Riot announces MSI 2022 to take place in South Korean city Busan

Riot Video games has formally introduced the situation and date for the 2022 Mid-Season Invitational: Busan, South Korea. Italian information website EsportsMag reportedly acquired the official announcement from Riot Italy, who forgot to say that the knowledge was embargoed; Riot’s LEC PR division informed Inven International they weren’t conscious of an announcement to be made at this time.

MSI 2022 will probably be hosted within the Busan Exhibition and Conference Middle (generally known as BEXCO) from Could 10 till Could 29. As of present planning, the occasion will probably be open to followers, marking the primary time a dwell viewers will probably be current because the 2020 World Championship finals in Shanghai, China.

Riot Video games is sticking with the identical format for MSI as final yr. Certified groups are break up throughout two teams of 4 groups and one group of three groups; up to now, solely the LCL will not be sending a consultant as they’ve paused their competitors throughout Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. From Could 10 till 15, groups play a double spherical robin inside their group. The group with three groups will presumably play extra video games amongst one another, much like final yr when the VCS could not attend the Mid-Season Invitational in Reykjavik, Iceland.

The highest two groups from the three teams advance to the rumble stage, which commences on Could 18 and lasts till Could 22. The six groups then play one other double spherical robin, with the highest 4 advancing to the semifinals for a single elimination, best-of-5 bracket that kicks off on Could 27. The grand closing concludes on Could 29.

Within the announcement obtained by EsportsMag, International Head of League of Legends Esports Naz Aletaha says, “South Korea has been a frontrunner within the esports trade for many years. We’re thrilled to honor this nation’s heritage in esports, have fun the fervour of Korean followers, and convey all of the expertise of MSI professional groups to Korea for the primary time.”

It’s the first time since 2018 that South Korea hosts a global League of Legends occasion. “Busan was an unbelievable setting for the 2014 and 2018 Worlds, and we won’t wait to return to see the problem between the perfect League of Legends groups on the planet,” Aletaha stated. MSI 2022 marks the primary time South Korea is internet hosting the Mid-Season Invitational.