Intel Extreme Masters Season IX  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: "", "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. Source: Intel Extreme Masters  Source: Intel Extreme Masters  Source: Intel Extreme Masters  Source: Intel Extreme Masters  Source: Intel Extreme Masters  Source: Intel Extreme Masters