Competitive:InkTV Resurgence League

Unofficial

The InkTV Resurgence League was a competitive league that ran from 2023-04-13 to 2023-05-06, involving eight of the best teams in Europe and North America.

Teams
Each of the eight participating teams competed in and one of two open qualifiers, which took place on 2023-04-01 and 2023-04-08.

[[undefined|fr]] Alliance Rogue
A mainstay in the European Splatoon scene since 2017, three-time French champion and former European champion Alliance Rogue consists of longtime teammates Grey, Kiver, and Scar. After the departure of Jay, its Anchor, Alliance Rogue entered the first qualifier of the InkTV Resurgence League with American veteran player Fuzzy, a former teammate of Kiver on SetToDestroyX, and proceeded to sweep Shard 3-0 in the elimination stage before sweeping Uprising, Seafoam, and Squidding Good – all 3-0 – in the double elimination Top Cut bracket to clinch the first spot in the InkTV Resurgence League.

Upon the start of league play, fellow French Carbon Roller Deco main Volty joined Alliance Rogue as its fourth member.

Roster
(Note: Roles in bold are the primary role of a player.)

(C) Team captain

🇺🇸 us Fuzzy subbed during qualifiers.

🇺🇸 [[united states|us]] Crush Soda
Fresh off of its participation in the Splatoon 3 North American Championship 2023 two weeks earlier, Crush Soda, led by former FTWin member and seven-time North American champion Kyo, competed in the second qualifier of the InkTV Resurgence League on 2023-04-08. After sweeping Frostbite 3-0 in the elimination stage to enter the Top Cut bracket, it defeated BEt 3-1 and TWICE 3-0 before facing Penguin! in one of two Winners Semifinals, in which the winners qualify for the InkTV Resurgence League. After Penguin! took the first two games, Crush Soda pulled off a reverse sweep to win the match 3-2 and punch its ticket to the League.

Roster
Zero subbed for Gos during the first set in Week 2.

🇪🇺 [[european union|eu]] Graveyard Shift
A new team of mostly European members led by veteran player Tera, Graveyard Shift entered the first qualifier of the InkTV Resurgence League on 2023-04-01, sweeping both Frostbite in the elimination stage and Nightmare in the first round of the Top Cut bracket. After dropping the first game to Zero Deaths, Graveyard Shift would win the next three to face Jackpot in one of two Winners Semifinals. Jackpot would win in a 3-0 sweep, sending Graveyard Shift down to one of two Losers Bracket Quarterfinals to wait for its next opponent with another ticket to the Resurgence League on the line. That opponent was Nightmare, the opponent it dispatched in the first round of Top Cut. After Graveyard Shift took the first two games, Nightmare fought back to win the next two setting up a winner-take-all Game 5, where Graveyard Shift prevailed to earn a spot in the InkTV Resurgence League.

Roster
Elis subbed during Weeks 1 and 3 for Zerraz and Obito respectively.

🇺🇸 [[united states|us]] Jackpot
After Sayonara finished in second place to Starburst in the Splatoon 3 North American Championship 2023, one of its players, Sun, retired from competitive play and the team name was retired. The remaining members, Leafi and .q, reformed the team as Jackpot (a name previously used in the Splatoon 3 Enter the Splatlands Invitational 2022) and reacquired former teammates Jared and Madness, each who last played on Destiny Bond and Seafoam respectively.

During the first qualifier of the InkTV Resurgence League, Leafi had issues with her electricity, necessitating Sleepy to substitute for her. After sweeping Rabid 3-0 in the elimination stage, Jackpot faced early opposition against BEt in the first round of the Top Cut bracket, needing all five games to advance, 3-2. Next, it split the first two games against Ascension before it won the next two to clinch the series, 3-1. Finally, Jackpot swept Graveyard Shift 3-0 (see above) to claim a berth in the InkTV Resurgence League.

Roster
Sleepy subbed for Leafi during qualifiers.

🇺🇸 [[united states|us]] Nightmare
A new team that formed in November 2022, Nightmare made its competitive debut with a 2nd place finish in Proving Grounds 2 on 2022-11-12. One week later, it would win its first tournament, Friday Night Splatdown 31, and follow it up with three more top-three finishes. Upon entering the first qualifier of the InkTV Resurgence League on 2023-04-01, with IPS as a substitute, Nightmare swept Cherry Limeade 3-0 in the elimination stage but were swept 3-0 by Graveyard Shift in the first round of the Top Cut (see above). Undaunted, it would work its way through the Losers Bracket, defeating Polar Night, Full Send, and DNA – all 2-1 – before earning a rematch against Graveyard Shift with a spot in the League on the line. After dropping the first two games, Nightmare would win the next two before bowing out in Game 5.

