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h4d0uk3n1 written by VINXIS
h4d0uk3n1 written by VINXIS
- A new mapper who managed to create and rank 2 absolutely marvelous beatmaps, with his Kola Kid beatmap being a very pleasant surprise to anyone who isn't familiar with him. Definitely someone that has become really good in the short time he's been mapping so far, and someone who people should keep an eye on.
- Another name commonly associated with anime mapsets, HabiHolic's activity has been on a seemingly gradual decline, but his maps are still enjoyable as always. A simple style with the occasional interesting pattern thrown in!
- A new face in the mapping community, Hailie sports a style with simplicity that is unique in the current era.
Her style utilizes very straightforward movements and rhythms combined with expressive spacing, as well as placements that resemble older maps. Definitely someone to look out for in 2018 if you prefer a simple play experience.
- Previously known as HighTec, Hakura returns this year to overwrite his legacy of memes created by Gabe Power in 2016. Hakura brings a simplistic and player focused style to the table, but as his latest ranked map shows, he's also able to construct thematic mapsets that have a unique story behind them.
- A fairly new mapper that managed to rank his first map early into 2017 and another one later on, both using rather unique and expressive mapping styles. Even though he ranked only two maps he contributed a lot by being an active modder and also bn later into the year.
- He's alright.
- While not being very active this year mapping-wise, happy30 has still managed to make a very special and memorable map: Keiichi Okabe - The Weight of the World (Japanese Version). With his simple yet extremely fitting mapping style and an almost touching storyboard, he managed to deliver the key message of the whole game in a beatmap, which is very impressive. It's definitely a must play for everyone who played and finished NieR:Automata. His latest Demetori ranked map also deserves attention, despite not being exactly recent!
- Originally one of the highest ranked members of the Triangle Temple, Haruto has slowly evolved and branched off to develop his own personal form. It will be interesting to see his influence in the future, but for now, let's enjoy his own personalized variant of a very popular style!
- One of the more active participants in the ranked section this year, Hazu-'s name will definitely be remembered by many for his clean and inoffensive mapping style catered toward lower-Insane players!
- An experienced old mapper that came back to rank a 2013 map after being inactive for two years. Despite being mapped such a long time ago it holds up fine to modern standards.
- New mapper that is trying out and experimenting with his style at the same year he's started taking mapping seriously. Hope to see how he does in 2018!
- hi-mei does not stick to conventions. His maps intentionally stray from what we're all used to, providing engaging gameplay experiences that you'll be hard-pressed to find elsewhere. The way he designs each map is always changing, so there's no saying what he might be capable of!
- Hiicantpk debuted this year with his first and only ranked map: Celldweller - Weaponized. He's been improving noticeably throughout the year while perfecting his own ideas of organized object orientation, so be sure to look for what he produces in 2018!
- Relatively new to the scene, Hikan sports a fairly straightforward style. Don't be deceived however, as his first ranked map shows that even a less complex style can still provide a good gameplay experience. Looking forward to seeing what he'll produce in the coming years!
- New to the mapping scene, Hikaru Rose comes to the ranked section with a fairly intricate mapping style. He focuses on careful utilization of unique slider designs and fun stream designs as well as knowing how to keep an engaging play experience for highly repetitive songs. For fans of electronic music, this is a name to look out for in 2018.
- Hobbes has improved tremendously as 2017 went on, where after ranking his best ranked map so far, (goreshit - o'er the flood) he went on to create GDs and sets which are fun to play, and of great quality! Hoping to see even more improvement from him in 2018!
- New mapper whose only ranked map is... peculiar. His maps, while being simple, seem generally well done and follow well the song, without overdoing it.
- A very new mapper that only managed to rank 1 set this year, albeit a memorable one with a really good storyboard! Hope to see more from him this year!
