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[UPDATED] All Teams Qualified to MSI 2025

[UPDATED] All Teams Qualified to MSI 2025

League of Legends

Martin Arévalo-Östberg

13 Jun, 2025, 21:37

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Last updated: 22 Jun, 2025, 16:51

Ten of the best League of Legends teams in the world will converge in Canada for a shot at the second international trophy of the year at MSI 2025. Starting Friday, June 27th, the Play-In Stage at MSI kicks off with the four lowest seeded teams at the tournament. Only two of these teams will end up moving on to the Bracket Stage, where they will measure up against the top six seeded teams for a chance at international glory.

Let's have a look at the complete lineup of teams that have qualified for each stage of MSI 2025.

MSI 2025 League of Legends
Credit: Riot Games

Teams at MSI 2025

Qualified Directly to the Bracket Stage

Qualified to the Play-In Stage

MSI 2024
Looking like the team to beat: Gen.G are gunning for back-to-back MSI trophies at this year's tournament (credit: Reece Martinez/Riot Games)

Gone Missing After First Stand

Though MSI will see some of the very best squads in the world go toe-to-toe, other strong squads and stars will miss out on the tournament altogether. After coming up with their first-ever LEC trophy at the start of the year, Karmine Corp fell just short of the mark at the LEC Spring Season despite once-in-a-lifetime numbers by Caliste "Caliste" Henry-Hennebert. After making it all the way to the Grand Finals at First Stand 2025, Karmine Corp and their young star in the bot lane failed to qualify to MSI.

The Chinese powerhouse of Top Esports also followed a similar path. After winning Split 1 in the LPL early in the year and attending First Stand as the region's sole representatives, TES failed to live up to expectations in Split 2, missing their chance to attend MSI altogether.

The biggest surprise of all, though, is without a doubt the loss of Hanwha Life Esports. Despite winning First Stand, the LCK giants won't be gunning for back-to-back international trophies as they failed to qualify for MSI following a shocking series of losses in South Korea.

Despite these missing stars, MSI 2025 promises to deliver top-flight League of Legends to our screens once more when it kicks of on June 27th!

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Featured image credit: Reece Martinez/Riot Games

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