2015 League of Legends World Championship

Fifth League of Legends World Championship, held in Europe League of Legends World Championship 2015 2015_LoL_World_Championship.png 150px FranceEnglandBelgiumGermany October 1 October 31 Riot Games 16 team round-robin group stage 8 team single-elimination bracket 4 (in 4 host cities) Le Dock Pullman(Paris, Group stage) Wembley Arena(London, Quarterfinals) Brussels Expo(Brussels, Semifinals) Mercedes-Benz Arena(Berlin, Finals) 16 US$2,130,000 (€1,907,194.31) SK Telecom T1 KOO Tigers 73 Jang "MaRin" Gyeong-hwan (SK Telecom T1)http://worlds.lolesports.com/en_US/worlds/articles/skt-rises-above-koo-tigers-3-1-become-2015-world-champion SKT rises above KOO Tigers 3–1 to become the 2015 World Champion Magrino Tom October 31, 2015 LoL Esports Riot Games November 11, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151109061201/http://worlds.lolesports.com/en_US/worlds/articles/skt-rises-above-koo-tigers-3-1-become-2015-world-champion November 9, 2015 dead 2014 2016 The 2015 League of Legends World Championship was an esports tournament for the multiplayer online battle arena video game League of Legends. It was the fifth iteration of the League of Legends World Championship, an annual international tournament organized by the game's developer, Riot Games. It was held from October 1 to 31 in various cities across Europe: the group stages in Le Dock Pullman, in Paris, France; the quarterfinals at the Wembley Arena in London, England, United Kingdom; 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.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-34538262 League of Legends World Championships: What you need to know October 15, 2015 BBC October 18, 2015 There was a 16 team round-robin group stage followed by an 8 team single elimination bracket. The games were officially streamed on Twitch, YouTube and Azubu in several languages. The BBC also streamed the tournament online on BBC Three but for British IP addresses only. A peak of around 14 million concurrent viewers watched the finals, according to official sources. Teams The following teams qualified to participate in the tournament's group stage:http://na.lolesports.com/articles/everything-you-need-know-about-2015-world-championship Everything you need to know about the 2015 World Championship Fields Frank September 7, 2015 September 15, 2015 September 13, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150913202312/http://na.lolesports.com/articles/everything-you-need-know-about-2015-world-championship dead RegionLeaguePathTeamIDPoolEuropeEU LCSSummer ChampionFnaticFNC1Most Championship PointsH2k-GamingH2K2Regional Finals WinnerOrigenOG3ChinaLPLMost Championship PointsLGD GamingLGD1Regional Finals 1st-placeEDward GamingEDG2Regional Finals 2nd-placeInvictus GamingIGNorth AmericaNA LCSSummer ChampionCounter Logic GamingCLG1Most Championship PointsTeam SoloMidTSM2Regional Finals WinnerCloud9C93South KoreaLCKSummer ChampionSK Telecom T1SKT1Most Championship PointsKOO TigersKOO2Regional Finals WinnerKT RolsterKTTW/HK/MOLMSSummer Championahq e-Sports ClubAHQ2Regional Finals WinnerFlash WolvesFWWildcardBrazilCBLOLIWCTCBLOL Winter Champion►IWCT Chile WinnerpaiN GamingPNG3Southeast AsiaGPLGPL Regional Finals Winner►IWCT Turkey WinnerBangkok TitansBKT3 Venues Paris, London, Brussels, Berlin were the four cities chosen to host the competition. Paris, FranceLondon, EnglandBrussels, BelgiumBerlin, GermanyGroup StageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalLe Dock PullmanWembley ArenaBrussels ExpoMercedes-Benz ArenaCapacity: 3,500Capacity: 12,500Capacity: 15,000Capacity: 17,000 150px 150px 150px 150pxFrance center 200 France 48.873333 2.352222 Paris rightEngland center 200 England 51.558083 -0.282972 London topBelgium center 200 Belgium 50.9 4.337 Brussels topGermany center 200 Germany 52.536667 13.405000 Berlin left Group stage 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. In Group B, ahq e-Sports Club and Cloud9 both ended in a 3–3 tie, resulting in a tiebreaker won by ahq e-Sports Club to win second place in the group. left true Group A main WL none perc complete LoL Esports (https://web.archive.org/web/20181218131342/https://www.lolesports.com/en_US/worlds) FW Flash Wolves ROX KOO Tigers CLG Counter Logic Gaming PNG paiN Gaming 4 2 4 2 2 4 2 4 KO KO Q green1 Advance to knockouts left Group B main WL none perc complete LoL Esports (https://web.archive.org/web/20181218131342/https://www.lolesports.com/en_US/worlds) FNC Fnatic AHQ ahq e-Sports Club C9 Cloud9 IG Invictus Gaming 4 2 4 3 3 4 2 4 KO KO Q green1 Advance to knockouts left true Group C main WL none perc complete LoL Esports (https://web.archive.org/web/20181218131342/https://www.lolesports.com/en_US/worlds) SKT SK Telecom T1 EDG Edward Gaming H2K H2k-Gaming BKT Bangkok Titans 6 0 4 2 2 4 0 6 KO KO Q green1 Advance to knockouts left Group D main WL none perc complete LoL Esports (https://web.archive.org/web/20181218131342/https://www.lolesports.com/en_US/worlds) KTR KT Rolster OG Origen LGD LGD Gaming TSM Team SoloMid 5 1 4 2 2 4 1 5 KO KO Q green1 Advance to knockouts Knockout stage thumb|upright=1.5|Wembley Arena stage during the Flash Wolves versus Origen game The bracket stage started on October 15 in Wembley Arena in