- Nearly a household name at this point, Hollow Wings has continued to produce unconventional and expressive maps with a very high attention to detail. She's also known for placing a great deal of effort into sets by drawing the backgrounds, mapping most if not all of the difficulties, and even creating her own storyboard elements. This year she's made a few contributions to the ranked section, including her own cover of a song and a high paced touhou map, and also has some ventures in the electronic genre in the works. Look forward to her newer works in 2018
- Despite not being nearly as active ranking wise in the past two years as back in 2015, this mapper's only ranked map this year shows a very neat visual design with some well utilized less conventional slider shapes paired with enjoyable movement.
- A really decent mapper aside from being one of the top players, handling aesthetics and flow fantastically. His activity has dropped substantially in 2017, yet he still managed to rank a collab marathon featuring Nathan and Omar.
- 2017 brought a huge increase in K-Pop maps to the ranked section, to which Hwa Yang's first ranked map also contributed.
- A mapper's first ranked map is usually worse than the average ranked map, but Hysteria's one and only ranked map this year is a treat to behold. His organization skills are levels above many experienced mappers and his design concepts make his map of BABYMETAL's THE ONE a worthwhile experience.
- IceBeam is back and he's better than ever! With his last few contributions in 2014 and his last ranked set in 2012, he came back this year with a bang, ranking stunning difficulties and sets such as Outsider - Like A Man. IceBeam may be here to stay, and if he is, he may take 2018 by storm.
- With over 30 submitted maps since late 2016, Icebolt finally got his first ranked map earlier this year and it's even an extra difficulty marathon!
- Although he did make a single GD in 2016, 2017 is where Imakuri really shined as he ranked multiple sets and gds which garnered lots of attention this year. Stay safe in 2018!
- A new (?) mapper who just began to show his talent of overlapping patterns. Good luck with finding your own style!
- Most people may know him as Gloria Guard as that was his name before changing it late 2017. He's been semi-active throughout this year, coming and going as he ranked 2 sets and a GD for himself before the end of 2017. GG hasn't really been active the past few years, but it seems like he's slowly trying to make a comeback to how he was in 2013. Hope to see him progress and grow as the years go by!
- Although he has only ranked a single difficulty, InternalLight is anything but done with mapping! Look forward to what he has in store in the future!
- Irohas's mapping improvement this year has been astounding! He changed his username near the beginning of 2017, though I had believed he was a different person because his mapping had changed so much. Great work!
- I'm the ant princess
and I can't read japanese well
I'm waiting for the king of ants
I'm sure he'll come and map me......
and Irreversible is the king of ants.
- Yiyo sports a simple yet straightforward style, focusing a lot of their song choices on Japanese male vocalists. Great at providing a spin on the typical song choices for the ranked section.
- You probably know Jacob as the mapper behind the iconic map of NOMA's Brain Power. Despite being his only ranked map, it's of a level of quality that stands out above most other maps and it will undoubtedly be remembered by the osu! playerbase.
- Primarily known for his storyboarding on electronic maps, Jakomo also shows us he's able to visualize songs in terms of objects as well. His rendition of Tetsuo's Redemption is a fairly good representation of the song and is great preparation for players looking to try their hand at some of the crazier electronic maps out there.
- A newer mapper that pretty much disappeared from the mapping scene after ranking an anime tv size in early 2017. Maybe we can see something again next year?
- He may primarily be an osu! catch mapper, but his contributions towards mapping in general have impacted all of us. JBHyperion is one of the most prominent faces of the Quality Assurance Team keeping the mapping and modding ecosystems in check.
- A surprising showcase of solid anime mapping, from someone who literally only has 1 submitted map (being this one). I guess it is to be expected as the mapper has participated in the Mentorship Program as a mentee!
- A true degenerate. Plz rank more degen stuff jieusieu
- Joe Castle is a contradictory existence. He prefers to map some of the slowest songs osu! has seen, while simultaneously expressing his affection for Sonic with each of his beatmaps' backgrounds. Gotta go fast, Joe? The world may never know.
- New mapper that's been steadily improving over the year, showing that you don't need to force extras on every simple tv size song.
