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| IEM Season IX - World Championship | ||
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| Tournament Information | ||
| Organizer | ESL | |
| Sponsor(s) | BenQ HyperX Intel GIGABYTE ROCCAT | |
| Location & Dates | ||
| Region | International | |
| Event Type | Offline | |
| Country | Poland | |
| Address | Spodek Aleja Wojciecha Korfantego 35 Katowice, Poland | |
| Start Date | 2015-03-13 | |
| End Date | 2015-03-15 | |
| Broadcast | ||
| Schedule | Spoiler-Free Schedule Export to Google Calendar | |
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The IEM Season IX World Championship was the final event of Intel Extreme Masters Season IX. It took place at the Spodek Arena in Katowice, Poland alongside Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Hearthstone: Heroes of WarCraft, and StarCraft II events.
Overview[]
The Intel Extreme Masters World Championship is one of the few international tournaments alongside Worlds and All-Star. The ninth edition included this casting lineup:
- Will "Chobra" Cho, host/translator
- Eefje "sjokz" Depoortere, analysis host
- Joe Miller, caster/analyst
- Erik "DoA" Lonnquist, caster/analyst
- Christopher "MonteCristo" Mykles, caster/analyst
- Trevor "Quickshot" Henry, caster/analyst
- Martin "Deficio" Lynge, caster/analyst
- Alberto "Crumbzz" Rengifo, caster/analyst
By winning the event, Team SoloMid became the first North American team to win an international event with Korean teams present since Chicks Dig ELO (which had included Reginald and Dyrus) at the 2011 World Cyber Games and the first Western team to do so since Gambit Gaming in Katowice two years earlier.
Format[]
- 8 teams
- 4 winners from each of the IEM Season IX tournaments.
- 4 invited teams from LCS EU, LCS NA and LCK.
- 1st place EU and NA LCS teams after Week 5
- 1st and 2nd place LCK teams after Week 6
- Group Stage, 2 groups of 4
- Double Elimination
- Each match is Best of One.
- Top 2 teams from each group advance to the Playoff bracket.
- Playoff bracket
- Single Elimination
- Semifinals are Best of Three.
- Grand Final is Best of Five.
- All matches are played on patch V5.4
Prize Pool[]
$ 183,414 US Dollars are spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | Prize | Prize (%) | Team |
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 1 | $108,414€102,993.30 | 59.11% |  TSM |
 2 | $30,000€28,500 | 16.36% |  Team WE |
 3-4 | $15,000€14,250 | 8.18% |  yoe Flash Wolves |
 GE Tigers | |||
| 5-6 | $5,000€4,750 | 2.73% |  SK Gaming |
 CJ Entus | |||
| 7-8 | $2,500€2,375 | 1.36% |  Cloud9 |
 Gambit Gaming |
Converted prizes calculated with values provided by http://www.xe.com on March 15, 2015, as follows:
- $ 1 US Dollar = € 0.95 Euros
Participants[]
Results[]
Playoffs[]
Match Schedule[]
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| Fri 13 Mar - Sat 14 MarFri 13 Mar - Sat 14 MarFri 13 Mar - Sat 14 Mar2015,3,13,12,00 - 2015,3,14,12,00 | |||||
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C9 | 0 | 1 | 2015,3,13,12,0005:0013:0021:00 |  GET | |
| 2015,3,13,13,10 | |||||
SK | 1 | 0 | 2015,3,13,13,1006:1014:1022:10 |  yoe.FW | |
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| GET | 1 | 0 | 2015,3,13,14,2007:2015:2023:20 | SK | |
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| C9 | 0 | 1 | 2015,3,13,15,3008:3016:3000:30 | yoe.FW | |
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| 2015,3,14,12,00 | |||||
| SK | 0 | 1 | 2015,3,14,12,0005:0013:0021:00 | yoe.FW | |
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| Fri 13 Mar - Sat 14 MarFri 13 Mar - Sat 14 MarSat 14 Mar2015,3,13,16,40 - 2015,3,14,13,10 | |||||
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GMB | 0 | 1 | 2015,3,13,16,4009:4017:4001:40 |  CJ | |
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TSM | 1 | 0 | 2015,3,13,17,5010:5018:5002:50 |  WE | |
