osu!taiko World Cup 2019

The osu!taiko World Cup 2019 (TWC 2019) was a country-based osu!taiko tournament hosted by the osu! team. It was the ninth instalment of the osu!taiko World Cup.

Tournament schedule

Prizes

Placing	Prizes
	$150 per team member, unique profile badge, "osu!taiko Champion" user title for one year
	$80 per team member, unique profile badge
	$40 per team member, unique profile badge

Organisation

The osu!taiko World Cup 2019 was run by various community members.

Links

• Discussion thread
• Livestream
• Statistics sheet

Participants

TWC 2019 bracket

Podium

TWC 2019 podium

Mappools

Finals week 2

• NoMod

  1. kaitendaentai - Hizai ni Negu (maziari1105) [Metaphysical]
  2. Omnipotenx - PEACE BREAKER (PING) [PING BREAKER]
  3. Camellia - overcomplexification (Loctav) [complex oni]
  4. shio - Qronostasis (ll-oscar) [ll-taiko Sp.]
  5. UNDEAD CORPORATION - Necrophilia (Ekoro) [Sorcery Light]
  6. