Sweep and a banger: 2023 MSI Playoffs Day 5 recap

T1 won 3-2 against Gen.G, and G2 swept MAD Lions 3-0 on May 13, the fifth match day of playoffs at the 2023 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) at Copper Box Arena in London, England.

Korea's T1 (League of Legends Champions Korea/LCK, #2) advances victorious from the 2023 LCK Spring Final rematch, and will face the winner of China's JD Gaming (League of Legends Professional League/LPL, #1) vs. China's Bilibili Gaming (LPL, #2) in the Upper Bracket Final on May 18.

Korea's GEN (LCK, #1) will play next in the Lower Bracket on May 17 against the winner of America's Cloud9 (League of Legends Championship Series/LCS, #1) against America's Golden Guardians (LCS, #2).

G2 avoided elimination and will play on May 16 against the loser of JDG vs. BLG. With their loss, MAD was eliminated from MSI 2023 and finished in 7th-8th place.

T1 vs. Gen.G

Game 1: T1 wins

T1 opened their series against Gen.G with a 12-4 win in 36:39. T1 jungler Mun "Oner" Hyeon-jun controlled the game on his 4/2/5 Poppy; mid laner Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok finished 2/1/5 as Annie; and bot laner Lee "Gumayusi" Min-hyeong picked upa  5/0/4 score on Jinx. Jame's Player of the Game: T1 Oner, 2nd

Game 2: T1 wins

T1 beat Gen.G 18-8 in 26:03 in Game 2. T1 Oner picked Nocturne and finished 3/1/13; Gumayusi's Aphelios finished 11/1/3; and support Ryu "Keria" Min-seok's Blitzcrank finished 0/3/10. Jame's Player of the Game: T1 Gumayusi, 3rd

Game 3: GEN wins

Gen.G fought back against T1 in Game 3 with a 30:44 win in which kills were tied 16-16. GEN jungler Han "Peanut" Wang-ho went 5/3/4 on Wukong; while mid laner Jeong "Chovy" Ji-hoon  's Rumble and bot laner Kim "Peyz" Su-hwan's Jinx each finished 4/2/8. T1 Gumayusi finished 10/3/1 and score a quadra kill in the loss. Jame's Player of the Game: T1 Gumayusi, 4th

Game 4: GEN wins

Gen.G secured a Game 5 againt T1 with a 20-7 win in 30:01. GEN Chovy finished 5/0/9; and Peyz and support Yoo "Delight" Hwan-joong went 10/1/2 on Jinx and 0/1/15 on Rakan. Jame's Player of the Game: GEN Peyz, 2nd

Game 5: T1 wins

In a low-kill 7-3 Game 5, T1 sent Gen.G to the Lower Bracket in 26:05. T1 top laner Choi "Zeus" Woo-je went 1/0/3 on Gragas; Oner's Rumble was 5/1/2; and Gumayusi added a 0/0/4 score on Xayah. Jame's Player of the Game: T1 Oner, 3rd

G2 Esports vs. MAD Lions

Game 1: G2 wins

G2 won 21-10 against MAD Lions in 22:56. G2 jungler Martin "Yike" Sundelin continued to impress and went 3/1/11 on Kha'Zix; mid laner Rasmus "Caps" Borregaard Winther found a 3/0/12 score as Annie; and bot laner Steven "Hans Sama" Liv finished 11/3/9 as Aphelios. Jame's Player of the Game: G2 Yike, 3rd

Game 2: G2 wins

G2 won Game 2 in 28:33 and tied MAD Lions 18-18 in kills. G2 top laner Sergen "BrokenBlade" Çelik took over the game on his 8/1/9 Cassiopeia; Yike's Bel'Veth finished 6/5/7; and Hans Sama went 4/3/8 on Jinx. In the loss, MAD Matyáš "Carzzy" Orság went 6/3/7 as Aphelios. Jame's Player of the Game: G2 BrokenBlade, 3rd

Game 3: G2 wins

G2 won 16-9 against MAD Lions in a 25:54-long Game 3 to sweep the 2023 LEC Spring Split champions. G2 BrokenBlade went 7/3/1 on a repeat Cassiopeia pick; Yike's Kindred finished 6/1/5; and support Mihael "Mikyx" Mehle added a 1/2/9 Janna score. Jame's Player of the Game: G2 BrokenBlade, 4th

Riot Player of the Day: G2 BrokenBlade (17/7/17), 3rd

Featured photos courtesy of Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games.