osu!mania 4K Chinese National Cup 2022

The osu!mania 4K Chinese National Cup 2022 (MCNC 4K 2022) was a country-based osu!mania 4K tournament hosted by the [Crz]Team. It was the 4th instalment of the osu!mania 4K Chinese National Cup.

Tournament schedule

Prizes

Placing	Prizes
	Profile badge, custom clothing of MCNC, CNY 2,888
	Custom clothing of MCNC, CNY 1,888
	Custom clothing of MCNC, CNY 888

Organisation

The osu!mania 4K Chinese National Cup 2022 was run by various community members.

Links

• Discussion thread (English)
• Discussion thread (Chinese)
• Livestream
• Discord server
• Main page
• Challonge bracket
• Statistics sheet

Participants

Podium

This competition has come to an end and resulted in the following podium:

Placing	Player
	Quotient GD
	[Crz]sunnyxxy
	MegMewtwoZ

Mappools

Grand Finals

Download the mappack here! (291 MB)

• Rice

  1. Ariabl'eyes - Namidasou Outomata (Cut Ver.) ([Crz]Alleyne) [Rachel's Lv.30(Marathon) 1.05x (189bpm)]
  2. Noisestorm - Antihero (Original Mix) (YuEast 2018) [Ancient]
  3. Falcom Sound Team jdk - Hard Desperation (lemonguy) [Nightmare]
  4. SHK- Super Fantasy ([Crz]xz1z1z) [Super Jacks 1.2x (174bpm)]
  5. lmperial Circus Dead Decadence - BRING+EYES=DEATH+INVITE (MintAril) [sleet]
  6. La priere – Kimiyo (frolica) [Eirini [16/cut]]
  7. 7_7 - Mousou Chikan Express (frolica) [Persecution Complex [17]]
• LN

  1. B-ko (Cv:Touyama Nao) - Nisemono Chuuihou (juankristal) [timing hell?]
  2. katagiri - Sendan Life (katagiri Bootleg) ([Crz]Alleyne) [Raveille's NostaLNgia 1.1x (286bpm)]
  3. After the Rain - Anti-Clockwise (eZmmR) [True Ending]
  4. Camellia – Enantiomorphs (Hylotl) [Diastereomers [1.2x Rate]]
• Hybrid

  1. Camellia - +ERABY+E CONNEC+10N (HowToPlayLN) [504 ServerError: Gateway Timeout]
  2. Camellia - Dans la mer de son (Toaph Daddy) [Diabolos x1.1]
  3. TryHardNinja - Revenge (feat. CaptainSparklez) (ReeK's "Dude, What's A Genre?" Remix) ([Crz]Alleyne) [mint's Creeper 1.1x (181bpm)]
• Difficulty

  1. lmperial Circus Dead Decadence – Uta (Evening) [Everlasting Duet 1.25x]
• SV

  1. Alon Mor - Oselot (TheToaphster) [Demons]
  2. sabi - true DJ MAG top ranker's song Zenpen (katagiri Remix) (Ciel) [fn(top=true,sv=true)]
• Tiebreaker

  1. Tsukimi Shizuka x LUNARiUM - Fight Against the Past ([Crz]xz1z1z) [Revolution]

Finals

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• Rice

  1. Bassnectar – Undercover (DannyPX) [Boombox]
  2. Junk - Qualia ([Crz]Alleyne) [XingRen's Hard (Edit) 1.1x]
  3. Sora Tokino - Asu no Yozora Shoukaihan ([Crz]Alleyne) [STEPDWI's Challenge 1.4x]
  4. Last Note. - Setsuna Trip ([Crz]xz1z1z) [Muses & xz's Chordjack Trip]
  5. Tatsh a.k.a. Zeami – Amaterasu (YuEast 2018) [Challenge LessLN]
  6. onoken - P8107 (Madoka2574) [Inverse Reorganization]
  7. onumi – PERSONALITY (Evening) [MIRAGE OD 8]
• LN

  1. umu. – humanly (Raveille) [timing hell?]
  2. ikaruga_nex - gigadelic(m3rkAb4# R3m!x) (riunosk) [Incandescence 1.05x]
  3. Sakuzyo - PANDORA PARADOXXX (Raveille) [Epicurus Wisdom]
  4. Feryquitous – Dille ([Crz]Crysarlene) [() => { return H }]
• Hybrid

  1. katagiri - Angel's Salad (lemonguy) [Challenge x1.05]
  2. ZYTOKINE - Dancing Dollz feat. cold kiss - REDALiCE Remix ([OSC]Amagai) [1.2x Edit]
  3. Lime / Kankitsu - 8bit voyager ([Crz]MemoryI) [Easy]
• Difficulty

  1. Getty vs. DJ DiA - Drop-Z-Line (Auroyavs) [Deteriorate]
• SV

  1. edIT – Ants (Toaph Daddy) [Stage 1: Sting]
  2. PSYQUI – Decay (Paturages) [Sandbag]
• Tiebreaker

  1. HyuN feat. Sennzai - Duplicity Shade ([Crz]xz1z1z) [Muses vs xz's WTF!]

Semifinals

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• Rice

  1. Memme – Bronze (Tsutarja506) [The Eye [LN reduced]]
  2. L.E.D.- THE LAST STRIKER (Shoegazer) [Annihilation 1.4x (259bpm)]
  3. Sanxion7 - Gargoyle (2009 version) ([Crz]xz1z1z) [1.6km (240bpm)]
  4. Croire - GLORIA ([Crz]xz1z1z) [Repentance 1.15x (Edit) (282bpm)]
  5. M-O-T-U - Red Liquid (Alptraum) [Dysmenorrhea]
  6. Haruko Momoi - Eiyuu no Uta (Valedict) [STORM OF BLOOD]
  7. KAYZO/REAPER/Qoiet - Wait (feat. Qoiet) ([Crz]hinako1804) [Make'em wait MotherFxxker!!!]
• LN

  1. Function Phantom - Integral Cube (juankristal) [Limit]
  2. Suzaku vs Genbu – Himiko (MyZterioN-) [Agonize]
  3. Moon Symphony – Regulus (Raveille) [Godwink]
  4. penoreri - BLACK SWAN (Raveille) [Last Ballet]
• Hybrid

  1. xi - Angel's Ladder (lemonguy) [Ascension to Heaven]
  2. ZxNX – Schadenfreude (_Stan) [Malicious]
  3. Jay Chou - Greatest Works of Art. ([Crz]xz1z1z) [Alleyne vs xz's Greatest Works of Map 1.1x]
• Difficulty

  1. Camellia feat. Nana Takahashi - Mushi no Sumu Tokoro -Ugomeki wa nao fukamaru- (-mint-) [Formication (cut)]
• SV

  1. DJPoyoshi – Esperanza (Paturages) [SVranza]
  2. Eliminate - Weeble Wobble VIP (Orca-) [Helluvit]
• Tiebreaker

  1. Camellia - Qyoh (Nine Stars) (Evening) [to Tesellate a Constellation]

Quarterfinals

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• Rice

  1. E-Type - Russian Lullaby (Jole) [blin]
  2. goreshit - thinking of you (hna) [obsession 1.1x (250bpm)]
  3. Last Note. - Trashy Innocence ([Crz]xz1z1z) [#1 Team's Challenge]
  4. Hayasaka Ai (CV: Yumiri Hanamori) - Kanashikute lulululu (lolol727) [lulu 1.2x (138bpm)]
  5. lgorrr - Tout Petit Moineau ([Crz]Alleyne) [Wh1teh's Sparrow (Edit)]
  6. katagiri – Dogs (AutotelicBrown) [Guau Guau]
• LN

  1. Two Door Cinema Club - Undercover Martyn ([Crz]Crysarlene) [until next day]
  2. DJ TOTTO -DORNWALD ~Junge~ (stupud man) [Anima 1.1x]
  3. john - Shun-ran (Raveille) [Harugakita [1.1x Rate]]
• Hybrid

  1. Juggernaut. - Valkyrius:0 (Penguinosity) [Impending]
  2. YAHPP – Chimera ([Crz]xz1z1z) [Why dont u just get up and dance man]
  3. HiTECH NINJA vs Cranky - BREaK! BREaK! BREaK! (Raveille) [LN! RiCE! HYBRiD!]
• Difficulty

  1. MNZ- Augmentation feat. Moe Shop (kleemLO Bootleg Edit) (My Angel Koishi) [Sar4CORE!]
• SV

  1. Masafumi Takada - Re: Underground Trial (Paturages) [Sentence Vote]
  2. Nizikawa - Bass Battle (vs. Freezer) (Tidek) [Encounter]
• Tiebreaker

  1. Camellia - #1f1e33 (#00102g version) (gzdongsheng) [Black End]

Round of 16

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• Rice

  1. E-Type - This ls The Way (Jole) [short way]
  2. DJ SHARPNEL- STRANGEPROGRAM (Shoegazer) [Malfunction]
  3. DJ SHARPNEL- Kaze no Naka no Subaru"Hyougenshatachi~ (Jole) [subarushii]
  4. F-777 - Ultra Violet (chxu) [Hyperbolic x1.05]
  5. SLAM & NATO – PARADOXX (Shoegazer) [lconoclasm]]
  6. Lolipusher - why as soon as we became so close, we have to say goodbye? (Monheim) [december]
• LN

  1. Roselia - A Cruel Angel's Thesis (-Rem-) [Descendant]
  2. SYUNN - Cosy Catastrophe (stupud man) [Typhoon]
  3. seatrus – Raindrop ([Crz]FolAH1217) [RaLNy]
• Hybrid

  1. Tokyo Machine – FLAMES (DannyPX) [BURNING]
  2. M2U - Dual Fractal ([Crz]xz1z1z) [Beginner]
  3. cosMo@BousouP - Deux Saint-Co Odyssey!! (lemonguy) [MAXIMUM]
• Difficulty

  1. Yu-Peng Chen @HOYO-MiX- Raiden Shogun Battle BGM (YuEast 2018) [1,100,000 kV]
• SV

  1. Mr. Fantastic – Hyperactive (xero2snow) [Stage 1: Subtle]
  2. Brandy - Cross Time ([Crz]xz1z1z) [yes]
• Tiebreaker

  1. Yooh - RPG ([Crz]xz1z1z) [Terminator]

Round of 32

Download the mappack here! (70 MB)

• Rice

  1. ROKINA (Judah) - F13 (Kamikaze) [BETRAYAL [1,1x Rate]]
  2. Yorushika - Deep Indigo ([Crz]MemoryI) [Blue×2]
  3. Hara Sayuri, Haruse Natsumi, Takeda Larissa Tago - Spring Screaming (YuEast 2018) [Haru]
  4. Sanxion7 – Eternus ([Crz]xz1z1z) [Irone OSU's Insane noLN [1.15x Rate]
  5. Shirobon - Take Me to Pleasure lsland (LeiN-) [Walrus Pit]
  6. The Flashbulb - Warm Hands In Cold Fog (Toaph Daddy) [Kotatsu]
• LN

  1. WhaleDontSleep - Kinmokusei feat.Ado (MyZterioN-) [bland]
  2. Maizang - Wind lsland (HowToPlayLN) [Sound of the storm]
• Hybrid

  1. Memme – Uranium (Tailsdk) [Hyper]
  2. Camellia - #1f1e33 (-mint-) [Insane]
• Difficulty

  1. Five Hummers - FFFFF op.2 (_Stan) [4K Violino]
• SV

  1. 40mP - Dan Dan Hayaku Naru (zero2snow) [Accelerating]
  2. CanBlaster - Tribe Attacker ([Crz]xz1z1z) [Hi-G]
• Tiebreaker

  1. Teminite & PsoGnar - Rally The Troops ([Crz]xz1z1z) [Alleyne vs xz's slaughterous]

Round of 64

Download the mappack here! (76 MB)

• Rice

  1. Yuki Kajiura - Credens justitiam (Lott) [Song of Justice]
  2. Seiryu - AO-INFINITY (Tailsdk) [White Hard]
  3. Falcom Sound Team jdk - Get Over The Barrier! -Roaring Version- (lemonguy) [Nightmare]
  4. Pastel*Palettes - Happy Synthesizer ([Crz]xz1z1z) [Shuwa Shuwa]
  5. M2U – Nemesis (Ryu Sei) [EX-Hard (NSV)]
• LN

  1. fripSide - black bullet (TV size) (Raveille) [Normal Curse]
  2. Mind Vortex – Arc (juankristal) [Coordination]
• Hybrid

  1. Silentroom – NULCTRL (Raveille) [Stage 5: Command]
  2. BanYa - Mr. Larpus (_Stan) [Insane]
• SV

  1. Dasu – NAKAKAPAGPABAGABAG (lolol727) [SV]
  2. MAZO - Break It Down ([Crz]xz1z1z) [Break SV Down]
• Tiebreaker

  1. Raphlesia & BilliumMoto - My Love (Shorter) (AlexDunk) [Life work.]

Qualifiers

Download the mappack here! (41 MB)

• FreeMod

  1. Sound Souler - Bubble Flower (zero2snow) [Stage 1: Pop!]
  2. C-Show - FUTURE is Dead (YuEast 2018) [Stage 2: Thunderbolt]
  3. saradisk - 307 - AIAIAI(210BPM) (YuEast 2018) [Stage 3: Virtual]
  4. Sakuzyo - Amenohoakari ([DB]Sanae) [Stage 4: Apollo]
  5. llliiillliiilll – BIRTH ([Crz]Satori) [Stage 5: Celestial]
  6. Polymath9 - Etude -Storm- ([Crz]xz1z1z) [Stage 6: Crz]
  7. Eluveitie - Bloodstained Ground ([GB]Sanae) [Stage 7: Ares]
  8. Abel – Repentance ([Crz]xz1z1z) [Stage 8: GLORIA]

Match results

Grand Finals

Detailed statistics for this round can be found here.

Finals

Detailed statistics for this round can be found here.

Semifinals

Detailed statistics for this round can be found here.

Quarterfinals

Detailed statistics for this round can be found here.

Round of 16

Detailed statistics for this round can be found here.

Round of 32

Detailed statistics for this round can be found here.

Round of 64

Detailed statistics for this round can be found here.

Qualifiers

The final standings for the Qualifiers can be found at the following spreadsheet. Detailed statistics for this round can be found here.

Ruleset

Tournament rules

1. The MCNC4k is a head-to-head individual tournament, played on the osu!mania game mode.
2. Beatmap scoring will be based on Head-To-Head, Score V2.
3. The beatmaps for each round will be announced by the Mappool Selector Team before the actual matches take place.

   • Each mappool, except for the Qualifiers, will contain a tiebreaker beatmap. It will only be played in case of a tie in the scoreline in the best of system, e.g., the scoreline is 4-4 and the match is best of 9, the tiebreaker shall be played.
4. Match schedule will be handled by the Tournament Management.
5. If no referees are available at match time, the match will be postponed.
6. Failed players scores will be considered a loss, even its higher than the opponent.

   • Reviving and surviving during a beatmap is considered as passing it.
7. Use of the Visual Settings to alter background dim or disable beatmap elements like storyboards and skins are allowed.

   • Custom skin elements must not be used to alter core gameplay mechanics.
8. Players may ask for a rematch if a team member encounters technical difficulties while playing.

   • "Lag spikes" are not considered a valid reason to nullify a beatmap.
   • If a rematch happens, the player’s mod during that particular beatmap must remain the same.
   • This rule is not to be abused. Referees may veto a rematch request if they find that this is the case.
9. Beatmaps must not be reused in the same match, except for rematches.
10. If player is not present at match time, it can be postponed for up to 10 minutes. If, after this period, there is still not appear, a win by default will be declared for the player present.
11. All players and staff must be treated with respect. Instructions of the referees and the Tournament Management are to be followed. Decisions labeled as final are not to be objected.
12. Disrupting the match by foul play, insulting and provoking other players or staff, delaying the match or other deliberate inappropriate misbehaviour are strictly prohibited.
13. Breaking the chat rules results in a silence. Silenced players cannot participate at multiplayer matches.
14. Unexpected incidences will be handled by the Tournament Management. Referees may allow higher tolerance depending on the given circumstances. This is up to their discretion.
15. Penalties for violating the tournament rules include, but are not limited to:

    • Directly judge the score of one beatmap.
    • Declaring the match as forfeited, or as a win by default for the other player.
    • Disqualification from the entire tournament.
    • Disqualification from the current and future official tournaments, until appealed.
16. The Tournament Management reserves the right to modify these rules at any moment. Any such changes will be announced in advance.
17. The Tournament Management reserves the right to refuse any and all suspicious accounts/players entry into the tournament.
18. Players must abide to the osu! terms of service.

Tournament registration

1. There is no rank range for this tournament, players from all skill levels are free to participate.
2. This tournament is for Chinese players only, including players from Mainland Chinese territories, Taiwan territories, Hong Kong territories, Macau territories. Please note that this tournament has nothing to do with politics and views about the territories of China. Only players with the flags of the territories listed above is eligible for playing.
3. To be eligible for playing, one must:

   • Have not been banned/majorly restricted in the MCNC.
   • Pass a background check by osu!staff and the tournament staff.
   • Include the answer "原来你是op " in the question "Do you have anything else to say?".
4. To ensure that the game is played normally, every registered user will be manually checked by the Tournament Management and will give the list to the official osu! Staff to check.
5. All successfully formed players will be published after the Registration Phase.
6. Organisers, mappool selectors and referees must not participate as a player in the tournament.

