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

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Donald L. Tucker Civic Center in

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. The participants is 6 winner teams of the Spring Season: 5 teams from North America (

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), Europe (

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), China ( LPL), South Korea (

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), Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau (

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) 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 and roster

Qualified team

* EDward Gaming (2015 LPL Spring winner) *

(2015 LCK Spring winner) *

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(2015 EU LCS Spring winner) *

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(2015 LMS Spring winner) *

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(2015 NA LCS Spring winner) *

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(2015 TCL Winter winner, Mid-Season International Wildcard Invitational winner)

Roster

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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