokai	1	1	100
Lissandra	1	0	0
Tahm Kench	1	0	0

G2 Esports

G2 was founded by Ocelot back in February 2014. They finally qualified for the LCS this split, and managed to turn their rookie split into a 1^st place finish.

The EU LCS is played in a similar format as the NA LCS, with a double round robin BO1 and the top six teams go to playoffs. The top two teams get a bye to the semifinals. G2 finished their first split in first place with a 15-3 record. In the semifinals they beat out the reigning champions Fnatic 3-1 and in the finals they also beat their opponents, Origen, 3-1. 

G2 has played a total of 26 games. 

This is their roster, with their champ pool and win rates this split:

Kikis (TOP)	g	w	%		Trick (JNG)	g	w	%		Perkz (MID)	g	w	%		Emperor (ADC)	g	w	%		Hybrid (SUP)	g	w	%
Poppy	5	4	80		Graves	10	8	80		Lissandra	4	4	100		Lucian	11	9	81,81818		Braum	10	8	80
Ekko	3	3	100		Nidalee	6	5	83,33333		LeBlanc	3	3	100		Kalista	6	5	83,33333		Thresh	6	5	83,33333
Malphite	3	2	66,66667		Gragas	3	3	100		Ryze	3	2	66,66667		Ezreal	4	3	75		Bard	3	3	100
Nautilus	3	2	66,66667		Kindred	2	2	100		Zed	3	2	66,66667		Sivir	4	3	75		Trundle	3	2	66,66667
Trundle	3	2	66,66667		Lee Sin	2	2	100		Ahri	3	2	66,66667		Caitlyn	1	1	100		Janna	2	2	100
Fiora	2	2	100		Elise	1	1	100		Azir	2	2	100							Alistar	2	1	50
Rammus	2	2	100		Rumble	1	0	0		Corki	2	2	100
Tahm Kench	2	2	100		Udyr	1	0	0		Lulu	2	2	100
Maokai	1	1	100							Viktor	2	1	50
Shen	1	1	100							Gangplank	1	1	100
Lulu	1	0	0							Twisted Fate	1	0	0

Royal Never Give Up

RNG traces all the way back to 2012, and reached the finals of the world championship in season 3 and 4. This split was their first LPL title though.

The LPL is played with two divisions of 6 teams. Each teams plays a Double Round Robin BO3 against the teams in their own divison, and a Single Round Robin BO3 against the teams in the other division. Top four in each divison qualifies for the playoff, with the winners getting a bye to the semifinals and the second place getting a bye to the quarter finals. RNG finished the regular split first in their division with a 13-3 record. In the semifinals they beat WE 3-2 and took out EDG in the finals with a 3-1 victory. 

RNG has played a total of 47 games. 

This is their roster, with their champ pool and win rates this split:

Looper (TOP)	g	w	%		Mlxg (JNG)	g	w	%		Xiaohu (MID)	g	w	%		Wuxx (ADC)	g	w	%		Mata (SUP)	g	w	%
Poppy	13	10	76,92308		Graves	13	10	76,92308		LeBlanc	11	9	81,818182		Lucian	8	6	75		Alistar	17	14	82,35294
Ekko	7	5	71,42857		Nidalee	10	7	70		Azir	10	6	60		Kalista	5	4	80		Braum	11	6	54,54545
Maokai	7	5	71,42857		Kindred	7	6	85,71429		Lissandra	6	3	50		Tristana	4	4	100		Trundle	8	5	62,5
Nautlius	5	3	60		Ekko	4	4	100		Varus	5	3	60		Ezreal	3	2	66,66667		Thresh	6	5	83,33333
Quinn	4	3	75		Gragas	4	4	100		Lulu	3	3	100		Vayne	2	1	50		Poppy	2	1	50
Lissandra	3	2	66,66667		Elise	3	0	0		Corki	3	2	66,666667		Miss Fortune	2	1	50		Bard	1	1	100
Trundle	3	2	66,66667		Lee Sin	2	1	50		Ryze	2	2	100		Jhin	2	1	50
Tahm Kench	2	1	50		Reksai	2	0	0		Ezreal	1	1	100		Kogmaw	1	1	100		Leyn (SUP)	g	w	%
Rammus	1	1	100							Kassadin	1	1	100		Twitch	1	1	100		Thresh	1	1	100
										Viktor	1	1	100		Corki	1	0	0		Braum	1	1	100
LetMe (TOP)	g	w	%		Insec (JNG)	g	w	%		Zed	1	1	100
Nautilus	1	1	100		Gragas	1	1	100		Quinn	1	0	0		Namei (ADC)	g	w	%
Trundle	1	1	100		Master Yi	1	1	100							Sivir	9	8	88,88889
										Sask (MID)	g	w	%		Lucian	5	3	60
										Ekko	1	1	100		Kalista	2	1	50
										Fizz	1	1	100		Ashe	1	1	100
															Ezreal	1	0	0

SKT

While SKT the esports organisations goes all the way back to 2002, they first entered the League scene in 2012. They won both of the world championships that they qualified for in season 3 and season 5, and this split was their 5^th LCK and Champions title.

