Tournament Page
Ink me if old
Registration:
Registration will close at 11:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time on April 22nd, 2017
One member from each team must check into the tournament by clicking "Check In" for their team on this tournament page between 10:00 AM and 10:59 AM Pacific Daylight Time on April 22nd, 2017
Rounds will be played one after another as they are ready until 16 teams remain
The final 16 teams will start play at 11:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time on April 29th, 2017
This tournament is only open to players age 18+ in the United States
You must have at least four players on your roster (and up to 1 backup player)
You must have one team representative in the support chat
Please take a photo of the victory screen in the case of a dispute
The team captain MUST check in to the tournament and each match!
The top 16 teams will move on to the finals the following week.
Nintendo employees and associates are not eligible to participate
Good luck and have fun!
Tournament Format
Qualifiers (April 22) will run as a best of 5 single elimination bracket in the Turf War game mode
Finals (April 29) will run as a best of 5 single elimination bracket in all game modes as follows:
Round of 16: Turf War
Round of 8: Splat Zones
Round of 4: Tower Control
Round of 2 (Grand Finals): Rainmaker
Maps will be chosen by the tournament admin and announced before the bracket starts
Registration & Check In
Registration is handled through Battlefy.com. Click the Join button to register your team for the tournament.
You must have at least four members on your team to join.
You may include up to one substitute (backup player) on each team, but this substitute must be identified prior to Week 1 begins
You can swap in substitutes between games but you must have them in the game within 5 minutes
The captain should be on Battlefy.com to click Check In in the hour leading up to the start of the tournament
The captain will have 10 minutes after each match starts to click Ready Up on Battlefy.com and begin setting up the game
If a match has not started within 15 minutes after the round has opened, the captain is expected to contact support on Discord
Support must also be contacted in case of delays during a match
If a match has not been completed 40 minutes after the round has opened and no contact with support has been made by either captain, both teams will be disqualified
Hosting & Disconnections
This tournament is open to players age 18 and up living in the United States
The player from the team with the fastest but more importantly most stable connection should host (a wired connection is preferred)
If there is a dispute on who should host, the team with the higher seed number will host
If a player disconnects, the team will need to finish off the game without that player.
If the host disconnects, their team will receive a game loss and the opposing team must host the next game
Communication
Set up the game with your opponent using the included Private Match Chat on Battlefy
The winner should report the score on the bracket once the match is complete
Both teams should take a picture of the victory and defeat screen in case of a dispute
There should be at least one representative of each team in the tournament's support server on Discord
If you have any problems, please request help from a tournament administrator using the Report Match Issue button on Battlefy
Seeding
Seeding will be done by the tournament organizers for the Qualifiers
Only the top 32 teams will be seeded, the rest will be randomized
Nintendo is not a sponsor, co-sponsor or administrator of this tournament.
Captains can report their team's score.
Prizes:
1st Place Prize (x5)
Each of the five (5) team members of the winning team will receive:
One (1) round-trip coach-class transportation from a major U.S. commercial airport near the winner's home to the metro Los Angeles area (however, at Sponsor's discretion, if the winner lives within reasonable driving distance of Los Angeles, he or she may receive round-trip ground transportation to Los Angeles in lieu of the airline tickets) (ARV $350.00);
Three (3) nights lodging in a hotel chosen by Sponsor in the Los Angeles, CA area (one standard room, single occupancy) All travel arrangements will be made by Sponsor, on dates and times to be determined by Sponsor, in Sponsor's sole discretion. (ARV $1200.00)
One (1) three-day pass to E3 2017.
$225 total per diem (total for trip).
One (1) Nintendo Switch™ system (ARV $299.99)
One (1) Splatoon™ 2 video game (provided within 14 days of launch) (ARV $59.99)
One (1) Splatoon™ branded Hat (ARV $19.99)
One (1) Jakks Pacific Splatoon Inkling Boy Collectible Figure (ARV $13.99)
2nd Place Prize (x5)
Each of the five (5) team members of the second place team will receive:
One (1) Splatoon™ 2 video game (provided within 14 days of launch ) (ARV $59.99)
One (1) Splatoon™ branded Hat (ARV $19.99)
One (1) Jakks Pacific Splatoon Inkling Boy Collectible Figure (ARV $13.99)
3rd Place Prize (x5)
Each of the five (5) team members of the third place team will receive:
One (1) Splatoon™ 2 video game (provided within 14 days of launch ) (ARV $59.99)
One (1) Jakks Pacific Splatoon Inkling Boy Collectible Figure (ARV $13.99)
4th Place Prize (x5)
Each of the five (5) team members of the fourth place team will receive:
One (1) Jakks Pacific Splatoon Inkling Boy Collectible Figure (ARV $13.99)
Random Drawing Team (x5)
One team of non-finalists will be chosen at random to each receive a Splatoon™ 2 video game, which will be provided within 14 days of launch (ARV $59.99)
Ink me if old
