Welcome to the fifth annual Osu Balkan Cup!
Congratulations!
OBC is a 2v2 osu! tournament in osu! Standard. Only players from Ex-Yu countries can apply. Those are Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Kosovo. There are no requirements other than the country one. Players of any skill level can apply - the more the merrier. Tournament starts in March and ends in April.
Regarding the huge success of the last year's Chibi tournament, we have decided to do the same thing this year. Tournament will be divided in two groups:
- OBC
- OBChibi
Application protocol
Applications are now officially open and they're ending on February 28th 23:59.
If you wish to apply for the tournament, you'll need to send a PM to Schultzika(me). Your message must contain links to the players' profiles (your teammate and your own). Soon after you should get a message of approval from me.
The only requirement for the tournament is that both players from each team have one of these flags(players do not necessarily need to be from the same country):
If you wish to apply for the tournament, you'll need to send a PM to Schultzika(me). Your message must contain links to the players' profiles (your teammate and your own). Soon after you should get a message of approval from me.
The only requirement for the tournament is that both players from each team have one of these flags(players do not necessarily need to be from the same country):
- Serbia
- Croatia
- Slovenia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Macedonia
- Montenegro
Tournament staff
Tournament staff
Hosts: the ones who started it all
Coordinator: responsible for making schedules and tables
Streamers: responsible for live streaming the tournament
Commentators: voices you'll be hearing in live streams
Map pickers: responsible for picking a suitable map pool for each stage of the tournament
Coordinator: responsible for making schedules and tables
Streamers: responsible for live streaming the tournament
Commentators: voices you'll be hearing in live streams
Map pickers: responsible for picking a suitable map pool for each stage of the tournament
Tournament organization
Tournament organization
The tournament will start off with a group stage. Number of groups and number of teams in each group will vary depending on the number of teams applied. The tournament will then proceed to the double elimination stages. Also, depending on the number of teams applied, first elimination round will be either round of 32 or 16. Most likely it will be round of 16, since the expected number of teams applied is about 40.
Once the application phase is over, all teams will be sorted by their average pp score. Then, each team will be given a seed number depending on their pp. Better teams will be put in higher seed groups and so on. Number of seed groups will also depend on the number of teams applied. All seed groups will have the same amount of players, with the exception of last seed group which will most likely have less players, since we don't know how many teams will apply.
After the seed groups have been decided, real groups will be randomly drawn. Each group will be given one team from each seed group, with the exception of last seed group which will probably have less players. That way, all groups will be somewhat equal in terms of skill and number of teams.
Each round will have a different map pool consisting of 18 maps:
Once the application phase is over, all teams will be sorted by their average pp score. Then, each team will be given a seed number depending on their pp. Better teams will be put in higher seed groups and so on. Number of seed groups will also depend on the number of teams applied. All seed groups will have the same amount of players, with the exception of last seed group which will most likely have less players, since we don't know how many teams will apply.
After the seed groups have been decided, real groups will be randomly drawn. Each group will be given one team from each seed group, with the exception of last seed group which will probably have less players. That way, all groups will be somewhat equal in terms of skill and number of teams.
Each round will have a different map pool consisting of 18 maps:
- 5 No Mod
- 3 Hard Rock
- 3 Hidden
- 3 Double Time
- 3 Free Mod
- 1 Tie Break
Tournament schedule
Tournament schedule
The tournament will be held over the course of 2 months on the following days:
Rules regarding scheduling and rescheduling
- Group stage: 9th and 10th March
- Round of 16: To be announced
- Quarter finals: To be announced
- Semi finals: To be announced
- Finals: To be announced
- Excel Spreadsheet containing dates and times for each match in the tournament will be posted in the beginning of March, after groups have been selected and before the matches are played.
- Each additional (updated) tournament spreadsheet will be posted on Sunday evening or at the very least, Monday.
- By participating in the tournament, you're expected to be available and able to play your matches on Saturdays and Sundays.
- Reschedule requests for the following week are granted only if such request is made by Wednesday (23:59CET/CEST). Notify Schultzika for assistance as soon as possible in such scenario. Tip: check your upcomming matches after you finish all of your matches in one given week, or wait for the updated spreadsheet.
