2015 Mid-Season Invitational
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. 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). EDward Gaming from China won the first ever MSI title after defeating SK Telecom T1 from South Korea 3–2 at the final. Qualified teams and roster Qualified team * EDward Gaming (2015 LPL Spring winner) * SK Telecom T1 (2015 LCK Spring winner) * Fnatic (2015 EU LCS Spring winner) * ahq e-Sports Club (2015 LMS Spring winner) * Team SoloMi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fnatic
Fnatic (pronounced "fanatic"; also stylized as fnatic or FNATIC) is a professional esports organization headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Founded 23 July 2004, the team has players from around the world, across a variety of games, such as ''Apex Legends'', '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'', ''Dota 2'', ''FIFA'', ''Heroes of the Storm'', ''League of Legends'', ''Valorant'', and ''Rainbow Six Siege''. Fnatic's ''League of Legends'' team won the first-ever League of Legends World Championship in 2011, and also held the record for the most League of Legends Championship Series split titles in the LEC—totalling seven of the 19 played so far ()—until G2 Esports won their eighth title in the 2020 LEC Summer Split. With the 2015 EU LCS Summer Split they became the first LCS team to finish a split undefeated. Fnatic's ''CS:GO'' team, which has traditionally been located in Sweden, won the first ever ''CS:GO'' Major in 2013 and two more between 2013 and 2015. After a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Riot Games
Riot Games, Inc. is an American video game developer, publisher and esports tournament organizer based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in September 2006 by Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill to develop ''League of Legends'' and went on to develop several spin-off games and the unrelated first-person shooter game ''Valorant''. In 2011, Riot Games was acquired by Chinese conglomerate Tencent. Riot Games' publishing arm, Riot Forge, oversees the production of ''League of Legends'' spin-offs by other developers. The company worked with Fortiche to release ''Arcane'', a television series based on the ''League of Legends'' universe. Riot Games operates 12 international ''League of Legends'' esports leagues, the ''League of Legends'' World Championship and the ''Valorant'' Champions Tour. The company, which had 24 offices worldwide as of 2018, sells corporate sponsorships, merchandise, and streaming rights for its leagues. Riot has faced allegations and lawsuits claiming a to ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bjergsen
Søren Bjerg (born February 21, 1996), better known as Bjergsen (), is a Danish professional ''League of Legends'' player for 100 Thieves. He previously played for Team Liquid and Team SoloMid, spending seven years as the starting mid laner for the latter, and one year as head coach for their ''League of Legends'' Championship Series (LCS) team from 2014-2021. Personal life Bjerg was born on February 21, 1996, in Denmark. He grew up in Mejdal, Holstebro with his two brothers. Prior to ''League of Legends'', Bjerg played several games casually, including '' Counter Strike Global Offensive'', ''World of Warcraft'', ''Hearthstone'', and ''Diablo 2''. Career Bjerg joined professional ''League of Legends'' in 2013 as a member of the Copenhagen Wolves in the European ''League of Legends'' Championship Series. Due to age restrictions put in place by Riot Games, Bjerg was unable to play with the Copenhagen Wolves until Week 3. For the first two weeks, he was temporarily replaced ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Febiven
Fabian Diepstraten (), better known as Febiven, is a Dutch former professional ''League of Legends'' player. During his career which spanned seven years, he played for several teams, including Misfits Gaming, Clutch Gaming, Fnatic, H2k-Gaming, and Cloud9 Eclipse. Career Febiven first joined Cloud9 Eclipse in the EU CS in January 2014, and this was the start of his eSports career. The team failed to qualify for the EU LCS, however during that time Febiven had attracted the attention of several large organisations. In May 2014, Febiven left Cloud 9 Eclipse to join team H2k-Gaming. On 7 January 2015, H2k-Gaming announced Febiven's departure. He then joined the reinvented team of Fnatic and his performance increased drastically. With a 7.8 KDA and first place in the EU LCS Championships, he has become one of the best-known mid laners in Europe. In December 2016, Febiven returned to H2K, where he finished 6th in the Spring Split, and 4th in the Summer Split, missing a trip to w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Reignover
Kim Yeu-jin ( ko, 김의진), better known as Reignover, is a South Korean ''League of Legends'' coach and former professional player. He played for Fnatic of the EU LCS during most of the 2015 season as their jungler. While on Fnatic, he won 2 EU LCS championships and placed third at the 2015 World Championship. After leaving Fnatic, he played for Immortals of the NA LCS in 2016 season, Team Liquid in 2017, and Counter Logic Gaming in 2018. Reignover was named MVP of the 2016 NA LCS Spring Split while he was a member of Immortals. In 2019, he joined Cloud9 as a coach. In 2020, he was promoted to head coach of Cloud9. He stepped down as head coach before the start of the 2021 LCS Summer Split and formally left the organization at the end of the season. He joined MAD Lions MAD Lions is a Spanish esports organisation owned by OverActive Media. Its main ''League of Legends'' team, which was rebranded from Splyce, competes in Europe's top-level league for the game, the LEC. Its ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dyrus
