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Royal Never Give Up Overview
The 2022 Mid-Season Invitational (MSI 2022) brought together the spring champions from around the world to compete for the first international title of the season. Eleven regional winners traveled to Busan, South Korea—while the LPL representative competed remotely due to COVID restrictions—with all matches standardized to 35 ms latency. Despite global logistical challenges, MSI 2022 delivered high-level clashes, regional storylines, and a final that revived one of League of Legends’ most iconic rivalries.
Tournament Structure
Played on Patch 12.8.
- Stage 1 (Groups): Groups A & B played Double Round Robin. Group C played Quadruple Round Robin (3 teams).
- Stage 2 (Rumble): 6 teams, Double Round Robin. Top 4 advance.
- Stage 3 (Knockout): Single elimination, Best-of-five (Bo5).
Regional Notes
GAM Esports (VCS) did not attend due to SEA Games commitments (
Saigon Buffalo replaced them).
LCL (CIS) had no representative due to the cancellation of their Spring Split.
Prize Pool
Base Prize Pool: $250,000 USD.
| Place | Prize | % | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🏆1st | $75,000 | 30% | Royal Never Give Up |
| 🥈2nd | $50,000 | 20% |  T1 |
| 🥉3-4 | $25,000 | 10% |  Evil Geniuses,  G2 Esports |
| 5-6 | $17,500 | 7% |  PSG Talon, Saigon Buffalo |
| 7-8 | $8,325 | 3.33% |  RED Canids,  ORDER |
| 9-10 | $6,675 | 2.67% |  DetonatioN FocusMe,  Team Aze |
| 11 | $5,000 | 2% |  İstanbul Wildcats |
Participating Teams
The listed role-labeled lineups are the 11 teams that attended MSI 2022.
- Royal Never Give Up CN
Royal Never Give Up CN
- TOP
- Bin
- JNG
- Wei
- MID
- Xiaohu
- BOT
- GALA
- SUP
- Ming
- T1 KR
T1 KR
- TOP
- Zeus
- JNG
- Oner
- MID
- Faker
- BOT
- Gumayusi
- SUP
- Keria
- G2 Esports EU
G2 Esports EU
- TOP
- BrokenBlade
- JNG
- Jankos
- MID
- caPs
- BOT
- Flakked
- SUP
- Targamas
- Evil Geniuses NA
Evil Geniuses NA
- TOP
- Impact
- JNG
- Inspired
- MID
- jojopyun
- BOT
- Danny
- SUP
- Vulcan
- PSG Talon PCS
PSG Talon PCS
- TOP
- Hanabi
- JNG
- Juhan
- MID
- Bay
- BOT
- Unified
- SUP
- Kaiwing
- Saigon Buffalo VN
Saigon Buffalo VN
- TOP
- Hasmed
- JNG
- BeanJ
- MID
- Froggy
- BOT
- Shogun
- SUP
- Taki
Attended as VCS runner-up because GAM Esports had SEA Games commitments.
- İstanbul Wildcats TR
İstanbul Wildcats TR
- TOP
- StarScreen
- JNG
- Ferret
- MID
- Serin
- BOT
- HolyPhoenix
- SUP
- Farfetch
- Team Aze LAN
Team Aze LAN
- TOP
- Lonely
- JNG
- Dimitry
- MID
- Aloned
- BOT
- 5kid
- SUP
- Straight
- RED Canids BR
RED Canids BR
- TOP
- Guigo
- JNG
- Aegis
- MID
- Grevthar
- BOT
- TitaN
- SUP
- Jojo
- DetonatioN FocusMe JP
DetonatioN FocusMe JP
- TOP
- Evi
- JNG
- Steal
- MID
- Yaharong
- BOT
- Yutapon
- SUP
- Harp
- ORDER OCE
ORDER OCE
- TOP
- BioPanther
- JNG
- Kevy
- MID
- Kisee
- BOT
- Puma
- SUP
- Corporal
Stage 1: Group Stage
Overview: T1, RNG, and G2 Esports dominated their respective groups, going a combined 20-0.
Group A
| Pos | Team | W-L |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T1 | 6-0 |
| 2 | Saigon Buffalo | 4-2 |
| 3 | DetonatioN FocusMe | 1-5 |
| 4 | Team Aze | 1-5 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | W-L |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Never Give Up | 6-0 |
| 2 | PSG Talon | 3-3 |
| 3 | RED Canids | 2-4 |
| 4 | İstanbul Wildcats | 1-5 |
Group C
| Pos | Team | W-L |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | G2 Esports | 8-0 |
| 2 | Evil Geniuses | 4-4 |
| 3 | ORDER | 0-8 |
Stage 2: Rumble Stage
The top 4 teams advanced to the Knockout Stage. RNG secured the 1st seed with an 8-2 record.
| # | Team | W-L | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Never Give Up | 8 - 2 | 80% |
| 2 | T1 | 7 - 3 | 70% |
| 3 | G2 Esports | 5 - 5 | 50% |
| 4 | Evil Geniuses | 5 - 5 | 50% |
| 5 | PSG Talon | 3 - 7 | 30% |
| 6 | Saigon Buffalo | 2 - 8 | 20% |
Selection: RNG (1st) chose to face Evil Geniuses (4th) in the Semifinals.
Royal Never Give Up Evil Geniuses T1 G2 Esports Royal Never Give Up T1