- jonathalfj is the longest lasting member of the old BAT who's carried over his position into the relatively new Beatmap Nominators. That paired with his work as a mapper prominently known for his work on Demetori songs over the years has established his place as an essential mapper and modder for the osu! community.
- Previously Known as EvilElvis, Jounzan has an incredibly unique style that manages to shape itself around the song while also providing a very engaging style. This year he contributed maps from various video games such as BlazBlue and Touhou, as well as songs from featured artists.
- jyu is a mapper whose work has gone unnoticed for years. Achieving his first ranked map in 2014, he's been creating maps here and there for years, but only ranked his second map this year. He's the kind of mapper that may not be active at all times, but produces occasionally great work regardless!
- KaedekaShizuru is an atypical mapper who focus more on song choices rather than the works in the editor —— choosing songs to map is also a part of mapping. Additionaly, he has kept his own aesthetic of maps for years.
- After ranking a decent amount of maps, including his first one in 2016, he basically became completely inactive ranking wise this year, ranking only one map right at the start of 2017. Despite not mapping much he's been actively helping other people rank their maps by modding and nominating them.
- Kaifin managed to transfer his playing skills into his mapping pretty well, creating a bunch of enjoyable-to-play technical beatmaps.
- Pretty solid mapper, who's started mapping not too long ago and managed to develop a very well structured mapping style in a short time. His usage of linear sliders and overlaps at times even remind my mapping style at times!
- Very active and very consistent ranking many mapsets this year and last year. I do hope to see Kalibe grow more on his mapping methods, but he does seem to be here to stay!
- A brazilian mapper that's mostly known for his ANiMA beatmap, only contributed an anime tv size to the ranked beatmap section this year. Hopefully he'll be more active in 2018!
- Known him since 2014. Although he went MIA for the majority of 2015 and 2016, Misuzu came back in 2017 with quality just as high as his maps were in 2014! Great maps that are fun and unique as well! Hoping for him to stay in the coming years, and colourize the ranked category once more.
- kanor ranked his first map over a year ago. Mostly of his maps are vocaloid songs and anime songs with male vocal, while he also made a number of gd for various kind of songs at the same time. Hope he would keep active in the future.
- Once you go Nobore, you never go back.
- Just as in the lst few years Karia once again manages to show his love for mapping anime tv sizes from a few seasons ago in an often more interesting style, besides that he also finally managed to rank his 10 minutes long Yuruyuri Songs Compilation project.
- Well known for his comfortable and very cleanly arranged mapd, Kencho once again ranked multiple maps this year, while also pushing other people's maps forward as a Beatmap Nominator until becoming rather inactive towards the end of 2017.
- A mapper who was definitely much more active in 2014-2015; didn't rank a single diff in 2016. He did however rank a map (which is also his own first ranked map) which was famous for breaking the game with outrageously high combo as his announcement that he is definitely back for 2017. The real question though is if he's back for 2018?
- Kibbleru's mapping shows you what is true dedication to 2016 Skystar's mapping. For 2017, ""Kibb can't do extras"" is finally a dead meme - Kibbleru has eventually handled extra difficulties very decently and used spectacular slider spams and improved rhythm choices in his maps.
- Ranked their first and (so far) only mapset in 2017, for a vocaloid song that is moderately popular with most of the osu! community! Hope to see more activity from Kirylln in 2018 though!
- Kisses sports a heavily player focused mapping style and is known for mapping various cute songs. Despite their simplicity, there is a great deal of care in their spacing and movement choices which leads to a great play experience. Kisses also contributed to the community this year as a new BN.
- Barely active this year, but whenever he actually ranks a map you can expect it to be very well done, paired with great song choice. Even though he's been mapping for over 7 years he always manages to keep up with modern standards.
- Can't really say much about his mapping as he is highly focused on lower difficulties, but from what I see they are all pretty decent in general.
- Kocari is a pretty experienced modder, legible in writing comprehensive mods. He has been helping mappers out actively throughout year, yet faded away from the mapping scene as the end of the year approaches.
