The 2016 Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) starts on May 4. Tune in for a clash of regional champions from North America (NA LCS), Europe (EU LCS), mainland China (LPL), Korea (LCK), and the LMS region (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau), plus a wildcard slot (IWC) to be determined at the International Wild Card Invitational on April 16-23 in Mexico City.<\/p>\n
NA and EU fans, we\u2019ll release the MSI schedule with PT and CEST time conversions closer to the event along with our rebroadcast calendar. We’ll have all of the MSI games right here for you to watch on Lolesports so get ready to cheer on your region!<\/p>\n
Note: All dates and times are in Shanghai local time or China Standard Time (CST). Match times listed below are estimates pending previous game length.<\/p>\n
Group Stage:<\/p>\n
Day 1 – Wednesday, May 4:
\n\u2022Start of show and opening ceremony – 13:30
\n\u2022China vs. North America – 14:00
\n\u2022Europe vs. LMS – 15:00
\n\u2022Korea vs. IWC – 16:00
\n\u2022North America vs. LMS – 17:00
\n\u2022Europe vs. Korea – 18:00
\n\u2022IWC vs. China – 19:00<\/p>\n
Day 2 – Thursday, May 5:
\n\u2022North America vs. Europe – 13:30
\n\u2022Korea vs. China – 14:30
\n\u2022LMS vs. IWC – 15:30
\n\u2022China vs. Europe – 16:30
\n\u2022IWC vs. North America – 17:30
\n\u2022Korea vs. LMS – 18:30<\/p>\n
Day 3 – Friday, May 6:
\n\u2022LMS vs. China – 13:30
\n\u2022North America vs. Korea – 14:30
\n\u2022IWC vs. Europe – 15:30
\n\u2022LMS vs. Korea – 16:30
\n\u2022North America vs. IWC – 17:30
\n\u2022Europe vs. China – 18:30<\/p>\n
Day 4 – Saturday, May 7:
\n\u2022Europe vs. IWC – 13:30
\n\u2022China vs. LMS – 14:30
\n\u2022Korea vs. North America – 15:30
\n\u2022LMS vs. Europe – 16:30
\n\u2022North America vs. China – 17:30
\n\u2022IWC vs. Korea – 18:30<\/p>\n
Day 5 – Sunday, May 8:
\n\u2022China vs. IWC – 11:30
\n\u2022LMS vs. North America – 12:30
\n\u2022Korea vs. Europe – 13:30
\n\u2022IWC vs. LMS – 14:30
\n\u2022Europe vs. North America – 15:30
\n\u2022China vs. Korea – 16:30<\/p>\n
Knockout Stage:<\/p>\n
The Knockout Stage is a single elimination, Best of 5 (Bo5) bracket that will be determined by the Group Stage results. The Knockout Stage takes place on May 13-15 with a Bo5 series per day starting at 13:30 each day.<\/p>\n
Ticket information for MSI 2016 will be available soon. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The 2016 Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) starts on May 4. Tune in for a clash of regional champions from North America (NA LCS), Europe (EU LCS), mainland China (LPL), Korea (LCK), and the LMS region (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau), plus a wildcard slot (IWC) to be determined at the International Wild Card Invitational on April 16-23 … <\/p>\n