| 2015 | |
 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | France England Belgium Germany |
| Dates | October 1–October 31 |
| Administrator | Riot Games |
Tournament format(s) | 16 team round-robin group stage 8 team single-elimination bracket |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities)
|
| Teams | 16 |
| Purse | $2,130,000 USD (€1,907,194.31) |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | SK Telecom T1 |
| Runner-up | KOO Tigers |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 73 |
| MVP | Jang "MaRin" Gyeong-hwan (SK Telecom T1)[1] |
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.[2] 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.
- ^ Magrino, Tom (October 31, 2015). "SKT rises above KOO Tigers 3–1 to become the 2015 World Champion". LoL Esports. Riot Games. Archived from the original on November 9, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
- ^ "League of Legends World Championships: What you need to know". BBC. October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2015.