- A veteran in the Chinese mapping scene, Koiyuki has always been the type to stand out. Boasting a collection of 18 ranked maps and many more guest difficulties, he has proven himself to be well-versed in the realm of mapping and I hope he continues to showcase his skill in the future!
- Known for being semi-active in mapping before 2017 due to discussion in threads and disqus and such, but it was this year where Kotori-Chan truly shined and ranked his first beatmap! Hopefully seeing more from him.
- Known to many for his eccentric personality, Krfawy has always been a vocal advocate for more, and more, and more low difficulties in osu!. Although his activity wasn't as great as it used to be, he still pops in every now and again, most recently with a huge Polish collaboration mapset!
- Very well known for his highly difficult, usually streamy, and sometimes controversial maps. Kroytz has been able to put out iconic maps throughout this year and a bit of last year as well! Expecting to see more maps of such kind in 2018 as well!
- An older face in the community, ktgster continues to show a mastery of design and cursor control with his maps. He continues to create unconventional challenge, catering to players with many varieties of skillsets with an incredibly high level consistency and quality..
- A mapper who achieved his popularity from very well known english EDM songs within and outside the osu! community, bringing in diversity to the table. He does map other types of songs as well here and there to keep the types of songs he maps himself diverse too, but for the most part, it's just EDM banger tunes.
- While I prefer his old username, kunkakunkakunkakunka, I am definitely more fond of his new maps. kunka mostly avoided spacing variation throughout his early mapping carreer; however as time has gone on, he's experimented a bit more and created more interesting maps. His most recent maps show a mix of both design philosophies, which most mid-level players can find enjoyable!
- Kurai is probably one of the oldest mappers still active to date, considered a veteran by many. He's now mostly known for his work as a QAT (as the metadata police), but we shouldn't forget his works in the mapping scene, which are in a large number and all very solid.
- Kuron-kun hasn't put out much throughout the years he's been on osu! However his very few maps are quite iconic, such as his pensamento GD and his new nobore, frequently compared to Karen's MCA winning version. Hopefully he'll be more active next year though!
- A new face in this community, kwk dominates alternating-style mapping with his smooth yet interesting style derived from his large amount of experience with alternating style maps. For anyone looking for unique and enjoyable maps in the coming year, this is the guy to look for.
- With experience dating back 2 years, he has recently managed to score his first ranked map with Climber's High. Kyle73 shows off a clean and structured style that many players have grown fond of and does it surprisingly well!
- An older name in the mapping community, Kyubey shows a mastery of a clean style from older origins. Earlier this year he ranked a high difficulty map of Goodbye which features a cool ending slider art after an extremely high paced play experience. He's made an incredible community contribution as a BN and as a member of the GMT.
- A new mapper who is extremely active this year, ranking 10 mapsets in 2017. Most of Kyuukai's maps are clean and intuitive, bringing enjoyable gameplay experience. Let's see how he does in 2018!
- A recognizable person that has managed to rank notable beatmaps since 2015, but had laid low until recently. Lama Poluna managed to create a decent marathon of the popular squartatrice beatmap which was very enjoyable for many players in the higher end of the skill level spectrum. Hope to see what he brings in 2018.
- Previosuly known as intoon, Lami is well-known by both players and mappers alike for his... affection for large spacing. However, his attention to detail and clean placement is usually overlooked, and in that regard I think he shines best.
- Very experienced mapper, even though he hasn't been very active in this current year. He's managed to rank only one map, the style of which is very similar to Granat, with many intense yet fluid jumps.
- Low difficulties are Lanturn's forte. Most mappers put minimal effort into their Easy and Normal difficulties, while Lanturn ensures his low difficulties are some of the best content new players can get!
- Showing great improvement from the past year, Lasse has forged a unique identity in mapping, bringing together a highly modernized style with several interesting techniques integrated from map to map and across all difficulty levels. He is one of the most consistently active BNs out there and brings about positive change to the ranked section by promoting an incredible variety of mapping styles, all while mentoring and working on monthly charts.
