• What is Balkan Chibi Cup 2025?

1. Balkan Chibi Cup 2025 (OBChibi) is a 2v2, TS2, double elimination, regional osu! tournament designed for lower ranked players from the Balkan region, with a rank requirement of #7,500 or higher (using BWS).
   It is a continuation of the annual OBC which had a lower tier called OBChibi. This year however we decided to expand to all the Balkan countries since previously it was only ex-Yugo countries. You might also notice the rank limit is pretty low and that is mainly because there was no OBC this year so the tournament isn't meant so much for only the lower tier players but also kind of mid tier.
2. All coordination will happen via the official Discord server and any other information will be provided on the tournament sheet.

• To register your osu! profile must have a flag from one of the following Balkan countries:

1. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro,
   North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia
2. Players that have played in previous OBC tournaments are also eligible to play regardless of country flag since they proved their residence.
   
   Players ranked #7,500 or higher (#7.5k - ∞)(using BWS) are allowed to participate.
   If your rank is outside of the rank range when the registrations end you will fail to meet these requirements and will most likely not be allowed to play.
   
   Staff cannot participate unless they are a commentator, streamer or GFX artist.
   
   We reserve the right to decline players from participating in the tournament (this could be for balance reasons (derankers/inactive players) or for example bad behavior).

• Tournament Structure:

1. Group Stage → Quarterfinals → Semifinals → Finals → Grand Finals
   
   Draft Format explained
   Every player will sign up individually and then play the qualifiers (also individually).
   
   After the results the players will be sorted into two tiers of skill based on their qualifier performance.
   
   Total players: 64 or more
2. Tier 1: Seeds 1-32
3. Tier 2: Seeds 33-64
   If there are fewer than 64 players, the tier sizes will be adjusted accordingly.
   
   Tier 1 players will be the captains and will choose a player from Tier 2.
   
   Staff may move players between tiers to help keep teams balanced (for example, if someone performed unusually well or poorly in qualifiers).
   
   Teams will be given the choice to choose their team name and transfer the captain role if desired in the week between the draft and the first round of matches.
   
   Group Stage:
   Teams will be randomly put into groups of 4 but each team in the group will represent a corresponding skill level (4 different skill levels of teams in one group based on qualifier performances).
   Seeds for teams might be calculated based on solo performances to approximate team skill.
   
   Each team will play every other team in their group (Round Robin).
   
   More info can be found on the Information & Rules sheet.

1. Warmups: Allowed, but limited to 4 minutes.
2. Match Process: Rolls > Bans > Picks. First roll of corresponding team gets to pick ban or pick order, loser gets the other one.
3. Double Picks and Bans: Not Allowed, excluding NoMod
4. Timeouts: 1 timeout of 300 seconds per team per match.
5. Map Bans: In case of 2 bans, the order is ABBA (Team A bans, Team B bans, Team B bans, Team A bans).
6. Disconnects: Disconnects within 30 seconds of the map may be replayed. For post-30-second disconnects, proof (replay, screenshot, recording) is required.
7. FreeMod: Each team must have one HD and one HR player. EZ/FL count as HD with a 1.8x multiplier. NoMod is NOT allowed unless stated otherwise. NoFail is mandatory.
   
   More detailed rules can be found here.

1. Registrations Close: July 13th
2. Screening Period: July 14th – July 17th
3. Qualifiers: July 18th – July 20th
4. Draft: July 21st – July 27th
5. Group Stage: July 28th – August 3rd
6. Quarterfinals: August 4th – August 10th
7. Semifinals: August 11th – August 17th
8. Finals: August 18th – August 24th
9. Grand Finals: August 25th – August 31st

Host

Referees

Mappool Team

Mappers

Replayers/Playtesters

Streamers

Commentators

GFX

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