If you try to reschedule after Wednesday - you can't. We wont allow it even with consent of both teams. If you don't come to your scheduled time, you lose 5:0. - OBC staff takes full liberty to pick a new match schedule or retain the original one if both parties cannot reach a consensus.
- OBC staff takes full liberty to reject a reschedule request in case of unreasonable demands, trolling, or abuse.
Match protocol / Rules
Match protocol / Rules
If you wish to reschedule your match, contact Schultzika as soon as possible! Details are in the box above.
Some matches will not be overseen by the tournament staff. That means the players will have to organize the matches themselves. Protocol for a match is stated bellow. Make sure to follow these rules. In case you have a question, feel free to ask any of the tournament staff members. There will surely be someone online at the time of each match.
Creating a room
When the time of your match comes, contact your opponents. Anyone can make the room you'll play in. The name of the room MUST follow this format:
OBC2019: (team x) vs (team y)
For example:
OBC2019: (team 13) vs (team 24)
The room must have a password (any password will do). When everyone enters the room, team with the higher pp sum MUST BE blue. The other team is red.
Players from the blue team MUST BE on slots 1 and 2 in the room, while the red ones MUST BE on 3 and 4.
Warmup
1. Blue team chooses warmup map - the map is played.
2. Red team chooses warmup map - the map is played.
-Warmup maps can be anything(ranked or not) but the length must be under 7 minutes.
Ban phase
3. In ban phase, blue team first bans one map, then the red one and so on(to ban a map, just type the name of the song in chat).
IMPORTANT: These rules apply only in group stage. In the elimination stage of the tournament, all teams have only 2 bans.
Tie break map cannot be banned.
IMPORTANT: A team doesn't have to use all their bans.
Playing
4. The match starts - red team chooses a map from the map pool, then the blue team and so on.
-This is repeated until one team wins(number of wins required depends on the tournament stage).
-Each map from the map pool can be played only once.
-Maps must be played with specified mods.
-Free mod maps are played with free mods, no mod must stay no mod.
If a team plays a freemod map, at least 1 of their members MUST USE EITHER HD, HR, OR BOTH
5. If the result is a tie, tie break map is played.
-Tie break is treated as freemod except nobody is forced to use any mods.
6. When the winner is decided, anyone from the winning team must send Schultzika a match link(when you create a multiplayer room under the Multiplayer tab BanchoBot will say "Match history available here").
-If you don't send Schultzika the match link - both teams get 0 points.
Missing players?
Some matches will not be overseen by the tournament staff. That means the players will have to organize the matches themselves. Protocol for a match is stated bellow. Make sure to follow these rules. In case you have a question, feel free to ask any of the tournament staff members. There will surely be someone online at the time of each match.
When the time of your match comes, contact your opponents. Anyone can make the room you'll play in. The name of the room MUST follow this format:
OBC2019: (team x) vs (team y)
For example:
OBC2019: (team 13) vs (team 24)
The room must have a password (any password will do). When everyone enters the room, team with the higher pp sum MUST BE blue. The other team is red.
Players from the blue team MUST BE on slots 1 and 2 in the room, while the red ones MUST BE on 3 and 4.
1. Blue team chooses warmup map - the map is played.
2. Red team chooses warmup map - the map is played.
-Warmup maps can be anything(ranked or not) but the length must be under 7 minutes.
3. In ban phase, blue team first bans one map, then the red one and so on(to ban a map, just type the name of the song in chat).
- Teams in seed 1 and 2 have 2 bans available
- Teams in seed 3 have 3 bans available
- Teams in seed 4 have 4 bans available
- Teams in seed 5 have 4 bans available
- Teams in seed 6 have 4 bans available
- Teams in seed 7 have 4 bans available
IMPORTANT: These rules apply only in group stage. In the elimination stage of the tournament, all teams have only 2 bans.
Tie break map cannot be banned.
IMPORTANT: A team doesn't have to use all their bans.
4. The match starts - red team chooses a map from the map pool, then the blue team and so on.
-This is repeated until one team wins(number of wins required depends on the tournament stage).
