G2 Esports gain berth in lower bracket semis at MSI Invitational

Field Level Media|published: Tue 14th May, 11:07 2024

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Nov 5, 2022; San Francisco, California, USA; Fans do the wave between games of the League of Legends World Championships between T1 and DRX at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports

G2 Esports recorded a 3-0 victory over Top Esports on Tuesday to move to the lower-bracket semifinal at the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational 2024 in Chengdu, China.

G2 posted 29- and 24-minute wins on red before emerging victorious in blue in Game 3 to advance to Friday's lower-bracket semifinal. They will face the winner of Wednesday's contest pitting T1 and Team Liquid. T1 notched a 3-2 win over G2 Esports in the upper-bracket quarterfinals last Friday.

Top Esports were eliminated with Tuesday's loss.

The $250,000 tournament began on May 1 with 12 teams competing for a $50,000 grand prize and qualification into the 2024 World Championship. The play-in stage concluded May 5, with the bracket stage opening last Tuesday. The title match is scheduled for Sunday.

Mid-Season Invitational prize pool:

1st: $50,000 and Worlds qualification -- TBD

2nd: $37,500 -- TBD

3rd: $30,000 -- TBD

4th: $25,000 -- TBD

5th-6th: $20,000 -- Top Esports, TBD

7th-8th: $15,000 -- Fnatic, PSG Talon

9th-10th: $10,000 -- FlyQuest, GAM Esports

11th-12th: $7,500 -- Estral Esports, LOUD

--Field Level Media