Competitive:Squidstorm 2016

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Splatoon​

Squidstorm 2016

Organizer	EndGameTV
Type	Local
Location	smashgg Ignite Gaming Lounge - Chicago, IL
Format	Round Robin Single-Elimination
Modes	Splat Zones Tower Control Rainmaker
Date	30 July 2016 - 31 July 2016
Winner	StormRunsLive

Squidstorm 2016 (SS2016) was a Splatoon LAN tournament held on July 30th-31st, 2016. 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. Squidstorm 2016 was officially announced on May 28th, 2016, being supported by communities and organizations such as Nintendo of America, smashgg, Squidboards, among many others, while also receiving support from Nintendo of America's Senior Product Marketing Manager, Bill Trinen.

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. An official online shop was also later opened to further allow support for the event.

Standings

The standings for the event are as follows:

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