-Each map from the map pool can be played only once.
-Maps must be played with specified mods.
-Free mod maps are played with free mods, no mod must stay no mod.
If a team plays a freemod map, at least 1 of their members MUST USE EITHER HD, HR, OR BOTH
5. If the result is a tie, tie break map is played.
-Tie break is treated as freemod except nobody is forced to use any mods.
6. When the winner is decided, anyone from the winning team must send Schultzika a match link(when you create a multiplayer room under the Multiplayer tab BanchoBot will say "Match history available here").
-If you don't send Schultzika the match link - both teams get 0 points.
- You're allowed to be 15 minutes late. If a team doesn't show up, they lose 4:0
- Team is allowed to play with 1 member missing(1v2 is allowed though unrecommended)
- If a player disconnects while playing, the map is played 1v2 until the end. Other maps are still 2v2 if the player reconnects
Prizes
Prizes
If you need additional info or just want to chat with us, send a message to Dostedt or stop by in #balkan.Badge for the tournament winners.
Eternal glory for every soul that clashed on circly osu! fields of honor.
Supporters most likely - we'll announce the actual quantities later.
Eternal glory for every soul that clashed on circly osu! fields of honor.
Supporters most likely - we'll announce the actual quantities later.
If you don't need anything, make sure to hang out with us in #balkan anyway because that's where all the fun is!
This section will be regularly updated to provide information on current state of the tournament.
Players
Group Stage BO7 - DONE
Map pool
No Mod:
- Matsumoto Sara - Ouka Sange [Lunatic]
- KOTOKO - Sakuranbo Kiss ~Bakuhatsu Damo~n~ [Jumping]
- kors k - Insane Techniques [Another]
Alternative download link - xi - Blue Zenith [toybot's Insane]
- Ghost - From The Pinnacle To The Pit [Insane]
- Pegboard Nerds - Emoji [HackSL's Light Insane]
- Hommarju feat. R.Cena - Chousai Kenbo Sengen [Hard]
- Primastella - Koigokoro [Delis' Insane]
- Rameses B - Sweet Surrender (ft. Charlotte Haining) [Insane]
- Shawn Wasabi - Marble Soda [Narcissu's Insane]
- Usa - Shining/STREAM [Lunatic]
- senya - Koyoi Index [Hard]
- M2U - Gypsy Tronic [Hard]
- Rib - Sarishinohara [Hard]
- Akatsuki Records - WARNING x WARNING x WARNING [Insane]
- EastNewSound - Sadistic Paranoia [Lunatic]
- Tiara - BALLOON [White]
- Liz Triangle - Messiah [Vass' Desire]
Round of 16 BO9 - DONE
Map pool
No Mod:
- Buta-Otome - Sharekoube [Insane]
- THE ORAL CIGARETTES - 5150 [Irohas' Insane]
- Aki - Wanna Be My Dream [Insane]
- Street - Maritime Police [Lasse's Insane]
- Igorrr - Tout Petit Moineau [Light Insane]
- senya - Youyoumu no Gotoku (Autobahn Remix) [Lunatic]
- Pendulum - Crush (Radio Edit) [Insane]
- yuikonnu - Ghost Rule [Hyper]
- Lily - Lily Lily Burning Night [Insane]
- Otokaze - Ame Michi [Insane]
- Ocelot - YUKARI [Mikiwak's Insane]
- Mitchie M - Viva Happy [Gero's Hard]
- Yuuki Aoi - Mata Ashita [Insane]
- Nightwish - Elan [Hard]
- ALiCE'S EMOTiON - LUNA [Insane]
- Aiobahn & Yunomi - Ginga Tetsudou no Penguin ft. nicamoq (Stripe.P Remix) [Kaifin's Insane]
- nmk - sola [cwR's Insane]
Quarter Finals BO9 - DONE
Map pool
No Mod:
- Camellia feat. Nanahira - Tsukitourou [Insane]
- cosMo@BousouP - Oceanus [Asagi's Insane]
- succducc - me & u [sing's insane]
- Jeff Williams - Time to say Goodbye (feat. Casey Lee Williams) [Milar1ngo's Insane]
- Amane - BOOZEHOUND [Hard]
- Yooh - LegenD. [HypeR.]
