MSI 2026 Play-In Kicks Off With Karmine Corp Chasing a Cinderella Run

Hotspawn · 3d ago

League of Legends' Mid-Season Invitational opens its Play-In stage on June 28, a four-team double-elimination bracket pitting T1, Karmine Corp, Deep Cross Gaming and Team Liquid Alienware against each other for a single spot in the main Bracket Stage. The headline storyline is Karmine Corp's first-ever MSI appearance, where the popular European org opens against Deep Cross Gaming. Only one of the four squads advances to join the group stage proper.