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Overview
The 2015 League of Legends World Championship was the 5th iteration of the tournament, featuring a month-long tour across four European capitals. It established the modern "Juggernaut" meta (Patch 5.18) and is remembered for 
SK Telecom T1's absolute dominance, dropping only a single game the entire tournament.
Tournament Structure
The event featured 16 teams with no Play-In stage; Wildcards qualified via separate international events.
Regional Slots
- Major Regions: 3 seeds for LCK, LPL, EU LCS, NA LCS. 2 seeds for LMS.
- Wildcards: 2 seeds determined by IWC tournaments in Turkey and Chile.
Stage 1: Group Stage (Oct 1–11)
16 teams divided into 4 groups of 4.
- Held in Paris, France.
- Double Round Robin. Matches are Best-of-one.
- Top 2 teams from each group advance to Knockouts.
- LPL 1st seed
LGD Gaming collapsed spectacularly, failing to escape groups.
Stage 2: Knockout Stage (Oct 15–31)
Eight teams enter a single-elimination playoff bracket.
- All matches are Best-of-five.
- Played across London, Brussels, and Berlin.
- SK Telecom T1 became the first organization to win two World Championships.
Patch Info: Played on Patch 5.18. Famous for the "Juggernaut" rework (Darius, Mordekaiser, Garen, Skarner) and Gangplank perma-bans.
Prize Pool
The total prize pool was $2,130,000 USD:
| Place | Prize | % | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🏆 1st | $1,000,000 | 46.95% | SK Telecom T1 |
| 🥈 2nd | $250,000 | 11.74% |  KOO Tigers |
| 🥉 3-4 | $150,000 | 7.04% |  Fnatic,  Origen |
| 5-8 | $75,000 | 3.52% |  Flash Wolves,  ahq eSports Club,  EDward Gaming,  KT Rolster |
| 9-11 | $45,000 | 2.11% |  H2K, LGD Gaming,  Cloud9 |
| 12-13 | $35,000 | 1.64% |  Counter Logic Gaming,  paiN Gaming |
| 14-16 | $25,000 | 1.17% |  Bangkok Titans,  TSM,  Invictus Gaming |
Participating Teams
Notes: The IWCQ system was used for Wildcards. Origen qualified through the EU Regional Gauntlet as a newcomer team founded by xPeke.
Group Stage Seeds (Major Regions)
- SK Telecom T1 KR Seed 1 · LCK Summer Champion
SK Telecom T1 KR
- TOP
- MaRin
- JNG
- Bengi
- MID
- Faker / Easyhoon
- BOT
- Bang
- SUP
- Wolf
- KOO Tigers KR Seed 2 · LCK Champ Points
KOO Tigers KR
- TOP
- Smeb
- JNG
- Hojin
- MID
- Kuro
- BOT
- PraY
- SUP
- GorillA
- KT Rolster KR Seed 3 · Regional Finals Winner
KT Rolster KR
- TOP
- Ssumday
- JNG
- Score
- MID
- Nagne
- BOT
- Arrow
- SUP
- Piccaboo
- LGD Gaming CN Seed 1 · LPL Champ Points
LGD Gaming CN
- TOP
- Acorn / Flame
- JNG
- TBQ
- MID
- GODV
- BOT
- imp
- SUP
- Pyl
- EDward Gaming CN Seed 2 · Regional Finals Winner
EDward Gaming CN
- TOP
- AmazingJ / Koro1
- JNG
- Clearlove
- MID
- PawN
- BOT
- Deft
- SUP
- Meiko
- Invictus Gaming CN Seed 3 · Regional Finals Runner-Up
