KeSPA Cup 2015
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| 2015 LoL KeSPA Cup | |
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| Tournament Information | |
| Organizer | KeSPA SPOTV |
| Sponsor(s) | NAVER |
| Prize Pool | ₩ 100,000,000 |
| Location & Dates | |
| Region | Korea |
| Event Type | Offline |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Start Date | 2015-11-06 |
| End Date | 2015-11-14 |
| Broadcast | |
| Schedule | Spoiler-Free Schedule Calendar Export |
The 2015 LoL KeSPA Cup is the first time LoL will feature at the annual tournament, organized by the Korea e-Sports Association.
Overview[edit]
Format[edit]
- Fourteen Teams
- 4 teams from Offline Qualifier Winners
- 10 teams from 2015 LCK Summer
- Top 2 teams (from 2015 LCK Summer Playoffs) receive direct entry into Round of 8
- Every round is randomly seeded before Round of 4
- Best of three
- Finals are Best of five
- All matches will be played on Patch 5.21 with
Kindred enabled. - Winner qualifies for IEM Season X - Cologne.
Prize Pool[edit]
₩ 100,000,000 South Korean Won are spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | Prize | Prize (%) | Qualification | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1 | ₩40,000,000$34,000€31,600 | 40% | IEM Season X - Cologne |  ESC Ever |
 2 | ₩20,000,000$17,000€15,800 | 20% |  CJ Entus | |
 3-4 | ₩10,000,000$8,500€7,900 | 10% |  KT Rolster | |
 SK Telecom T1 | ||||
| 5-8 | ₩5,000,000$4,250€3,950 | 5% |  CTU Pathos | |
 Jin Air Green Wings | ||||
 Rebels Anarchy | ||||
 SBENU Sonicboom | ||||
| Show Additional Placements | ||||
| 9-14 |  NaJin e-mFire | |||
 Young Boss | ||||
 Incredible Miracle | ||||
 Samsung Galaxy | ||||
 Winners | ||||
 Tigers | ||||
| Hide Additional Placements | ||||
Converted prizes calculated with values provided by http://www.xe.com on November 14, 2015, as follows:
- ₩ 1 South Korean Won = $ 0.00085 US Dollars
- ₩ 1 South Korean Won = € 0.00079 Euros
MVP Award[edit]
| Award | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player |  Key | ₩ 2,000,000 |
Participants[edit]
Results[edit]
Qualifying Round
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Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Final Match
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View Games[edit]
Streams[edit]
Schedule & VODs[edit]
- Ro12
- Ro8
- Ro4
- Finals
| Game Schedule | ||||||||||
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| Round | Match | Result | Date | YOU | PST | CET | KST | Countdown | VODs/Stream | |
| Ro12 | 1 - 2 | 2015,11,06,06,00 | 2015,11,06,06,00 | 22:00 | 07:00 | 15:00 | 123 | |||
| Ro12 | 2 - 0 | 2015,11,06,09,00 | 2015,11,06,09,00 | 01:00 | 10:00 | 18:00 | 123 | |||
| Ro12 | 1 - 2 | 2015,11,06,12,00 | 2015,11,06,12,00 | 04:00 | 13:00 | 21:00 | 123 | |||
| Ro12 | 0 - 2 | 2015,11,07,06,00 | 2015,11,07,06,00 | 22:00 | 07:00 | 15:00 | 123 | |||
| Ro12 | 1 - 2 | 2015,11,07,09,00 | 2015,11,07,09,00 | 01:00 | 10:00 | 18:00 | 123 | |||
| Ro12 | 2 - 0 | 2015,11,07,12,00 | 2015,11,07,12,00 | 04:00 | 13:00 | 21:00 | 123 | |||
| Game Schedule | ||||||||||
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| Round | Match | Result | Date | YOU | PST | CET | KST | Countdown | VODs/Stream | |
| Ro8 | 2 - 1 | 2015,11,09,09,30 | 2015,11,09,09,30 | 01:30 | 10:30 | 18:30 | 123 | |||
| Ro8 | 2 - 0 | 2015,11,09,12,30 | 2015,11,09,12,30 | 04:30 | 13:30 | 21:30 | 123 | |||
| Ro8 | 2 - 1 | 2015,11,10,09,30 | 2015,11,10,09,30 | 01:30 | 10:30 | 18:30 | 123 | |||
| Ro8 | 1 - 2 | 2015,11,10,12,30 | 2015,11,10,12,30 | 04:30 | 13:30 | 21:30 | 123 | |||
Additional Content[edit]
Articles[edit]
- November 3, KeSPA Cup is Coming by gosickboy on Esports Heaven
- November 20, Winners and losers of the Kespa Cup by Emily Rand on Follow eSports
Interviews[edit]
- November 6, “I’m at the apex of Twisted Fate plays” - Interview with Rebels Anarchy’s Mickey translated by Grace (xoprestige) (Original Interview (Korean))
- November 6, “I wish to meet the strongest, SKT T1″ - Interview with CTU Pathos’ Mimic translated by Grace (xoprestige) (Original Interview (Korean))
- November 7, “Excluding SKT T1, any other team is fair game” - Interview with ESC Ever’s Ares translated by Grace (xoprestige) (Original Interview (Korean))
- November 7, “I want to go to the Semifinals, hosted during Busan’s G-Star” - Interview with Jin Air Green Wings’ Winged translated by Grace (xoprestige) (Original Interview (Korean))
- November 7, “We’ll show you much better form in the Quarterfinals” - Interview with CJ Entus’ Coco translated by Grace (xoprestige) (Original Interview (Korean))
- November 7, “I increased practice time by scrimping on meal times” - Interview with SBENU SonicBoom’s Nuclear translated by Grace (xoprestige) (Original Interview (Korean))
- November 10, “If we were to meet SKT T1 in the Semifinals, it would be an honor” - Interview with ESC Ever’s Athena translated by Grace (xoprestige) (Original Interview (Korean))
- November 10, “Jin Air or CJ Entus, whoever advances - it doesn’t matter” - Interview with KT Rolster’s Ssumday translated by Grace (xoprestige) (Original Interview (Korean))
- November 10, “A match without expectations…Today’s victory will be a plus factor” - Interview with CJ Entus’ Shy translated by Grace (xoprestige) (Original Interview (Korean))
- November 10, “SBENU Sonicboom’s performance has unquestionably improved” - Interview with SKT T1′s Faker translated by Grace (xoprestige) (Original Interview (Korean))
- November 14, “I don’t want to play in an embarrassing way” - Interview with CJ Entus’ MadLife translated by Grace (xoprestige) (Original Interview (Korean))
- November 14, “We didn’t think we’d be able to win” - Interview with ESC Ever translated by Grace (xoprestige) (Original Interview (Korean))
- November 14, “The cheers we received from fans were a source of strength” - Interview with ESC Ever translated by Grace (xoprestige) (Original Interview (Korean))
See Also[edit]
External Links[edit]
- Tweet from @official_KeSPA with details twitter.com
- Tweet confirming patch number details from event host twitter.com
References[edit]