Encouraged by the result, Nightmare would add Pelu to its ranks and enter the second qualifier the next week, defeating Lit Candle 3-2 via reverse sweep in the elimination stage before sweeping Targaryen and Sonder 3-0 in the first two rounds of the Top Cut, only to face Starburst in a qualifying match and losing 3-1. Dropping down to the Losers Bracket Quarterfinals, with Sephtis subbing for Joe, Nightmare would hold off a reverse sweep attempt by Full Send to clinch its spot in the InkTV Resurgence League.

Roster
ie IPS subbed during the first qualifier.

🇺🇸 us Sephtis subbed during Losers Quarterfinals of the second qualifier.

🇪🇺 [[european union|eu]] Penguin!
Consisting of French and Belgian players, Penguin! entered the competitive Splatoon scene in October 2022, getting second place at Paddling Pool 184 and winning Paddling Pool 188 next month. With four wins and six more top-three finishes under its belt, Penguin! entered the second qualifier of the InkTV Resurgence League on 2023-04-08. After defeating No Mercy 3-2 in the elimination stage and Outsiders 3-2 in the first round of the Top Cut, Penguin! would sweep Full Send 3-0 in the next round then win two games off of Crush Soda before getting reverse swept (see above). Undaunted, it would sweep Last Resort 3-0 to grab one of the final two qualifying spots in the InkTV Resurgence League.

🇺🇸 [[united states|us]] Starburst
The reigning North American champions, Starburst won the Splatoon 3 North American Championship 2023 in dominant fashion, never dropping a single game to defend its title. Nearly two weeks later, it entered the second qualifier of the InkTV Resurgence League with Burstie substituting for Bran. After sweeping SlipStream 3-0 in the elimination stage, Starburst would cruise through the Top Cut bracket, defeating Mictlan Heroes, Last Resort, and Nightmare in succession, only dropping a game apiece to Last Resort and Nightmare.

Roster
ca Burstie subbed during qualifiers.

🇪🇺 [[european union|eu]] Zero Deaths
A new European-based team just formed before the first qualifier of the InkTV Resurgence League, Zero Deaths includes members of New Meta, Isabel and Storm. Wasting no time, it won both Weapon Strike and Under Pressure: Armoury on consecutive days before formally announcing its formation. Playing under the name At Least One Death with Jay subbing for Phoenix, it would sweep Ozone 3-0 in the elimination stage and defeat Polar Night 3-1 in the first round of the Top Cut bracket before going down to Graveyard Shift 3-1 (see above). Down in the Losers Bracket, the team would defeat Spark 2-0, Outsiders 2-1, and Squidding Good 3-0 to claim its berth in the InkTV Resurgence League.

Roster
Jay subbed during qualifiers and Week 1.

League format
From each qualifying event, one team qualifying through the Winners Bracket and another through the Losers Bracket were placed into one of two groups. For each of the three week regular season, each team was matched up against another within its group.

For each match, a coin flip determined which team decided which of four Anarchy Battle modes to ban. The other team decided the order in which the remaining three modes are played. Each match consisted of three sets with the modes chosen by both teams. Each set was a best-of-three series played with the assigned mode. The first team to win two sets won the match.

Only three maps were assigned for each mode, their order chosen at random:

Splat Zones

The two teams with the best match records in each group advanced to the playoffs, which had a knockout format. The winner of one group was matched against the second placed team of another group. The winners of the semifinal matches were matched up for the grand finals.

Group A
Teams in bold qualified for the Playoffs.

🇺🇸 [[united states|us]] Nightmare vs. 🇺🇸 [[united states|us]] Jackpot
Set 1: Tower Control (* - if neccessary)

Set 2: Splat Zones (* - if neccessary)

🇪🇺 [[european union|eu]] Zero Deaths vs. 🇺🇸 [[united states|us]] Crush Soda
Set 1: Tower Control

Set 2: Splat Zones (OT - denotes a game that went into Overtime)

(* - if neccessary)

🇪🇺 [[european union|eu]] Zero Deaths vs. 🇺🇸 [[united states|us]] Jackpot
Set 1: Tower Control (* - if neccessary)

Set 2: Clam Blitz (OT - denotes a game that went into Overtime)

(* - if neccessary)

🇺🇸 [[united states|us]] Crush Soda vs. 🇺🇸 [[united states|us]] Nightmare
Set 1: Tower Control Note: 🇺🇸 us Zero subbed for 🇺🇸 us Gos of 🇺🇸 us Crush Soda in Set 1.

