What you need to know
IEM Season IX - San Jose was a Starcraft 2 tournament that ended on December 7, 2014 with 25 participants and 25.000 dollar prize money.
herO won the tournament. He won a Starcraft tournament for the 5. time in his 9. final.
Best players before the event
(by ranking points)
| 1. | Hyun | 13.618 |
| 2. | Bomber | 10.427 |
| 3. |  Snute | 10.202 |
| 4. | Polt | 9.832 |
| 5. | herO | 9.212 |
| 6. | Jaedong | 8.660 |
| 7. | ForGG | 6.432 |
| 8. | Rain (By.Sun) | 6.110 |