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G2 Esports Overview
MSI 2019 was a multi-city tour through Vietnam and Taiwan that ended in one of the biggest upsets and fastest finals in history. It featured 13 regional champions competing on Patch 9.8.
Tournament Structure
- Play-In Stage (Ho Chi Minh City): Two groups (Bo1) followed by qualification matches (Bo5). 3 teams advance.
- Main Event Group Stage (Hanoi): 6 Teams, Double Round Robin. Top 4 advance.
- Knockout Stage (Taipei): Single elimination, Best-of-five (Bo5).
Key Narratives
Invictus Gaming dominated the Group Stage with a 9-1 record, while G2 Esports played a volatile style. In the Knockout Stage, North America's 
Team Liquid shocked the world by defeating the reigning World Champions (IG), while G2 Esports overcame 
SKT T1 to set up the first-ever "West vs West" MSI Final.
Prize Pool
Total Prize Pool: $1,000,000 USD.
| Place | Prize | % | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🏆1st | $400,000 | 40% | G2 Esports |
| 🥈2nd | $200,000 | 20% | Team Liquid |
| 🥉3-4 | $100,000 | 10% | Invictus Gaming, SK Telecom T1 |
| 5 | $50,000 | 5% |  Flash Wolves |
| 6 | $50,000 | 5% |  Phong Vũ Buffalo |
| 7 | $25,000 | 2.5% |  Vega Squadron |
| 8-9 | $15,000 | 1.5% |  Fenerbahçe,  DetonatioN FocusMe |
| 10-12 | $11,670 | 1.167% |  Bombers,  Isurus,  MEGA |
| 13 | $10,000 | 1% |  INTZ |
Participating Teams
All 13 attending regional champions are listed with their MSI role lineups.
- G2 Esports EU
G2 Esports EU
- TOP
- Wunder
- JNG
- Jankos
- MID
- Caps
- BOT
- Perkz
- SUP
- Mikyx
LEC Spring champion; direct Main Event seed
- Invictus Gaming CN
Invictus Gaming CN
- TOP
- TheShy
- JNG
- Ning
- MID
- Rookie
- BOT
- JackeyLove
- SUP
- Baolan
LPL Spring champion; direct Main Event seed
- SK Telecom T1 KR
SK Telecom T1 KR
- TOP
- Khan
- JNG
- Clid
- MID
- Faker
- BOT
- Teddy
- SUP
- Mata
LCK Spring champion; direct Main Event seed
- Team Liquid NA
Team Liquid NA
- TOP
- Impact
- JNG
- Xmithie
- MID
- Jensen
- BOT
- Doublelift
- SUP
- CoreJJ
LCS Spring champion; Play-In Round 2 seed
- Flash Wolves LMS
Flash Wolves LMS
- TOP
- Hanabi
- JNG
- Bugi
- MID
- Rather
- BOT
- Betty
- SUP
- ShiauC
LMS Spring champion; Play-In Round 2 seed
- Phong Vũ Buffalo VN
Phong Vũ Buffalo VN
- TOP
- Zeros
- JNG
- Meliodas
- MID
- Naul
- BOT
- BigKoro
- SUP
- Palette
VCS Spring champion
- Fenerbahçe TR
Fenerbahçe TR
- TOP
- Ruin
- JNG
- Kirei
- MID
- Bolulu
- BOT
- Hades
- SUP
- Japone
TCL Winter champion
- Vega Squadron CIS
Vega Squadron CIS
- TOP
- BOSS
- JNG
- AHaHaCiK
- MID
- Nomanz
- BOT
- Gadget
- SUP
- SaNTaS
LCL Spring champion
- DetonatioN FocusMe JP
DetonatioN FocusMe JP
- TOP
- Evi
- JNG
- Steal
- MID
- Ceros
- BOT
- Yutapon
- SUP
- Gaeng
LJL Spring champion
- MEGA SEA
MEGA SEA
- TOP
- Rockky
- JNG
- Jjun
- MID
- G4
- BOT
- Lloyd
- SUP
- PoP
LST Spring champion
- INTZ BR
INTZ BR
- TOP
- Tay
- JNG
- Shini
- MID
- Envy
- BOT
- Mills
- SUP
- RedBert
CBLOL Summer champion
- Isurus LAN
Isurus LAN
- TOP
- Buggax
- JNG
- Oddie
- MID
- Seiya
- BOT
- Warangelus
- SUP
- Slow
LLA Opening champion
- Bombers OCE
Bombers OCE
- TOP
- Mimic
- JNG
- Balkhan
- MID
- ry0ma
- BOT
- FBI
- SUP
- Rogue
OPL Split 1 champion
Results: Play-In Stage
Round 1 (Groups): Phong Vũ Buffalo won a tiebreaker against Fenerbahçe to take Group A. Vega Squadron dominated Group B.
Group A
| Pos | Team | W-L |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phong Vũ Buffalo | 4-2 Won Tiebreaker |
| 2 | Fenerbahçe | 4-2 Lost Tiebreaker |
| 3 | Bombers | 2-4 |
| 4 | Isurus | 2-4 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | W-L |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vega Squadron | 5-1 |
| 2 | DetonatioN FocusMe | 4-2 |
| 3 | MEGA | 2-4 |
| 4 | INTZ | 1-5 |
Round 2 (Qualifiers): TL and FW won their series. The loser of those matches (PVB and Vega) played a decider, which PVB won 3-2.
Results: Main Group Stage
Invictus Gaming established themselves as the class of the field (9-1), while SKT recovered from a slow start. Team Liquid struggled for consistency but did enough to qualify.
| # | Team | W-L | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Invictus Gaming | 9 - 1 | 90% |
| 2 | SK Telecom T1 | 7 - 3 | 70% |
| 3 | G2 Esports | 5 - 5 | 50% |
| 4 | Team Liquid | 4 - 6 | 40% |
| 5 | Flash Wolves | 3 - 7 | 30% |
| 6 | Phong Vũ Buffalo | 2 - 8 | 20% |
Semifinals: Team Liquid pulled off a massive upset against the 9-1 IG, while G2 outlasted SKT in a 5-game thriller.
Invictus Gaming Team Liquid SK Telecom T1 G2 Esports Team Liquid G2 Esports G2 Esports wins MSI 2019 Venues
Play-In Stage
Capacity: Studio
Crescent Mall, District 7
Group Stage
Capacity: 3,800
Nam Tu Liem District
Knockout Stage
Capacity: 7,000
Da’an District