Intel Extreme Masters Season IX
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| Date | July 16, 2014–March 15, 2015 |
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| Location | Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland |
| Type | Esports |
| Theme | Tournament |
| Patrons | Intel, BenQ, Kingston HyperX, GIGABYTE, ROCCAT |
| Organised by | Electronic Sports League |
| Total prize money | c. US$545,000 |
| Official game titles | Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft League of Legends StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm |
| Champions | LoL: Team SoloMid SC2: Joo "Zest" Sung-wook |
| Website | Official website |
| Season X → | |
Intel Extreme Masters Season IX was the ninth season of Intel Extreme Masters competitions organized by Electronic Sports League, and took place between July 2014 and March 2015. The season included five stops in different cities around the world acting as qualifiers before culminating in the World Championship in Katowice, Poland. The featured games were League of Legends by Riot Games and StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, as well as one competition of Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, both by Blizzard Entertainment.
Shenzhen
[edit | edit source]Intel Extreme Masters Shenzhen was the opening event of Season IX, and took place between July 16–20 at the Shenzhen Cartoon and Animation Festival in Shenzhen, China. The event featured three games: StarCraft II, League of Legends, and Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft in its sole Intel Extreme Masters appearance of the season. The prize pools consisted of US$25,000, US$5,000 and US$10,000 respectively, as well as 4,000 StarCraft II World Championship Series (WCS) points spread among the participants based on their placing.
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
[edit | edit source]| Place | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hong Kong Amaz | $4,000 |
| 2nd | Taiwan Azeri | $2,000 |
| 3rd–4th | Hong Kong Jeanno | $1,000 |
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| 5–8th | Hong Kong JackyChan | $500 |
| United States MaSsan | ||
| United States StrifeCro | ||
| China XiaoSoul |
League of Legends
[edit | edit source]| Place | Team | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Team WE | $3,500 |
| 2nd | EDward Gaming | $1,500 |
StarCraft II
[edit | edit source]| Place | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | South Korea TaeJa | $10,000 |
| 2nd | South Korea Solar | $4,000 |
| 3rd–4th | South Korea Jaedong | $2,000 |
| China Jim | ||
| 5–8th | South Korea INnoVation | $1,000 |
| South Korea San | ||
| Denmark Snute | ||
| South Korea Zest |
Source: Intel Extreme Masters
Toronto
[edit | edit source]StarCraft II
[edit | edit source]| Place | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | South Korea Flash | $10,000 |
| 2nd | South Korea Zest | $4,000 |
| 3rd–4th | South Korea Life | $2,000 |
| South Korea TaeJa | ||
| 5–8th | South Korea First | $1,000 |
| Denmark Snute | ||
| South Korea viOLet | ||
| South Korea YoDa |
Source: Intel Extreme Masters
San Jose
[edit | edit source]League of Legends
[edit | edit source]| Place | Team | Prize money[1] |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cloud9 | $25,000 |
| 2nd | Unicorns of Love | $11,000 |
| 3rd–4th | Alliance | $5,000 |
| Team SoloMid | ||
| 5–6th | Lyon Gaming | $2,000 |
| paiN Gaming |
StarCraft II
[edit | edit source]| Place | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | South Korea herO | $10,000 |
| 2nd | South Korea Rain | $4,000 |
| 3rd–4th | South Korea Bomber | $2,000 |
| South Korea Jaedong | ||
| 5–8th | South Korea ForGG | $1,000 |
| South Korea GuMiho | ||
| South Korea Revival | ||
| Denmark Snute |
Source: Intel Extreme Masters
Cologne
[edit | edit source]League of Legends
[edit | edit source]| Place | Team | Prize money[2] |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gambit Gaming | $12,500 |
| 2nd | Counter Logic Gaming | $6,500 |
| 3rd–4th | Team Dignitas | $3,500 |
| Team ROCCAT | ||
| 5–6th | Aces High | $2,000 |
| Dolphins of Wall Street |
Source: Intel Extreme Masters
Taipei
[edit | edit source]League of Legends
[edit | edit source]| Place | Team | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | yoe Flash Wolves | $25,000 |
| 2nd | Taipei Assassins | $11,000 |
| 3rd–4th | ahq e-Sports Club | $5,000 |
| Saigon Jokers | ||
| 5–6th | Avant Garde | $2,000 |
| Bangkok Titans |
StarCraft II
[edit | edit source]| Place | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | South Korea Life | $10,000 |
| 2nd | South Korea Maru | $4,000 |
| 3rd–4th | South Korea PartinG | $2,000 |
| South Korea Soulkey | ||
| 5–8th | South Korea Classic | $1,000 |
| South Korea herO | ||
| South Korea HyuN | ||
| South Korea Rain |
Source: Intel Extreme Masters
World Championship – Katowice
[edit | edit source]League of Legends
[edit | edit source]| Place | Team | Prize money[3] |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Team SoloMid | $108,414 |
| 2nd | Team WE | $30,000 |
| 3rd–4th | GE Tigers | $15,000 |
| yoe Flash Wolves | ||
| 5–6th | CJ Entus | $5,000 |
| SK Gaming | ||
| 7–8th | Cloud9 | $2,500 |
| Gambit Gaming |
StarCraft II
[edit | edit source]| Place | Player | Prize money[3] |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | South Korea Zest | $66,707 |
| 2nd | South Korea Trap | $15,000 |
| 3rd–4th | South Korea BByong | $7,500 |
| South Korea Dark | ||
| 5–8th | South Korea FanTaSy | $3,000 |
| South Korea herO | ||
| South Korea INnoVation | ||
| South Korea Maru | ||
| 9–16th | South Korea Cure | $1,000 |
| South Korea Flash | ||
| South Korea Hydra | ||
| South Korea Life | ||
| South Korea Patience | ||
| South Korea Rain | ||
| South Korea Solar | ||
| South Korea TaeJa |
Source: Intel Extreme Masters
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