If we put aside sensibility and only talk about rationality, we should start from objective analysis. The answer to this question, in fact, the fist has already told us.
There is no MSI in S 10 season because of its particularity, so I won't talk about it for the time being. Take the S9 season as an example. In the rules of quota points for fist S-match: MSI points in S9 season-4 points for champion, 2 points for runner-up, semi-final 1 point; S9 World Cup-Champion 16 points, 8 points for runner-up, 4 points for semi-finals and 2 points for quarter-finals. In 2020, because there is no MSI, the points will become: S 10 World Cup-champion 32 points, runner-up 16 points, semi-final 8 points, quarter-finals 4 points; S 1 1MSI: champion 8 points/runner-up 4 points/semi-final 2 points.
Judging from the number of places in the mid-season invitational tournament (MSI) and the global championship finals (S) made by the fist above. In fact, it is quite clear: in the official cognition of fist, the gold content of S-match far exceeds MSI (the difference of points is about 4 times).
Therefore, if the score of the fist is used as a reference indicator, the champion of S is indeed the supreme honor in the LOL e-sports circle. No matter how many MSI champions you have, you can't surpass the S champions in history. At best, the MSI champion is the first person in history under the S champion.
Finally, as the champion of the S-race, I have to mention that the champion of the S-race has the skin of the champion. This one is the best reward and glory after winning the championship. Champion gives skin honor and meaning; In League of Legends, skin is the best carrier to commemorate the champion (remember, till death do us part? )。
In the historical position, MSI has no skin, so the score is low, and S has skin, so the score is high. MSI is the champion of the spring competition in each major division, and there are only two or three strong teams, while S competition is the top strong team in each major division, all of them participate. This strength and gold content far exceed MSI with only a few teams.
So to sum up, the king thinks that MSI is actually a mid-term exam, which proves that you are the strongest in the first half of the year; And the S competition is the final exam, which proves that you are the strongest in the whole grade. We all came from our school days. How many years would you rather be the first in the mid-term exam or the first in the final exam?