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| CJ | 0 | 1 | 2015,3,13,19,0012:0020:0004:00 | TSM | |
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| WE | 1 | 0 | 2015,3,13,20,1013:1021:1005:10 | GMB | |
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| CJ | 0 | 1 | 2015,3,14,13,1006:1014:1022:10 | WE | |
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| Sat 14 MarSat 14 MarSat 14 Mar - Sun 15 Mar2015,3,14,14,30 - 2015,3,14,17,45 | |||||
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| TSM | 2 | 1 | 2015,3,14,14,3007:3015:3023:30 | yoe.FW | |
| Sun 2015-03-15 | |||||
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| GET | 1 | 2 | 2015,3,14,17,4510:4518:4502:45 | WE | |
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| Sun 15 MarSun 15 MarMon 16 Mar2015,3,15,17,00 - 2015,3,15,17,00 | |||||
| Sun 2015-03-15 | |||||
| Sun 2015-03-15 | |||||
| Mon 2015-03-16 | |||||
| 2015,3,15,17,00 | |||||
| TSM | 3 | 0 | 2015,3,15,17,0010:0018:0002:00 | WE | |
VODs & Match Links[]
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| C9 | GET | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
| SK | yoe.FW | 1 - 0 | Link | Vod |
| GET | SK | 1 - 0 | Link | Vod |
| C9 | yoe.FW | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
| SK | yoe.FW | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| GMB | CJ | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
| TSM | WE | 1 - 0 | Link | Vod |
| CJ | TSM | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
| WE | GMB | 1 - 0 | Link | Vod |
| CJ | WE | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| TSM | yoe.FW | 2 - 1 | Link | Vod |
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| GET | WE | 1 - 2 | Link | Vod |
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| TSM | WE | 3 - 0 | Link | Vod |
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Streams[]
Regional Distribution[]
Teams[]
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Additional Content[]
Articles & Videos[]
- February
- March
- February 16, 2015, IEM Katowice Team Profile: GE Tigers. by , and on Esports Heaven
- March 5, 2015, Everything You Need to Know About IEM Katowice by , and on LoL Esports
- March 8, 2015, ESL Katowice Group A Preview by , and on GoldPer10
- March 9, 2015, ESL Katowice Group B Preview by , and on GoldPer10
- March 10, 2015, ESL Katowice Group C Preview by , and on GoldPer10
- March 10, 2015, From World Elite to Was Elite: the 12th place LPL team at Katowice by , and on The Score
- March 10, 2015, IEM Prep Pack Part I: The Group of Death (C9, GE Tigers, yoeFW, SK) by , and on Prohype
- March 10, 2015, Playing with house money: World Elite at IEM Katowice by , and on LoL Esports
- March 11, 2015, IEM Preview Part II Group B: The Return of the Kings (TSM, WE, GMB, CJE) by , and on Prohype
- March 11, 2015, Preview: League of Legends at the IEM World Championships by , and on The Score
- March 11, 2015, IEM Katowice 2015 League of Legends Staff Picks: Can anyone compete with the GE Tigers? by , and on The Score
- March 11, 2015, IEM Katowice Preview – When Global Powers Collide by , and on Azubu
- March 11, 2015, LoL Power Rankings: IEM Katowice by , and on The Score
- March 11, 2015, IEM Katowice 2015: Take down GE Tigers by , and on GoldPer10
- March 11, 2015, ESL Katowice Group D Preview by , and on GoldPer10
- March 11, 2015, Ranking the IEM Katowice Players - Support by , and on GoldPer10
- March 11, 2015, IEM Katowice World Championship: the metas by region by , and on The Score
- March 11, 2015, Power Rankings - IEM Katowice 2015 by , and on LoL Esports
- March 12, 2015, Pro Predictions: IEM Katowice 2015 by , and on TeamSoloMid
- March 12, 2015, No Solo Mid: TSM's Shot at the World by , and on The Score
- March 12, 2015, IEM IX World Championships - Katowice by , and on LiquidLegends
- March 13, 2015, AFK TV @ IEM Katowice 2015: Interview with TSM Bjergsen English + BG Subs with AFKTVBG on YouTube
