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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.[1] 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).[2]
EDward Gaming from China won the first ever MSI title after defeating SK Telecom T1 from South Korea 3–2 at the final.[3][4][5]
Tallahassee was the city chosen to host the competition.[6]
- Single Round Robin, all matches are Best-of-one.
- Top 4 teams advance to Knock-out Stage.
| Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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L
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PCT
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Qualification
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| 1
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SK Telecom T1
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5
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5
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0
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1.000
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Advance to Knockout Stage
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| 2
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EDward Gaming
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5
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4
|
1
|
0.800
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| 3
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Ahq e-Sports Club
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5
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3
|
2
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0.600
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| 4
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Fnatic
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5
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2
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3
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0.400
|
| 5
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Team SoloMid
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5
|
1
|
4
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0.200
|
|
| 6
|
Beşiktaş e-Sports Club
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5
|
0
|
5
|
0.000
|
Some members of Edward Gaming 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.
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| Semifinals | | | Final |
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| 1 | SK Telecom T1 | 3 |
| | | |
| 4 | Fnatic | 2 | | |
| | | SK Telecom T1 | 2 |
| | | |
| | | EDward Gaming | 3 |
| 2 | EDward Gaming | 3 | | |
| | | |
| 3 | ahq e-Sports Club | 0 | | |
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- ^ Bishop, Rollin (May 15, 2015). "Why Tallahassee? Scenes From The League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational". Paste Magazine. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ Miller, Brian (May 8, 2015). "League of Legends gamers occupy Civic Center". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ Zacny, Rob (May 11, 2015). "SK Telecom yield League of Legends MSI title to China's EDG as Faker falls short". PCGamesN. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ Bishop, Rollin (May 11, 2015). "EDward Gaming Wins the 2015 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational". Paste Magazine. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ Deesing, Jonathan. "Edward Gaming Beats SKT in Mid-Season Invitational". Red Bull. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ Zucosky, Andrew (May 12, 2015). "The Road to Glory: League of Legends MSI Tournament". Shacknews. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
