View the latest odds on e-Sports Matches & Bet with Sportsbet. Join Australia's Favourite Online Betting and Entertainment Website. League of Legends MSI prize money The distribution of the prize pool has changed slightly each year depending on the number of teams participating and the structure of the tournament. This is how is the US $1,000,000 kitty was doled out at MSI 2019. Similar to spreads, totals and OVERs/Unders are a betting option that does not directly depend on the outcome of the match. Instead, these types of MSI bets are based around the objectives and actions within the game, like kills, tower kills, and dragons or barons slain. How To Bet On League Of Legends. Pick Your LoL Betting Site Choose a League of Legends betting site that suits you and your needs. We have a few recommended sportsbooks that offer great LoL bets and odds. Signing up is free, but in order to place your wagers, a real-money deposit needs to be made. You can take a look at the MSI outright winner betting odds and odds comparison for match betting here or check out our LoL betting overview to find out more about betting on League of Legends. The MSI 2016 will be broadcasted on various live streams across different platforms (like Youtube and Twitch) and in different languages.
Since its 2015 inception, the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) has risen as a standout event in the League of Legends (LoL) esports calendar. MSI is an exclusive tournament for the Spring split victors of each region to determine who will be the champion of champions over multiple weeks and multiple cities. What more could LoL fans want?
Well, a reversal of the 2020 event's cancellation likely sits high on the fans' wishlists. Due to recent events, Riot Games' Global Head of Esports John Needham announced on April 23 that the Mid-Season Invitational would not take place in 2020.
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MSI 2020 Top Four
It was an understandable but nevertheless unfortunate decision that hangs gloomily over fans excited to see the first major international LoL competition of the year. What was just speculation leading up to the event must now substitute for the event itself. LoL betting had to instead turn to EU Masters as the big mid-season event that was the pick-ems fantasy was taken from us.
In that spirit of escapist imagination, here are the power rankings of the predicted final four for MSI 2020 in a hypothetical, happier universe with safe international sports competition.
4. T1
Functionally, fourth and third are equal as MSI has neither a double elimination bracket nor a third-place decider match. That said, alien as it may seem to see the historic SK Telecom T1 (now rebranded to T1) ranked anywhere outside the top three, T1 must be differentiated as the weakest of the major region teams that would have attended MSI 2020.
While the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) is not the worst of the major regions, T1 is the least convincing of said regions' representatives. The glacial pace of the LCK is an outlier in comparison to the global trend of accelerated early games, and T1 may struggle to play their minimal-loss style against teams constantly poking for weakness.
There are also questions regarding top laner Chang-dong 'Canna' Kim's ability to perform on a major international stage as a rookie against proven stars like G2's Martin 'Wunder' Hansen or Cloud9's Eric 'Licorice' Ritchie. Additionally, jungler Woo-chan 'Cuzz' Moon is instrumental in unlocking T1's early game but has a rather limited Champion Pool.
With these factors in consideration, T1 must be placed, reluctantly, at fourth. The caveat, however, is that they are not that far behind the teams ranked above them.
We came, we saw, we conquered.
WE ARE THE CHAMPION FOR 2020 LCK SPRING!
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆#T1WIN#T1Fighting#LCK#V9#Championpic.twitter.com/rOrxP8zMHR
— T1 LoL (@T1LoL) April 25, 2020
3. JD Gaming
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To the doubtless rage of countless fans, the League of Legends Pro League (LPL) representative JD Gaming ranks third. For all the superstar play demonstrated by jungler Jin-hyeok 'Kanavi' Seo and career resurgence of top laner Xing-Ran 'Zoom' Zhang, JD Gaming still stands on shaky legs. While the LPL boasts many teams capable of performing at an international level, that level of play was not found in the Spring regional finals as JD Gaming and Top Esports repeatedly bungled their chance to close out games at crucial points.
The traditional carry positions of JD Gaming are also unconvincing. Mid laner Qi 'Yagao' Zeng and Dong-wook 'LokeN' Lee are by no means the best and brightest of the LPL in their roles, and Ming-Hao 'LvMao' Zu has some inconsistencies to his play that may prove detrimental on the world stage.
Unprecedented as it may seem, this year's MSI sees both the LCK and LPL representatives exit Spring in weaker form than their Western counterparts.
🏆 @JDGaming are the Spring #LPL Champions! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/3hx1vJYYwZ
— LoL Esports (@lolesports) May 2, 2020
2. Cloud9
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One such Western counterpart is Cloud9, the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) representative. Cloud9 won the most of the major regions' champions, with an almost-perfect run in both the regular season and playoffs. This carries the asterisk that the LCS was inarguably the weakest region overall of the four, but it is still a result worth commending if for consistency at the least.
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Despite ranking second, Cloud9 has the most variance in comparison to the other teams and could easily drop to fourth in the viewers' minds after the competition. Lack of domestic challenge raises question marks as to the players' strengths relative to their opponents. While Cloud9's teamwork is impeccable, coordination is one of the first things to collapse when opponents are out-matching on a base mechanical level.
Cloud9 also has a known quantity in mid laner Yasin 'Nisqy' Dinçer, who is competent and reliable but unlikely to ever match or overcome the likes of Sang-hyeok 'Faker' Lee or Luka 'PERKZ' Perković.
Still, Cloud9 distinguishes itself from the rest as the recipient of the non-existent-but-important 'Least Likely to Throw Away a Winnable Game' award among the top four.
🥇 LCS Spring Split Champions
🥇 LCS Academy Spring Split Champions
🏆 Coach of the Split
🏆 MVP of the Split
🏆 5/5 LCS All-Pro Team
🏆 1st Regular Split pic.twitter.com/sYyUq6gFph
— Cloud9 (@Cloud9) April 19, 2020
1. G2 Esports
No sense in being coy. The defending champions of MSI 2019, G2 Esports return alongside T1 as the only two major region teams to make the return trip in 2020. Despite sporting the same roster, G2 Esports has a fundamentally different team identity to the one that claimed the trophy last year.
The role swap between PERKZ and Rasmus 'Caps' Winther alongside meta changes has taken away the triple-threat trident aspect of yesteryear's G2. In contrast to PERKZ, Caps is less reliable as a bot laner, and PERKZ likewise has yet to hit the same heights that Caps saw during his mid lane tenure. Consequently, this requires more supportive play and picks from Wunder and more early-game dominance from Marcin 'Jankos' Jankowski to stabilize the squad.
Despite all that, it is still unmistakably G2 in the off-the-cuff genius with which the players control the game. The minutiae have changed, but the overall mastery with which these players dictate the game's pace to constantly gain advantages or turn losses into trades remains constant.
Unlike other teams forced to play a chaotic style, G2 Esports plays on the razor's edge between ingenuity and insanity with intention. It is a delicate dance, but the team's ability to pull it off with (mostly) no flaws is what earns G2 the top spot.
🏆 @G2esports ARE THE #LEC SPRING CHAMPIONS! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/BpnwMaKEyk
— LEC (@LEC) April 19, 2020
Sadly we will not see the Spring Split Champions compete at MSI 2020 this year. The skill and strength gap between regions will not be tested. This means that Worlds 2020 will be the ultimate test of 2020 for the entire competitive League of Legends ecosystem.
The MSI Play-In Stage begins on May 3. We're in for a string of exciting matches, as emerging regions battle each other for the chance to break into the Main Event! Of course, it can be hard to follow games filled with unfamiliar teams, so we've prepared a number of betting tips to help you make the most out of your money.
MSI Play-In Betting Tips | Day 1
Gambit Esports vs Kaos Latin Gamers
We'll be honest: Kaos Latin Gamers (KLG) are likely the worst team at the Mid-Season Invitational. They can be very explosive in the early game thanks to great play from their jungler Tierwulf. However, even if they secure a lead, KLG are quick to throw it with a reckless invade or an overaggressive teamfight.
Gambit Gaming find themselves in a much better spot. They have a solid 3-man core of PvPStejos, Diamondprox, and Kira.
Granted, their bottom lane doesn't exactly set the world ablaze, but it's stable enough to hold off KLG's onslaught. Finally, Gambit have a much better grasp of the macro game. And as long as they don't cave under the early game pressure, they'll be sure to outmaneuver their opponents.
You can bet on Gambit Esports winning the match for odds of 1.68 (17/25) @ArcaneBet.
View the latest odds on e-Sports Matches & Bet with Sportsbet. Join Australia's Favourite Online Betting and Entertainment Website. League of Legends MSI prize money The distribution of the prize pool has changed slightly each year depending on the number of teams participating and the structure of the tournament. This is how is the US $1,000,000 kitty was doled out at MSI 2019. Similar to spreads, totals and OVERs/Unders are a betting option that does not directly depend on the outcome of the match. Instead, these types of MSI bets are based around the objectives and actions within the game, like kills, tower kills, and dragons or barons slain. How To Bet On League Of Legends. Pick Your LoL Betting Site Choose a League of Legends betting site that suits you and your needs. We have a few recommended sportsbooks that offer great LoL bets and odds. Signing up is free, but in order to place your wagers, a real-money deposit needs to be made. You can take a look at the MSI outright winner betting odds and odds comparison for match betting here or check out our LoL betting overview to find out more about betting on League of Legends. The MSI 2016 will be broadcasted on various live streams across different platforms (like Youtube and Twitch) and in different languages.
