South Korea has been selected to host this year’s Mid-Season Invitational, marking the country’s first time hosting an MSI event, as well as its first League of Legends international competition since 2018. The host venues and cities have yet to be announced.
This event will be big for South Korea, which had some of the most severe COVID-19 restrictions worldwide making the organization of major events during the pandemic a complex affair. Hosting the MSI in South Korea also marks its return to a major country after the disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic over the past two years. The pandemic forced Riot to cancel the MSI in 2020 and to go for a restrictive “bubble system” in China for Worlds 2020. The company adopted the same system in Iceland in 2021 for both the MSI and Worlds.
South Korea’s first MSI is a milestone for the most successful country in League history. The 2022 MSI is expected to kick off between the last week of April and the first week of May, based on the event’s dates in the previous years. The tournament will feature the champions of 12 major leagues from around the globe.
(All information was provided by Dot Esports)
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