Welcome to the osu! World Cup 2019 Discussion Thread.
Here you can discuss everything related to the biggest worldwide osu! tournament.
Notable changes for this year:
- There will be a Qualifier stage and a brand new seeding method. Check the wiki page for more details!
- All teams with at least 6 players are allowed to participate this year.
- Group stage has been removed. Instead, after Qualifiers we will have a double elimination style Round of 32.
- All map pool sizes have been readjusted.
- The round of 32 and round of 16 will have a 5-2-2-3-2 format
- The quarterfinals, semifinals, finals and grand finals will have a 6-3-3-4-3 format
- Some rules in regards of scheduling have been modified.
- Picks and bans system reworked.
- New FreeMod rules implemented. Now both HR and HD are enforced on all FM picks.
- You are now allowed to select NF without penalization.