Splatoon Stronghold

Today we’re celebrating 4 years of Splatoon Stronghold! It’s crazy how fast time has flown by and how much we’ve grown since 2022. We couldn’t have done it without you all, so to show our appreciation, our Head Artist @elibvn.bsky.social has created some Cas wallpapers for the community!

AREA CUP, for the first time in its 10+ year run, crowned a non-JP champion back in July, during AREA CUP 61. #compsplatoon What has the winner said about the experience, and what can an analysis of that gameplay teach us? www.splatoonstronghold.com/beep-news/ar...

As Stronghold continues to grow, we want to be transparent with the community we serve. Every month we will publish a report on Stronghold about our growth, funds usage, project updates, issues we're working on, and how the community can help us. www.splatoonstronghold.com/news/monthly...

@chronicallykrill.bsky.social's Discord server, Chronically Krill, is excited to bring together disabled, chronically ill, neurodivergent folks, and their allies. Their goal is to make #compsplatoon more accessible to all. Read more: www.splatoonstronghold.com/guides/chron...

Sign-ups for Season 9 of the Stronghold Beginner's Academy are now open! If you want an easy way to get started in Competitive Splatoon, apply now at www.splatoonstronghold.com/academy

Stuck in line waiting for Riptide? Want to see what else Splatoon's LAN scene has to offer? Check out Splatoon Stronghold's bimonthly LAN roundup, featuring LANs happening in September and October: www.splatoonstronghold.com/news/septemb...

Congratulations to our SBA Season 8 Showcase champions: Orange Sherbet! With that, SBA Season 9 applications will likely open before the end of the month! Our staff is taking a well-deserved break. Stay tuned for the announcement! The VOD is live on YouTube. Watch now at: youtu.be/R7ySzUE9Ru0

As Stronghold continues to grow, we want to be transparent with the community we serve. Every month we will publish a report on Stronghold about our growth, funds usage, project updates, issues we're working on, and how the community can help us. www.splatoonstronghold.com/news/monthly...

SendouQ's Season 12 closed out with a 14-team invitational featuring the best Competitive Splatoon teams of the summer. Season 12 also saw the most JP teams in attendance yet. Your latest SendouQ season champion is... www.splatoonstronghold.com/news/sendouq...

Splat World Series 2026 ended with a two-day tournament to determine the best Competitive Splatoon team in the world. Whose turn is it to wear the crown passed down from The Invincible Fleet Reimaru? Who made #sws26 history? Recap at: www.splatoonstronghold.com/news/sws26-r...

SBA Showcase Season 7 Highlight Reel! The Stronghold Beginner's Academy Season 7 tournament was one for the books. See the top plays and tournament highlights right here! Watch now: youtu.be/PQwgQ8g_R1U

All of the games streamed from Seasons 6 and 7 of the Academy Showcase livestream are now available on our YouTube channel! You can find the playlist here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... Or on our website at: www.splatoonstronghold.com/videos

Eight teams from the West must earn their right to compete at Competitive Splatoon's global stage of the summer. Five teams already hold their tickets—three spots remain. Who rounds out the West's roster? www.splatoonstronghold.com/news/sws26-r...

As Stronghold continues to grow, we want to be transparent with the community we serve. Every month we will publish a report on Stronghold about our growth, funds usage, project updates, issues we're working on, and how the community can help us. www.splatoonstronghold.com/news/monthly...

Eight teams from the West must earn their right to compete at Competitive Splatoon's global stage of the summer. Two teams have already been invited, following the Global Gauntlets. Which Western teams qualified first? www.splatoonstronghold.com/news/sws26-r...

Hey! Do YOU like free stickers? I'll be giving some out at GOML featuring Splatoon Stronghold's mascot, Cas: all designed and printed in house. And by that I mean my house. First come first serve! Just look for me at the venue, Ill be wearing a badge :D See you all soon! #compsplatoon #goml2026

The Splatoon Community Census is back for its second year! We wrote an article diving deeper into the Census's purpose, data usage, and its potential for our community: www.splatoonstronghold.com/news/splatoo...

As Stronghold continues to grow, we want to be transparent with the community we serve. Every month we will publish a report on Stronghold about our growth, funds usage, project updates, issues we're working on, and how the community can help us. www.splatoonstronghold.com/news/monthly...

Splatoon Stronghold's bimonthly LAN write-up returns, reporting on every LAN announced so far that's taking place worldwide between July and August 2026. Splatoon Raiders is turning your locals into launch parties... www.splatoonstronghold.com/news/july-au...

Signups for Season 8 of the Stronghold Beginner's Academy are now open! If you want an easy way to get started in Competitive Splatoon, apply now at www.splatoonstronghold.com/academy

We are now LIVE with the SBA Season 7 Showcase! Check out the streams here: www.twitch.tv/splatoonstro... www.youtube.com/@splstrong

The Splatoon 3 North American League 2026 has ended: 10 weeks of competition led up to the Playoffs on June 20-21st. Out of 8 teams, after a combined 10 hours on stream, who walked out as champions? www.splatoonstronghold.com/news/the-spl...

A new community has gained popularity! SendouQ Japan+ is a newly created server made to bridge the gap between Japanese and overseas! It is a dedicated hub for players to improve their skills, find teammates, and connect globally. Check it out here: discord.gg/zfn3vFChwP

It's Dangerous to go Alone is back and better than EVER! IDTGA is a solo-registration tournament where you enter alone, and you get placed onto a team that is balanced out against all other teams within your division, so there is always a chance of you winning every game! youtu.be/ZYNN6GIkHkY

For the second time, twelve teams clashed in the West vs. Japan #sws26 Global Gauntlet Finals. Only one team remained the same since the last time; many new and returning faces, almost all new teams. Which player brought out the Aerospray? www.splatoonstronghold.com/news/sws26-r...

