The 2016 Mid-Season Invitational was the second event of the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), a ''

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'' tournament by

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. It took place from March 4 to March 15, 2016, in

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, China. The participants were 6 winning teams of the Spring Seasons in their respective regions: 5 teams from North America (

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), Europe (

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), China ( LPL), South Korea (

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), Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau (

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) and a team from Wildcard regions (Brazil, CIS, Japan, Latin America, Oceania, Southeast Asia) that won the Mid-Season International Wildcard Invitational (IWCI).

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from South Korea won their first MSI title after defeating

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from North America 3–0 in the final.

Qualified teams and roster

Qualified team

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(2016 LPL Spring winner) *

(2016 LCK Spring winner) *

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(2016 EU LCS Spring winner) *

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(2016 LMS Spring winner) *

(2016 NA LCS Spring winner) * SuperMassive eSports (2016 TCL Winter winner, Mid-Season International Wildcard Invitational winner)

Roster

Group stage

* Double Round Robin, all matches are Best-of-one. * Top 4 teams advance to Play-off. Bottom 2 teams are eliminated.

Knockout stage

* The 1st-place team plays with the 4th-place team, The 2nd-place team plays with the 3rd-place team in semifinals. *Matches are Best-of-five

References

Final standings

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