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that was held after Spring Season, from May 7–10, 2015 at the

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. The participants is 6 winner teams of the Spring Season: 5 teams from North America ( NA LCS), Europe (

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), 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). EDward Gaming from China won the first ever MSI title after defeating

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from South Korea 3–2 at the final.

Qualified teams

Venue

was the city chosen to host the competition.

Group stage

* Single Round Robin, all matches are Best-of-one. * Top 4 teams advance to Knock-out Stage.

Knock-out stage

* The 1st-place team plays with the 4th-place team, The 2nd-place team plays with the 3rd-place team in semifinals. * All matches are Best-of-five.

References

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