All MSI 2026 qualified teams: The teams at the Mid-Season Invitational

Wasif Ahmed Published 27/06/2026

The 2026 Mid-Season Invitational starts on June 28. At this event, 11 orgs from all of LoL’s major regions will face off over three weeks to crown one champion and grant two leagues an extra spot at Worlds 2026. Here are all MSI qualified teams.

All MSI qualified teams in 2026

Each major region sent two representatives at the 2026 Mid-Season Invitational, except for the CBLOL which only has their first seed.

All MSI qualified teams: Hanwha Life Esports. Image source: Colin Young-Wolff / Riot Games

LCK #1: Hanwha Life Esports

Hanwha Life Esports comes in as the LCK’s first seed. As such, they’re an MSI favorite by default while simultaneously attending the event for the first time.

In fact, HLE rarely makes it to internationals, and their Worlds runs were never stellar. All three of them concluded in the quarterfinal match, the lowest finish for an LCK team aside from Gen.G’s 2018 disaster.

On the other hand, they were particularly strong at Worlds 2025 and only lost to a plot-armored T1. HLE also dominated First Stand 2025, claiming their first and only international title with a 14-3 record.

In the LCK, Hanwha Life Esports convincingly claimed first place. HLE is a favorite, they simply might not feel like one due to not being recognized as an international powerhouse yet. Keep that in mind if you are betting on the tournament. Check out sites like Thunderpick to wager on the MSI 2026.

LCK #2: T1

T1 returns to MSI for the fifth year in a row. However, the team got their last win at this event in 2017. T1 always shows up, but seldom brings it home.

At MSI 2026, they likely won’t either. Faker’s team is consistent and most teams stand no chance against them. However, they’re unlikely to beat Hanwha Life Esports or Bilibili Gaming, and shouldn’t be expected to win against both. T1 will probably finish second or third.

LPL #1: Bilibili Gaming

Returning to the international stage after destroying all opposition in the LPL Split 2, BLG wants to keep their golden road going. Split 1, First Stand, Split 2, they’re halfway through.

Naturally, the biggest hurdles remain, and MSI 2026 is the first. Considering that they won First Stand and given the form they showed domestically, BLG is another natural favorite to win this event.

However, they don’t feel like a clear-cut favorite as they didn’t prove themselves against the LCK. At First Stand, they barely edged out a noticeably weaker Korean team in BNK FearX, and never faced Gen.G. Now, how they’ll stack up against HLE and T1 is fully unknown.

LPL #2: Top Esports

In their whole history, Top Esports has consistently done well until high-stake matches. TES has never even reached the final of an international event. On top of that, despite being one of the scariest teams regionally, they’ve only ever won two splits in the team’s seven-year-history.

At MSI 2026, Top Esports will likely be a nearly impassable roadblock for any Western team not named G2. However, they will fall to the other Eastern representatives.

Will G2 and TES get their rematch at MSI 2026? Image source: Colin Young-Wolff / Riot Games

LEC #1: G2 Esports

G2 is both the unknown quantity and the hope of the West. The only Western team to have a reasonable chance to beat Eastern opponents, the eyes of Europe are on them.

On the other hand, while they’ve done EU proud at First Stand, they’re just as likely to bomb out again this time. Especially considering that all four Eastern teams play a faster style, one they struggle against.

LEC #2: Karmine Corp

KC is finally back on the international stage for the first time since First Stand 2025. However, just like all MSI qualified teams who will start in the play-in stage, their run will likely end early.

In order to advance, KC will have to beat T1 (twice, probably). Which bodes poorly for them and the other play-in teams.

LCS #1: LYON

Just like FlyQuest was, LYON is the LCS team that has the highest chances of pulling upsets, but that still falls short. On their second international in a row, they’re a smart and creative team. At the same time, they’re below the Eastern competition in terms of basics, and those opponents will brute force through them.

LCS #2: Team Liquid

Liquid likes to fight more than their fellow American representative, but they’re still outclassed by the LCK and LPL on that front. As such, they lack the one area that gives LYON hope. Besides, they’re another team stuck in play-in purgatory with T1.

Team Secret Whales walk among the MSI qualified teams in CFO’s footsteps. Image source: Riot Games

LCP #1: Team Secret Whales

Team Secret Whales is among the more aggressive half of all MSI qualified teams. TSW’s mid and jungle look for fights in tandem, while the ADC seeks to skill check every time he can. TSW will be a chaotic and explosive agent in a tournament that already has no lack of these.

LCP #2: Deep Cross Gaming

DCG is the least likely team to make it out of the MSI play-in. A less turbulent representative than TSW, they should lack the surprise factor to upset T1, KC, and TLAW – each of them supposedly much better.

CBLOL #1: FURIA

Rounding out the list of all MSI qualified teams, FURIA won the CBLOL’s Spring Split. The Brazilian champion’s way is to find a plan and fully commit to it. This has worked with enough consistency to win their league; however, it’s now their mechanics and mistakes that will be tested.

Featured image source: Christina Oh / Riot Games

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