Competitive:Leagues Under the Ink

Leagues Under the Ink (LUTI), also known as SPLUTI, is a competitive Splatoon league.

History
A competitive Splatoon league was initially suggested by S&F tournament organizer Scarth on November 10th, 2015.

Leagues Under the Ink was formally announced on January 9th, 2016, being supported by online Splatoon communities such as SquidBoards. The league's first season began on January 31st of that same year with 130 teams in three major divisions. The first season officially ended on April 9th, 2016.

The league's second season began on June 13th, 2016, featuring over 150 teams and over 1000 individual players.

The third season of the league is schedule to begin on October 17th, 2016.

Season 1
For Season 1, teams were split into three divisions. The SquidForce Division featured the sixteen highest ranking teams, the Inkline Division featured other ranked teams, and the Zink Division primarily consisted of newly formed teams or teams that weren't previously ranked.

During the regular season, teams played in Round Robin groups of eight with other teams in the same division. One match was played per week per team, consisting of a best-of-nine set with fixed map and mode setups. Some matches were broadcast on the Leagues Under the Ink's official Twitch channel.

Season 2
Season 2 introduced a new registration system where registration for the league was done on the official LUTI website beginning Season 2 and moving onward.

For Season 2, teams were split into five divisions. The Forge Division was the Elite Division featuring the top eight highest ranking teams, the SquidForce Division was the Top Division featuring the sixteen highest ranking teams, the Rockenberg Division was the Main Division featuring thirty two teams not part of the top sixteen or eight, lastly the Krak-On Division and the Skalop Division were the Open Divisions featuring any and all teams that did not meet the criteria for the other divisions.

The same Round Robin rules from the first season applied to the first four divisions while the Skalop Division was run with a Swiss Bracket system.

Season 3
Season 3 will carry over most of the rules introduced during the second season. Registration will still be made through the official LUTI website and the same five divisions from season 2 will be used for the third season. Both the Forge Division and SquidForce Division will consist of fourteen teams each separated into two groups of seven, the Rockenberg Division will consist of 28 teams who will also be divide into groups of seven, and both the Krak-On and Skalop Divisions will feature any and all other teams that do not meet the criteria of the other divisions.

Divisions (Season 1)
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The SquidForce Division was the first and highest division for Season 1. It was made up of two sub-divisions (A1 and A2) and featured what, at the time, were the sixteen highest ranking teams. The playoffs were played on April 9th, 2016, with team Name Subject to Change coming on top as the number one team of the entire SquidForce division.


 * Division A1


 * Division A2

The Inkline Division was the second highest division for Season 1. It was made up of six sub-divisions (B1 through B6) and featured ranked teams that, at the time, weren't part of the sixteen highest ranking teams. The playoffs were played on April 2nd, 2016, with Team Infinity coming on top as the number one team of the entire Inkline division.


 * Division B1


 * Division B2


 * Division B3


 * Division B4


 * Division B5


 * Division B6

The Zink Division was the third division for Season 1 and it was the open division of the league. It was made up of eight sub-divisions (C1 through C8) and, for the most part, was made up of newly formed teams or teams that weren't previously ranked. The playoffs were played on April 2nd, 2016, with team Haikara Memento coming on top as the number one team of the entire Zink division. }}

Divisions (Season 2)
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The Forge Division (S) was the elite division for Season 2. It was made up of a single group (GROUP A) and featured the top eight highest ranked teams. The playoffs were played from August 14th to August 21st, 2016, with Team Chimera coming on top as the number one team of the entire Forge division.


 * GROUP A

The SquidForce Division (A) was the top division for Season 2. It was made up of two groups (GROUP A and GROUP B) and featured the top sixteen highest ranked teams. The playoffs were played from August 14th to August 21st, 2016, with team C- coming on top as the number one team of the entire SquidForce division.


 * GROUP A


 * GROUP B

The Rockenberg Division (B) was the main division for Season 2. It was made up of four groups (GROUP A through GROUP D) and featured thirty two teams not part of the top sixteen or top eight ranked teams. The playoffs were played from August 14th to August 21st, 2016, with team CUTE! coming on top as the number one team of the entire Rockenberg division.


 * GROUP A


 * GROUP B


 * GROUP C


 * GROUP D

The Krak-On Division (C) was one of the two open divisions for Season 2. It was made up of six groups (GROUP A through GROUP F) and featured any and all teams that did not meet the criteria for the other divisions. The playoffs were played from August 14th to August 21st, 2016, with team On 2 Bounce coming on top as the number one team of the entire Krak-On division.


 * GROUP A


 * GROUP B


 * GROUP C


 * GROUP D


 * GROUP E


 * GROUP F

The Skalop Division (Z) was one of the two open divisions for Season 2. Unlike every other division for season 2, teams in the Skalop Division weren't separated into groups and instead teams played in a Swiss Bracket. It featured any and all teams that did not meet the criteria for the other divisions. The playoffs were played from August 14th to August 21st, 2016, with team Hyrule Clan coming on top as the number one team of the entire Skalop division. }}

Season 3
The third season was officially announced on October 7th, 2016. It will begin on October 17th, 2016. It is scheduled to run for six weeks with a two week long playoff period set afterwards.