- Lavender is a very experienced mapper, creating very well organized and engaging-to-play technical beatmaps, striking a balance between playability and challenge. I'm pretty sad to hear that Lavender decided to quit mapping after ranking his Boss Rush mapset.
- New mapper, who's managed to get his first (and currently only) ranked map in 2017. While a bit rough at times, his map is well structured and contains some interesting ideas already. It will be interesting to see how his mapping style will evolve over time!
- One of the most consistent and experienced Italian mappers, he hasn't been very active throughout this year but he still managed to leave us with one of the most unique technical maps of the year, PLANET//SHAPER, in collaboration with other very experienced mappers.
- Formely and more famously known as Timorisu, LeaK is someone who is recognized mainly by his EDM songs; however, he has recently taken a turn this year, and managed to rank a very controversial, highly difficult, and interstingly different kind of map for a song that would not have been expected from him. It has seemed like he's been decreasing activity in mapping, but hopefully he'll still be here for the future!
- With 7 new ranked maps 2017 has been a very active year for Left and he once again managed to show some more unique intrepretations on songs, to even keep fairly generic songs engaging to play without making the mapping feel to disconnected from the music.
- LeKhanhHoa's single ranked map manages to capture the calming nature of the song while still managing to invoke captivating gameplay. Interested to see what he has to offer in the future!
- A relatively new face to the community who recently ranked his first map in November 2017. I am really impressed by how passionate he is towards mapping, actively learning from other mappers. Definitely can keep an eye on what he'd offer in 2018!
- Probably a name unfamiliar to many due to being a low-key Chinese mapper, he has been putting out ever since late 2015. However, he is very capable from breaking away from a generic anime style to create interesting concepts such as a linear grid style in Aka no Hana or a symmetry focused style in absolute configuration. Definitely someone you should be aware of if you didn't already!
- Liyanna is one of the K-pop fanatics who contributed to a bunch of K-pop mapsets this year. Be sure to check out her mapset if you are looking for beatmaps of K-pop songs!
- Known for being Sotarks's side-man in 2016, Linada has ranked many anime and jumpy beatmaps for the usual player's pp crave since the past few years. Doesn't seem like he'll be stopping anytime soon, and in fact, he has been showing some growth recently as well. Hope to see more growth throughout 2018 and for him to rank more anime maps!
- lit120 has been around the mapping scene for a while, being one of the mappers who actively delivers mapsets for anime songs consistently. Most of his maps are featured with simple design and highly spaced jumps, providing very smooth gameplay experience.
- Very active anime mapper having ranked many GDs and sets this year just like the past few years. Although he hasn't created maps that are ""notable"" so to speak within the mapping scene, he has created anime song sets and difficulties that are very enjoyable for many players, with tremendous amounts of plays in all his GDs and sets.
- A newer mapper with rather uncommon song choice, who has shown a lot of improvement since first ranked map early this year. Ranked one of the few stream heavy 2017 maps that aren't 200+ bpm, which are always nice to see.
- Prev. known as [ Abhor ], Lobelia has been sticking around here and there for the past few years ranking maps and GDs, starting off in 2015. He's not too active, but it's always great to see more people like Lobelia around ranking their favourite songs!
- With his first rank being in 2017, he may still seem inexperienced to many. However, his pletheora of... eroge maps has displayed his ability to create well-structured maps with clean and smooth gameplay.
- A somewhat new mapper, Logic Agent utilizes a clean, simple style and continues to bring utaite songs to the ranked section.
- Becoming very popular very quickly, Loreley came in and out of 2017 with a bang, ranking catchy utaite songs, while mapping them in ways that most players would love. It also seems like he hasn't run out of steam yet, so we may see plenty more in 2018.
- While he may only have one ranked map, it is not at all representative of LowComboFC's mapping capabilities. Checking out some of his unranked maps or guest difficulties reveals just how impressive of a mapper he is!
- An established and pretty well known mapper, knwon for mapping very popular songs alongside some anime and underground music. Lumael definitely shined at 2017 however, ranking many mapsets that were just as popular as their 2016 sets, and keeping the frequency of sets consistent as well.
