2015 League of Legends World Championship

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League of Legends World Championship
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Tournament information
Location four cities in Western Europe
Dates October 1, 2015–October 31, 2015
Administrator(s) Riot Games
Tournament format(s) 16 team Round Robin Group stage
8 team single-elimination bracket
Teams 16
Purse $2,130,000 USD (€1,907,194.31)
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The 2015 League of Legends World Championship is the ongoing world championship being held from October 1–31, 2015 for the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game League of Legends. It is the fifth iteration of the League of Legends World Championship. The different stages of the event will be held in various cities across Europe: the group stages in Le Dock Pullman, in Paris, France; the quarterfinals at the the Wembley Arena in London, England; the semifinals in the Brussels Expo in Brussels, Belgium; and the finals at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany. The 16 teams qualified by either winning a professional league or a regional qualifying tournament.[1] There is a 16 team round-robin group stage followed by an 8 team single elimination bracket. The games were officially streamed on twitch.tv in several languages. The BBC also streamed the tournament online on BBC Three but for United Kingdom IP addresses only.

Teams[edit]

The following teams qualified to participate in the tournament's group stage:[2]

China (LPL)
Europe (EU LCS)
North America (NA LCS)
South Korea (LCK)
Taiwan, Hong Kong & Macau (LMS)
International Wildcards

Group stage[edit]

The group stage was played in a best of one double round-robin format, with the top two teams from each of the four groups advancing to the knockout stage, for a total of eight teams. The group stage started on October 1 in Le Dock Pullman, Paris and concluded on October 11.[2]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Record
1 Flash Wolves 4–2
2 KOO Tigers 4–2
3 Counter Logic Gaming 2–4
3 paiN Gaming 2–4

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Record
1 Fnatic 4–2
2 ahq e-Sports Club 4–3
3 Cloud9 3–4
4 Invictus Gaming 2–4

Group C[edit]

Pos Team Record
1 SK Telecom T1 6–0
2 EDward Gaming 4–2
3 H2k-Gaming 2–4
4 Bangkok Titans 0–6

Group D[edit]

Pos Team Record
1 KT Rolster 5–1
2 Origen 4–2
3 LGD Gaming 2–4
4 Team SoloMid 1–5

Knockout stage[edit]

The bracket stage started on October 15 in Wembley Arena in London, will continue to Brussels Expo in Brussels, and conclude on October 31 with the grand finals hosted in Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin.[3] The knockout stage has been streamed on BBC Three,[4] while the final will be streamed on ESPN3.[5]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
15 October – Wembley Arena        
  Flash Wolves   1
24 October – Brussels Expo
  Origen   3  
  Origen  
16 October – Wembley Arena
      SK Telecom T1    
  SK Telecom T1   3
31 October – Mercedes-Benz Arena
  ahq e-Sports Club   0  
  TBD  
17 October – Wembley Arena    
    TBD  
  Fnatic   3
25 October – Brussels Expo
  EDward Gaming   0  
  Fnatic  
18 October – Wembley Arena
      KOO Tigers    
  KT Rolster   1
  KOO Tigers   3  
 

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