08/10/22
Nintendo Switch

Watch the colorful chaos of two competitions unfold in the PAX Arena on September 5, 2022!

A combo of competitions is coming to PAX West 2022! On September 5, the Seattle Convention Center will be host to the Splatoon 3 Enter the Splatlands Invitational 2022 tournament and the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2022 invitational! Top players from past tournaments were picked to splat or speed their way to victory!

It’s time to take the Splatlands—and PAX West 2022—by storm at Nintendo’s very first Splatoon 3 tournament, the Splatoon 3 Enter the Splatlands Invitational 2022 tournament! On September 5, some of the top Inklings from the Splatoon 2 Inkopolis Showdown 2022 tournament have been invited to take the stage at the Seattle Convention Center.

There will be four teams participating in the Tournament. We will start off with the Mini Bracket Round where teams will play 2 matches each to determine seeding for the tournament.

  • Team 1 vs. Team 2

  • Team 3 vs. Team 4

  • Match 1 Loser vs. Match 2 Loser

  • Match 1 Winner vs. Match 2 Winner

  • Mode: Turf War

  • Format: Best-of-1

  • Based on win-loss ratio, teams will be seeded #1-#4

All teams will move on to the Semi-Final Matchup Round and based on seeding, teams will compete in the following order.

  • Seed #1 vs. Seed #4

  • Seed #2 vs. Seed #3

  • Mode: Ranked Modes

  • Format: Best-of-5

The winners of match 1 and match 2 will face off in the Finals Round to determine the winner of the championship.

  • Mode: Ranked Modes

  • Format: Best-of-7

This time, the splatty spoil of victory is a Judd and Li’l Judd trophy.

Rev your engines for the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2022 invitational that’s pulling up to PAX West 2022! Top players from the Mario Kart North American Open July 2022 tournament have been invited to compete on September 5 at the Seattle Convention Center.

12 players will play 8 races and the player with the highest amount of accumulated points from the 8 races will be determined the Grand Prize winner.

The fastest of the fast will get prizes like a trophy and a NintendoVS branded gaming chair.

If you’re nearby and will be attending PAX West, you can watch the colorful chaos unfold in the PAX Arena at the Seattle Convention Center, 705 Pike St, Seattle, WA 98101, on September 5 around 1PM PT. You can also catch both tournaments online on Twitch and Youtube.