Riot Games is shaking up the competitive formula for its flagship mid-year League of Legends tournament. The team that earns its way to the MSI 2026 Grand Final through the upper bracket will get to pick both their map side and their draft position before the series begins.
It’s called the Right of Dual Selection, and it represents one of the more meaningful structural changes to MSI in recent memory.
What the Right of Dual Selection actually means
In competitive League of Legends, two choices shape every game before a single champion is locked in. First, there’s side selection: blue side or red side, each with its own strategic quirks. Blue side gets first pick in the draft. Red side gets the last pick and a different camera perspective on the map.
Traditionally, these two decisions have been bundled together. Pick blue side, you automatically get first pick. Pick red, you get counter-pick advantage.
