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.

Format
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 is played per week per team, consisting of a best-of-nine set with fixed map and mode setups. Some matches are broadcast on Leagues Under the Ink's official Twitch channel.

Season 1
The first season ran for seven weeks, starting on January 31st, 2016 and ending on March 21st, 2016.

After the end of the 7th week, double-elimination playoffs were held for each individual division. The playoffs for the Inkline and Zink divisions were simultaneously held on April 2nd, 2016, while the SquidForce division had their playoffs a week after on April 9th, 2016, officially ending the first season of the league.

Plans for a Season 2 are already in the works, with the biggest change being the introduction of a 4th division, the Forge Division, which will replace the SquidForce division as the highest ranking division in the league. Currently, only the top 4 teams of the SquidForce Division playoffs are set to automatically qualify and move up to the Forge Division.

Divisions for 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 in 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. }}