Invictus Gaming CN
- TOP
- Zz1tai
- JNG
- KAKAO
- MID
- Rookie
- BOT
- Kid / Time
- SUP
- Kitties
- Fnatic EU Seed 1 · EU LCS Summer Champion
Fnatic EU
- TOP
- Huni
- JNG
- Reignover
- MID
- Febiven
- BOT
- Rekkles
- SUP
- YellOwStaR
- H2K EU Seed 2 · EU LCS Champ Points
H2K EU
- TOP
- Odoamne
- JNG
- loulex
- MID
- Ryu
- BOT
- Hjarnan
- SUP
- kaSing
- Origen EU Seed 3 · Regional Finals Winner
Origen EU
- TOP
- Soaz
- JNG
- Amazing
- MID
- xPeke
- BOT
- Niels
- SUP
- Mithy
- Counter Logic Gaming NA Seed 1 · NA LCS Summer Champion
Counter Logic Gaming NA
- TOP
- ZionSpartan
- JNG
- Xmithie
- MID
- Pobelter
- BOT
- Doublelift
- SUP
- aphromoo
- TSM NA Seed 2 · NA LCS Champ Points
TSM NA
- TOP
- Dyrus
- JNG
- Santorin
- MID
- Bjergsen
- BOT
- WildTurtle
- SUP
- Lustboy
- Cloud9 NA Seed 3 · Regional Finals Winner
Cloud9 NA
- TOP
- Balls
- JNG
- Hai
- MID
- Incarnati0n
- BOT
- Sneaky
- SUP
- LemonNation
- ahq eSports Club LMS Seed 1 · LMS Summer Champion
ahq eSports Club LMS
- TOP
- Ziv
- JNG
- Mountain
- MID
- Westdoor
- BOT
- AN
- SUP
- Albis
- Flash Wolves LMS Seed 2 · Regional Finals Winner
Flash Wolves LMS
- TOP
- Steak
- JNG
- Karsa
- MID
- Maple
- BOT
- Kkramer / NL
- SUP
- SwordArt
International Wildcard Qualifiers
- Bangkok Titans SEA Seed 1 · IWCQ (Turkey) Winner
Bangkok Titans SEA
- TOP
- WarL0cK
- JNG
- 007x
- MID
- G4
- BOT
- Lloyd
- SUP
- Moss
- paiN Gaming BR Seed 1 · IWCQ (Chile) Winner
paiN Gaming BR
- TOP
- Mylon
- JNG
- SirT
- MID
- Kami
- BOT
- brTT
- SUP
- Dioud
Results: Group Stage
Cloud9 started 3-0 in Week 1 but went 0-4 in Week 2 (including tiebreaker) to be eliminated. Europe showed strength with both Fnatic and Origen advancing confidently.
Group A
| Team | Rec |
|---|---|
| Flash Wolves | 4-2 |
| KOO Tigers | 4-2 |
| Counter Logic Gaming | 2-4 |
| paiN Gaming | 2-4 |
Group B
| Team | Rec |
|---|---|
| Fnatic | 4-2 |
| ahq eSports Club | 3-3 |
| Cloud9 | 3-3 |
| Invictus Gaming | 2-4 |
Group C
| Team | Rec |
|---|---|
| SK Telecom T1 | 6-0 |
| EDward Gaming | 4-2 |
| H2K | 2-4 |
| Bangkok Titans | 0-6 |
Group D
| Team | Rec |
|---|---|
| KT Rolster | 5-1 |
| Origen | 4-2 |
| LGD Gaming | 2-4 |
| TSM | 1-5 |
Finals: SK Telecom T1 defeated KOO Tigers 3-1 in Berlin. SKT went undefeated (15-1) throughout the entire tournament, losing only a single game in the Grand Final.
Flash Wolves Origen SK Telecom T1 ahq eSports Club Fnatic EDward Gaming KT Rolster KOO Tigers Origen SK Telecom T1 Fnatic KOO Tigers SK Telecom T1 KOO Tigers SK Telecom T1 wins the 2015 World Championship Venues
Group Stage
Capacity: 3,500
Saint-Denis, Paris, France
Quarterfinals
Capacity: 12,500
Wembley, London, UK
Semifinals
Capacity: 15,000
Laeken, Brussels, Belgium
Grand Final
Capacity: 17,000
Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany