Intel Extreme Masters Season IX – World Championship Katowice, also known as IEM Season IX World Championship took place in 2015. Intel Extreme Masters World Championship was held in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland from March 12 to March 15, 2015. The World Championship has sanctioned official events include events of Starcraft II and League of Legends.[1][2][3] It was the final event of Intel Extreme Masters Season IX.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Starcraft II |
| Location | Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland |
| Dates | December 12, 2014–March 15, 2015 |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Joo "Zest" Sung Wook |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Sponsors | Intel, BenQ, Kingston HyperX, GIGABYTE, ROCCAT |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Location | Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland |
| Dates | December 12, 2014–March 15, 2015 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Team SoloMid |
World Championship – Katowice edit
StarCraft II edit
| Protoss (5) | Terran (7) | Zerg (4) |
|---|---|---|
| IEM Season IX: Shenzhen (2) | ||
| - | TaeJa (Team Liquid) |
Solar (Samsung Galaxy) |
| IEM Season IX: Toronto (2) | ||
| Zest (KT Rolster) |
Flash (KT Rolster) |
- |
| IEM Season IX: San Jose (2) | ||
| herO (CJ Entus) |
- | - |
| Rain (mYinsanity) |
- | - |
| IEM Season IX: Taipei (2) | ||
| - | Maru (Green Wings) |
Life (KT Rolster) |
| Online qualifiers (8) | ||
| Trap (Green Wings) |
BByong (CJ Entus) |
Dark (SK Telecom T1) |
| Patience (Dead Pixels) |
INnoVation (SK Telecom T1) |
Hydra (ROOT Gaming) |
| - | FanTaSy (Dead Pixels) |
- |
| - | Cure (Green Wings) |
- |
League of Legends edit
Results edit
StarCraft II edit
| Place | Player | Prize money[4] |
|---|---|---|
| 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 [2]
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| herO | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Cure | 1 | |||||||||||||
| herO | 1 | |||||||||||||
| BByong | 3 | |||||||||||||
| BByong | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Solar | 1 | |||||||||||||
| BByong | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Zest | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Zest | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Hydra | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Zest | 3 | |||||||||||||
| INnoVation | 2 | |||||||||||||
| INnoVation | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Life | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Zest | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Trap | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Flash | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Trap | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Trap | 3 | |||||||||||||
| FanTaSy | 2 | |||||||||||||
| FanTaSy | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Rain | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Trap | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Dark | 1 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Maru | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Patience | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Maru | 0 | BByong | - | |||||||||||
| Dark | 3 | Dark | - | |||||||||||
| Dark | 3 | |||||||||||||
| TaeJa | 1 | |||||||||||||
League of Legends edit
| Place | Team | Prize money[4] |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References edit
- ^ "Open qualifier signups for Intel Extreme Master Katowice are here!". ESL. 2015-02-11.
- ^ a b "Tournament & Bracket". Intel Extreme Masters.
- ^ Lingle, Samuel (February 25, 2015). "IEM Katowice will be the biggest international League tourney since Worlds". The Daily Dot.
- ^ a b "Check out the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice prize money distribution". Intel Extreme Masters. Turtle Entertainment. February 20, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.