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Originally going under the codename '''Project SQUIDFEST''', plans for a LAN Splatoon major were already in the works by the [[EndGameTV]] staff as early as the winter of 2016.<ref>https://twitter.com/endgame_tv/status/695801206803820544</ref> '''Squidstorm 2016''' was officially announced on May 28th, 2016,<ref>https://twitter.com/EndGame_TV/status/736716444537212932</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKP1RfqA0Fs</ref> being supported by communities and organizations such as [http://squidboards.com/ '''Squidboards'''], '''Nintendo of America''', [https://smash.gg/tournaments '''smashgg'''], among many others,<ref>https://twitter.com/smashgg/status/756232738491867136</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/PandaGlobalPG/status/759057028903936001</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/BearUNLV/status/759036852338774017</ref> while also receiving support from Nintendo of America's Senior Product Marketing Manager, '''Bill Trinen'''.<ref>https://twitter.com/trintran/status/741654290670845954</ref> | [[File:Image.png|thumb|left|128px|The SS2016 emblem.]] | ||
Originally going under the codename '''Project SQUIDFEST''', plans for a LAN Splatoon major were already in the works by the [[EndGameTV]] staff as early as the winter of 2016.<ref>https://twitter.com/endgame_tv/status/695801206803820544</ref> '''Squidstorm 2016''' was officially announced on May 28th, 2016,<ref>https://twitter.com/EndGame_TV/status/736716444537212932</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKP1RfqA0Fs</ref> being supported by communities and organizations such as [http://squidboards.com/ '''Squidboards'''], [https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica '''Nintendo of America'''], [https://smash.gg/tournaments '''smashgg'''], among many others,<ref>https://twitter.com/smashgg/status/756232738491867136</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/PandaGlobalPG/status/759057028903936001</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/BearUNLV/status/759036852338774017</ref> while also receiving support from Nintendo of America's Senior Product Marketing Manager, '''Bill Trinen'''.<ref>https://twitter.com/trintran/status/741654290670845954</ref> | |||
In order to support the traveling fees for a handful of players attending the event, EndGameTV held a 24-hour streamathon on June 11th, 2016.<ref>https://twitter.com/EndGame_TV/status/739849332766179328</ref> An official online shop was also later opened to further allow support for the event.<ref>https://twitter.com/Squidstorm2016/status/754762906147913730</ref><ref>https://smash.gg/tournament/squidstorm-2016/shop/squidstorm-2016-shop</ref> | In order to support the traveling fees for a handful of players attending the event, EndGameTV held a 24-hour streamathon on June 11th, 2016.<ref>https://twitter.com/EndGame_TV/status/739849332766179328</ref> An official online shop was also later opened to further allow support for the event.<ref>https://twitter.com/Squidstorm2016/status/754762906147913730</ref><ref>https://smash.gg/tournament/squidstorm-2016/shop/squidstorm-2016-shop</ref> |
Revision as of 05:55, 30 July 2016
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Squidstorm 2016 (SS2016) is an upcoming Splatoon LAN tournament scheduled to be held on July 30th-31st, 2016.[1] It will be the first western Splatoon LAN major.
History
Originally going under the codename Project SQUIDFEST, plans for a LAN Splatoon major were already in the works by the EndGameTV staff as early as the winter of 2016.[2] Squidstorm 2016 was officially announced on May 28th, 2016,[3][4] being supported by communities and organizations such as Squidboards, Nintendo of America, smashgg, among many others,[5][6][7] while also receiving support from Nintendo of America's Senior Product Marketing Manager, Bill Trinen.[8]
In order to support the traveling fees for a handful of players attending the event, EndGameTV held a 24-hour streamathon on June 11th, 2016.[9] An official online shop was also later opened to further allow support for the event.[10][11]
Standings
The standings for the event are as follows:
Place | Team |
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1st | TBD |
2nd | TBD |
3rd | TBD |
4th | TBD |
5th | TBD |
TBD | |
7th | TBD |
TBD | |
9th | TBD |
TBD | |
TBD | |
TBD | |
13th | TBD |
TBD | |
TBD | |
TBD |
References
- ↑ https://smash.gg/tournament/squidstorm-2016/details
- ↑ https://twitter.com/endgame_tv/status/695801206803820544
- ↑ https://twitter.com/EndGame_TV/status/736716444537212932
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKP1RfqA0Fs
- ↑ https://twitter.com/smashgg/status/756232738491867136
- ↑ https://twitter.com/PandaGlobalPG/status/759057028903936001
- ↑ https://twitter.com/BearUNLV/status/759036852338774017
- ↑ https://twitter.com/trintran/status/741654290670845954
- ↑ https://twitter.com/EndGame_TV/status/739849332766179328
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Squidstorm2016/status/754762906147913730
- ↑ https://smash.gg/tournament/squidstorm-2016/shop/squidstorm-2016-shop