Groups, schedule and format: Everything to know about League of Legends MSI 2021

The Mid-Season Invitational 2021 will be the first international tournament that League of Legends will witness in Season 11.

The event will be hosted in Reykjavík, Iceland, and will take place for a period of three weeks as the best teams in all the regions will face off against each other.

With Cloud9 and DAMWON KIA going head-to-head in the first match of the event, fans are in for quite a treat from the 6th of May.

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All participating League of Legends teams will have to fight their way through the group stages to qualify for the knockout stage.

There will be 2 groups of 4 League of Legends teams, while one group will have 3 teams.

Groups and schedule for League of Legends MSI 2021

League of Legends MSI 2021 Groups

Group A

Pentanet.GG
Royal Never Give Up
Unicorns of Love

Group B

Istanbul Wildcats
MAD Lions
paiN Gaming
PSG Talon

Group C

Cloud9
DetonatioN FocusMe
DWG KIA
Infinity Esports

League of Legends MSI 2021 group stage schedule

Thursday, May 6

DWG KIA vs. Cloud9 8 AM CT
Infinity vs. DetonatioN FocusMe 9 AM CT
Pentanet.GG vs. Royal Never Give Up 10 AM CT
Pentanet.GG vs. Unicorns of Love 11 AM CT
Wildcats vs. paiN 12 PM CT
MAD Lions vs. PSG Talon 1 PM CT

Friday, May 7

Pentanet.GG vs. Royal Never Give Up 8 AM CT
Unicorns of Love vs. Royal Never Give Up 9 AM CT
Infinity vs. DWG KIA 10 AM CT
Infinity vs. DWG KIA 11 AM CT
DetonatioN FocusMe vs. Cloud9 12 PM CT
paiN Gaming vs. PSG Talon 1 PM CT

Saturday, May 8

Royal Never Give Up vs. Unicorns of Love 8 AM CT
Unicorns of Love vs. Pentanet.GG 9 AM CT
DWG KIA vs. DetonatioN FocusMe 10 AM CT
Cloud9 vs. Infinity 11 AM CT
MAD Lions vs. paiN Gaming 12 PM CT
PSG Talon vs. Wildcats 1 PM CT

Sunday, May 9

Unicorns of Love vs. Royal Never Give Up 8 AM CT
Unicorns of Love vs. Pentanet.GG 9 AM CT
Royal Never Give Up vs. Pentanet.GG 10 AM CT
Royal Never Give Up vs. Unicorns of Love 11 AM CT
Pentanet.GG vs. Unicorns of Love 12 PM CT
Pentanet.GG vs. Royal Never Give Up 1 PM CT

Monday, May 10

MAD Lions vs. Wildcats 8 AM CT
PSG Talon vs. paiN Gaming 9 AM CT
Wildcats vs. PSG Talon 10 AM CT
paiN Gaming vs. MAD Lions 11 AM CT
paiN Gaming vs. Wildcats 12 PM CT
PSG Talon vs. MAD Lions 1 PM CT

Tuesday, May 11

Cloud9 vs. DWG KIA 8 AM CT
DetonatioN FocusMe vs. Infinity 9 AM CT
DWG KIA vs. Infinity 10 AM CT
Cloud9 vs. DetonatioN FocusMe 11 AM CT
DetonatioN FocusMe vs. DWG KIA 12 PM CT
Infinity vs. Cloud9 1 PM CT

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Armed with his Master's degree in English Literature, Abhishek Mallick ventured into journalism propelled by his simple love for video games. Over four years, Abhishek has made significant contributions to Sportskeeda Esports & Gaming as a content manager and writer and holds particular expertise and influence within the competitive gaming landscape. Inspired by gaming legends like T1 Faker, Abhishek closely follows the professional League of Legends scene, finding fascination in the strategic depth and skillful plays showcased by top players and teams.

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