Splatoon 3 Championship 2023

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Splatoon 3 Championship 2023

Splatoon 3 Championship 2023

Organizer
Type Local
Location PAX West, Seattle, Washington, USA
Format Single Elimination
Modes Turf War, Splat Zones, Tower Control, Rainmaker, Clam Blitz
Date 4 September 2023
Winner ?

The Splatoon 3 Championship 2023 is an upcoming competitive tournament that will occur during at Nintendo Live 2023 at PAX West on 4 September 2023, involving the top two finishing teams of each of two qualifying events.[1]

Teams

Each of the four participating teams competed in and won one of two qualifying events on the weekends of 3 June 2023 and 10 June 2023.[1][2][3]

Starburst

Even after failing to win the InkTV Resurgence League and having its winning streak against fellow Western teams broken by both Alliance Rogue and Jackpot, Starburst was still considered by many one of the top Western teams. As the only Western team in the Splat World Championship to defeat a Japanese team and reach the Semifinal round, Starburst would later win at Low Tide City 2023 without dropping a single series or game.[4]

With Kyo of Crush Soda substituting for Biscuit, Starburst entered the first qualifying event as a favorite but stumbled during the Ladder stage, losing twice to eventual #3 seed DNA and once to eventual #15 seed Take Ur Meds to finish the stage with an 11-3 match record as the #5 seed in the Bracket stage. However, it would sweep both #12 seed InC Red Sun and #4 seed Hypnosis 3-0 to reach the Double Elimination Stage Winners Semifinal Round, matched up against #1 seed and InkTV Resurgence League champions Jackpot. In a mostly back-and-forth series, Starburst would prevail 3-2. Then, it would defeat #7 seed Last Resort 3-1, earning the first spot in the Splatoon 3 Championship 2023.[2][5]

Roster

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

(C) Team captain

Name Nationality Role Weapons
Bagel USA USA Support/Slayer
Bran (C) USA USA Slayer/Skirmisher
Ice USA USA Anchor/Support
Kyo USA USA Skirmisher/Slayer

Jackpot

Jackpot entered the first qualifying event on a new high, having won the InkTV Resurgence League the previous month in dominating fashion, defeating its fellow Western giants Crush Soda, Starburst, and Alliance Rogue while losing only two games. Suddenly touted as the best of the West, it was also selected as one of four Western teams to qualify for the Splat World Championship.[6]

It would continue its dominant streak over Western competition by winning all twelve of its matches in the Ladder stage – including over eventual #4 seed Hypnosis and eventual #8 seed Tongan Beliebers – before sweeping #16 seed BreakPoint and #9 seed Smoothie in the Bracket stage. However, #5 seed Starburst would exact revenge on Jackpot 3-2 in the Winners Semifinal (see above). After dropping down to the Losers Semifinal, Jackpot would drop the first game to #11 seed Duck Gang before winning the next three in a row to advance to the Losers Final, where it would sweep #7 seed Last Resort to claim the second ticket to the Splatoon 3 Championship 2023. [2][5]

After qualifying, Jackpot remained very busy in the competitive scene, getting second in Splatamax #2 and third in Area Cup #2 and winning In The Zone 29, Mode Cup #3, Mode Cup: Clam Blitz Edition, and Golden Squid Junction. It also reached the Top 4 in the Summer 2023 edition of the Splat World Championship.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

Roster

Name Nationality Role Weapons
Jared USA USA Support/Slayer
Leafi (C) USA USA Slayer/Skirmisher
Madness USA USA Skirmisher
.q USA USA Anchor/Support

Crush Soda

After a fourth place finish in the InkTV Resurgence League, Crush Soda was still considered a major force in the North American competitive Splatoon scene. When its captain Kyo substituted for Biscuit on Starburst during the first qualifying event, the team brought in Twig, formerly of Ascension, to take Kyo's spot during its campaign in the second qualifying event. Once there, it crushed all opposition it faced, advancing from the Ladder stage as the #1 seed, winning all thirteen of its matches and 26 out of 27 games. Then, it swept #16 seed Triggerfish Zones Supremacy and #9 seed Surplus 3-0 in the Bracket stage before sweeping both #5 seed Duck Gang and #7 seed InC Red Sun 3-0 to punch its ticket to the Splatoon 3 Championship 2023.[3][15]

Roster

Name Nationality Role[16] Weapons
Gos USA USA Slayer/Skirmisher
Thunder USA USA Support
Twig (C) USA USA Skirmisher
Wave Anchor/Support

Duck Gang

Previously known as Tempest, Duck Gang had built a reputation of upsetting some more highly regarded teams. In the first qualifying event, it advanced through the Ladder stage with a 8-1 match record and the 11th seed, only losing to Starburst. In the Bracket stage, it would continue springing upsets, sweeping #6 seed Triggerfish Zones Supremacy 3-0 and defeating #3 seed DNA 3-2 in a back-and-forth series. However, Duck Gang would suffer defeat to #7 seed Last Resort 3-2, failing to complete a reverse sweep. In the Losers Bracket, employing a double Inkjet composition, Duck Gang would steal Game 1 from Jackpot, but Jackpot would ultimately prevail, 3-1, and eliminate Duck Gang (see above).[2][5]

Undeterred, Duck Gang would enter the second qualifying event the next weekend, earning the #5 seed on the strength of a 10-2 match record with losses only to eventual #15 seed DNA and #1 seed Crush Soda. However, after thwarting a reverse sweep attempt by #12 seed Set To Destroy X and sweeping #4 seed Paragon, Duck Gang would encounter Crush Soda again and lose in a 3-0 sweep partially due to a disconnect in the second and third games (see above). However, Duck Gang would recover in the Losers Bracket, defeating both #6 seed Sonder in Losers Semifinal and #7 seed InC Red Sun 3-1 each, seizing the final ticket to PAX West.[3][15]

Roster

Name Nationality Role[17] Weapons
DrifTEA Support
ENRi Slayer
Redshell USA USA Skirmisher
Xenith Anchor

Tournament

Gallery

Commentary

See Also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nintendo "Nintendo Live 2023 Events and Activities"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Splatoon 3 Championship 2023 Qualifier Event #1 Details, Rules, and Brackets"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Splatoon 3 Championship 2023 Qualifier Event #2 Details, Rules, and Brackets"
  4. ↑ Twitter Starburst perfect at Low Tide City
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 YouTube "Splatoon 3 Championship 2023 Qualifier"
  6. ↑ Twitter Jackpot wins, drops only two games
  7. ↑ Twitter Jackpot places 2nd in Splatamax #2
  8. ↑ Twitter Jackpot places 3rd in Area Cup #2
  9. ↑ Twitter Jackpot wins In The Zone 29
  10. ↑ Twitter Jackpot wins Mode Cup #3
  11. ↑ Twitter Jackpot wins Mode Cup: Clam Blitz Edition
  12. ↑ Twitter Jackpot wins Golden Squid Junction
  13. ↑ Twitter Jackpot gets Top 4 in Splat World Championship
  14. ↑ YouTube "Splatoon 3 World Championship Stream (Summer 2023)", streamed by ProChara
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 YouTube "Splatoon 3 Championship 2023 Qualifier Event 2"
  16. ↑ YouTube "The next Team in The InkTV Resurgence League is Crush Soda"
  17. ↑ YouTube "The next Team in The InkTV Resurgence League is Crush Soda"
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