2015 Mid-Season Invitational
{{Infobox sport tournament
| name = 2015 Mid-Season Invitational
| image =2015 Mid-Season Invitational logo.png
| caption =
| location = United States
| start_date = 7 May
| end_date = 10 May
| administrator = Riot Games
| tournament_format =
| host =
| venues = Donald L. Tucker Civic Center
(Tallahassee, Florida)
| teams = 6
| purse = $200,000
| champions = Edward Gaming
| runners-up1 = SK Telecom T1
| attendance =
| noaverage =
| mvp =
| previous = event inaugurated
| next = 2016
}}
The 2015 Mid-Season Invitational is the first event of the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) – a League of Legends tournament organized by publisher Riot Games that was held after Spring Season, from May 7–10, 2015 at the Florida State University Donald L. Tucker Civic Center in Tallahassee, Florida.{{cite web |last1=Bishop |first1=Rollin |title=Why Tallahassee? Scenes From The League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/tallahassee/why-tallahassee-scenes-from-the-league-of-legends/ |website=Paste Magazine |access-date=November 26, 2021 |date=May 15, 2015}} The participants is 6 winner teams of the Spring Season: 5 teams from North America (NA LCS), Europe (EU LCS), China (LPL), South Korea (LCK), Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau (LMS) and a team from Wildcard regions (Brazil, CIS, Japan, Latin America, Oceania, Southeast Asia) that won the Mid-Season International Wildcard Invitational (IWCI).{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Brian |title=League of Legends gamers occupy Civic Center |url=http://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/2015/05/08/league-legend-gamers-occupy-civic-center/26986393/ |website=Tallahassee Democrat |access-date=November 26, 2021 |date=May 8, 2015}}
EDward Gaming from China won the first ever MSI title after defeating SK Telecom T1 from South Korea 3–2 at the final.{{cite web |last1=Zacny |first1=Rob |title=SK Telecom yield League of Legends MSI title to China’s EDG as Faker falls short |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/league-of-legends/sk-telecom-yield-league-of-legends-msi-title-to-chinas-edg-as-faker-falls-short |website=PCGamesN |access-date=December 12, 2021 |date=May 11, 2015}}{{cite web |last1=Bishop |first1=Rollin |title=EDward Gaming Wins the 2015 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/05/edward-gaming-wins-the-2015-league-of-legends-mid-.html |website=Paste Magazine |access-date=December 12, 2021 |date=May 11, 2015}}{{cite web |last1=Deesing |first1=Jonathan |title=Edward Gaming Beats SKT in Mid-Season Invitational |url=https://www.redbull.com/us-en/edward-gaming-beats-skt-in-mid-season-invitational |website=Red Bull |access-date=December 12, 2021}}
Qualified teams
| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;"
!Region !League !Path !Team |
| colspan="5" |Starting in the bracket stage |
|---|
| China
| LPL | Spring champion |
| South Korea
| LCK | Spring champion |
| Europe
| EU LCS | Spring champion | Fnatic |
| North America
| NA LCS | Spring champion |
| TW/HK/MO
| LMS | Spring champion |
| Turkey
| TCL | IWCI winner |
Venue
Tallahassee was the city chosen to host the competition.{{cite news |last1=Zucosky |first1=Andrew |title=The Road to Glory: League of Legends MSI Tournament |url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/89526/the-road-to-glory-league-of-legends-msi-tournament |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=Shacknews |date=May 12, 2015 |language=en}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Tallahassee, Florida |
| Donald L. Tucker Civic Center |
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| {{Location map+|USA|float=center|width=300|places=
{{Location map~ |USA|lat=30.455 |long=-84.253 |label=Tallahassee |position=top}}|caption=}} |
|---|
Group stage
- Single Round Robin, all matches are Best-of-one.
- Top 4 teams advance to Knock-out Stage.
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Custom
|num_cols=4
|colstyle1=pld
|colstyle2=win
|colstyle3=loss
|colstyle4=pct
| update = complete | source = [http://na.lolesports.com/msi/2015/msi/standings LoL Esports] ({{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509153656/http://na.lolesports.com/msi/2015/msi/standings}})
| team1= SKT | name_SKT = SK Telecom T1
| team2= EDG | name_EDG = EDward Gaming
| team3= AHQ | name_AHQ = Ahq e-Sports Club
| team4= FNC | name_FNC = Fnatic
| team5= TSM | name_TSM = Team SoloMid
| team6= BJK | name_BJK = Beşiktaş e-Sports Club
| win_SKT = 5 | loss_SKT = 0
| win_EDG = 4 | loss_EDG = 1
| win_AHQ = 3 | loss_AHQ = 2
| win_FNC = 2 | loss_FNC = 3
| win_TSM = 1 | loss_TSM = 4
| win_BJK = 0 | loss_BJK = 5
| result1 = KO | result2 = KO | result3 = KO | result4 = KO
| res_col_header = Q
| col_KO = green1 | text_KO = Advance to Knockout Stage
}}
Knock-out stage
File:Edward Gaming winners of 2015 League of Legends Mid-Year Invitational (1cun9181).jpg with their championship medals]]
- The 1st-place team plays with the 4th-place team, The 2nd-place team plays with the 3rd-place team in semifinals.
- All matches are Best-of-five.
{{4TeamBracket-Info
| boldwinner = high
| RD1-seed1 = 1
| RD1-team1 = SK Telecom T1
| RD1-score1 = 3
| RD1-seed2 = 4
| RD1-team2 = Fnatic
| RD1-score2 = 2
| RD1-seed3 = 2
| RD1-team3 = EDward Gaming
| RD1-score3 = 3
| RD1-seed4 = 3
| RD1-team4 = ahq e-Sports Club
| RD1-score4 = 0
| RD2-seed1 =
| RD2-team1 = SK Telecom T1
| RD2-score1 = 2
| RD2-seed2 =
| RD2-team2 = EDward Gaming
| RD2-score2 = 3
}}
References
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{{Professional League of Legends competition}}
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