Splatoon 3 World Championship 2024
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Type | Local |
Location | Japan |
Format | Single Elimination |
Modes | Turf War, Splat Zones, Tower Control, Rainmaker, Clam Blitz |
Date | 13 April 2024 to 14 April 2024[1][2] |
Winner | Jackpot[3][4] |
The Splatoon 3 World Championship 2024 was a competitive tournament that was held from 13 April 2024 to 14 April 2024 involving the champions of six regional tournaments, with Jackpot from North America becoming the world champions. It was originally going to be held at Nintendo Live 2024 in Tokyo from 20 January 2024 to 21 January 2024, but was postponed due to Nintendo Live's cancellation.[1]
Teams
Each of the six participating teams qualified by winning the championship tournament of its respective region.
Phantom Thief of the Heart
The newest champion of the Japan region, Phantom Thief of the Heart won the first day of the Kantō region district tournament held on 29 April 2023 to earn its spot in the national finals, which began on 30 March 2024 after over a three-month delay following the cancellation of Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo. There, it defeated Tokai region Day 2 winner BangColorBabyZ 2–1 in Top Eight before sweeping both Kinki region Day 1 winner Tear Rain (2–0) and Hokkaido Day 1 winner Sakurarush (3–0) to be crowned Japan region champions and earn its spot in the World Championship.[5][6]
Roster
(Note: Roles in bold are the primary role of a player.)
(C) Team captain
Name | Nationality | Role | Weapons |
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Raul | JPN | Anchor | Rapid Blaster Pro, Snipewriter 5H, Heavy Edit Splatling, Rapid Blaster Pro Deco, Dynamo Roller |
Sanku | JPN | Skirmisher | Slosher, Sloshing Machine Neo, Tri-Slosher Nouveau, Sloshing Machine |
Toya | JPN | Support | N-ZAP '85, REEF-LUX 450, Splattershot |
Tsukuyomi (C) | JPN | Skirmisher/Slayer | Splatana Stamper, .52 Gal, Splat Dualies, Splatana Stamper Nouveau, Splatana Wiper |
Jackpot
A rising force in the western competitive Splatoon scene since its genesis, Jackpot has been on a meteoric ascent following the Splatoon 3 North American Championship 2023. It won the InkTV Resurgence League in May 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.[7] It would continue its dominant streak over Western competition by winning its first fourteen consecutive matches and 30 out of 31 games in the first of two qualifier events of the Splatoon 3 Championship 2023, North America's championship tournament. Even after losing to Starburst 3-2 in the Winners Final and dropping down to the Losers Bracket, Jackpot would defeat Duck Gang 3-1 in the Losers Semifinal and Last Resort in the Losers Final to punch its ticket to the Splatoon 3 Championship 2023.[8][9]
After qualifying, Jackpot remained very busy in the competitive scene, getting second in Splatamax #2[10] and third in Area Cup #2[11] and winning In The Zone 29,[12] Mode Cup #3,[13] Mode Cup: Clam Blitz Edition,[14] and Golden Squid Junction.[15] It also reached the Top 4 in the Summer 2023 edition of the Splat World Championship.[16][17] The extra competitive participation paid off, as Jackpot would sweep Duck Gang 3-0 and defeat Crush Soda 4-2 to win the Splatoon 3 Championship 2023 to punch its ticket to Tokyo.[18][19]
Roster
Name | Nationality | Role | Weapons |
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Jared | USA | Slayer | Splat Dualies, .52 Gal, .52 Gal Deco, N-ZAP '85 |
Leafi | USA | Skirmisher | Splatana Stamper, Splattershot, Tenta Sorella Brella, Sloshing Machine, Nautilus 47 |
Madness (C) | USA | Slayer | Splattershot, Tri-Slosher Nouveau, Range Blaster, Snipewriter 5H, Sloshing Machine, Slosher, Sloshing Machine Neo |
.q | USA | Anchor/Support | Snipewriter 5H, REEF-LUX 450, Heavy Edit Splatling, Z+F Splatterscope, Rapid Blaster Pro Deco |
KaiZer
Like all teams vying for the European championship, KaiZer consists of top European competitive players of one country or region, including ZerraZ (a former member of FreeZe and last seen on Graveyard Shift, which competed in the InkTV Resurgence League the previous April) and Majin (a former member of BackSquids, the runner-up of the Splatoon 2 World Championship 2018). It began its campaign by qualifying for the German regional championship of the Splatoon 3 European Championship by winning the third qualifier on 22 July 2023, sweeping all five teams it faced. During the German regional championship, it swept Energie Kopfnuss 2-0 in the quarterfinal, defeated Black Lotus 3-1 in the semifinal, and outlasted Haarige Hinterländler in a competitve 3-2 final, becoming the German representative for the Splatoon 3 European Championship 2023.[20]
In the European Championship, KaiZer dominated its three-team group by sweeping both Hydrovsky and Zenith 3-0, earning a spot in the semifinal round against defending European champion Alliance Rogue. After losing the best-of-three Turf War series 2-0 (which counted as one win in the best-of-five semifinal series), KaiZer would win three of the next four (including a come-from-behind, overtime Game 5 win) to advance to the final against Golden Ratio. Once again, KaiZer would lose the Turf War series – this time 2-1 – but would win the next four games to win the series 4-1 and earn its trip to Tokyo as the European representative for the World Championship.[21][22]
Roster
Name | Nationality | Role[23] | Weapons |
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Flyzero | GER | Slayer | Splattershot, Splat Dualies, Tentatek Splattershot, .96 Gal Deco, Custom Dualie Squelchers, .52 Gal |
Isik (C) | GER | Support | N-ZAP '85, Tri-Slosher Nouveau |
WMajin | GER | Anchor | Rapid Blaster Pro Deco, REEF-LUX 450 |
ZerraZ | GER | Skirmisher | Splatana Stamper, Splatana Stamper Nouveau, Sloshing Machine Neo |
Whis was a substitute for the team but did not play in the Championship.
