The middle of the League of Legends pro season has arrived and with it comes MSI 2023. This year it will be in the United Kingdom, London to be exact. The games will be starting on May 2 and a winner will be crowned on May 21. There is a brand new format this year as well that has a lot of fans very excited. Before then though, the MSI 2023 Group Draw has commenced and here are the results along with the early matchups.
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This year will be the first year where there will be a full double-elimination bracket. Teams in the Play-In bracket will have a double-elimination in their group and then have a chance to qualify for the bracket stage. There will be two different groups and listed below are the teams that automatically qualified for the bracket stage and then the group stage.
Bracket Stage Teams
- (LCK #1) Gen.G
- (LPL #1) JD Gaming
- (EMEA #1) MAD Lions
- (LCS #1) Cloud9
- (LCK #2) T1
Group Stage Teams
- (LPL #2) Billibilli Gaming
- (EMEA #2) G2 Esports
- (LCS #2) Golden Guardians
- (PCS #1) PSG Talon
- (VN #1) GAM Esports
- (JP #1) DentionatioN FM
- (BR #1) LOUD
- (LAT #1) Moviestar R7
Group A Teams
- (LPL #2) Billibilli Gaming
- (LCS #2) Golden Guardians
- (VN #1) GAM Esports
- (LAT #1) Moviestar R7
Group B Teams
- (EMEA #2) G2 Esports
- (PCS #1) PSG Talon
- (JP #1) DentionatioN FM
- (BR #1) LOUD
First-Round Matchups Group A
- (VN #1) GAM Esports vs. (LCS #2) Golden Guardians
- (LAT #1) Moviestar R7 vs. (LPL #2) Billibilli Gaming
First-Round Matchups Group B
- (JP #1) DentionatioN FM vs. (PCS #1) PSG Talon
- (BR #1) LOUD vs. (EMEA #2) G2 Esports
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