Marcus Hill (born March 30, 1992), better known as Dyrus, is an American Twitch streamer and former professional player of the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game ''League of Legends''. Dyrus was the top laner for Team SoloMid (TSM) for most of his professional ''League of Legends'' career. With TSM, he won several LCS titles and appeared at several World Championships. He retired from professional play after the 2015 World Championship, although he briefly returned to play in 2017. Career Dyrus has been playing ''League of Legends'' since its beta phase. Dyrus' favorite champion is Singed, through which he acquired rank 1 with in the beta phase. Dyrus' career started out as a support for one of the first competitive teams in the ''League of Legends'' professional scene, All or Nothing. Following the disbandment of All or Nothing, Dyrus joined Epik Gamer as their top laner. Dyrus gained exposure following his decision to start streaming on Twitch because of his unique p ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Huni (gamer)
Heo Seung-hoon ( ko, 허승훈), better known as Huni (), is a South Korean former professional ''League of Legends'' player. Career Huni started his career in ''League of Legends'' as a part of the Samsung organization. He was one of the practice partners for the team, though he was never announced as an official substitute for the team. Just before the start of the 2015 EU LCS Spring/Regular Season, Huni joined Fnatic as their starting toplaner, his first official team, as part of the new roster alongside Reignover, Febiven, Steelback, and YellOwStaR — the only player from the previous line-up. In spite of low expectations for the team consisting of relatively unknown players, they placed second in the regular season with a 13–5 game record, and Huni won the Rookie of the Split award for the EU LCS. In the playoffs, Huni and Fnatic took first place for the 2015 Spring EU LCS after edging out Unicorns of Love in a 3–2 series. From there, Huni went to MSI, where he and t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kkoma
Kim Jeong-gyun ( ko, 김정균; born December 23, 1985), better known as kkOma, is a South Korean professional '' League of Legends'' coach. As the coach of SK Telecom T1 and later DWG KIA, kkOma was a three-time world champion, two-time Mid-Season Invitational champion, and ten-time LCK champion. kkOma is widely considered the greatest coach in ''League of Legends'' history. He is known for his strict coaching attitude and aptitude for developing talented rookies. He was also a finalist for the 2017 and 2021 World Championship. Prior to becoming a coach, kkOma enjoyed a short professional career in esports. He competed in StarCraft II competing under the ID "LittleBoy" for "Team Old Generations". After unsuccessful attempts to qualify for Global StarCraft II League, he quit Starcraft II and competed for one season of League of Legends Champions Korea for the team "Startale". He played as the jungler for Startale. kkOma is the only coach who owns a ward skin in ''League o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Deft (gamer)
Kim Hyuk-kyu ( ko, 김혁규), better known as Deft ( ko, 데프트), is a South Korean professional ''League of Legends'' player for Dplus KIA. In 2018, he was selected as one of the torch relay runners for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, alongside his fellow kt Rolster teammates. As a member of DRX, he won the 2022 League of Legends World Championship. Early life Deft was born on October 23, 1996 in Seoul, South Korea. He graduated from Sangam Middle School and dropped out of Mapo High School, the same high school with Faker from T1. He used to play Sudden Attack before going professional. He is a fan of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and a fan of Son Heung-min. He used to play League of Legends on the North American server before going professional in the year 2011. His favourite champion is Jinx. Career Season 3 On February 18, 2013, Deft joined MVP Blue. The team placed 9–12th place in Champions 2013 Spring and 9–16th place in Champions 2014 Summer. Sea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Faker (gamer)
Lee Sang-hyeok ( ko, 이상혁; born May 7, 1996), better known as Faker ( ko, 페이커, rr=Peikeo, links=no), is a South Korean professional ''League of Legends'' player for T1. Formerly known as GoJeonPa ( ko, 고전파, links=no) on the Korean server, he was picked up by T1, then called SK Telecom T1, in 2013 and has played as the team's mid laner since. He is widely considered to be the best ''League of Legends'' player of all time. Lee is renowned for his high mechanical skill and extremely versatile champion pool. He is best known for playing LeBlanc, Zed, Syndra, Azir, Ahri, and Ryze. He is the first player to have reached both 1,000 and 2,000 kills in the LCK, as well as first to have played 600 and 700 games and to have won 500 games. Lee is one of the only two players to have won the ''League of Legends'' World Championship three times, having done so in 2013, 2015 and 2016. He has also won the All-Star Paris 2014, the Mid-Season Invitational tournament in 2016 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bengi (gamer)
Bae Sung-woong ( ko, 배성웅), better known as Bengi ( ko, 벵기), is a South Korean former professional ''League of Legends'' player, and current head coach for T1. Bae is one of the only two players to have won three League of Legends World Championships, having done so in 2013, 2015, and 2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh .... He has also won the All-Star Paris 2014. He owns three different ''League of Legends'' skins as a result of winning World Championships, which include SKT T1 Lee Sin (2013), SKT T1 Elise (2015) and SKT T1 Olaf (2016). He had played a total number of 319 matches in his career, with 231 wins and 88 losses, and a win rate of 72.4%. Early life Bae was born in South Korea on November 21, 1993. Bae enlisted in the army on January 28, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |