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14 Mar 2025
Pending Cup 2024 Results
Pending Cup 2024 Results
The longest-running annual beatmapping contest closes its doors and is ready to present its victors!
The 12th iteration of Pending Cup has concluded! This year, with a total of 79 entries across three tracks, makes PDC 2024 one of, if not the most exciting, community mapping contests ever!
This contest was announced back in August. In case you missed it, The Pending Cup is originally a Chinese mapping contest, which had its first iteration in 2013 held by NatsumeRin. Through the past years, the Pending Cup has always been a means of encouraging creative mapping and finding new talent across the entire mapping community, and it will always be the core value of the contest.
With that all set, let's dive into the results of each track!
Results
Vocal track winner - Ryuusei Aika
very cool use of symmetry and linear patterning at just the right places, digging this
—enneya
Very charming work. I love the change in circle radius sharpness idea to emphasize sounds in the song. Map is kinda circular but it wasnt monotonic due to this. Solid work
—Reioli
Check out this recently ranked mapset with entries from Ryuusei Aika, Shijie, Plus4j and Koiyuki included hosted by iBell for a fun rhythm challenge!
Instrumental track winner - William K
00:39:533 - you won me over with this section. fantastic use of rotation and phrasing
—captin1
awesome entry. simple and clear structure.
—Firika
Words cannot describe how fast-paced this experience would be, so make sure to try the map yourself to truly feel the intensity!
Featured Artist track winner - Matsuyuki Ame
This is one of the few standout works in the song, definitely one of my top entries in my mind
—Fycho
Impressive. Nothing much to say.
—pw384
Be sure to try this winning entry by Matsuyuki Ame yourself to truly experience the epic renaissance hardcore, along with entries by Luval, [W]hiteRBQ 033, and Saki!
Track prizes
Every track finalist will receive the following prizes!
| Placement | Prizes |
|---|---|
| 1st | $75 USD, 12 months of osu! supporter, Elite Mapper contest points +2, Track Winner profile badge |
| 2nd | $35 USD, 6 months of osu! supporter, Elite Mapper contest point +1 |
| 3rd | $15 USD, 4 months of osu! supporter |
Grand prizes
Finalists with the highest points out of the 3 tracks will receive special separate grand prizes as well!
| Placement | Prizes |
|---|---|
| 1st | Wooting 60HE+ (courtesy of Ttmnzk), custom Pending Cup 2024 physical badges and sticker set |
| 2nd | osu! deskmat of the finalist's choice (courtesy of Chaoslitz), custom Pending Cup 2024 physical badges and sticker set |
| 3rd | Custom Pending Cup 2024 physical badges and sticker set |
Contest points
In addition, the finalists at 1st and 2nd place per category receive the following amount of contest points:
| Mapper | Points |
|---|---|
| Ryuusei Aika | +2 |
| William K | +2 |
| Matsuyuki Ame | +2 |
| Shijie | +1 |
| Hyasalia | +1 |
| Jayblue | +1 |
View the entire contest point leaderboards on the wiki!
For detailed scoring and judging, please check the Mappers' Guild contest listing for the full results.
At the same time, another mapping contest Newspaper Cup 2025 is currently ongoing, so make sure to check it out as well!
Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you to everyone who participated and supported! See you next year!
—Chaoslitz, seros & Elayue
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