Since its 2015 inception, the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) has risen as a standout event in the League of Legends (LoL) esports calendar. MSI is an exclusive tournament for the Spring split victors of each region to determine who will be the champion of champions over multiple weeks and multiple cities. What more could LoL fans want?
Well, a reversal of the 2020 event's cancellation likely sits high on the fans' wishlists. Due to recent events, Riot Games' Global Head of Esports John Needham announced on April 23 that the Mid-Season Invitational would not take place in 2020.
© MSI / LoL Esports
MSI 2020 Top Four
It was an understandable but nevertheless unfortunate decision that hangs gloomily over fans excited to see the first major international LoL competition of the year. What was just speculation leading up to the event must now substitute for the event itself. LoL betting had to instead turn to EU Masters as the big mid-season event that was the pick-ems fantasy was taken from us.
In that spirit of escapist imagination, here are the power rankings of the predicted final four for MSI 2020 in a hypothetical, happier universe with safe international sports competition.
4. T1
Functionally, fourth and third are equal as MSI has neither a double elimination bracket nor a third-place decider match. That said, alien as it may seem to see the historic SK Telecom T1 (now rebranded to T1) ranked anywhere outside the top three, T1 must be differentiated as the weakest of the major region teams that would have attended MSI 2020.
While the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) is not the worst of the major regions, T1 is the least convincing of said regions' representatives. The glacial pace of the LCK is an outlier in comparison to the global trend of accelerated early games, and T1 may struggle to play their minimal-loss style against teams constantly poking for weakness.
There are also questions regarding top laner Chang-dong 'Canna' Kim's ability to perform on a major international stage as a rookie against proven stars like G2's Martin 'Wunder' Hansen or Cloud9's Eric 'Licorice' Ritchie. Additionally, jungler Woo-chan 'Cuzz' Moon is instrumental in unlocking T1's early game but has a rather limited Champion Pool.
With these factors in consideration, T1 must be placed, reluctantly, at fourth. The caveat, however, is that they are not that far behind the teams ranked above them.
We came, we saw, we conquered.
WE ARE THE CHAMPION FOR 2020 LCK SPRING!
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆#T1WIN#T1Fighting#LCK#V9#Championpic.twitter.com/rOrxP8zMHR
— T1 LoL (@T1LoL) April 25, 2020
3. JD Gaming
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To the doubtless rage of countless fans, the League of Legends Pro League (LPL) representative JD Gaming ranks third. For all the superstar play demonstrated by jungler Jin-hyeok 'Kanavi' Seo and career resurgence of top laner Xing-Ran 'Zoom' Zhang, JD Gaming still stands on shaky legs. While the LPL boasts many teams capable of performing at an international level, that level of play was not found in the Spring regional finals as JD Gaming and Top Esports repeatedly bungled their chance to close out games at crucial points.
The traditional carry positions of JD Gaming are also unconvincing. Mid laner Qi 'Yagao' Zeng and Dong-wook 'LokeN' Lee are by no means the best and brightest of the LPL in their roles, and Ming-Hao 'LvMao' Zu has some inconsistencies to his play that may prove detrimental on the world stage.
Unprecedented as it may seem, this year's MSI sees both the LCK and LPL representatives exit Spring in weaker form than their Western counterparts.
🏆 @JDGaming are the Spring #LPL Champions! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/3hx1vJYYwZ
— LoL Esports (@lolesports) May 2, 2020
2. Cloud9
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One such Western counterpart is Cloud9, the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) representative. Cloud9 won the most of the major regions' champions, with an almost-perfect run in both the regular season and playoffs. This carries the asterisk that the LCS was inarguably the weakest region overall of the four, but it is still a result worth commending if for consistency at the least.
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Despite ranking second, Cloud9 has the most variance in comparison to the other teams and could easily drop to fourth in the viewers' minds after the competition. Lack of domestic challenge raises question marks as to the players' strengths relative to their opponents. While Cloud9's teamwork is impeccable, coordination is one of the first things to collapse when opponents are out-matching on a base mechanical level.
Cloud9 also has a known quantity in mid laner Yasin 'Nisqy' Dinçer, who is competent and reliable but unlikely to ever match or overcome the likes of Sang-hyeok 'Faker' Lee or Luka 'PERKZ' Perković.
Still, Cloud9 distinguishes itself from the rest as the recipient of the non-existent-but-important 'Least Likely to Throw Away a Winnable Game' award among the top four.
