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The 2016 Mid-Season Invitational was the second event of the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) , a League of Legends Riot Games . It took place from March 4 to March 15, 2016, in Shanghai Oriental Sports Center , Pudong , Shanghai , China. The participants were 6 winning teams of the Spring Seasons in their respective regions: 5 teams from North America (NA LCS ), Europe (EU LCS ), China (LPL ), South Korea (LCK ), Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau (LMS ) and a team from Wildcard regions (Brazil, CIS, Japan, Latin America, Oceania, Southeast Asia) that won the Mid-Season International Wildcard Invitational (IWCI).
SK Telecom T1 from South Korea won their first MSI title after defeating Counter Logic Gaming from North America 3–0 in the final.
Qualified teams
Venue
Shanghai was the city chosen to host the competition.
Group stage
Double Round Robin, all matches are Best-of-one.
Top 4 teams advance to Play-off. Bottom 2 teams are eliminated.
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
PCT
Qualification
1
Royal Never Give Up
10
8
2
0.800
Advance to Knockout Stage
2
Counter Logic Gaming
10
7
3
0.700
3
Flash Wolves
10
6
4
0.600
3
SK Telecom T1
10
6
4
0.600
5
G2 Esports
10
2
8
0.200
6
SuperMassive eSports
10
1
9
0.100
Source: LoL Esports (Archived 2017-05-21 at the Wayback Machine )
Knockout stage
The 1st-place team plays with the 4th-place team, The 2nd-place team plays with the 3rd-place team in semifinals.
Matches are Best-of-five Semifinals Final 1 Royal Never Give Up 1 4 SK Telecom T1 3 SK Telecom T1 3 Counter Logic Gaming 0 3 Flash Wolves 1 2 Counter Logic Gaming 3
Final standings
Place
Team
Prize money
1st
SK Telecom T1
$250,000
2nd
Counter Logic Gaming
$100,000
3rd–4th
Flash Wolves
$50,000
Royal Never Give Up
5th–6th
G2 Esports
SuperMassive eSports
References
"SK Telecom lose four games in a row in crazy MSI group stage" . The Daily Dot the original on 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2016-05-07."This might be the most embarrassing moment in competitive Counter-Strike history | The Daily Dot" . The Daily Dot the original on 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2016-05-07."G2 on poor MSI performance: 'We are doing our best to improve each game'" . The Daily Dot the original on 2016-05-08. Retrieved 2016-05-07."League Midseason Invitational day one recap | The Daily Dot" . The Daily Dot the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2016-05-07."MSI Day Two Recap: A panic in the Shanghai Oriental Center" . ABC News "MSI 2016 heading to Shanghai" . League of Legends Esports . February 16, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
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