Summary
- With all major LoL esports regions concluding the second part of their regular season, the final list of MSI 2025 qualifiers are now complete.
- Four of the ten participating teams qualified for the MSI 2025 Play-In Stage, where only two can advance to the next round of competition.
- LoL Esports have revealed which teams will face each other in the Play-In bracket, as well as the official match schedule and format.
The world’s most dominant League of Legends teams are now ready to make history in Vancouver, Canada. Cutting through an already-intense regular season, the Mid-Season Invitational 2025 delivers high-stakes battles with much more on the line.
With the lineup finally complete, viewers can witness all the action starting June 27. Four teams are kicking off the competition with a blazing MSI 2025 Play-In Stage.
MSI 2025 Play-In Stage Teams
All 10 MSI 2025 teams were seeded based on their standings in their respective region’s preceding regular season tournament. For LPL and LTA, that is Split 2. Meanwhile, LEC has the Spring Split, LCP has Mid Season, and LCK has Road to MSI.
The champions of these tournaments qualify directly to MSI 2025’s second stage, which is the Bracket Stage. The second placers, on the other hand, would have to survive in the Play-In Stage, where only two teams can advance.
Here are the MSI 2025 Play-In Stage teams who qualified from every region:
- Bilibili Gaming – LPL #2 seed
- FURIA – LTA South champion
- G2 Esports – LEC #2 seed
- GAM Esports – LCP #2 seed
In the LTA, which uniquely has two conferences, the decision regarding which team goes to which MSI stage is influenced by the First Stand Tournament (FST) results. In March, it was Team Liquid from LTA North who represented the region in FST 2025, giving their conference the advantage in seeding for the MSI.
Meanwhile, the LCK’s #2 seed, T1, skips the Play-In Stage due to the FST 2025 results, too. The region’s representatives, Hanwha Life Esports were crowned champions, earning an extra MSI Bracket Stage spot for the LCK.
Play-In Stage Bracket, Format, and Schedule
The MSI 2025 Play-In Stage will run for a total of three days, starting on Friday, June 27 until 29, 2025. Teams will play in a double-elimination bracket, where losers still have a second chance to continue with the tournament. All matches are best-of-five, implementing Fearless Draft rules.
LoL Esports announced on June 17 which Play-In teams are playing against which for the tournament’s opening matches.
Round 1
June 27, 2025 (12:00PM PDT / 9:00 PM CEST) / June 28, 2025 3:00AM CST
- G2 Esports vs. FURIA
June 27, 2025 5:00PM PDT / June 28, 2025 (2:00AM CEST / 8:00AM CST)
- Bilibili Gaming vs. GAM Esports
Round 2 – Lower Bracket
June 28, 2025 (12:00PM PDT / 9:00 PM CEST) / June 29, 2025 3:00AM CST
- Teams TBD (elimination match)
Round 2 – Upper Bracket Finals
June 28, 2025 5:00PM PDT / June 29, 2025 (2:00AM CEST / 8:00AM CST)
- Teams TBD (winner qualifies to Bracket Stage)
Round 3 – Lower Bracket Finals
June 29, 2025 5:00PM PDT / June 30, 2025 (2:00AM CEST / 8:00AM CST)
- Teams TBD (winner qualifies to Bracket Stage)
The first team to get eliminated will receive $80,000 from the $2,000,000 USD total prize pool. Meanwhile, the 9th placer will take their share of $100,000 USD home.
As for the qualifiers, both teams will advance to the Bracket Stage, This is the second and main stage of the tournament, at the end of which the champion secures themselves an automatic slot in the League of Legends World Championship (Worlds) 2025.
Conclusion
The League of Legends community braces themselves once more for the second major international event in the game’s esports calendar. Four teams already well-acquainted with victory and defeat will meet again on the Rift with more to prove.
Which two will advance to the Bracket Stage and fight for their chance at a direct Worlds 2025 qualification? The answers await in the MSI 2025 Play-In Stage.