🥇 LCS Spring Split Champions
🥇 LCS Academy Spring Split Champions
🏆 Coach of the Split
🏆 MVP of the Split
🏆 5/5 LCS All-Pro Team
🏆 1st Regular Split pic.twitter.com/sYyUq6gFph
— Cloud9 (@Cloud9) April 19, 2020
1. G2 Esports
No sense in being coy. The defending champions of MSI 2019, G2 Esports return alongside T1 as the only two major region teams to make the return trip in 2020. Despite sporting the same roster, G2 Esports has a fundamentally different team identity to the one that claimed the trophy last year.
The role swap between PERKZ and Rasmus 'Caps' Winther alongside meta changes has taken away the triple-threat trident aspect of yesteryear's G2. In contrast to PERKZ, Caps is less reliable as a bot laner, and PERKZ likewise has yet to hit the same heights that Caps saw during his mid lane tenure. Consequently, this requires more supportive play and picks from Wunder and more early-game dominance from Marcin 'Jankos' Jankowski to stabilize the squad.
Despite all that, it is still unmistakably G2 in the off-the-cuff genius with which the players control the game. The minutiae have changed, but the overall mastery with which these players dictate the game's pace to constantly gain advantages or turn losses into trades remains constant.
Unlike other teams forced to play a chaotic style, G2 Esports plays on the razor's edge between ingenuity and insanity with intention. It is a delicate dance, but the team's ability to pull it off with (mostly) no flaws is what earns G2 the top spot.
🏆 @G2esports ARE THE #LEC SPRING CHAMPIONS! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/BpnwMaKEyk
— LEC (@LEC) April 19, 2020
Sadly we will not see the Spring Split Champions compete at MSI 2020 this year. The skill and strength gap between regions will not be tested. This means that Worlds 2020 will be the ultimate test of 2020 for the entire competitive League of Legends ecosystem.
The MSI Play-In Stage begins on May 3. We're in for a string of exciting matches, as emerging regions battle each other for the chance to break into the Main Event! Of course, it can be hard to follow games filled with unfamiliar teams, so we've prepared a number of betting tips to help you make the most out of your money.
MSI Play-In Betting Tips | Day 1
Gambit Esports vs Kaos Latin Gamers
We'll be honest: Kaos Latin Gamers (KLG) are likely the worst team at the Mid-Season Invitational. They can be very explosive in the early game thanks to great play from their jungler Tierwulf. However, even if they secure a lead, KLG are quick to throw it with a reckless invade or an overaggressive teamfight.
Gambit Gaming find themselves in a much better spot. They have a solid 3-man core of PvPStejos, Diamondprox, and Kira.
Granted, their bottom lane doesn't exactly set the world ablaze, but it's stable enough to hold off KLG's onslaught. Finally, Gambit have a much better grasp of the macro game. And as long as they don't cave under the early game pressure, they'll be sure to outmaneuver their opponents.
You can bet on Gambit Esports winning the match for odds of 1.68 (17/25) @ArcaneBet.
Kaos Latin Gamers vs Ascension Gaming
Despite what we've said about Kaos Latin Gamers, Ascension Gaming aren't exactly miles ahead of them. Both teams don't have the best game plans, and they often rely on chaotic skirmishes and gimmicky tactics to close out their games. In short, we don't expect them to make it far at the 2018 MSI.
Even so, Ascension Gaming have a formidable carry-oriented top laner in Rockky, and they know how to play with a side lane threat. Intreso also showed some glimpses of brilliance in the jungle. So if he can keep up with KLG's Tierwulf, Ascension Gaming will simply splitpush their enemies to death.
You can bet on Ascension Gaming clinching the W for odds of 2.25 (5/4)@ArcaneBet.
MSI Play-In Betting Tips |Day 2
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Dire Wolves vs PENTAGRAM
Dire Wolves are a decent team. They've been to their fair share of international events, so participating in the MSI Play-In Stage won't put any extra pressure on them. Moreover, they have a good sense for initiating teamfights, and their jungler Shernfire excels at playing around his solo lanes. Still, this leads to Dire Wolves completely disregarding their bot lane, and k1ng and Cupcake aren't solid enough to pull through on their own.
If you don't know who PENTAGRAM are, they're the rebranded team Rampage. Much like Dire Wolves, they're no strangers to major tournaments. Their playstyle revolves around the carries in Ramune and YutoriMoyashi. PENTAGRAM tend to focus their efforts on the bottom side of the map, and they're great at setting up ganks and 4-man plays. This can cause some issues for the top lane, but luckily, Paz is solid enough to stand up for himself. In the end, PENTAGRAM's playstyle is a much better fit for the AD carry-centric meta, so we're giving the edge to them.
You can bet on PENTAGRAM claiming their victory for odds of 2.15 @EsportsBetting.com.
