League of Legends World Championship 2015

League of Legends World Championship 2015 was the 5th edition of the annual esports tournament organised by the developer of the Video game Riot Games. The competition was held between the dates of 1^st to 31^st October 2015. Something special about this was it took place in a lot of cities including Paris, London, Brussels etc. A total of 16 teams participated in the tournament, to be qualified they had either won a Professional League or a regional qualifying tournament. The games were streamed on Youtube, Twitch and Azubu for the general public to view. Total viewers were estimated at 33 Million.

How does the League of Legends World Championship 2015 work

The 16 teams participating in the tournament were:-

1.   Counter Logic Gaming

2.   Fnatic

3.   LGD Gaming

4.   SK Telecom T1

5.   Team SoloMid

6.   H2K

7.   EDward gaming

8.   Invictus Gaming

9.   KOO Tigers

10.                  KT Rolster

11.                  Ahq e-Sports Club

12.                  Flash Wolves

13.                  Cloud9

14.                  Origen

15.                  Bangkok Titans

16.                  paIN Gaming

Group Stage

The Group Stage consisted of the teams being divided into 4 groups where they played a Double Round Robin format.The group stage was played in Paris. The top 2 teams qualified for the knockout stage and the remaining were eliminated. All the matches were Bo1.

Here are the standings of the team after the Group Stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout Stage

The 8 teams who reached the knockout stage played in a single elimination bracket for 7 days. The knockout stage was held at various places. The quarter finals were held in London, England; the semi-finals in Brussels, Belgium and the finals in Berlin, Germany. The teams SK Telecom T1 and the KOO Tigers raced through the knockout stage into the Grand Finals. All the matches were Bo5.

League of Legends World Championship 2015 – Grand Finale

SK Telecom T1

The Grand Finale was held at the Mercedes-Benz Arena Berlin, Germany. The arena boasted a fully packed seating of 17,000. According to sources in the finals their concurrent viewing peaked at around 14 million people, to put into perspective that is the total population of Zimbabwe!  The team SK Telecom easily won the finals against the KOO Tigers with a 3-1 match win, making them the champions of League of Legends World Championship 2015.

 To read about the World Championship 2012 click on the link below,

or click here to read about League of Legends World Championship 3 (LOLWC3)