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==History==
==History==
[[File:Squidstorm emblem.png|thumb|left|128px|The Squidstorm emblem.]]
[[File:Squidstorm emblem.png|thumb|left|128px|The Squidstorm 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 2015.<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 [https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica Nintendo of America], [http://squidboards.com/ Squidboards], [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><ref>https://twitter.com/trintran/status/759504340264497152</ref>
Originally going under the codename '''Project SQUIDFEST''', plans for a Splatoon LAN major were already in the works by the [[EndGameTV]] staff as early as the winter of 2015.<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 [https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica Nintendo of America], [http://squidboards.com/ Squidboards], [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><ref>https://twitter.com/trintran/status/759504340264497152</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 23:15, 14 August 2016

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Squidstorm 2016 (SS2016) was a Splatoon LAN tournament held on July 30th-31st, 2016.[1] It was the first western Splatoon LAN major.

History

The Squidstorm emblem.

Originally going under the codename Project SQUIDFEST, plans for a Splatoon LAN major were already in the works by the EndGameTV staff as early as the winter of 2015.[2] Squidstorm 2016 was officially announced on May 28th, 2016,[3][4] being supported by communities and organizations such as Nintendo of America, Squidboards, smashgg, among many others,[5][6][7] while also receiving support from Nintendo of America's Senior Product Marketing Manager, Bill Trinen.[8][9]

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.[10] An official online shop was also later opened to further allow support for the event.[11][12]

Standings

The standings for the event are as follows:[13]

Place Team
1st StormRunsLive
2nd Two Moons and the All Spark
3rd Blueberry Sorbet
Shin-Ryu
5th Club rezb1t
Meddling Squids
Splat That!
Squids Next Door

References

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  1. ↑ https://smash.gg/tournament/squidstorm-2016/details
  2. ↑ https://twitter.com/endgame_tv/status/695801206803820544
  3. ↑ https://twitter.com/EndGame_TV/status/736716444537212932
  4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKP1RfqA0Fs
  5. ↑ https://twitter.com/smashgg/status/756232738491867136
  6. ↑ https://twitter.com/PandaGlobalPG/status/759057028903936001
  7. ↑ https://twitter.com/BearUNLV/status/759036852338774017
  8. ↑ https://twitter.com/trintran/status/741654290670845954
  9. ↑ https://twitter.com/trintran/status/759504340264497152
  10. ↑ https://twitter.com/EndGame_TV/status/739849332766179328
  11. ↑ https://twitter.com/Squidstorm2016/status/754762906147913730
  12. ↑ https://smash.gg/tournament/squidstorm-2016/shop/squidstorm-2016-shop
  13. ↑ http://challonge.com/SquidStorm/standings
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