# 2025 Mid-Season Invitational

> MSI final peaked at 3.4 million viewers, excluding mainland Chinese platforms.

- Owner: Riot Games
- Kind: Moment
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2025-06-27
- Observed peak date: 2025-07-12
- Date basis: Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum.
- Spread Score: 29 (Niche), v1.3
- Mechanics: Pairing, Platform jump

## Summary

Riot staged MSI in Vancouver from June 27 to July 12. Gen.G defeated T1 3–2 in the final, which set an MSI peak viewership record.

## Timeline

- 2025-01-08 — Riot Games (Open web) — Riot announced Vancouver as the host of MSI 2025.
- 2025-06-17 — LoL Esports (Open web) — Riot published the tournament schedule and outlined its co-streaming plans.
- 2025-06-17 — Riot Games (Open web) — Riot scheduled a discount promotion for skins used by the winning team in the final.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/mcp#api).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/league-of-legends-mid-season-invitational-2025

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “2025 Mid-Season Invitational.” Case HIS-01935. Spread Score v1.3: 29/100. Updated 2026-10-28. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01935