Unlike some other Esports disciplines, the League of Legends community only has two international-level tournaments during the year, which are MSI and the World Finals.
MSI 2023 will be the first international tournament of the League of Legends this year – source: Twitter
Previously, MSI only selected champions from previous Spring Splits.
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Major teams will have 2 representatives from each region participating in this year’s tournament – source: Millenium.gg
However, some recent updates from Riot have caused the audience to reconsider the nature of MSI 2023. Specifically, according to recent information about the upcoming 13.7 update, a series of champions will be reduced.
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The update for MSI 2023 is causing a lot of controversy – source: Twitter
Meanwhile, only Azir and Kalista are really commonly used champions on the power up list.
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The upcoming version focuses on champions that have long disappeared – source: League of Legends
Many viewers believe that the updated version for MSI 2023 can `destroy` all participating teams.
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The audience thinks that MSI is becoming a tournament that haunts teams – source: Weibo
Of course, this is not the first time Riot’s updates have almost completely changed the popular gameplay.