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.

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 is done on the official LUTI website beginning Season 2 and moving onward.

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

The same round-robin rules from the first season will apply to the first four divisions while the Skalop Division will be run with a swiss bracket system.

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 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. }}

Season 2
The second season was officially announced on May 28th, 2016. The biggest change was be the introduction of a new division, the Forge Division, that replaced the SquidForce Division as the highest ranking division in the league.

Another change was the retirement of both the Inkline and Zink Divisions in favor of the Rockenberg and Krak-On Divisions respectively. On June 10th, 2016 a 5th division, the Skalop Division, was announced. This division works alongside the Krak-On Division as the Open Divisions of the league.

Season 2 began on June 13th, 2016. It is set to run for eight weeks, with two weeks of playoffs set afterwards for each division.

Divisions (Season 2)
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The Forge Division (S) is the elite division for Season 2. It is made up of a single group (GROUP A) and features the top eight highest ranked teams.


 * GROUP A

The SquidForce Division (A) is the top division for Season 2. It is made up of two groups (GROUP A and GROUP B) and features the top sixteen highest ranked teams.


 * GROUP A


 * GROUP B

The Rockenberg Division (B) is the main division for Season 2. It is made up of four groups (GROUP A through GROUP D) and features thirty two teams not part of the top sixteen or top eight ranked teams.


 * GROUP A


 * GROUP B


 * GROUP C


 * GROUP D

The Krak-On Division (C) is one of the two open divisions for Season 2. It is made up of six groups (GROUP A through GROUP F) and features any and all teams that do not meet the criteria for the other divisions.


 * GROUP A


 * GROUP B


 * GROUP C


 * GROUP D


 * GROUP E


 * GROUP F

The Skalop Division (Z) is one of the two open divisions for Season 2. Unlike every other division for season 2, teams in the Skalop Division aren't separated into groups and instead teams play in a Swiss Bracket. It features any and all teams that do not meet the criteria for the other divisions. }}