Riot has finalized the Mid-Season Invitational play-in stage, with the eight minor representatives being split over two groups. Teams were put into higher and lower-seeded pools before the draw based on their region’s international performance in the last two years.
Group A features Turkish powerhouse 1907 Fenerbahçe, Vietnam’s Phong Vũ Buffalo, LATAM’s Isurus Gaming and Oceania’s Bombers.
In Group B, SEA’s MEGA, CIS’ Vega Squadron, Japan’s DetonatioN FocusMe and Brazil’s INTZ e-Sports will fight it out for a chance to make it to the group stage.
| Group A | Group B |
| 1907 Fenerbahçe (TR) | MEGA (SEA) |
| Phong Vũ Buffalo (VN) | Vega Squadron (CIS) |
| Isurus Gaming (LATAM) | DetonatioN FocusMe (JP) |
| Bombers (OCE) | INTZ e-Sports (BR) |
The winner from Group A will play against Team Liquid while Group B’s winner will have to go up against Flash Wolves for a spot at the group stage. The losers of the play-in knockout matches will have one last chance to qualify in an elimination match to join Invictus Gaming, G2 Esports and SK Telecom T1 at the group stage.
The Mid-Season Invitational starts on May 1.
