| Intel Extreme Masters Season IX | |
| Date: | – |
| Place: | Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland |
| Type: | Esports |
| Theme: | Tournament |
| Patron: | Intel, BenQ, Kingston HyperX, GIGABYTE, ROCCAT |
| Organisers: | Electronic Sports League |
| Blank Label: | Total prize money |
| Blank1 Label: | Official game titles |
| Blank1 Data: | League of Legends |
| Blank2 Label: | Champions |
| Blank2 Data: | LoL: Team SoloMid SC2: Joo "Zest" Sung-wook |
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 , as well as one competition of , both by Blizzard Entertainment.
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 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.
| Place | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Amaz | $4,000 |
| 2nd |  Azeri | $2,000 |
| 3rd–4th | Jeanno | $1,000 |
 RDU | ||
| 5–8th | JackyChan | $500 |
 MaSsan | ||
| StrifeCro | ||
 XiaoSoul |
| Place | Team | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Team WE | $3,500 | |
| 2nd | EDward Gaming | $1,500 |
| Place | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 1st |  TaeJa | $10,000 |
| 2nd | Solar | $4,000 |
| 3rd–4th | Jaedong | $2,000 |
| Jim | ||
| 5–8th | INnoVation | $1,000 |
| San | ||
 Snute | ||
| Zest |
Source: Intel Extreme Masters
| Place | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Flash | $10,000 |
| 2nd | Zest | $4,000 |
| 3rd–4th | Life | $2,000 |
| TaeJa | ||
| 5–8th | First | $1,000 |
| Snute | ||
| viOLet | ||
| YoDa |
Source: Intel Extreme Masters
| 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 |
| Place | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | herO | $10,000 |
| 2nd | Rain | $4,000 |
| 3rd–4th | Bomber | $2,000 |
| Jaedong | ||
| 5–8th | ForGG | $1,000 |
| GuMiho | ||
| Revival | ||
| Snute |
Source: Intel Extreme Masters
| 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
| 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 |
| Place | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Life | $10,000 |
| 2nd | Maru | $4,000 |
| 3rd–4th | PartinG | $2,000 |
| Soulkey | ||
| 5–8th | Classic | $1,000 |
| herO | ||
| HyuN | ||
| Rain |
Source: Intel Extreme Masters
See main article: article and Intel Extreme Masters Season IX - World Championship.
| 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 |
| Place | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Zest | $66,707 |
| 2nd | Trap | $15,000 |
| 3rd–4th | BByong | $7,500 |
| Dark | ||
| 5–8th | FanTaSy | $3,000 |
| herO | ||
| INnoVation | ||
| Maru | ||
| 9–16th | Cure | $1,000 |
| Flash | ||
| Hydra | ||
| Life | ||
| Patience | ||
| Rain | ||
| Solar | ||
| TaeJa |
Source: Intel Extreme Masters