(* - if neccessary)

Set 2: Rainmaker

Set 3: Clam Blitz (OT - denotes a game that went into Overtime)

(* - if neccessary)

🇪🇺 [[european union|eu]] Zero Deaths vs. 🇺🇸 [[united states|us]] Nightmare
Set 1: Tower Control (OT - denotes a game that went into Overtime)

(* - if neccessary)

Set 2: Splat Zones

Set 3: Clam Blitz (* - if neccessary)

🇺🇸 [[united states|us]] Crush Soda vs. 🇺🇸 [[united states|us]] Jackpot
Set 1: Splat Zones (* - if neccessary)

Set 2: Clam Blitz (OT - denotes a game that went into Overtime)

(* - if neccessary)

🇺🇸 [[united states|us]] Starburst vs. 🇪🇺 [[european union|eu]] Graveyard Shift
Set 1: Splat Zones

Set 2: Clam Blitz (OT - denotes a game that went into Overtime)

(* - if neccessary)

[[undefined|fr]] Alliance Rogue vs. 🇪🇺 [[european union|eu]] Penguin!
Set 1: Clam Blitz (OT - denotes a game that went into Overtime)

(* - if neccessary)

Set 2: Splat Zones (OT - denotes a game that went into Overtime)

[[undefined|fr]] Alliance Rogue vs. 🇪🇺 [[european union|eu]] Graveyard Shift
Set 1: Tower Control (OT - denotes a game that went into Overtime)

(* - if neccessary)

Set 2: Clam Blitz (OT - denotes a game that went into Overtime)

(* - if neccessary)

Set 3: Splat Zones (OT - denotes a game that went into Overtime)

🇪🇺 [[european union|eu]] Penguin! vs. 🇺🇸 [[united states|us]] Starburst
Set 1: Rainmaker (OT - denotes a game that went into Overtime)

(* - if neccessary)

Set 2: Clam Blitz (* - if neccessary)

[[undefined|fr]] Alliance Rogue vs. 🇺🇸 [[united states|us]] Starburst
Set 1: Rainmaker (OT - denotes a game that went into Overtime)

Set 2: Clam Blitz (OT - denotes a game that went into Overtime)

Set 3: Splat Zones (OT - denotes a game that went into Overtime)

🇪🇺 [[european union|eu]] Graveyard Shift vs. 🇪🇺 [[european union|eu]] Penguin!
Set 1: Splat Zones (OT - denotes a game that went into Overtime)

(* - if neccessary)

Set 2: Tower Control (OT - denotes a game that went into Overtime)

🇺🇸 [[united states|us]] A1 Jackpot vs. 🇺🇸 [[united states|us]] B2 Starburst
Set 1: Tower Control (OT - denotes a game that went into Overtime)

Set 2: Splat Zones (* - if neccessary)

[[undefined|fr]] B1 Alliance Rogue vs. 🇺🇸 [[united states|us]] A2 Crush Soda
Set 1: Clam Blitz (OT - denotes a game that went into Overtime)

Set 2: Rainmaker (OT - denotes a game that went into Overtime)

(* - if neccessary)

Third Place Match: 🇺🇸 [[united states|us]] Crush Soda vs. 🇺🇸 [[united states|us]] Starburst
Set 1: Rainmaker (* - if neccessary)

Set 2: Tower Control (* - if neccessary)

Set 3: Clam Blitz (OT - denotes a game that went into Overtime)

Grand Final: [[undefined|fr]] Alliance Rogue vs. 🇺🇸 [[united states|us]] Jackpot
Set 1: Rainmaker (* - if neccessary)

Set 2: Splat Zones (OT - denotes a game that went into Overtime)

Commentary
Hosts
 * ShinyHunterZach, "SHZ"
 * Falco Flyer

Analysts
 * Walky
 * Magic8Ball
 * KBot
 * Charles "NineWholeGrains" Whitehead

Casters
 * Falco Flyer
 * KBot
 * Rissa
 * Fusion
 * Nox
 * Popgun
 * Walky