MSI 2022: Royal Never Give Up take down T1 in nail biting five-game final
Riot GamesLeague of Legends’ Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) has come to a close – and LPL representatives Royal Never Give Up have been crowned champions.
- RNG take down T1 for their second consecutive MSI title
- RNG mid laner Xiaohu and support Ming become the only players to hold three MSI titles
- T1 stand empty-handed in front of Busan crowds after missing out on victory in game 5
After three weeks of intense competition, Royal Never Give Up have won their third-ever MSI title. This win makes them the first team in League of Legends history to win three MSI titles, although the win felt more than a little hollow as RNG were unable to fly to Busan to lift the MSI trophy.
For the entirety of May in Busan, South Korea, 11 of the best teams in the world fought it out in the first taste of international competition in Season 12.
This tournament saw a return of some of League’s most iconic names, with T1 – flying the flag for Korea – making it to the finals to face off against defending MSI champions RNG who swept their way to the final despite playing remotely from Shanghai.
There were upsets, one-sided stomps, and underperformances aplenty, but the semifinals saw all four major regions battle it out for that elusive finals spot.
G2 Esports and Evil Geniuses were eliminated 3-0, which left only T1 and RNG in the final fight for the trophy. And after a nail biting five game series, it was RNG who took it home – although they were forced to lift a replica in their Shanghai training facility after quarantine regulations meant that the 2022 trophy could not be delivered to the team.
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MSI 2022: Stream
You’ll be able to rewatch MSI 2022 on the official Riot Games stream, which we have embedded below for your convenience.
Miss a specific game? Catch up on the LoL Esports VODs YouTube channel.
MSI 2022: Schedule & results
Knockout Stage: May 27 – 29
Stage & Day | Match | PT | ET | BST |
Semifinal / May 27 | RNG 3-0 Evil Geniuses | 3AM | 6AM | 11AM |
Semifinal / May 28 | T1 3-0 G2 Esports | 3AM | 6AM | 11AM |
Grand Final / May 29 | RNG 3-2 T1 | 3AM | 6AM | 11AM |
Rumble Stage: May 20 – 24
Day 1: May 20
Match | PT | ET | BST |
T1 0-1 G2 Esports | 2AM | 5AM | 10AM |
Evil Geniuses 0-1 RNG | 3AM | 6AM | 11AM |
PSG Talon 1-0 Saigon Buffalo | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
G2 Esports 1-0 RNG | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
Saigon Buffalo 0-1 Evil Geniuses | 6AM | 9AM | 2PM |
PSG Talon 0-1 T1 | 7AM | 10AM | 3PM |
Day 2: May 21
Match | PT | ET | BST |
G2 Esports 1-0 Evil Geniuses | 2AM | 5AM | 10AM |
RNG 1-0 PSG Talon | 3AM | 6AM | 11AM |
T1 1-0 Saigon Buffalo | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
PSG Talon 0-1 Evil Geniuses | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
RNG 1-0 T1 | 6AM | 9AM | 2PM |
Saigon Buffalo 0-1 G2 Esports | 7AM | 10AM | 3PM |
Day 3: May 22
Match | PT | ET | BST |
Evil Geniuses 0-1 T1 | 2AM | 5AM | 10AM |
G2 Esports 0-1 PSG Talon | 3AM | 6AM | 11AM |
RNG 1-0 Saigon Buffalo | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
T1 1-0 PSG Talon | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
RNG 1-0 G2 Esports | 6AM | 9AM | 2PM |
Evil Geniuses 1-0 Saigon Buffalo | 7AM | 10AM | 3PM |
Day 4: May 23
Match | PT | ET | BST |
PSG Talon 1-0 G2 Esports | 2AM | 5AM | 10AM |
T1 0-1 Evil Geniuses | 3AM | 6AM | 11AM |
Saigon Buffalo 0-1 RNG | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
G2 Esports 0-1 T1 | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
Saigon Buffalo 1-0 PSG Talon | 6AM | 9AM | 2PM |
RNG vs Evil Geniuses | 7AM | 10AM | 3PM |
Day 5: May 24
Match | PT | ET | BST |
G2 Esports 0-1 Saigon Buffalo | 12AM | 3AM | 8AM |
Evil Geniuses 1-0 PSG Talon | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
Saigon Buffalo 0-1 T1 | 2AM | 5AM | 10AM |
PSG Talon 0-1 RNG | 3AM | 6AM | 11AM |
Evil Geniuses 0-1 G2 Esports | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
T1 1-0 RNG | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
Group Stage: May 10 – 15
Note: RNG’s first three matches will be replayed on May 14 to maintain competitive integrity due to issues with Riot’s artificially inflated ping environment.