Greasy Goblins
Headlined by two-time Australia/New Zealand champion Latias (previously on Blue Ringed Octolings and Yeah Nah), Greasy Goblins entered the first qualifiers for the Splatoon 3 AU/NZ Championship on 18 August 2023 and defeated their first four opponents with relative ease. They finally faced some resistance against Great Question before winning three games to one, then they swept surveycake 3-0 to earn one of two spots in the Grand Final at PAX Australia 2023 in Melbourne on 8 October 2023.[24] There, they faced Solstice, which featured three members of the 2019 Australia/New Zealand champion Lime Soda: Geo, Jack and ShockWavee. Greasy Goblins lost the best-of-three Turf War series 2-0 (which counted as one win in the best-of-five Grand Final) but rebounded to win two consecutive Anarchy Battles to go up 2-1. However, Solstice won Game 4 to force a deciding Game 5, in which Greasy Goblins won to claim its spot in the World Championship.[25][26]
Roster
Name | Nationality | Role | Weapons |
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Ardino | AUS | Skirmisher | Squeezer, Foil Squeezer |
Latias (C) | AUS | Anchor/Support | Snipewriter 5H, Custom E-liter 4K |
Nex | AUS | Slayer/Skirmisher | REEF-LUX 450, Inkbrush, N-ZAP '85, Sploosh-o-matic, Tentatek Splattershot |
Re-Mi | AUS | Support/Slayer | Splash-o-matic |
Linc played at PAX Australia 2023 but did not play in this event.
Shy Eel Rice Bowl Parade
Shy Eel Rice Bowl Parade (Korean: 수줍은 장어덮밥의 행진; RR: Sujub-eun Jangeodeopbab-ui Haengjin), referred to as Unadon (Japanese: 鰻丼, translation of 장어덮밥 or Eel Rice Bowl) during both the Japanese and North American Nintendo livestreams, entered the Southern Regional Preliminary of the Splatoon 3 Korean Championship. In a field of 29 participating teams, it emerged victorious in the all-Turf War tournament after defeating its first three opponents in single-game matches and sweeping its semifinal and final opponents 2–0 and 3–0 respectively.[27] As a top-four finisher, Shy Eel Rice Bowl Parade also earned a berth in the Splatoon Korean Championship 2023 at Nintendo Live 2023 in Seoul, where eight teams competed to become the first South Korean representative in a Nintendo-sponsored tournament. There, it swept its competition (1–0, 2–0, and 3–0) to be crowned the first South Korean Splatoon 3 champions and earn a trip to Tokyo to compete in the World Championship.[28]
Roster
Name | Nationality | Role | Weapons |
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Huidae (C) | KOR | Skirmisher | Sloshing Machine, Sloshing Machine Neo, Splattershot Jr. |
Puyo | KOR | Support/Slayer | Splash-o-matic, Dark Tetra Dualies, Light Tetra Dualies, REEF-LUX 450 |
Shino | KOR | Skirmisher | Tenta Sorella Brella, Tenta Brella |
Typhon | KOR | Slayer/Skirmisher | Dapple Dualies Nouveau |
Tournament
Gallery
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Promotional Image
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Official Logo
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Winner’s trophy
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Jackpot members with the victory trophy
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All the tournament teams' members together
See Also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo Events and Activities"
- ↑ "Splatoon 3 World Championship 2024 Day One - Preliminary Rounds"
- ↑ "The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe World Championship 2024 and Splatoon 3 World Championship 2024 Finals"
- ↑ Jackpot wins the Splatoon 3 World Championship 2024
- ↑ "Koshien Finals Top 8 Watchparty", streamed by ProChara
- ↑ "Koshien Finals Top 4/Grands Watchparty", streamed by ProChara
- ↑ Jackpot wins, drops only two games
- ↑ "Splatoon 3 Championship 2023 Qualifier Event #1 Details, Rules, and Brackets"
- ↑ "Splatoon 3 Championship 2023 Qualifier"
- ↑ Jackpot places 2nd in Splatamax #2
- ↑ Jackpot places 3rd in Area Cup #2
- ↑ Jackpot wins In The Zone 29
- ↑ Jackpot wins Mode Cup #3
- ↑ Jackpot wins Mode Cup: Clam Blitz Edition
- ↑ Jackpot wins Golden Squid Junction
- ↑ Jackpot gets Top 4 in Splat World Championship
- ↑ "Splatoon 3 World Championship Stream (Summer 2023)", streamed by ProChara
- ↑ "Splatoon 3 Championship 2023 - Nintendo Live 2023"
- ↑ Jackpot is PAX West 2023 Champions
- ↑ "Splatoon 3 German Championship 2023 | Live @ gamescom 2023"
- ↑ Nintendo European Championships 2023 – Day 1
- ↑ Nintendo European Championships 2023 – Day 2
- ↑ Die Splatoon 3 World Championship 2024 in Japan – Team KaiZer
- ↑ "Splatoon 3 AU NZ Championships 2023 Qualifier 1"
- ↑ Splatoon 3 AU/NZ Championship 2023 Grand Final
- ↑ "Splatoon 3 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe AUNZ champs crowned at PAX Australia 2023"
- ↑ "스플래툰 한국 챔피언십 2023 남부지역 예선 Splatoon 3 South Korean Championship 2023 Southern Regional Preliminary"
- ↑ "Nintendo Live 2023 SEOUL"