The Mid Season Invitational came to an end with EDward Gaming taking the crown over SK Telecom T1. EDG advanced to the playoffs in second place on the back of their loss to SKT. But then they bounced back and crushed ahq e-Sports Club 3-0 in the semifinals to reach the finals. On the other hand, SKT had a much harder time against the fourth seeded Fnatic and needed the full five games to take down the EU LCS representative.
SKT repeated their group stage victory with another decisive win, starting the series 1-0. EDG was not to be deterred, however, as they answered back with two convincing victories of their own. Backs against the wall, SKT subbed in Faker for game 4 and brought the series to a final game 5 confrontation. Ultimately, EDG's superior teamfighting, drafting, and in-game decision making gave them the game 5 victory, and Clearlove took the MSI's MVP award for his top-notch jungle play over the entire tournament. However, EDG's support, Meiko, should also be highlighted, as the most consistent member of EDG, always doing what was required with quite a few big plays in between.
- I want to witness tears and salt so FNATIC is my choice (8)
44%
- I'm cheering for 5 Europeans (4)
22%
- Steeelback > Rekkles (3)
17%
- My team is best on planet, so TSM TSM TSM (3)
17%
- I'm cheering for 3 Koreans (0)
0%
18 total votes
Your vote: [MSI 2015] D1G1
(Vote): - I'm cheering for 5 Europeans (Vote): - I'm cheering for 3 Koreans (Vote): - Steeelback > Rekkles (Vote): - I want to witness tears and salt so FNATIC is my choice (Vote): - My team is best on planet, so TSM TSM TSM
- "I've done about six impossible things today... so far!" (4)
19%
- 15% less death time almost worked (1)
5%
- Kabum still with biggest upset (1)
5%
- Let me tell you a story about Shurima (1)
5%
21 total votes
Your vote: [MSI 2015] D1G2 BJK - SKT T1
(Vote): - "I've done about six impossible things today... so far!" (Vote): - 10 points to Dumbledoge (Vote): - 15% less death time almost worked (Vote): - Kabum still with biggest upset (Vote): - Let me tell you a story about Shurima
(Vote): - I witnessed a snorefest (Vote): - I witnessed first Bjergsen win on Ziggs (Vote): - I enjoyed the game, thanks to teams (Vote): - I'm kind of sad for BJK who lost (Vote): - Dyrus didn't die.
(Vote): - Never give Westdoor the fish (Vote): - Never put your money on Western team (Vote): - LMS > EU once again confirmed (Vote): - TSM wasn't jetlagged, they're 5th best (Vote): - Steeelback > Rekkles but #exposedfraud
- Deft is #2 exposed fraud tonight after Febiven (6)
21%
- "I've done about six impossible things today... so far!" #onceagain (1)
4%
- KR 2-2 CN this season (1)
4%
28 total votes
Your vote: [MSI 2015] D1G6 SKT-EDG
(Vote): - 5 Koreans > 2 Koreans (Vote): - The Lord Easyhoon has arrived (Vote): - Deft is #2 exposed fraud tonight after Febiven (Vote): - "I've done about six impossible things today... so far!" #onceagain (Vote): - KR 2-2 CN this season
- It was so boring that TSM game was interesting in comparison (3)
21%
- Another useless snake (2)
14%
- Westdoor got exposed (1)
7%
14 total votes
Your vote: [MSI 2015] D1G7 AHQ-BJK
(Vote): - A cool game (Vote): - Another useless snake (Vote): - Westdoor got exposed (Vote): - It was so boring that TSM game was interesting in comparison (Vote): - Albis > Dumbledoge
- I'm disappointed, TSM is still #2 team, just from the bottom (7)
27%
- I'm not disappointed, Asia is just simply superior (6)
23%
- GET-C9 was better than this. (3)
12%
- I'm one of guys who won banbet vs LimpingGoat (2)
8%
26 total votes
Your vote: [MSI 2015] D1G8 SKT T1 - TSM
(Vote): - I'm disappointed, TSM is still #2 team, just from the bottom (Vote): - I'm not disappointed, Asia is just simply superior (Vote): - I'm one of guys who won banbet vs LimpingGoat (Vote): - Double brutalizer < Marin being very gentle (Vote): - GET-C9 was better than this.
