2025 LCK Road to MSI Qualifiers Unveiled for June Tournament

Seoul, South Korea — Riot Games and League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) announced details for the 2025 LCK Road to MSI qualifier, launching June 8 in Vancouver. This tournament will select two representatives for the Mid-Season Invitational.

The qualifier features a single-elimination format and includes the top six teams from the LCK spring regular season. The first round will kick off with the fifth and sixth-place teams, where the winner will move on to face the fourth-place team on June 8.

All matches will be held at LoL Park’s LCK Arena starting at 5 p.m. KST. Contestants will compete in a best-of-five format under Fearless Draft rules. Tickets for these matches are priced at ₩40,000 and will be available for purchase through Woori Bank’s Won Banking app and Interpark.

The tournament also shifts to Busan at Sajik Indoor Gymnasium from June 13 to 15, where the top two regular-season teams will battle for the No. 1 seed on June 13. Rounds 4 and 5 will feature escalating contests to determine the final MSI entry.

Tickets for the Busan matches will be sold in a staggered approach, starting with Woori Bank presales on May 21. Interpark will open its sales for Round 3 on May 23. All matches will retain the best-of-five Fearless Draft format.

This year’s qualifiers usher in a new single-season format for the LCK, which runs from March through September, featuring 10 teams competing for both regional and international success.