- Pretty old 2015 mapper who made a semi-infamous pp map at the middle of 2017, but nonetheless a pretty good one. Comes and goes as the years pass by, but never leaves!
- An old mapper, formerly known as Xanandra and ErufenRito, that came back 3 years after last ranking a map. Great usage of (often less conventional) movement. Manages to make ""older"" feeling maps without making them feel outdated or poorly aged.
- Even though he currently has only one ranked map (and this map just contains two std difficulties), it's clear that Lyawi knows how to make a clean map, with a very solid structure and enjoyable patterns, which is something you don't see very often with newer mappers. He's definitely a standout!
- Formerly known as Shmiklak. You might heard of him for his series of 55x55 maps but he is also doing exceptionally well in other mapsets with his clean and intuitive style! Hope to see more improvement from him in 2018!
- Known for being the mini-Mazzerin at times. Maakkeli wasn't too active in 2017, only ranking 1 map (a huge drop compared to his activity in 2016), but he did rank a very popular and difficult map nonetheless. Hope to see him stay active for 2018 though!
- A modding machine, briefly put. A familiar name if you've ever attempted to rank a map yourself, mancuso_JM_'s efforts to help the community are crystal clear. Jitensha, while sounding simple and straightforward, has been mapped in a way that uses unfamiliar patterns that still manages to bring out the song's nature! With great maps, numerous mods, as well as being a Global Moderator, what more could you ask for?
- An older mapper, Mao brings a simplistic style that, at a glance, is from an era past. However, the care put into the construction of maps in this style, as well as how strongly they tie to the song, shows a high level of mastery that makes the maps more than able to keep up with modern mapping ideals. Mao contributes immensely to the community as a QAT, primarily guiding BNs everywhere to make the ranked section a better place.
- Although favoring simpler pop music, Marianna takes advantage of modern leniency to use fast sliders and large jumps to give his maps that extra oomph. A fantastic change in what is usually a boring genre to play.
- MashaSG sports a stable and clean mapping style that takes a great deal of care on playability and details of the song. Tales of The Destinies is definitely one of the bigger surprises to the community this year! Definitely can look for more growth on him in 2018.
- The tradition lives on as Mazzerin ranks yet another map of an intense metal song this year. He may not be producing maps at the same rate he was years ago, but that doesn't mean his maps have lost their unique touch and level of quality!
- A man with almost as many name changes as maps ranked, Meat Inspector, commonly known as a bor, is a new mapper this year. His style is highly unique and consistent, showing mastery of cursor control and overall design that consistently places him in the upper echelon of mappers. With his current ability of song representation, he is most certainly someone to watch out for in 2018!
- Previously known as iMage--. Meg has been improving steadily, developing a simple and highly organized mapping style over time. Currently Meg is one of the most active mappers who create beatmaps for the most recent anime songs. Be sure to keep an eye on him if you are looking for decent beatmaps for anime songs!
- A figure that most people aren't familiar with, Mei has been putting out the occasional maps and has gained significant fame after the ranking of EVO+'s Addiction. A shame he has mostly disappeared from the game now.
- Mainly known for his Normal difficulties, Mentai utilizes a simple yet fitting style as well as above average rhythm understanding in his mapping.
- New to the mapping scene, Metaku uses a fairly simple style in order to deliver a relaxing gameplay experience.
- The second person I ever met on osu! Meyrink is mostly known for his anime sets and many connections in the mapping community. His activity has decreased substantially in the past 2 years, but he still ranked a set and a few gds himself for 2017!
- Even though he hasn't been particularly active this year, Mikii still remains a very good mapper with an incredibly fluid mapping style, which makes his works always a pleasure to play.
- Most of his recent maps haven't received much exposure due to falling directly to the graveyard, but they are some of Milan's best work yet. He's changed his mapping preferences noticeably as he's grown dissatisfied with standard mapping, so it's a shame more people aren't aware of his craftsmanship.
