Two LCK teams to compete in MSI will be held at Sajik Gymnasium in Busan in June
Mar 24, 2025
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LCK announced on the 24th that it will hold an LCK representative selection match to compete in MSI at Sajik Indoor Gymnasium in Busan for three days from June 13-15. Until now, LCK has been conducting the Summer Final in partnership with local governments other than the metropolitan area, such as Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do in 2022, Daejeon Metropolitan City in 2023, and Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do in 2024.
This year, the league's operation changed to a single-season method, but to continue this trend, the selection match (Road to MSI) was decided to be held in Busan, not in Seoul and the metropolitan area. Sajik Gymnasium is a familiar place for e-sports fans because it is already a place where they played the quarterfinals and semifinals during the LoL World Championship (LOL World Cup) held in Korea in 2023. In addition, men's and women's professional basketball teams KCC and BNK are using them as home stadiums, and KCC has been the season champion in the 2023-2024 season and BNK in the 2024-2025 season.
The teams participating in the MSI LCK national team selection match are six teams ranked first to sixth depending on their performance after the first and second rounds of the regular league. The first two games of the five-day selection match will be held at LCK Arena in Jongno-gu, Seoul, and three games from June 13 to 15 will be held in Busan to mark the finale.
The selection match will be held in a combination of the first-place match and the 'King of the Hill' system. The teams that ranked first and second in the first and second rounds of the LCK regular season will compete in the MSI as the No. 1 seed in LCK. Starting with the match between the 5th and 6th places, the winning team will play the final game for the 2nd seed against the team that lost the first-place match.
Secretary-General of Junghoon Lee LCK "Busan Metropolitan City is so serious about e-sports that it is called a holy place for e-sports. It is a great honor to hold a selection match in Busan to determine the two teams that will compete on behalf of LCK in the MSI, and thank you for the full support of the Busan Metropolitan Government."
Busan Mayor Park Hyung-joon said, "It is very meaningful that Busan will hold the MSI LCK representative competition again for the first time this year, following the first time in Korea to host the 2022 MSI Busan and the 2023 LOL World Cup quarter-finals and semifinals. This competition and the confirmation of the next G-Star venue will serve as an opportunity for Busan to establish itself as a leading e-sports city, and the city will continue to serve as a hub for continuous exchanges with global competitions in the future."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