- yuikonnu - Ai no Scenario [Insane]
- ALiCE'S EMOTiON - Ghostly Parapara Ship (Hardcore Edit) [Lunatic]
- IOSYS - Tanoshii Yoru no Ochakai - Ringo's Tea Party [Lunatic]
- sana - Kotonoha Clinic [Moroi]
- Tsukasa - Visions [Insane]
- senya - Hitorishizuka [Satellite]
- Zeami feat. Ayane - Senpuu no Mai [Hard]
- UNDEAD CORPORATION - Hafuri [Hard]
- Neople - Evil Tower 1 [Difficult]
- SirensCeol - Nightmare (Maxin Remix) [Another]
- Eleharmonica remixed by kors k - Der Wald (kors k Remix) [Jace's Insane]
- Demetori - Kuuchuu ni Shizumu Kishinjou ~ Counter-Clock World [Lunatic Collab]
Results & SchedulesSee below
Semi Finals BO11 - DONE
Map pool
No Mod:
- Toyosaki Aki - MORE&MORE [Insane]
- paraoka - Dreadnought [Insane]
- Nanahoshi Kangengakudan feat.Matsushita - Dance Number o Tomo ni [Insane]
- Kanpyohgo - Unmei no Dark Side -Rolling Gothic mix [Satellite's Lunatic]
- YUC'e - Future Candy [Insane]
- void feat. Komatsuna - Akatsuki no Tsuki [Frey's Another]
- Hiroyuki Sawano feat. Mika Kobayashi - Bios [Insane]
- Lapfox Trax feat. guilhox - Lapfoxed Forever [Insane]
- Miki Sayaka vs. Miki Sayaka (fw. Miki Sayaka) - squartatrice [Hyper]
- Dee! feat. Nomiya Ayumi - Hito Ayumishi Unmei ni Yosete [Lunatic]
- Pegboard Nerds - We Are One (Original Vocal Mix) [Insane]
- Infected Mushroom - The Legend of the Black Shawarma [Desperate's Hard]
- Perfume - Kasuka na Kaori [Aroma]
- FELT - Sky Gate [Lunatic]
- Paperblossom - Blumenkranz [Insane]
- Wotamin - Gigantic O.T.N [SCV's Insane]
- UNDEAD CORPORATION - Yoru Naku Usagi wa Yume o Miru [ChekidiuS' Insane]
- Tsukasa - Heaven's Race Guitar Style [Collab]
Results & SchedulesSee below
Finals BO11 - DONE
Map pool
No Mod:
- Duca - COLD BUTTERFLY [Insane]
- S.S.H. - The Decisive Battle with the Fugitives [Insane]
- Feint - Tower Of Heaven (You Are Slaves) [Extra]
- Sota Fujimori - Move That Body -Extended Mix- [RLC's Insane]
- Zips - Reiwai Terrorism [Insane]
- Hanatan - Kitsune no Yomeiri [Beren & Blove's Insane]
- C-Show - PANIC HOLIC (VIP) [Insane]
- Memme - Starving Days [Another]
- YURRY CANON - Nadeshiko color Heart [Insane Collab]
- P*Light feat. yukacco - Stargazer (DJ Shimamura Remix) [RLC's Constellation]
- PSYQUI - Hype feat. Such (lapix Remix) [Reform's Insane]
- ChouCho - Happy Fate [HAPPY END]
- senya - Higanbana [Satellite]
- Eve - As You Like It [619's Insane]
- Pegboard Nerds - 20k (Aero Chord Remix) [Vass-RJ's Insane]
- Hanatan - Nijigen Dream Fever [Insane]
- DJ YOSHITAKA feat. Hoshino Kanako - MAX LOVE [Insane]
- Rita - Blue Liner [Liner]
Results & Schedules
DA - 6:0
DB - 6:3
DC - 1:6
DD - 3:6
DA - 6:0
DB - 6:3
DC - 1:6
DD - 3:6