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Hey there, squids! I just wanted to bring to everyone's attention some of the great things currently happening in the Competitive Splatoon community.

At the end of the stream for the recent G7 Splatoon 2 tournament, a new EndGameTV LAN major was announced, SquidStorm 2017.

Happy Friday, Squids! We've got some FRESH news coming your way! This September, we'll be hosting our very first Splatoon 2 online competition to kick off the Squidboards Splat Series! The Splat Series will consist of online Splatoon 2 tournaments hosted every month. These tournaments are free to enter and will provide a prize for the winning team of each event. Players and teams of all skill levels are encouraged to enter, and each event will be streamed live on Twitch!

Today's Nintendo Direct was early in the morning, but jam-packed with information on Splatoon 2, which launches on the Switch July 21st. We've got a quick recap for you on all the news you might have missed. While some information and modes covered may not be entirely new, there's certainly a lot in here that's certified fresh!

The Splatoon U.S. Inkling Open was announced on March 30th in a Tweet from Nintendo of America, with a grand prize of a trip to E3 for the winners.

Nintendo Treehouse shared some info regarding Splatoon 2 multiplayer today in preparation for the 2017 Splatoon Invitational! Good news squids, all your favourite modes are back! Turf War, Splat Zones, Tower Control and Rainmaker are all returning, with the ranked game modes getting small quality of life changes to make them even better.

Former members of NSTC, Chimera, and Koopa Clan have formed Team Olive, a new squad with a small but impressive tournament history thus far, taking first place in NNCL Cosmic II and fourth in NNCL Cosmic IV. Today we'll be talking with Sendou to see why and how this team started, and what the futures are for Chimera.

This weekend, there are plenty of tourneys and online events taking place. The U.S Inkling Open qualifiers, NNCL COSMIC III, Fullwipe and more! All the details and more in this events update!

Today's Nintendo Direct was chock full of gaming news -- including new footage from Splatoon 2! You'll see some new spots and shots, but also a brand-new game mode for up to 4 squids!

A new North American Nintendo Direct arriving on 4.12.2017 is planned to cover "information on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS in a new Nintendo Direct presentation focused mainly on ARMS and Splatoon 2", according to the Nintendo Direct website.

Our newly refurbished staff are excited to bring you all some riveting events and tourneys in the upcoming months leading up and continuing through Splatoon 2 launch. Although they're already in the planning stages for a couple events, we want your feedback in terms of events you would want to see from Squidboards. I've added a number of options here, and while we have a vague idea of what people enjoy, we don't want any assumptions. We are also completely welcome to new ideas as well! So, if you would take the time, please leave an answer in the polling and discuss your answers in the comments! One last thing before I go into details, these events will Squidboards exclusive. To specify some answers: Private Battles are a wonderful privilege to have in SquidGame, but some people enjoy this mode in different ways. Some might enjoy some regular Ranked Mode play where they can use their favorite weapons and try to improve. Others might enjoy more casual play, such as mini-games...