On May 7, Golden Guardians eliminated PSG Talon from the 2023 League of Legends Mid Season Invitational, thus sending home the last representative of a minor league. The first best-of-five match of the tournament ended in favor of LCS’ second seed, and although GG closed with a clean 3-0, the games were closer than many would have predicted. GG now join the top seeds of each region together with Bilibili Gaming and G2 Esports, who had qualified in a previous round of the play-in stage.