Which teams have qualified for MSI 2025?

League of Legends’ Mid-Season Invitational 2025 is fast approaching, with 10 teams participating in the year’s second international showdown. Set to begin later this month, MSI will play a key role in determining World Championship 2025 qualification paths.

Held in a double-stage format, the tournament will begin with a Play-In Stage featuring four teams in a best-of-five, double-elimination bracket. Two of them will advance to the Bracket Stage, where they’ll join six other pre-qualified teams and will compete in a best-of-five, double-elimination bracket.

Aside from lifting the MSI trophy and winning a yet-to-be-announced prize money, the winner will secure a spot at Worlds 2025—granted they reach the summer playoffs in their domestic league.

But that’s not all — MSI outcome will also determine which region gains an extra fourth seed at Worlds this year. And with the changes to some major regions—LTA and LCP—this could become a strong card to play in the race towards claiming the Summoner’s Cup for anyone besides LPL and LCK. 

The battle for MSI 2025 is heating up in the LCK, and one of Korea’s representatives has now been locked in. But before knowing who, it should be known that the LCK has its own Road to MSI, a mini-tournament—which functions as the Split 2 playoff round—where the region’s top six teams face off to determine who gets to go. Even Gen.G’s pristine 18-0 regular season scoreboard ‘only’ secured them the right to play twice for a spot at MSI.

Still, it was Gen.G who first punched their ticket to the 2025 Mid-Season Invitational on June 13, following a nail-biting, must-watch, five-game series over Hanwha Life Esports.

T1 claimed the second and final MSI spot in classic T1 style. After advancing through the lower bracket, they faced HLE in the final qualification match and swept them 3-0. The last game was over in just 25 minutes, with T1 racking up 29 kills to HLE’s 3. Given the World champions’ history and current momentum, seeing them win another international triumph wouldn’t be surprising.

The LPL will send two teams to MSI, and their qualification process is straightforward. Whoever reaches the LPL Split 2 Grand Final will represent the region in the international tournament. 

Anyone’s Legend shocked fans by qualifying on June 9th and locking its seed on June 14th, defeating Bilibili Gaming 3-2 in the Playoffs’ upper bracket final. This marks back-to-back finals for AL, whose calculated teamfighting and improved early game helped them break through a tough region to emerge as dominant.

BLG bounced back on June 13 with a 3-1 win over fan-favorites Invictus Gaming in the lower bracket final, securing their return yet another MSI. Now, with both representatives confirmed, the only question that remains is seeding. The winner of the upcoming Grand Final between AL and BLG will advance directly to the Bracket Stage of MSI, while the runner-up will begin their run in the Play-In stage.

One could say that EMEA’s Second Split result shocked and excited both the region’s and international fans. Movistar KOI claimed its first LEC title after a decisive win over G2 Esports. While both teams will take part in this year’s MSI, only one could potentially repeat the region’s performance during MSI 2019. 

KOI’s blend of disciplined early ganks by Elyoya and explosive late-game team fights earned the squad the top LEC seed, meaning it’ll directly play in MSI’s bracket stage, making them an unpredictable opponent.

G2 will have to climb to there via the Play-In Stage, but are still considered the region’s favourite due to its experience and prowess during international tournaments. Its mostly veteran roster and flexible drafting still make them a dangerous threat for any team across all regions.

Yet most eyes will still be on KOI and its mid laner, now that Joseph ‘Jojopyun’ Pyun became the first North American player to win championships in both NA and EU, and he’ll compete on home soil in Canada.

Thanks to their Split 2 dominance, LTA North has a direct spot into the Bracket Stage, while the LTA South representatives will have to start in the Play-Ins stage. 

FlyQuest LTA North crown after an intense 3-2 series against Cloud9 in the Grand Final. Overall the series was quite balanced between the two teams, however a bold backdoor by FlyQuest in Game 5 closed the curtains on whoever would be representing LTA North at MSI.

Over in LTA South, FURIA earned their ticket to MSI by defeating Estral Esports 3-1 with sharp teamfighting and smart objective control—don’t think they come in as underdogs during the MSI Play-Ins, this is a team to watch.

CTBC Flying Oyster and GAM Esports will represent LCP at this year’s MSI. CFO locked its first seed thanks to its steady laning and sharp shotcalling. But it’ll be hard to take the spotlight away from GAM, who locked in its MSI spot after defeating PSG Talon in what many might say is a historical win. The team’s aggressive early game and signature jungle roaming—thanks captain đỗ Duy ‘Levi’ Khánh—remain its biggest weapons.

Every year’s MSI is always a must-watch for League fans as it gives them an overview of the state of the regions at the halfway point of the year. However MSI 2025 could become more than that. Changes in regional formats and time to adapt to Fearless Draft could have equilibrated the scales, and for the first time in years we could have an MSI champion coming from outside the LCK or LPL—or evidence of just how wide the gap between East and West is.