London, continued to Brussels Expo in Brussels, and concluded on October 31 with the grand finals hosted in Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin.http://na.lolesports.com/articles/2015-world-championship-venues 2015 World Championship Venues LoL Esports April 9, 2015 April 9, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150409203740/http://na.lolesports.com/articles/2015-world-championship-venues dead The knockout stage has been streamed on BBC Three,https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34474884 League of Legends makes global gains Ward Mark October 16, 2015 BBC November 11, 2015 while the final will be streamed on ESPN3. https://www.espn.com/espn/photos/gallery/_/id/13497547/image/1/team-clg-gets-focused-league-legends-finals Team CLG Gets Focused - League of Legends Finals - ESPN The bracket stage is played in a best of 5 format. In the grand final, SK Telecom T1 beat KOO Tigers 3 to 1, dropping their only game of the whole tournament. Worlds 2015 would mark the last time any team from the Asia-Pacific region would qualify for the knockout stage until CTBC Flying Oyster achieved the feat by qualifying for the knockout stage of the 2025 tournament a decade later, with the Asia-Pacific league now the League of Legends Championship Pacific (LCP). high 15 October – Wembley Arena Flash Wolves 1 Origen 3 16 October – Wembley Arena SK Telecom T1 3 ahq e-Sports Club 0 17 October – Wembley Arena Fnatic 3 EDward Gaming 0 18 October – Wembley Arena KT Rolster 1 KOO Tigers 3 24 October – Brussels Expo Origen 0 SK Telecom T1 3 25 October – Brussels Expo Fnatic 0 KOO Tigers 3 31 October – Mercedes-Benz Arena SK Telecom T1 3 KOO Tigers 1 Final standings thumb|Players for SK Telecom T1 holding the championship trophy Place Team Prize moneyhttps://riot-web-static.s3.amazonaws.com/lolesports/Rule%20Sets/2015%20Revised%20World%20Championship%20Rule%20Set%20Version%201_01.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20160215220925/https://riot-web-static.s3.amazonaws.com/lolesports/Rule%20Sets/2015%20Revised%20World%20Championship%20Rule%20Set%20Version%201_01.pdf dead February 15, 2016 2015 World Championship Rules July 7, 2015 5–6 Riot Games November 11, 2015 1st SK Telecom T1 $1,000,000 2nd KOO Tigers $250,000 3rd–4th Fnatic $150,000 Origen 5–8th ahq e-Sports Club $75,000 EDward Gaming Flash Wolves KT Rolster 9–11th Cloud9 $45,000 H2k-Gaming LGD Gaming 12–13th paiN Gaming $35,000 Counter Logic Gaming 14–16th Bangkok Titans $25,000 Invictus Gaming Team SoloMid Viewership numbers The final was expected to have over 30 million people streaming it online.https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/gaming/league-of-legends-saturday-s-final-is-the-biggest-sporting-event-you-have-never-heard-of-a6715101.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/gaming/league-of-legends-saturday-s-final-is-the-biggest-sporting-event-you-have-never-heard-of-a6715101.html 2022-05-01 subscription SKT rises above KOO Tigers 3–1 to become the 2015 World Champion Ramgobin Ryan October 30, 2015 The Independent November 11, 2015 The finals were watched by 36 million people, with a peak concurrent viewership of 14 million viewers. League of Legends 2015 ChampionShip Saw 334 million Unique Impressions | SegmentNext 10 December 2015 http://segmentnext.com/2015/12/10/league-of-legends-2015-championship-saw-334-million-unique-impressions/ 2015-12-10 Controversies Obscenity incident During the final day of the group stage in Paris, Cloud9's Hai "Hai" Lam made an obscene gesture towards an opponent while on stage. Hai was fined €500.http://worlds.lolesports.com/en_US/worlds/articles/competitive-ruling-c9-hai Competitive Ruling: C9 Hai Leigh Hunter October 21, 2015 LoL Esports Riot Games October 25, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151109120504/http://worlds.lolesports.com/en_US/worlds/articles/competitive-ruling-c9-hai November 9, 2015 dead Technical issues In game 2 of the quarterfinals between Fnatic and EDward Gaming, an in-game bug occurred to Fnatic's Kim "Reignover" Ui-Jin which prevented the game from continuing, forcing the game to be remade from scratch. EDG lost 0–3 to FNC, but because the remade of game 2, in which FNC had an advantage over EDG, EDG was taunted "lost 0–4 in a BO5" in China. After investigating the issue, Riot Games chose to disable Gragas, the champion Reignover was playing, for the rest of the tournament, along with Lux and Ziggs, champions who were deemed susceptible to the same issue.http://worlds.lolesports.com/en_US/worlds/articles/gragas-disabled-rest-worlds-2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151019134120/http://worlds.lolesports.com/en_US/worlds/articles/gragas-disabled-rest-worlds-2015 dead October 19, 2015 Gragas Disabled for Rest of Worlds 2015 Leigh Hunter October 18, 2015 LoL Esports Riot Games October 25, 2015 References External links Official information League of Legends Wo League of Legends World Championship, 2015 Category:League of Legends World Championship Category:2015 multiplayer online battle arena tournaments Category:Esports competitions in France Category:Esports competitions in the United Kingdom Category:Esports competitions in Belgium Category:Esports competitions in Germany