Riot's Mid-Season Invitational has reportedly been cancelled, according to 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:League of Legends journalist . The international tournament💃 was set to be played in ꧅July.
The annual Mid-Season Invitational is one of League of Legends' premier international events, with teams across the globe competing against one another. Last year's MSI went down in th🌟e history books when North America🌱's Team Liquid took down China's reigning world champion Invictus Gaming, and Europe's G2 Esports took down Korea's SKT in the semi finals. G2 would go on to beat Team Liquid in the finals to secure the region's first ever MSI title.
Gafford confirmed the rumor on his League of Legends show, Hotline League. The reporter mention🍌ed that "it should come as no surprise to anybody" and that he's "fairly confident" in saying there will be no MSI.
Cloud9 mid laner and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:champion of North America Yasin "Nisqy" Dinçer was a guest on Gafford's show 👍at the time. When asked to give hi🎃s opinion on the situation, Nisqy said "it feels kind of bad... it sucks. I think one of our goals was to win the split, get to MSI and improve from there." The Belgium native added, "I think we kind of knew that it would not happen, to be honest."
When asked about the possibility of the League of Legends World Championship being cancelled, Nisqy said "I ✃hope (Worlds) happens. I feel like it would be really weird 💙to not have it happen at all."
With no Mid-Season Invitational, teams like Cloud9 who rely on learning from international competition to improve, are left fending for themselves. MSI is often used as a way to practice against international competition before the World Championship. International tournaments differ heavily from their regional counterparts, as different regions each have their own unique strategies, and learning to play against them requires🌌 practice.
Worlds is still many months away, and no one truly knows how the global situation will look at that time. Undoubtedly the ca𓄧ncellation of MSI stings, but the cancellation of Worlds would sting a lot more.
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