(Vote): - Pussies ain't allowed (Vote): - Steeelback is #1 fraud now (Vote): - I enjoyed the game, thanks to teams (Vote): - I'm disappointed, that was too quick (Vote): - Best game of tournament so far
(Vote): - TSM is jetlagged more than EDG (Vote): - NA scene needs to stop be that good (Vote): - SEA hipster fans are smiling in joy (Vote): - Urgot and brutalizers > TSM (Vote): - Bjergsen is #1 fraud now
(Vote): - 18+ (Vote): - Keep children away from screens (Vote): - Not enough blasting wands (Vote): - Not enough pentakills (Vote): - Bigger stomp than previous two
- More mystery gifts, thanks Bengi, ReignOver and Bang (7)
27%
- Marin pls. (4)
15%
- Fnatic, pls beat BJK and give bo5 against T1 (1)
4%
- SKT T1, the ruiners of sleeping schedules (0)
0%
26 total votes
Your vote: [MSI 2015] D2G5 SKT T1-FNC
(Vote): - Best game of tournament (Vote): - Fnatic, pls beat BJK and give bo5 against T1 (Vote): - SKT T1, the ruiners of sleeping schedules (Vote): - More mystery gifts, thanks Bengi, ReignOver and Bang (Vote): - Marin pls.
(Vote): - Water is still wet (Vote): - S3 Worlds went better for TSM than this (Vote): - I want 2 3-way ties (Vote): - I just want to hop and pancakes (Vote): - Never go on magical journey with LPL team
- Don't take EU team on magical journey either (1)
4%
- I still want tiebreakers (1)
4%
23 total votes
Your vote: [MSI 2015] D2G6 FNC-BJK
(Vote): - Snipe killed Dumbledoge (Vote): - NA region hype is dead again (Vote): - EU is superior white guys region (Vote): - Don't take EU team on magical journey either (Vote): - I still want tiebreakers
(Vote): - Best game of tournament (Vote): - No tiebreakers, thanks, lord Easyhoon (Vote): - Respect SEA, peeps (Vote): - Marin, that wasn't your day (Vote): - I want semifinals already
(Vote): - C9E.Febiven (Vote): - 14-1 Maokai and undefeated Rek'Sai is love (Vote): - I enjoyed the game (Vote): - Game was boring (Vote): - Whole series will be like that
(Vote): - Bring back the final boss (Vote): - Well done, Yellowstar (Vote): - Another EU win against KR team (Vote): - AD carries got kinetic-position reversed (Vote): - This series is going to be fun
(Vote): - Pew-pew-pew (Vote): - TSM almost tilted again (Vote): - Shurima told fairytales tonight (Vote): - Entertaining series (Vote): - I want five games.
(Vote): - Blue side op (Vote): - Shurima isn't in good mood (Vote): - Sivir doesn't like red side tonight (Vote): - No blind pick ): (Vote): - Still cool series, I'm enjoying
- Faker/bengi still with 100% winrate in Game 5 (9)
43%
- EU is proud. thanks, Fnatic (8)
38%
- Blue side op (2)
10%
- Excellent series, I enjoyed (2)
10%
- Sivir doesn't like red side tonight (0)
0%
21 total votes
Your vote: [MSI 2015] D3S1G5 SKT T1 - FNC
(Vote): - Blue side op (Vote): - Sivir doesn't like red side tonight (Vote): - Faker/bengi still with 100% winrate in Game 5 (Vote): - EU is proud. thanks, Fnatic (Vote): - Excellent series, I enjoyed
(Vote): - I cheered for first red side win (Vote): - I cheered for first Sivir win (Vote): - I enjoyed the slaughter (Vote): - This game was fun (Vote): - Disappointing series so far
- It turned out that Irelia is okay champion with 11 minutes triforce (9)
56%
- Thanks, ahQ, SEA is proud (6)
38%
- Expected finals, MSI is rigged. ): (1)
6%
- Enjoyable semifinals (0)
0%
- That level 1 was dirty (0)
0%
16 total votes
Your vote: [MSI 2015] D3S2G3 EDG-AHQ
(Vote): - Thanks, ahQ, SEA is proud (Vote): - Enjoyable semifinals (Vote): - It turned out that Irelia is okay champion with 11 minutes triforce (Vote): - That level 1 was dirty (Vote): - Expected finals, MSI is rigged. ):
- Amazing series already, can't wait for more. (1)
5%
19 total votes
Your vote: [MSI 2015] D4GFG1 SKT T1-EDG
(Vote): - The lord Easyhoon has arrived. (Vote): - Bengi doesn't care about your bans. (Vote): - PawN is #1 fraud tonight so far. (Vote): - Koro1, show mercy. (Vote): - Amazing series already, can't wait for more.
- Never fight level 1 against superior level 1 (8)
44%
- Never go full Marin (6)
33%
- Orianna is 0-2 tonight, SKT T1 are still 0% on red side in playoffs. (3)
17%
- This series is awful, where are my best teams in the world (1)
6%
- This series is seriously fun (0)
0%
18 total votes
Your vote: [MSI 2015] D4GFG2 EDG - SKT T1
(Vote): - Never fight level 1 against superior level 1 (Vote): - Never go full Marin (Vote): - This series is seriously fun (Vote): - This series is awful, where are my best teams in the world (Vote): - Orianna is 0-2 tonight, SKT T1 are still 0% on red side in playoffs.
