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MSI 2026 Pick'Ems Guide and Rewards: Bracket Stage
1 Jul, 2026, 19:07
|Last updated: 1 Jul, 2026, 19:07
With the Play-In Stage done and dusted, it's time for the main event at MSI 2026. The Bracket Stage is about to kick off, and the Pick'Ems challenge is already open! Exclusive League of Legends rewards are at stake, so let's take a look at our MSI 2026 Pick'Ems guide for the Bracket Stage so you can better guide your selections.
Remember not to wait too long, though, as the Bracket Stage predictions for the MSI 2026 Pick'Ems challenge close on Friday, July 3, at 5:10 am CET.
How to do your MSI 2026 Pick'Ems
To access the Pick'Ems challenge, all you need to do is visit the official LoL Esports link for the challenge and log in with your Riot account. Once on there, you will have the option to insert your picks for the final stage of the tournament: the Bracket Stage.
Alternatively, you can also make your picks directly through the League of Legends client.
The point of the challenge is to correctly predict how the bracket will play out. The deeper into the knockout bracket, the more points you will earn for correct predictions. Correctly predicting the result of the Grand Finals grants you the most points.
Make sure to make all of your predictions to lock your picks!
MSI 2026 Bracket Stage: Pick'Ems Guide by Strafe
Predicting how the entire bracket will play out will always be incredibly difficult. That said, three teams come into this stage as the biggest favorites to win it all. These are Hanwha Life Esports, Bilibili Gaming, and T1.
After breezing through the Play-In Stage, T1 have the benefit of arriving at their opening match with their engines fully warmed up.
For all of BLG's spectacular run of form so far this year, the fact that T1 will be surrounded by an amped up home crowd in South Korea should give the LCK squad the edge over the Chinese giants in their opening match, as well as in a potential rematch further down the line.
Hanwha Life, meanwhile, have already shown they are a step ahead of T1 during their LCK Road to MSI clash just weeks ago. As long as the squad's confidence remains high, HLE's aggressive playstyle could lead them straight to the MSI 2026 title.
One of the most tightly contested opening bouts of the Bracket Stage should be G2 Esports vs Top Esports. G2, however, should be hungry to prove their worth on the international stage, while TES have looked a little too hit-or-miss lately to be a reliable choice against tough opposition.
As for LYON vs FURIA, the fact that the LCS is the historically stronger region, coupled with the amount of international experience present on their squad, should give LYON the clear edge in the series.
From then on, the rest of the bracket should come down to power levels, momentum, and confidence as only the best teams remain the further we dive into the tournament. When all is said and done, though, we expect the Bracket Stage of MSI 2026 to play out roughly as shown above.
MSI 2026 Pick'Ems Rewards
The MSI 2026 Pick'Ems will reward anyone who chooses to partake in the challenge. That said, the better you perform, the better the reward.
Here's a look at the complete list of Pick'Ems rewards from MSI 2026 according to your performance:
- Participation (Play-Ins or Bracket Stage) - Exclusive El Tigre Braum "Pinfall" Emote
- Top 50% - Exclusive Zenith Games Blitzcrank "Settle the Score" Icon + Participation reward
- Top 25% - Exclusive Janitor Thresh & Zac "Clean Up" Emote + everything from Top 50% and Participation.
- Perfect Picks - Earn Broken Covenant Jhin + Jhin champion and everything included in the previous tiers!
With some amazing skins up for grabs, making informed picks has never been so important!
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