Splatoon 2 sudden influx of new players (europe)?

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Flilix said:
Which level are the people you get paired up with usually? I'm level 15 now (started last week) and I've seen a lot of level 1-15. It thought it was because the game paires you up with people that are roughly the same level as you.

Usually level 20 and above (am lvl 29 myself currently)