Nintendo's Splatoon 3 North American League 2026 has wrapped up its Regular Season. After eight weeks, eight teams have qualified for the Playoffs after more than one surprise twist. How did the season conclude? www.splatoonstronghold.com/news/na-leag...

As Stronghold continues to grow, we want to be transparent with the community we serve. Every month we will publish a report on Stronghold about our growth, funds usage, project updates, issues we're working on, and how the community can help us. www.splatoonstronghold.com/news/monthly...

The West needed four more teams for its #sws26 Second Edition Global Gauntlet Finals roster. The top four teams from this qualifier were invited, showcasing their skills before the final showdown. All 12 qualifying teams are here: www.splatoonstronghold.com/news/sws26-r...

The penultimate episode of the Splatoon 3 North American League brought match after match of sets fit for Grand Finals. One final week remains for teams to aim for a top 8 placement and qualify for Playoffs. What's the latest? www.splatoonstronghold.com/news/na-leag...

The SendouQ Season 11 Finale merged with IPL and AREA CUP's #sws26 Second Edition Global Gauntlet to act as the GG2's first qualifier, determining the first few teams for the West's roster at the GG2 Finals. Who qualified first? www.splatoonstronghold.com/news/sws26-r...

The third-to-last week of the Splatoon 3 NA League saw a significantly reduced turnout, due to another major, LANs, and even Nintendo banning some rule-breaking teams. Of the 18 teams that competed, who made it to the top? www.splatoonstronghold.com/news/na-leag...

Need a refresher on how the first #sws26 Global Gauntlet concluded before the second one begins? Recaps of all six rounds from the GG1 Finals, plus the updated schedule for the Second Edition Global Gauntlet, can be found at: www.splatoonstronghold.com/news/sws26-r...

Splatoon 3 could arrive for the first time at an existing major gaming LAN in Illinois. To get there, we need to gather community interest to pitch it to the event committee. If you'd like to see this come to fruition, fill out the form! forms.gle/5c7v5JJe3HT6...

Event #7 of the Splatoon 3 NA League saw more than one "forfeit" this week, as a never-before-seen disqualification live on stream in the Loser's Finals caught the cast, teams, and audience off guard. How did this affect the bracket? www.splatoonstronghold.com/news/na-leag...

Welcome to Pop-LANtis! 🫧🪸 We're a Splatoon artist collective designed to connect merch artists directly to the community by working with locals across the US to bring a pop-up artist alley experience for players and tournament-goers ⭐️

The Regular Season of the Splatoon 3 North American League 2026 is halfway over. High-level talent takes over the stream while teams like FTWin and Moonlight either take a break or a back seat this week. Who clocked in? www.splatoonstronghold.com/news/na-leag...

The Regular Season of the Splatoon 3 North American League continues. More top-level teams are making their way into the Top 8 stream, some for the first time this season. FTWin is in this one --> www.splatoonstronghold.com/news/na-leag...

As Stronghold continues to grow, we want to be transparent with the community we serve. Every month we will publish a report on Stronghold about our growth, funds usage, project updates, issues we're working on, and how the community can help us. www.splatoonstronghold.com/news/monthly...

Splatoon Stronghold's bimonthly LAN write-up is back, reporting on every LAN announced to take place between May and June 2026. We've also got a summary of the LAN Championship Showdown! Who, what, when, where, why, and how: www.splatoonstronghold.com/news/may-jun...

It's week 2 of the NA League's Regular Season. A few new faces join the Top Cut stream alongside teams who participated last week. One team has shown incredible growth since then, upsetting three higher seeds. Who was it? www.splatoonstronghold.com/news/na-leag...

The first-ever Global Gauntlet Finals nears. FTWin, ezmd, and Azure have already qualified for the West. Three more will fight and earn their tickets to the global stage. As expected, PxG makes it. Who else is going? www.splatoonstronghold.com/news/sws26-r...

The Splatoon 3 North American League's Regular Season has begun; with points counting toward Playoffs eligibility, the top two teams from the last League went head-to-head in two game five sets. Catch it all at www.splatoonstronghold.com/news/na-leag...

Signups for Season 7 of the Stronghold Beginner's Academy are now open! If you want an easy way to get started in Competitive Splatoon, apply now at www.splatoonstronghold.com/academy

We are now LIVE with the SBA Season 6 Showcase! Check out the streams here: www.twitch.tv/splatoonstro... www.youtube.com/@splstrong

When we got the chance to interview a Stronghold Staff member about their SBA journey, we jumped at the chance! Here, we talked to Yucca, a Season 2 graduate, about the SBA, and the pipeline to staffing for Splatoon Stronghold. Check it out here! youtu.be/z-iXSisTAww

The first qualifier for the First Edition Global Gauntlet Finals has determined three of six Western teams advancing to the global stage, just the warmup leading to #sws26. How many games ended in a knockout?! www.splatoonstronghold.com/news/sws26-r...

Preseason Week 2 of the NA League saw storylines develop between teams over the course of the day. A horde of up-and-coming talent took the spotlight. One team walked out 15-0, undefeated even in the Ladder Round. Who swept the bracket? www.splatoonstronghold.com/news/na-leag...

What happens when IPL and Dapple team up for a charity tournament? Gamers for Giving 2026 raised money for Gamers Outreach, to help bring the joy of video games to children in hospitals. Sunday's tournament, recapped: www.splatoonstronghold.com/news/gamers-...

The first Preseason event of the Splatoon 3 North American League 2026 delivered it all: new competition, knockouts, 100-to-0 wins, set shut-outs, game five sets, and even a Grand Finals Reset! Catch up on the weekly highlights: www.splatoonstronghold.com/news/na-leag...