Intel Extreme Masters Season IX

Intel Extreme Masters Season IX
DateJuly 16, 2014 (2014-07-16)–March 15, 2015 (2015-03-15)
LocationKatowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
TypeEsports
ThemeTournament
Patron(s)Intel, BenQ, Kingston HyperX, GIGABYTE, ROCCAT
Organised byElectronic Sports League
Total prize moneyc. US$545,000
Official game titlesHearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
League of Legends
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
ChampionsLoL: Team SoloMid
SC2: Joo "Zest" Sung-wook
WebsiteOfficial website

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.