2015 Mid-Season Invitational

2015 Mid-Season Invitational
Tournament information
LocationUnited States
Dates7 May–10 May
AdministratorRiot Games
Venue(s)Donald L. Tucker Civic Center
(Tallahassee, Florida)
Teams6
Purse$200,000
Final positions
ChampionsEdward Gaming
Runner-upSK Telecom T1
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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]

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  2. ^ Miller, Brian (May 8, 2015). "League of Legends gamers occupy Civic Center". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Bishop, Rollin (May 11, 2015). "EDward Gaming Wins the 2015 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational". Paste Magazine. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  5. ^ Deesing, Jonathan. "Edward Gaming Beats SKT in Mid-Season Invitational". Red Bull. Retrieved December 12, 2021.