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| 2015 Mid-Season Invitational | ||
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| Tournament Information | ||
| Organizer | Riot Games | |
| Sponsor(s) | Coca-Cola | |
| Format | Groups + Single Elim. | |
| Location & Dates | ||
| Region | International | |
| Event Type | Offline | |
| Country | United States | |
| Address | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida | |
| Start Date | 2015-05-07 | |
| End Date | 2015-05-10 | |
| Broadcast | ||
| Schedule | Spoiler-Free Schedule Export to Google Calendar | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
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The 2015 Mid-Season Invitational is held between the Spring and Summer Splits of all Northern Hemisphere regions.
Overview[]
The English stream will be hosted and cast by Joshua "Jatt" Leesman, Sam "Kobe" Hartman-Kenzler, David "Phreak" Turley, Rivington Bisland III, Martin "Deficio" Lynge, Trevor "Quickshot" Henry, Eefje "Sjokz" Depoortere, Christopher "MonteCristo" Mykles, Erik "DoA" Lonnquist, and Max "Atlus" Anderson. James "Dash" Patterson, Aidan "Zirene" Moon, and Jake "Spawn" Tiberi will be at the analyst desk with multiple different guests like Alberto "Crumbz" Rengifo and Unicorns of Love's coach Fabian "Sheepy" Mallant.[1]
Format[]
Tournament[]
- Five invited teams:
- Winner of 2015 NA LCS Spring
- Winner of Champions Spring 2015
- Winner of 2015 LPL Spring
- Winner of 2015 LMS Spring
- Winner of 2015 EU LCS Spring
- One qualified team from the International Wildcard Invitational
- Group Stage
- BO1 Round Robin
- Randomized Sides (3 Blue Side Max)
- Top four Teams to Bracket Stage
- Bracket Stage
- Single Elimination
- All matches are Best of Five
- No third-place match
- All matches will be played on Patch v5.7
Showmatch[]
- Single standard match
- Special Rules
- Casters play for Demacia while pros play for Noxus. Blind pick is in effect, but casters may only pick champions from or residing in Demacia while pros may likewise only pick champions from or residing in Noxus.
Prize Pool[]
$ 200,000 US Dollars are spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | Prize | Prize (%) | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
 1 | $100,000€89,000 | 50% |  EDward Gaming |
 2 | $50,000€44,500 | 25% |  SK Telecom T1 |
 3-4 | $25,000€22,250 | 12.5% |  Fnatic |
 ahq eSports Club | |||
| 5 |  TSM | ||
| 6 |  Beşiktaş Esports |
Converted prizes calculated with values provided by http://www.xe.com on May 10, 2015, as follows:
- $ 1 US Dollar = € 0.89 Euros
Participants[]
| Qualifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualified Via | Date | Team | Finals Result |
| 2015 EU LCS Spring | April 19 |  Fnatic |
3 - 2  UOL
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| 2015 LMS Spring | April 12 |  ahq eSports Club |
3 - 1  FW
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| 2015 NA LCS Spring | April 19 |  TSM |
3 - 1  C9
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| 2015 LPL Spring | April 26 |  EDward Gaming |
3 - 2  LGD
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| 2015 LCK Spring | May 2 |  SK Telecom T1 |
3 - 0  GET
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| 2015 International Wildcard Invitational | April 25 |  Beşiktaş Esports |
3 - 1  ITZ
|
Results[]
Round Robin[]
| MSI 2015 Standings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Games | Str | ||
| 1 | SK Telecom T1 | 5 - 0 | 100% | 5W |
| 2 | EDward Gaming | 4 - 1 | 80% | 3W |
| 3 | ahq eSports Club | 3 - 2 | 60% | 1L |
| 4 | Fnatic | 2 - 3 | 40% | 1W |
| 5 | TSM | 1 - 4 | 20% | 3L |
| 6 | Beşiktaş Esports | 0 - 5 | 0% | 5L |
Bracket Stage[]
Exhibition Match[]
| Light of Demacia (Casters) | Pos | Dark Hearts of Noxus (Pros) | ||
| Player | Champion | Champion | Player | |
 CloudTemplar |
 Jarvan IV
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 Sion