(Vote): - First loss for SKT T1 on blue side (Vote): - Sivir is 1-8 now (Vote): - Am I dreaming or PawN really was legendary? (Vote): - Faker-senpai, time to come (Vote): - This series is close to end.
Poll: Are new players disadvantaged and in need of assistance?
No, new players are not disadvantage. (4)
4%
Yes, new players are disadvantaged, but they need to deal with it. (13)
15%
Yes, and the solution proposed here has merit and potential. (58)
65%
Yes, but the solution proposed here is not appropriate. (14)
16%
89 total votes
Your vote: Are new players disadvantaged and in need of assistance?
(Vote): No, new players are not disadvantage. (Vote): Yes, new players are disadvantaged, but they need to deal with it. (Vote): Yes, and the solution proposed here has merit and potential. (Vote): Yes, but the solution proposed here is not appropriate.
(Vote): - I like five games bo5s (Vote): - Faker and Bengi are still 100% in Game 5 (Vote): - Ezreal has 100% winrate at MSI (Vote): - SKT T1 won on red side?! (Vote): - PawN is more of a spy than Deft
Pretty hyped as well, hoping AHQ can show that their qualifying performance wasn't just a fluke. Also hoping that Besiktas can do something, although unlikely, I just wish that people would shut up about wildcard spots.
Blood and tears. No excuses for choking, jetlag, or format. All these teams are proven teams that can perform on stage with the huge amounts of pressure. The best team will win.
Bo1 in group stage is fucking joke. In Riot World 2 most consistent Western teams (TSM/Fnatic) didn't play each other since LCS started. I understand that they want to broadcast every game but making event 1/2 days longer isn't hard, especially when there're 2 events, like this in a year.
Bo1 is fine when one remembers what MSI is supposed to be. It's a quick exhibition in the middle of a season, like the all-star breaks in Major League Baseball, or National Hockey League, or National Basketball Association. Heck, MSI is pretty much one half of last year's all-stars (with the other, sillier half taking place towards the end of the year this time). It's a waste from their perspective to spend the money to extend the event by a couple more days, when it could be spent on the real spectacle, Worlds.
On April 28 2015 06:30 Saradin wrote: Bo1 is fine when one remembers what MSI is supposed to be. It's a quick exhibition in the middle of a season, like the all-star breaks in Major League Baseball, or National Hockey League, or National Basketball Association. Heck, MSI is pretty much one half of last year's all-stars (with the other, sillier half taking place towards the end of the year this time). It's a waste from their perspective to spend the money to extend the event by a couple more days, when it could be spent on the real spectacle, Worlds.
That's why Worlds are overrated and major system is way better. There is no real intercontinental competition outside of Worlds and IEM World Championship 2013 since IPL 5. Giving LCS 3 extra weeks for playoffs is fine but giving 2 days to MSI isn't? Welp, something is wrong then.
Given Riot's tendency to take cues from NA sports, I assume that a major system is something they would expressly not want. I think that the angle they're working with, is the 'everything over the course of a year builds up to one climactic event'. And hype accordingly to that. They want one huge celebration each year. And a major system would work directly against that, I believe. A significant ingredient of hype/anticipation is time. Having more frequent significant inter-regional competition means whatever 'steam'/anticipation built up just gets released over and over again. It'll never accumulate to the level Riot wants from the audience. They want that explosion of sheer desire that only a period of starvation can build up. That hunger that drives one mad.
On April 28 2015 06:48 Saradin wrote: Given Riot's tendency to take cues from NA sports, I assume that a major system is something they would expressly not want. I think that the angle they're working with, is the 'everything over the course of a year builds up to one climactic event'. And hype accordingly to that. They want one huge celebration each year. And a major system would work directly against that, I believe. A significant ingredient of hype/anticipation is time. Having more frequent significant inter-regional competition means whatever 'steam'/anticipation built up just gets released over and over again. It'll never accumulate to the level Riot wants from the audience. They want that explosion of sheer desire that only a period of starvation can build up. That hunger that drives one mad.
I think the flip side to this is that if/when Korea/China dominate worlds western fans get real salty.
On April 28 2015 06:30 Saradin wrote: Bo1 is fine when one remembers what MSI is supposed to be. It's a quick exhibition in the middle of a season, like the all-star breaks in Major League Baseball, or National Hockey League, or National Basketball Association. Heck, MSI is pretty much one half of last year's all-stars (with the other, sillier half taking place towards the end of the year this time). It's a waste from their perspective to spend the money to extend the event by a couple more days, when it could be spent on the real spectacle, Worlds.
The difference is 99% of best players in the World are playing on regular basis against each other in NBA/NHL etc.
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