- March 13, 2015, Bjergsen in the HeatSeat! - IEM Katowice 2015 with NEEDforSEAT on YouTube
- March 13, 2015, Bjergsen - "I wouldn't say we have a good chance [winning IEM]" with Sam "Wndwrt" Nordmark on YouTube
- March 13, 2015, IEM Katowice Vlog #2: Going into our Game vs CJ Entus by , and on Gambit Esports
- March 13, 2015, IEM Katowice Vlog #1: Leviathan Travelling to Spodek by , and on Gambit Esports
- March 13, 2015, P1noy: "I’d love to play TSM to show that EU is better than NA" with , and on Fragbite
- March 13, 2015, Leviathan: "I didn't expect us to lose so many games" with , and on Fragbite
- March 13, 2015, Who is Yoe Flash Wolves? - YFW vs SK Pick/Bans Analysis (Another Guide) by , and on reddit
- March 13, 2015, GE Tigers vs. Cloud 9 - A Guide to the Pick/Ban phase by , and on reddit
- March 14, 2015, Thorin's Thoughts - TSM's Reliance Upon Preparation (LoL) by , and on Thorin
- March 14, 2015, WE vs GE by , and on Froskurinn
- March 14, 2015, IEM Katowice Vlog #3: Leviathan on CJ and WE by , and on Gambit Esports
- March 14, 2015, FORG1VEN - "They [GE Tigers] are no different than anyone else" with , and on Fragbite
- March 14, 2015, Yoe Flash Wolves Karsa on competing at IEM and wanting to play against TSM with , and on Gamespot
- March 14, 2015, SK nRated at IEM Katowice - "If we're able to play our game we will definitely win" with , and on Gamespot
- March 14, 2015, SK Fox: ”GE lived up to the hype, but they’re not unbeatable” with , and on Aftonbladet
- March 14, 2015, Locodoco: ”We saw what WE play and we’ll have a good plan for it” with , and on Aftonbladet
- March 14, 2015, League of Legends history has been written on day two of the Intel Extreme Masters World Championship by , and on ESL
- March 14, 2015, Only one favorite remains after day one of League of Legends at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice by , and on ESL
- March 14, 2015, The Fall of Arrogance: how the GE Tigers missed out on the IEM Katowice Grand Finals by , and on The Score
- March 15, 2015, IEM Katowice Vlog #4: Gambit's Final Predictions by , and on Gambit Esports
- March 15, 2015, MonteCristo: "I'd like to get back into writing again" with , and on Fragbite
- March 15, 2015, LemonNation: "We still have issues we are trying to fix" with , and on Fragbite
- March 15, 2015, Nukeduck: "I think the team everyone expected to see will come soon" with , and on Fragbite
- March 15, 2015, Chobra on possibly hosting a future Riot event - "I'd love the chance to do something like that" with , and on Gamespot
- March 15, 2015, GE Tigers KurO discusses their performance after the first day of IEM with , and on Gamespot
- March 15, 2015, Crumbz at IEM - "I'll bet you any odds that the Tigers win." with , and on Gamespot
- March 15, 2015, Short Madlife interview in English: "I miss Doublelift's Vayne" with , and on Gamespot
- March 15, 2015, Steak on what Flash Wolves' wins mean for the Taiwanese region with , and on Gamespot
- March 15, 2015, Team SoloMid take IEM title by , and on the Daily Dot
- March 15, 2015, An American Dream: how TSM won the IEM World Championship by , and on The Score
- March 15, 2015, theScore eSports' IEM Katowice All-Star Teams by , and on The Score
- March 15, 2015, Fighting Spirit: How World Elite Defeated GE Tigers by , and on GoldPer10
- March 15, 2015, The Team WE Guide: Another Kind of Elite by , and on The Score
- March 15, 2015, IEM Day 2 League of Legends Roundup: Today will make you speechless by , and on The Score
- March 16, 2015, Breaking down WE's team fighting problem at IEM Katowice by , and on The Score
- March 18, 2015, CoaG Tactic Session S01E02 - GeForce GTX Bootcamp powered by MSI by , and on CasekingTV
- March 23, 2015, IEM Katowice 2015 - Mini Documentary by Gambit by , and on Gambit Gaming
- March 27, 2015, ''TSM: Legends'' Episode 8: IEM Katowice by , and on Team SoloMid
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