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Energy | |
 Kobe |
 Xin Zhao
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 Talon
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Febiven | |
 Misaya |
 Kayle
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 LeBlanc
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Thaldrin | |
 Phreak |
 Vayne
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 Swain
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Huni | |
 XiaoXiao |
 Sona
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 Morgana
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WildTurtle | |
Match Schedule[]
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| Thu 7 MayThu 7 May - Fri 8 MayFri 8 May2015,5,07,20,30 - 2015,5,08,03,30 | |||||
| Thu 2015-05-07 | |||||
| Thu 2015-05-07 | |||||
| Fri 2015-05-08 | |||||
| 2015,5,07,20,30 | |||||
FNC | 1 | 0 | 2015,5,07,20,3013:3022:3005:30 |  TSM | |
| 2015,5,07,21,30 | |||||
BJK | 0 | 1 | 2015,5,07,21,3014:3023:3006:30 |  SKT | |
| Fri 2015-05-08 | |||||
| 2015,5,07,22,30 | |||||
EDG | 1 | 0 | 2015,5,07,22,3015:3000:3007:30 |  ahq | |
| 2015,5,07,23,30 | |||||
| BJK | 0 | 1 | 2015,5,07,23,3016:3001:3008:30 | TSM | |
| 2015,5,08,00,30 | |||||
| FNC | 0 | 1 | 2015,5,08,00,3017:3002:3009:30 | ahq | |
| 2015,5,08,01,30 | |||||
| SKT | 1 | 0 | 2015,5,08,01,3018:3003:3010:30 | EDG | |
| 2015,5,08,02,30 | |||||
| ahq | 1 | 0 | 2015,5,08,02,3019:3004:3011:30 | BJK | |
| 2015,5,08,03,30 | |||||
| SKT | 1 | 0 | 2015,5,08,03,3020:3005:3012:30 | TSM | |
[showhide] | |||||
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| Fri 8 MayFri 8 May - Sat 9 MaySat 9 May2015,5,08,20,30 - 2015,5,09,02,30 | |||||
| Fri 2015-05-08 | |||||
| Fri 2015-05-08 | |||||
| Sat 2015-05-09 | |||||
| 2015,5,08,20,30 | |||||
| EDG | 1 | 0 | 2015,5,08,20,3013:3022:3005:30 | FNC | |
| 2015,5,08,21,30 | |||||
| TSM | 0 | 1 | 2015,5,08,21,3014:3023:3006:30 | ahq | |
| Sat 2015-05-09 | |||||
| 2015,5,08,22,30 | |||||
| EDG | 1 | 0 | 2015,5,08,22,3015:3000:3007:30 | BJK | |
| 2015,5,08,23,30 | |||||
| SKT | 1 | 0 | 2015,5,08,23,3016:3001:3008:30 | FNC | |
| 2015,5,09,00,30 | |||||
| TSM | 0 | 1 | 2015,5,09,00,3017:3002:3009:30 | EDG | |
| 2015,5,09,01,30 | |||||
| FNC | 1 | 0 | 2015,5,09,01,3018:3003:3010:30 | BJK | |
| 2015,5,09,02,30 | |||||
| ahq | 0 | 1 | 2015,5,09,02,3019:3004:3011:30 | SKT | |
[showhide] | |||||
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| Sat 9 MaySat 9 May - Sun 10 MaySun 10 May2015,5,09,20,15 - 2015,5,09,22,15 | |||||
| Sat 2015-05-09 | |||||
| Sat 2015-05-09 | |||||
| Sun 2015-05-10 | |||||
| 2015,5,09,20,15 | |||||
| SKT | 3 | 2 | 2015,5,09,20,1513:1522:1505:15 | FNC | |
| Sun 2015-05-10 | |||||
| 2015,5,09,22,15 | |||||
| EDG | 3 | 0 | 2015,5,09,22,1515:1500:1507:15 | ahq | |
[showhide] | |||||
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| Sun 10 MayMon 11 MayMon 11 May2015,5,10,22,00 - 2015,5,10,22,00 | |||||
| Sun 2015-05-10 | |||||
| Mon 2015-05-11 | |||||
| Mon 2015-05-11 | |||||
| 2015,5,10,22,00 | |||||
| SKT | 2 | 3 | 2015,5,10,22,0015:0000:0007:00 | EDG | |
VODs & Match Links[]
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| FNC | TSM | 1 - 0 | Link | Vod |
| BJK | SKT | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
| EDG | ahq | 1 - 0 | Link | Vod |
| BJK | TSM | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
| FNC | ahq | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
| SKT | EDG | 1 - 0 | Link | Vod |
| ahq | BJK | 1 - 0 | Link | Vod |
| SKT | TSM | 1 - 0 | Link | Vod |
[hide] | ||||
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| EDG | FNC | 1 - 0 | Link | Vod |
| TSM | ahq | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
| EDG | BJK | 1 - 0 | Link | Vod |
| SKT | FNC | 1 - 0 | Link | Vod |
| TSM | EDG | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