- One of the newest accounts to get something ranked this year, he ranked over 20 maps and a huge amount of GDs in 2017. Mir mapped/modded and improved so much over this first year that it feels like he's been doing it for way longer. On top of that he's also been extremely active as BN.
- Showing rapid improvement over the past year, Mirash is a new face in the mapping community. A rising wonder among russian mappers, he takes heavily from his predecessors, using highly variable rhythm and uncommon cursor movements, making for an engaging gameplay experience with every map. In 2018, I wouldn't be surprised to see them making a strong appearance, so watch out for them
- Previously known as VINXIS, our beloved Omar Kamal contributed one mapset as a collab with RLC in the beginning of the year in a simple style befitting of the song. However, his contributions have been immense in other factors, such as tournament organization and even the organization of the MCA. As a result of his song composition, masterfully crafted memes, and significant contributions, there is no doubt osu! is a better place thanks to the work of Omar.
- Previously known as ""Blue Dragon"" and famous for the Blue Dragon difficulty of his map Seiryu - BLUE DRAGON, Mismagius is one of osu!'s longest standing mappers. He's been a part of the game for 10 years, contributing a continuous stream of maps the whole time. Tons of his maps have influenced mappers throughout the years, so it wouldn't be far off to say that the mapping scene would be a different place without him!
- An underrated mapper. Handled both aesthetic and creativity in his maps. Also he is one of the few mappers that use sliders with large radians frequently.
- Very active mapper who generally maps english pop songs, with a simple yet elegant and effective mapping style. He's pretty solid overall!
- Modem has grown tremendously since 2015, creating very fascinating yet slow maps every year. Although he hasn't been as active as he used to be, he definitely brought out the best of the slow songs that he's mapped this year as he always has. Hope to see more of them in 2018!
- Moly created a simple hexagon Reol map as their first ranked map (and in 2017 as well)! Hope to see how they improve in the future and upcoming years!
- Even though he's been less active than in former years, you can always rely on Momochikun to make solid (mainly anime) maps without forcing difficulty.
- One of the newer technical mappers who has debuted in 2017. His mapping style seems to be already well developed and clean, which is impressive for someone who has just got his first ranked map, and it has potential to be even better.
- One of the most active mappers in 2017. Monstrata produced generic mapsets most of the time, although he occasionally used a greater variety of patterns and ideas. Made several mapsets that ended with over 1 million plays; CBCC and Shiori are two examples of such maps. He also set a record for having 8 maps qualified on the same day
- Considered by many THE videogame music mapper, MoodyRPG has delivered many videogame-related beatmaps with a simple yet very solid mapping style. It's also impressive how, despite being an old mapper, he is still active in the mapping scene: not many mappers continue to map years after their start!
- moonlightleaf's has been fading in and out of this game for quite some time, but the experience racked up over the years has translated well into his mapping. His only ranked approval map in 2017 showcases an adorable accompaniment to an upbeat song, with comfortable gameplay and aesthetics to boot.
- After his debut in the mapping scene, which dates back to 2015, moph has been gradually developing his mapping skills, becoming a very capable mapper. His maps are very well organized, with a very good usage of spacing emphasis to underline the song's features, and with a very pronounced visual consistency, which makes his maps very pleasing to look at.
- A mania guy who chose to map two adorable low difficulties one fine day!
- MrSergio has certainly been the most active Italian mapper and staffer of this year, with an incredible amount of dedication put in his maps and in his work as a BN and as a GMT. His work in the mentorship program also deserves a mention. Unfortunately he seems to have gone suddenly inactive at the moment for unknown reasons, let's hope he can get back soon!
- New to mapping, Mun enters the ranking section with a strong start. His single ranked map, LGND brings together a visually complex style that utilizes some more complex rhythms with an interesting implementation of spaced triples. He made substantial contributions to the Community Mentorship Program as an organizer this year.
- Known much better as Desperate-kun, he has done extensive QAT work through the years, but sadly retired at around the middle of 2017. Hopefully he stays with and contributes to the mapping community in 2018 though!