What are the changes to the League of Legends msi format rules in 2023? What is the detailed analysis of the msi competition format? These questions have helped you get answers and share them with you as soon as possible.
The venue for the 2023 MSI has been confirmed <br/>According to Riot news, the 2023 MSI Mid-Season Invitational will be held in London, England. This is also the first time that London has hosted the event. The game is scheduled to be held from May 2nd to 21st this year.
The number of participating teams in 2023MSI increases <br/>This year’s MSI Mid-Season Invitational will increase the number of participating teams to 13. Each of the four major regions LPLLCKLECLCS will have two participating teams. The other participating teams include LLA, CBLOL, PCS, VCS, and LJL. There will be 1 team in each wild card division.
Among them, in the LCK division, due to the champion of the S12 Global Finals, the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds will advance directly to the second round of the group stage. The second seeds from the LPL, LEC, and LCS divisions will join the five teams from other wild card divisions to form a total of 8 teams to participate in the play-in rounds.
New changes to the 2023 MSI competition system, including the full inclusion of the double-elimination competition system ① The eight teams in the qualifying stage will be divided into two groups, and then a BO3 double-elimination tournament will be used within the group to select a total of three teams to advance. What is interesting is that the loser of each group The runners-up in the group will have a final battle to determine the place for the third team to advance, as shown below:
②After the qualifying stage of the winning and losing group matches, the previous group stages and knockout rounds were removed, and the subsequent schedule was merged into the winning and losing group matches. Eight teams participated, including the three qualifying teams from the qualifying rounds, the No. 1 seed of LCSLECLPL and For the No. 1 and 2 seeds in the LCK division, all teams will draw lots to participate in a BO5 double-elimination tournament. The competition format is as follows.
What does the new format bring?
After the changes to the new format of the 2023 MSI Mid-Season Invitational, the number of participating teams in the four major major regions has increased to two. This has undoubtedly increased the viewing experience of the MSI Mid-Season Invitational. The teams in several regions no longer fight alone as before, but in double teams. The addition of the defeat system has also added a layer of protection for some teams, because judging from the previous experience of the double-elimination competition system in various divisions, double-elimination is indeed absolutely guaranteed in selecting truly strong teams.