Qualifier instructions

1. There will be no warmups during the Qualifiers.
2. In the Qualifiers, all players will play a specific pool designed by the map selectors.
3. The Qualifiers pool contains 8 maps, all of which will use FreeMod rules.
4. Players will have to play the mappool twice at a designated time. Their best combined score will be used for seeding.
5. The mappool will be played in the order listed above.
6. There will be an optional 5-minute break in between the first and second play-through of the mappool.
7. All players will play their qualifiers in separate rooms. We suggest players not to broadcast or share their results to avoid seed manipulation.
8. The top 64 seeded players will advance to the Round of 64.

Stage instructions

1. Following the Qualifier stage, a Double Elimination stage will be played. This means that the winner continues in the winners' bracket, and the losing player gets moved to the losers' bracket.
2. Players in the losers’ bracket must play 2 matches each weekend starting from the Quarterfinals.
3. Players that lose a match in the losers' bracket get eliminated from the tournament.
4. The warmup maps are allowed up to 5 minutes. In the case you can choose not to play your warmup map. Players need to prepare the link to the warmup map before the match start, and send it to #multiplayer during the match for the referee to select the map.

Win conditions

1. In the Qualifiers, players need to place in the top 64 seeded in order to advance to the Double Elimination stage.
2. In the Round of 64, players need to win 4 maps to win a match (best of 7).
3. In the Round of 32, players need to win 5 maps to win a match (best of 9).
4. In the Round of 16 and Quarterfinals, players need to win 6 maps to win a match (best of 11).
5. In the Semifinals, Finals, and Grand Finals, players need to win 7 maps to win the match (best of 13).

Match instructions

1. A referee will create a multiplayer room 15 minutes in advance. Players must gather during this period.

   • Room settings are osu!mania, Head-to-Head., Win Condition: 'ScoreV2'. Room name must be "MCNC4K 2022: (Player 1) vs (Player 2)".
   • The player mentioned first in the room name must be the red, the player mentioned second in the room name must be the blue.
2. Each player can ban one beatmap to be selected from the pool. These beatmaps can not be picked by any player in the entire match.
3. Beatmap selection will alternate between each player selecting a beatmap in the mappool.
4. Each player must use !roll once in #multiplayer.

   • The winner of the !roll starts picking the first beatmap of the match.
   • The loser of the !roll starts banning one beatmap, followed by the winner of the !roll to ban a beatmap.
5. Players will have 2 minutes to pick a beatmap and 2 minutes to get ready. If a player takes more time than allotted, for the second occurrence: a random map will be chosen from the mappool using !roll X, where X is the number of maps that were neither picked nor banned, excluding the Tiebreaker. Repeat offenders may receive further sanctions from the Tournament Management.
6. Players will be given at most 3-minute pause for solving unexpected situations.
7. Results of the Qualifiers Stage will be published via a Statistics sheet.

Mappool instructions

1. There will be one mappool for each stage.
2. Each mappool consists of a fixed amount of maps each stage which will all be played under FreeMod conditions. This means that there is a unique FreeMod bracket.
3. The mappool sizes are as follows:

   • Qualifiers: 8 beatmaps
   • Round of 64: 12 beatmaps
   • Round of 32: 14 beatmaps
   • Round of 16: 16 beatmaps
   • Quarterfinals: 16 beatmaps
   • Semifinals : 18 beatmaps
   • Finals: 18 beatmaps
   • Grand Final: 18 beatmaps
4. Each mappool has one tiebreaker, except for the Qualifiers.
5. Possible mod choices for all maps are Hidden, FadeIn, Flashlight, and Mirror.
6. The tiebreaker will be played under FreeMod conditions.

Scheduling instructions

1. Each stage will be held on a single weekend. It could be held on weekdays if each players required, but not recommend.
2. The schedule is decided by the Tournament Management. The daily schedule will be released every Tuesday before.
3. If player need to make a temporary change after decide the game time. Rescheduling can only be considered with the consent of both players, and the scheduled time must be every Thursday before.