<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← Previous Season 8 Next → Season 10 </Td> </Tr> <P> Ink Master: Shop Wars is the ninth season of the tattoo reality competition Ink Master that premiered on June 6, 2017 on Spike at 10 / 9c . Host Dave Navarro returned alongside co-judges Oliver Peck and Chris Nunez . Season 9 features teams of two sorted by their tattoo shops going head - to - head in a tag team elimination - style competition . The winning shop will receive $200,000, a feature in Inked magazine and the title of "Ink Master". In addition, the winning shop will also receive the title of "Master Shop". </P> <P> Similar to Season 7, This season features nine rookie shops battling nine veteran shops each week while tackling a skill that exposes each veterans' shortcoming from the last time they competed. Old Town Ink, consisting of Season 4 veteran Aaron "Bubba" Irwin and Best Ink Season 2 runner - up DJ Tambe won the competition, each earning the title of "Ink Master" and the first ever title of "Master Shop" as well as the first veteran shop winner . In addition, Irwin became the second veteran winner in Ink Master history . </P> <P> The judge listing types are: </P>

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