On the 24th, at the Berlin EU LCS Studio, the 2018 MSI Play-In Stage Group Draw took place.
To begin, the teams that will contend in the '2018 MSI Play-In Stage Round 1' are as follows:
Group A:
LLN's Rainbow7 (LAN)
LCL's Gambit Esports (CIS)
CLS's Kaos Latin Gamers (LAS)
GPL's Ascension Gaming (SEA)
Group B:
CB LOL's KaBum! e-Sports (BR)
TCL's BAUSuperMassive (TUR)
OPL's Dire Wolves (OCE)
LJL's PENTAGRAM (JPN)
Once again we see familiar names for this year's MSI, including KaBum, Gambit, and Dire Wolves. A total of 8 teams will clash, and only one team from each group will advance to Round 2.
Winners of each group in Round 1 will advance to Round 2, where they will face LMS's Flash Wolves (LMS) and VCS's EVOS Esports (VN). The two winners from Round 2 will then take the remaining two spots in the Group Stage.