LCK is played as a Double Round Robin BO3 with the top five teams going to playoffs. SKT finished the regular split in 3rd place with a 12-6 record. In the playoff gauntlet, they first beat Jin Air 3-1, then KT Rolster 3-0 before taking on the ROX Tigers in the finals. They were able to win 3-1 in the finals and qualify for MSI. 

SKT has played a total of 52 games. 

This is their roster, with their champ pool and win rates this split:

Duke (TOP)	g	w	%		Blank (JNG)	g	w	%		Faker (MID)	g	w	%		Bang (ADC)	g	w	%		Wolf (SUP)	g	w	%
Maokai	12	10	83,33333		Kindred	10	9	90		Lulu	10	7	70		Lucian	16	10	62,5		Alistar	17	11	64,70588
Poppy	11	6	54,54545		Graves	10	6	60		Corki	6	5	83,33333		Sivir	12	10	83,33333		Trundle	13	10	76,92308
Fiora	5	3	60		Elise	6	4	66,66667		Azir	6	4	66,66667		Ezreal	10	6	60		Braum	10	5	50
Gangplank	4	3	75		Gragas	4	2	50		Lissandra	6	3	50		Kalista	7	6	85,71429		Tahm Kench	7	5	71,42857
Tahm Kench	4	2	50		Nidalee	4	2	50		Zilean	3	3	100		Corki	3	1	33,33333		Thresh	4	4	100
Trundle	4	2	50		Lee Sin	1	1	100		Twisted Fate	3	3	100		Miss Fortune	2	1	50		Bard	1	0	0
Ekko	3	2	66,66667							Karma	3	2	66,66667		Tristana	1	1	100
Gnar	2	2	100		Bengi (JNG)	g	w	%		Viktor	3	2	66,66667		Vayne	1	0	0
Gragas	2	2	100		Elise	5	5	100		Cassiopeia	2	2	100
Nautilus	2	1	50		Reksai	4	3	75		Gangplank	2	1	50
Quinn	2	1	50		Graves	3	2	66,66667		Ekko	1	1	100
Rammus	1	1	100		Udyr	2	0	0		Vel Koz	1	1	100
					Lee Sin	1	1	100		Fizz	1	1	100
					Evelynn	1	0	0		Ezreal	1	0	0
					Rumble	1	0	0		Jayce	1	0	0
										Quinn	1	0	0
										Zed	1	0	0
										Scout (MID)	g	w	%
										Lulu	1	0	0

SuperMassive

SuperMassive was created in the beginning of 2016 and competed in the Turkish Champions League Winter, where they finished first and got a spot in the IWCI.

The IWCI is the top teams from the remaining regions playing a Round Robin BO1 group stage, with the top four teams going to the BO5 bracket play. SuperMassive finished first in the group stage together with Hard Random and INTZ e-sports. They won over them in the tie-breaker match to get the first place seed. In the semifinal they won 3-0 against Saigon Jokers, before meeting Hard Random again in the final, taking the longest straw again with a 3-1 win. 

They have played a total of 46 games this split. 

This is their roster, with their champ pool and win rates this split:

Thaldrin (TOP)	g	w	%		Stomaged (JNG)	g	w	%		Naru (MID)	g	w	%		Achuu (ADC)	g	w	%		Dumbledoge (SUP)	g	w	%
Maokai	8	6	75		Graves	10	9	90		Leblanc	11	8	72,72727		Lucian	20	14	70		Poppy	16	11	68,75
Ekko	4	4	100		Gragas	10	8	80		Azir	8	6	75		Ezreal	15	11	73,33333		Bard	15	10	66,66667
Fiora	4	2	50		Elise	10	7	70		Lissandra	6	5	83,33333		Kalista	6	4	66,66667		Elise	4	3	75
Graves	3	3	100		Kindred	8	5	62,5		Corki	6	3	50		Caitlyn	2	1	50		Alistar	4	2	50
Nautilus	3	3	100		Reksai	2	2	100		Lulu	4	3	75		Jhin	1	1	100		Thresh	3	3	100
Poppy	3	2	66,66667		Lee Sin	2	0	0		Orianna	4	3	75		Miss Fortune	1	1	100		Janna	1	1	100
Malphite	2	1	50		Rumble	2	0	0		Viktor	2	2	100		Sivir	1	0	0		Morgana	1	1	100
Trundle	2	1	50		Mundo	1	1	100		Quinn	2	1	50							Braum	1	1	100
Lissandra	1	1	100		Sejuani	1	0	0		Ahri	2	1	50							Trundle	1	0	0
Shen	1	1	100							Karma	1	0	0
Tahm Kench	1	0	0
Rammus	1	0	0
fabulous (TOP)	g	w	%
Graves	2	2	100
Maokai	2	2	100
Fizz	2	2	100
Malphite	1	1	100
Karma	1	1	100
Gragas	1	0	0
Shen	1	0	0
Ryze	1	0	0
Quinn	1	0	0
Trundle	1	0	0

These are the six teams competing at the MSI this year. I hope this gives a bit of an overview on the teams participating. Enjoy the tournament. 

A shoutout to Esportspedia and Oracle’s Elixir for information on the teams and stats about the players.

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