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Everything you need to know about the Worlds 2015 Knockout Stage

Riot·10/12/2015, 3:15:49 AM·2 votes·63,490 views

After two surprising weeks of competition, the 2015 World Championship Group Stage has come to an end, making way for the Knockout Stage. Now, the remaining eight teams that have tasted international glory will continue their journey towards the 2015 World Championship Finals.

Here are the top eight League of Legends teams in the world right now:

Group A: Flash Wolves (LMS), KOO Tigers (LCK)
Group B: SKTelecom T1 (LCK), Edward Gaming (LPL)
Group C: Fnatic (EU LCS), ahq e-Sports Club (LMS)
Group D: KT Rolster (LCK), Origen (EU LCS)

Read on to find out more about the Knockout Stage format, how the bracket was determined, and when you can catch all of the matches.

THE KNOCKOUT STAGE FORMAT

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The Knockout Stage is broken up into three parts: the Quarterfinals in London, England; the Semifinals in Brussels, Belgium; and the Finals in Berlin, Germany. Each match in the Knockout Stage is a Best of 5. The winner of each match moves on, while the loser of each match is eliminated from Worlds 2015.

The Quarterfinals bracket is populated with the top two teams from each Group from the Group Stage. Each Quarterfinal match will feature one No. 1 seed and one No. 2 seed from the Group Stage; however, no two teams from the same Group can be placed in the same half of the bracket. This organization rewards higher seeds for their performance in the Groups, and prevents rematches before the Finals. The winner of each Quarterfinals match will move on to the Semifinals.

The teams were paired with opponents randomly, live during the Quarterfinals Group Draw at the end of the Group Stage.

The Semifinals will feature two Best of 5 matches between the Quarterfinals winners. The winners of the Semifinals will then move on to compete against one another in the Finals of the 2015 World Championship!

The Finals is a Best of 5 face off between the year’s top two League of Legends teams. The victorious team will become the League of Legends 2015 World Champion and hoist the coveted Summoner’s Cup.

WHAT’S ON THE LINE IN THE KNOCKOUT STAGE?

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Teams will earn prize money based on the position they finish in the Knockout Stage. The breakdown is as follows:

  • World Champion - $1,000,000 USD
  • 2nd place - $250,000 USD
  • 3rd / 4th place - $150,000 USD
  • 5th - 8th place - $75,000 USD

WHEN CAN I WATCH THE KNOCKOUT STAGE?

The Knockout Stage will take place over three weeks in London, Brussels, and Berlin.

Quarterfinals

Date: October 15-18
Location: London, England SSE Arena Wembley, Arena Square, Engineers Way, London HA9 0AA, United Kingdom

October 15: Flash Wolves vs. Origen - 6:00 PM CEST / 17:00 BST / 9:00 AM PT
October 16: SKTelecom T1 vs. ahq e-Sports Club - 6:00 PM CEST / 17:00 BST / 9:00 AM PT
October 17: Fnatic vs. Edward Gaming - 3:00 PM CEST / 14:00 BST / 6:00 AM PT
October 18: KT Rolster vs. KOO Tigers - 3:00 PM CEST / 14:00 BST / 6:00 AM PT

Semifinals

Date: October 24-25
Location: Brussels, Belgium Expo, Place de Belgique 1, 1020 Ville de Bruxelles, Belgium

October 24:

Opening ceremony: 16:00 CEST / 7:00 AM PT
Game Start: 16:30 CEST / 7:30 AM PT

October 25: 14:00 CET / 6:00 AM PT (European Daylight Savings Time)

Finals

Date: October 31
Location: Berlin, Germany Mercedes-Benz Arena, Mercedes-Benz Arena Berlin, Mercedes-Platz 1, 10243 Berlin, Germany

Start of show: 12:00 PM CET / 4:00 AM PT
Opening ceremony: 12:30 PM CET / 4:30 AM PT
Game start: 13:00 PM CET / 5:00 AM PT

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After the matches in the Quarterfinals and Semifinals, stay tuned to the Lolesports broadcast for Worlds Tonight, a 15-minute show that recaps the events of the day and gets you caught up to speed on the big takeaways. We'll also have PrimeTime League, coming to you from London on October 14, Brussels on October 23, and Berlin on October 30 at 21:00 European Time. Check the schedule for more details.

If you happen to miss any of the games live, we have a spoiler-free VODs archive where you can watch every match. But, if you want to catch the entire show, we'll also be rebroadcasting our live show at 4:00 PM PT on match days. You can catch those rebroadcasts here at Lolesports

60 Comments

KaiKacer10/12/2015, 3:26:32 AM15 votes

#SKT Worlds 2015

TrollFan0110/12/2015, 3:56:14 AM7 votes

Finals will be SKT/EDG THE REMATCH OF THE CENTURY!

I Like Cooter10/12/2015, 3:42:16 AM3 votes

poor NAAmumu

undoubtful10/12/2015, 4:57:53 PM3 votes

Wow i would love to see a rematch against Fnatic vs SKT in the finals. Fnatic are a lot stronger now when back in the days Rekkles the adc rejoined Fnatic. The since then look really strong and alongside Yellowstar as the Support captain Fnatic have grown since last time the faced SKT.

For SKT they are really strong and alongside the substitute option and MaRin who stepped up to carry SKT, they now have two carries in the team. The ones more tries to claim that there the best team in the world as before failed to qualified in 2014. Now they back ones more and no team will stand in there way.

SKt vs Fnatic will be a real MVP matchup as Fnatic last time took SKT to 5 games. It would be truly flawless, that's what i looking forwards to see.

BIG GERM10/14/2015, 12:56:22 AM3 votes

Think group b and group c got switched in the opening at the top?

Count Buffon10/13/2015, 3:24:05 AM2 votes

༼ つ ◕◕ ༽つ C9 I WANT MY ENERGY BACK NOW KTHX ༼ つ ◕◕ ༽つ

Kinjishi10/12/2015, 6:01:43 AM2 votes

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Pokku10/12/2015, 7:44:30 PM2 votes

The time format for the Quarter Finals is a bit weird: 12h (am/pm) for CEST, where all(?) countries use 24h time, and 24h format for BST, where 12h (am/pm) is used.

Mattacake10/12/2015, 9:55:44 PM2 votes

If it is drawn: KT vs KOO FNC v EDG FW v OG SKT1 v AHQ

why do they not play as Thurs/Fri/Sat/Sun down the list and the days re-jumbled?

Doge the alt10/13/2015, 10:18:09 PM2 votes

I already got my Icon and can't get my championship Riven so might as well go full fanboy #ahqwin

MystryHamz10/14/2015, 4:14:43 PM2 votes

I think KTR will win over SKT1

Kaxi10/14/2015, 2:07:40 PM1 votes

No regrets. I'm very happy with how my boys in blue and white did. Props to C9 for almost making the Cinderella come true. I'm rocking this C9 Icon all the way through Worlds.

Now that I don't feel as emotionally compromised due to bias, I feel that I can enjoy the games more thoroughly. FNC-SKT final will be glorious to watch. EDG and KT won't be able to stand up to SKT, but they do have a shot at taking down FNC, which is kinda scary. If FNC can continue their strong game that they showed in Week 2, we'll be seeing a very close Bo5, especially considering SKT must first beat AHQ and then show their hand against OG. FNC will learn a lot from the OG-SKT game.

FNC-SKT Worlds Final Season 5. This is going to be good.

MystryHamz10/14/2015, 4:14:23 PM1 votes

hi

Products10/15/2015, 2:54:23 AM1 votes

skt

Celderain10/14/2015, 1:36:59 AM1 votes

Rip NA #WeTried