| FNC | BJK | 1 - 0 | Link | Vod |
| ahq | SKT | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
[hide] | ||||
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| SKT | FNC | 3 - 2 | Link | Vod |
| Vod | ||||
| Vod | ||||
| Vod | ||||
| Vod | ||||
| EDG | ahq | 3 - 0 | Link | Vod |
| Vod | ||||
| Vod | ||||
[hide] | ||||
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| SKT | EDG | 2 - 3 | Link | Vod |
| Vod | ||||
| Vod | ||||
| Vod | ||||
| Vod | ||||
View Games[]
Streams[]
Additional Content[]
- April
- May
- April 23, MSI Preview 2: EU LCS Champions Fnatic by , and on Team Fusion
- April 28, FNATIC eager to face Korean & Chinese teams at MSI by , and on Fnatic
- April 29, MSI: Get to know the EU LCS Region by , and on LoL Esports
- April 29, Tallahassee Nights: potential sleeper picks at MSI by , and on Gold Per 10
- May 2, Mid-Season Invitational event primer by , and on LoL Esports
- May 3, MSI Spotlight: Westdoor by , and on LoL Esports
- May 3, 2015 Mid-Season Invitational: What Defines a Champion by , and on LoL Esports
- May 4, Picks & Bans: SK Telecom T1 mixes things up at MSI by , and on LoL Esports
- May 4, MSI Preview: the 5 Stages of Edward Gaming by , and on The Score
- May 4, MSI Preview: the World's Best head to Tallahassee by , and on The Score
- May 4, MSI Spotlight: YellOwStaR by , and on LoL Esports
- May 5, EDward Gaming – MSI Preview by , and on Azubu
- May 5, MSI Preview: The First 10 Minutes - What to Expect in the MSI Laning Phases by , and on Gold Per 10
- May 5, FNATIC – MSI Preview by , and on Azubu
- May 5, Besiktas E-Sports - MSI Preview by , and on Azubu
- May 5, MSI Power Rankings by , and on LoL Esports
- May 5, 2015 Mid Season Invitational: Become Legendary by , and on LoL Esports
- May 6, Pro Predictions: MSI by , and on Team SoloMid
- May 6, SK Telecom T1 – MSI Preview by , and on Azubu
- May 6, AHQ e-sports – MSI Preview by , and on Azubu
- May 6, MSI Spotlight: Besiktas E-Sports Club by , and on LoL Esports
- May 6, MSI: Pros ask the Pros by , and on LoL Esports
- May 6, Team SoloMid – MSI Preview by , and on Azubu
- May 7, Swift-Season Invitational Preview by , and on TeamLiquid
- May 7, MSI Preview: Irreconcilable Differences - A Statistical Comparison of MSI Teams' Play Styles by , and on Gold Per 10
- May 7, The Fight Starts Now: Mid-Season Invitational Day 1 by , and on LoL Esports
- May 7, Thorin's Threads - 10 Story-lines for the Mid Season Invitational by , and on Gold Per 10
- May 7, Everything you need to know about MSI by , and on The Score
- May 7, Travis, Gamespot Journalist interview: "I feel the journalistic side is kind of lacking right now" with , and on 1337mag
- May 7, PawN Mid-Season Interview: "I don't think SKT is a better team than us, we just made some mistakes" with , and on 1337mag
- May 7, Energy: I almost solo killed Faker! with , and on LoL Esports
- May 8, MSI Day 1: Top 10 Damage-Output Performances by , and on Gold Per 10
- May 8, MSI: Day 1 Damage Shares by , and on Gold Per 10
- May 8, MSI Player History – July 2009 To Present by , and on Azubu
- May 8, TSM on the brink of elimination after loss to AHQ by , and on the Daily Dot
- May 8, HIGHLIGHTS: Top 5 plays from Day 1 of MSI by , and on The Score
- May 8, Kelsey Moser breaks down every Day 1 game at MSI by , and on The Score
- May 8, Travis Rachel and Susie share MSI predictions and impressions on day one by , and on GameSpot
- May 8, The Battle Continues: Mid-Season Invitational Day 2 by , and on LoL Esports
- May 8, Nardeus Mid-Season Interview: "The way TSM played was very defensive and throwing the game" with , and on 1337mag
- May 8, Quickshot Mid-Season Interview: "I don't mind making a few people angry if I touch a sensitive spot" with , and on 1337mag
- May 8, Deft: Easyhoon is more of a threat than Faker with , and on LoL Esports
- May 8, AN brings new skills and teammates to MSI with , and on LoL Esports
- May 8, Febiven: Feeling confident facing SKT with , and on LoL Esports
- May 8, Fnatic Huni: "This World Championship I Will Prove That I Will Be The Best Player in the World" with , and on GameSpot
- May 8, Susie and Travis talk to SKT Bengi about their perfect first MSI day with , and on GameSpot
- May 8, Dumbledoge on BJK's chances at MSI and first blooding Faker with , and on GameSpot
- May 8, AHQ An Says his Familiarity with All Five Roles Comes Down to "Talent" with , and on GameSpot
- May 8, EDG Clearlove has "a lot of confidence of winning" MSI - day one interview with , and on GameSpot
- May 8, Who's No. 1 in top lane? MaRin says it's him or Koro with , and on LoL Esports
- May 8, AHQ Westdoor thanks Western supporters: "I thought we only had Taiwanese fans" with , and on GameSpot
- May 8, Bang discusses his champion pool and desire to play Deft again with , and on The Score
- May 8, AHQ's Albis discusses role-swapping and AHQ's aspirations to win MSI with , and on The Score
- May 8, Easyhoon: 'It doesn’t really matter what I think, it matters what the team thinks' with , and on Daily Dot
- May 8, Faker impressed by NA mids, Easyhoon agrees—in Bjergsen's case, at least with , and on the Daily Dot
- May 8, ClearLove: 'If we can fix our jet lag, then I don’t think EDG will have a problem' with , and on the Daily Dot
- May 8, YellOwStaR breaks down TSM bout with , and on LoL Esports
- May 9, Reignover: "I would prefer to face [SKT], since I don't know how AHQ will play" with , and on The Score
- May 9, Faker and MaRin press conference: "I think [Febiven] will become a great player" with , and on The Score
- May 9, MSI: Round Robin Damage Shares and Damage per Minute by , and on Gold Per 10
- May 9, Fnatic nearly topple Korean titans SK Telecom T1 in MSI semifinal by , and on the Daily Dot
- May 9, Three Asian Titans and a Fnatic: MSI Semifinals Preview by , and on The Score
- May 9, The Wildcard and the Lost Hope: BJK and TSM's exit from MSI by , and on The Score
- May 9, Champions Collide: Mid-season Invitational Day 3 by , and on LoL Esports
- May 9, PawN: If we overcome communication problems, EDG can be stronger than Samsung White with , and on the Daily Dot
- May 9, MaRin: Winning MSI will make me the best top laner in the world with , and on the Daily Dot
- May 9, Deft: "There is something Korean AD Carries can learn from [Chinese]" with , and on The Score
- May 9, YellOwStar Mid-Season Interview: "I could understand why teams say we are underdogs." with , and on 1337mag
- May 9, Huni Mid-Season Interview: "SKT has a big champ pool; we had to ban Kalista/Lulu [and not Nunu]" with , and on 1337mag
- May 9, Phreak Mid-Season Interview: "Why are they called escalators if they get you there sooner" with , and on 1337mag
- May 9, Faker Mid-Season Interview: "AHQ and EDG tend to group more, but we spread out and take more CS" with , and on 1337mag
- May 9, Fnatic brings pride to Europe at MSI with , and on LoL Esports
- May 9, Yellowstar Considered Retiring Last Year but Decided to "Build a New Team for Fnatic" - Interview with , and on GameSpot
- May 9, Easyhoon on Azir, Standing Behind Faker's Spotlight, and an English Thank You to Fans with , and on GameSpot
- May 9, Deft on EDG's performance so far and having Faker as a schoolmate with , and on GameSpot
- May 9, Quickshot om MSI with , and on Fragbite
- May 9, Riots Nick Allen talar om fnatic-buggen, reglementet i LCS och mer with , and on Fragbite
- May 9, Doa: "I don't think SKT T1 now is as good as Samsung White were last year" with , and on Fragbite
- May 9, Faker om Febiven: "I think he's a player of great potential" with , and on Fragbite
- May 9, Koro1: "I just feel confident I can beat [MaRin]" with , and on The Score
- May 9, Chinese caster XiaoXiao discusses MSI, Clearlove, and LPL roster rumors with , and on The Score
- May 10, MSI 2015 Finals: SKT vs. EDG, Statistical Head to Head by , and on Gold Per 10
- May 10, Edward Gaming wins MSI, defeating SKT 3-2 by , and on LoL Esports
- May 10, MSI Spotlight: Deft by , and on LoL Esports
- May 10, The Final Battle: Mid-Season Invitational Day 4 by , and on LoL Esports
- May 10, MSI: Pros ask the pros -- Part 2 by , and on LoL Esports
- May 10, A God and a General: an in-depth look at the rivalry between SKT's Faker and EDG's Pawn by , and on The Score
- May 10, Phreak after the MSI show match: I am the best of all time with , and on LoL Esports
- May 10, Clearlove on SKTelecom T1: I'm a better jungler than bengi with , and on LoL Esports
- May 10, LPL-experten Froskurinn: "I think this is the weakest Korea has ever looked" with , and on Fragbite
- May 10, MonteCristo om MSI, Faker vs. EasyHoon och TSM. with , and on Fragbite
- May 10, Steeelback: 'I really wanted to show everyone in the world that Europe is strong' with , and on the Daily Dot
- May 10, Doa Mid-Season Interview: "You see a very wild dichotomy in terms of Korean players adjusting." with , and on 1337mag
- May 10, Koro1 Mid-Season Interview: "Tank champions can counter more against enemy teams and can do damage" with , and on 1337mag
- May 10, pawN: "I feel Easyhoon is the better mid laner" with , and on The Score
- May 10, Misaya: "I believe Clearlove is the best jungler" with , and on The Score
- May 10, Koro Birthday Interview - EDG's Run at MSI and Proving Themselves Internationally with , and on GameSpot
- May 10, Faker on MSI, Piglet and Impact in LCS, Easyhoon, and an English Message for Fans with , and on GameSpot
- May 10, Doa on Casting at International Events and Responds to Recent Fan Support with , and on GameSpot
- May 10, Nick Allen Responds to Bug Criticisms, Why Tallahassee, the sub rule in LCS and worlds with , and on GameSpot
- May 11, Even Gods can Bleed (MSI Grand Finals wrap-up) by , and on Esports Heaven
- May 11, Breaking Korea: the unfounded, exaggerated demise of the Korean scene by , and on The Score
- May 11, It had to be Clearlove: how Evelynn helped EDG win MSI by , and on The Score
- May 11, MonteCristo Mid-Season Interview: "I don't think SKT was an overwhelming favorite in this event" with , and on 1337mag
- May 11, Kobe Mid-Season Interview talking about the most important match of the event. with , and on 1337mag
- May 11, PawN: 'at Worlds I think if other regions are this bad, at this point we can win Worlds as well' with , and on The Score
- May 12, 2015 Mid-Season Invitational: Moments and Memories by , and on LoL Esports
- May 13, Mic Check Ep. 11 (Special MSI: EDG v SKT Game 5 Edition) by , and on LoL Esports
- May 13, The Dragons of the MSI – A Short Recap by , and on Virtual Rift
- May 13, They Bleed: How to Conquer SK Telecom T1 by , and on Gold Per 10
- May 13, Nardeus and BJK make the most of MSI with , and on LoL Esports
- May 14, The breakout stars of the Mid-Season Invitational by , and on LoL Esports
- May 15, 9 things we learned at MSI by , and on LoL Esports
- May 18, Meiko: The rookie in MSI finals by , and on The Score
- May 18, The shifting sands of Azir at MSI by , and on LoL Esports
- May 19, Kobe Interviewed on MSI and Incarnation + TSM Expectations for the Next Split with , and on GameSpot
- May 29, Which runes were most popular at MSI? by , and on LoL Esports
- May 30, Liquid Legends MSI Grand Recap by , and on TeamLiquid
Regional Distribution[]
Teams[]
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External Links[]
- Introducing the new Mid-Season Invitational lolesports.com
- The 2015 Mid-Season Invitational lolesports.com
- 2015 Mid-Season Invitational Official Rules (pdf file) riot-web-static.s3.amazonaws.com
- MSI Players and spectators alike: A Tallahassee Guide reddit
- 2015 Mid Season Invitational (MSI) Music List support.riotgames.com
References[]
- ↑ The 2015 Mid-Season Invitational On-Air Team na.lolesports.com