The Teams Competing In the League of Legends MSI Play-In Stage

It’s a sad reality that not every team can compete at the upcoming Mid-Season Invitational. After all, who doesn’t want to see teams like SK Telecom T1 fending off all comers, or the plucky and beloved Echo Fox taking on the best from the East. For some of the teams that have been granted an invitation, there’s still one hurdle left to cross: The Play-In Stage. Without further ado, here are the teams competing in the Play-In Stage, as well as the region they represent.

Ascension Gaming from Thailand, representing the SEA region

Top Laner: Atit "Rockky" Phaomuang
Jungler: Sanpett "InTreso" Marat
Mid Laner: Nuttapong "G4" Menkasikan
AD Carry: Juckkirsts "Lloyd" Kongubon
Support: Warich "Rich" Kittiwattanawong

Dire Wolves from Australia, representing the OCE region

Top Laner: Ryan "Chippys" Short
Jungler: Shern "Shernfire" Cherng Tai
Mid Laner: Stephen "Triple" Li
AD Carry: Calvin "k1ng" Truong
Support: Andy "Cupcake" van der Vyver

Gambit Esports from the United Kingdom, representing the CIS region

Top Laner: Aleksandr "PvPStejos" Glazkov
Jungler: Danil "Diamondprox" Reshetnikov
Mid Laner: Mykhailo "Kira" Harmash
AD Carry: Stanislav "Lodik" Kornelyuk
Support: Edward "Edward" Abgaryan

KaBuM! E-Sports from Brazil, representing the BR region

Top Laner: Luccas "Zantins" Martins Zanqueta Silva
Jungler: Filipe "Ranger" Brombilla de Barrios
Mid Laner: Matheus "Dynquedo" Rossini Miranda
AD Carry: Alexandre "TitaN" Lima dos Santos
Support: Marcelo "Riyev" Carrara

Kaos Latin Gamers from Puerto Rico, representing the LAS region

Top Laner: Damián "Nate" Rea
Jungler: Sebastián "Tierwulf" Andrés Mateluna Cibrario
Mid Laner: Joaquín "Plugo" José Pérez
AD Carry: Nicolás "Fix" Sayago
Support: Eduardo "Slow" Franco Garcés Cerda

PENTAGRAM from Japan, representing the JP region

Top Laner: Shirou "Paz" Sasaki
Jungler: Jang "Once" Se-yeong
Mid Laner: Osamu "Ramune" Ozawa
AD Carry: Yuta "YutoriMoyasi" Noguchi
Support: Yang "Gaeng" Gwang-yu

Rainbow7 from Mexico, representing the LAN region

Top Laner: Daniel "Jirall" del Castillo
Jungler: Sebastián "Oddie" Alonso Niño Zavaleta
Mid Laner: Édgar "Seiya" Ali Bracamontes Munguía
AD Carry: Matías "WhiteLotus" Musso
Support: Mariano "Genthix" Polonsky

BAUSuperMassive eSports from Turkey, representing the TR region

Top Laner: Asım Cihat "fabFabulous" Karakaya
Jungler: Furkan "Stomaged" Güngör
Mid Laner: Lee "GBM" Chang-seok
AD Carry: Berkay "Zeitnot" Aşıkuzun
Support: No "SnowFlower" Hoi-jong

These teams are organised into two groups, with Group A consisting on Rainbow7, Kaos Latin Gamers, Gambit Esports and Ascension Gaming, while Group B consists of Dire Wolves, BAUSuperMassive eSports, KaBuM! E-Sports, and PENTAGRAM. The teams that survive the group stage will have one more additional hurdle to face, with the winners of the group stage playing against EVOS Esports and Flash Wolves for a final spot in the main tournament.

For more on the tournament itself including when you can watch the games, check out the Official Schedule, here. For more League of Legends action from the weekend past, check out the winners of the EU Masters tournament, here.

(Cover image from lolesports.com, team logos from lol.gamepedia.com)