kaiju corp is excited to announce the third edition of Lakeside Showdown (LSSD 3), and we're looking forward to bringing back one of the top tournaments in the Chicagoland area.

This year we will be hosting two titles, Overwatch and VALORANT, over the course of two weekends.

Thank you to everyone who participated in LSSD3. We hope to see you again in the spring.

Important

<aside> ⚠️ - Do not sign up if you cannot make it to the LAN portion of the tournament.

• All teams will move on from the pools stage to the bracket stage (LAN).
• Bring a mask to the venue.
• Be vaccinated. (Per Ignite Gaming Lounge policy, we cannot enforce this, but strongly encourage it. Additionally, you MUST be masked unless you are at a PC or are eating.)
• Certain info may change as time goes on, stay updated in the ChicagOW discord.

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Please direct any questions you may have to Capy or tengu in the ChicagOW discord.

Signup info further down the page.

When

Online Pools + 1st round of Bracket

VALORANT - Saturday, November 6 at 2:30pm CDT

Overwatch - Sunday, November 7 at 2:30pm CDT

LAN Bracket + Finals

VALORANT - Saturday, November 13 - Doors/Check-In at 9am CDT, First Match at 10am CDT

Overwatch - Sunday, November 14 - Doors/Check-In at 9am CDT, First Match at 10am CDT

The tentative time/schedule for Lakeside Showdown 3 can be found here.

Format

• Pools seeded by peak SR/Rank, every team moves on to a Double Elimination Bracket with a "Rookie Bracket" Finals.

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