Day 1: May 10
Group | Match | PT | ET | BST |
Group A | Saigon Buffalo 0-1 T1 | 2AM | 5AM | 10AM |
Group A | DetonatioN FocusMe 1-0 Team Aze | 3AM | 6AM | 11AM |
Group C | ORDER 0-1 G2 Esports | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
Group C | Evil Geniuses 0-1 G2 Esports | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
Group B | 6AM | 9AM | 2PM | |
Group B | RED Canids 1-0 PSG Talon | 7AM | 10AM | 3PM |
Day 2: May 11
Group | Match | PT | ET | BST |
Group C | Evil Geniuses 0-1 G2 Esports | 2AM | 5AM | 10AM |
Group C | ORDER 0-1 Evil Geniuses | 3AM | 6AM | 11AM |
Group A | DetonatioN FocusMe 0-1 Saigon Buffalo | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
Group A | Team Aze 0-1 T1 | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
Group B | RED Canids 0-1 Istanbul Wildcats | 6AM | 9AM | 2PM |
Group B | 7AM | 10AM | 3PM |
Day 3: May 12
Group | Match | PT | ET | BST |
Group C | ORDER 0-1 Evil Geniuses | 2AM | 5AM | 10AM |
Group C | ORDER 0-1 G2 Esports | 3AM | 6AM | 11AM |
Group B | Istanbul Wildcats 0-1 PSG Talon | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
Group B | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM | |
Group A | Aze 0-1 Saigon Buffalo | 6AM | 9AM | 2PM |
Group A | DetonatioN FocusMe 0-1 T1 | 7AM | 10AM | 3PM |
Day 4: May 13
Group | Match | PT | ET | BST |
Group B | RED Canids 0-1 PSG Talon | 12AM | 3AM | 8AM |
Group B | Istanbul Wildcats 0-1 RNG | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
Group B | Istanbul Wildcats 0-1 PSG Talon | 2AM | 5AM | 10AM |
Group B | RED Canids 0-1 RNG | 3AM | 6AM | 11AM |
Group B | RED Canids 0-1 Istanbul Wildcats | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
Group B | PSG Talon 0-1 RNG | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
Day 5: May 14
Note: RNG’s first three games were voided due to ping issues. They will be replayed on May 14.
Group | Match | PT | ET | BST |
Group C | Evil Geniuses 0-1 G2 Esports | 12AM | 3AM | 8AM |
Group C | ORDER 0-1 Evil Geniuses | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
Group C | ORDER 0-1 G2 Esports | 2AM | 5AM | 10AM |
Group C | Evil Geniuses 0-1 G2 Esports | 3AM | 6AM | 11AM |
Group C | ORDER 0-1 Evil Geniuses | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
Group C | ORDER 0-1 G2 Esports | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
Group B | Istanbul Wildcats 0-1 RNG | 6AM | 9AM | 2PM |
Group B | RNG 1-0 PSG Talon | 7AM | 10AM | 3PM |
Group B | RNG 1-0 RED Canids | 8AM | 11AM | 4PM |
Day 6: May 15
Group | Match | PT | ET | BST |
Group A | Team Aze 0-1 Saigon Buffalo | 12AM | 3AM | 8AM |
Group A | DetonatioN FocusMe 0-1 T1 | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
Group A | DetonatioN FocusMe 0-1 Saigon Buffalo | 2AM | 5AM | 10AM |
Group A | Team Aze 0-1 T1 | 3AM | 6AM | 11AM |
Group A | DetonatioN FocusMe 0-1 Team Aze | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
Group A | Saigon Buffalo 0-1 T1 | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
MSI 2022: Standings
MSI 2022 Rumble Stage standings
Placement | Team | Record |
1 | Royal Never Give Up | 6-1 |
2 | T1 | 5-3 |
3 | Evil Geniuses | 4-3 |
4 | G2 Esports | 4-4 |
5 | PSG Talon | 3-5 |
6 | Saigon Buffalo | 1-7 |
MSI 2022 Group Stage standings
Group A
Placement | Team | Record |
1 | T1 | 6-0 |
2 | Saigon Buffalo | 4-2 |
3 | DetonatioN FocusMe | 1-5 |
4 | Team Aze | 1-5 |
Group B
Placement | Team | Record |
1 | Royal Never Give Up | 6-0 |
2 | PSG Talon | 3-3 |
3 | RED Canids | 2-4 |
4 | Istanbul Wildcats | 1-5 |
Group C
Placement | Team | Record |
1 | G2 Esports | 8-0 |
2 | Evil Geniuses | 4-4 |
3 | ORDER | 0-8 |
MSI 2022 Final placements
Placement | Team | Prize Money |
1 | Royal Never Give Up | $75,000 |
2 | T1 | $50,000 |
3-4 | Evil Geniuses | $25,000 |
G2 Esports | ||
5-6 | PSG Talon | $17,500 |
Saigon Buffalo | ||
7-8 | RED Canids | $8,325 |
ORDER | ||
9-10 | DetonatioN FocusMe | $6,675 |
Team Aze | ||
11 | Istanbul Wildcats | $5,000 |
MSI 2022: All qualified teams
MSI 2022 will feature 11 teams from across the world, all champions in their domestic League of Legends tournaments.
One region will be missing out on the fanfare: the CIS will skip MSI 2022 after the cancellation of the LCL 2022 Spring Split. They will not be replaced by another region getting a second slot, similar to Vietnam’s exclusion in 2021.
You can find a full list of teams here below, updated after each regional qualifier wraps up.
Team | Region | Players |
RNG | China | Bin, Wei, Xiaohu, GALA, Ming |
T1 | Korea | Zeus, Oner, Faker, Gumayusi, Keria |
G2 Esports | Europe | BrokenBlade, Jankos, caPs, Flakked, Targamas |
Evil Geniuses | North America | Impact, Inspired, jojopyun, Danny, Vulcan |
PSG Talon | PCS | Hanabi, Juhan, Ray, Unified, Kaiwing |
Saigon Buffalo | Vietnam | Hasmed, BeanJ, Froggy, Shogun, Taki |
Team Aze | LATAM | Lonely, Dimitry, Aloned, 5kid, Straight |
FastPay Wildcats | Turkey | StarScreen, Ferret, Serin, HolyPhoenix, Farfetch |
RED Canids | Brazil | GUIGO, Aegis, Grevthar, TitaN, Jojo |
DetonatioN FocusMe | Japan | Evi, Steal, Yaharong, Yutapon, Harp |
ORDER | Oceania | BioPanther, Kevy, Kisee, Puma, Corporal |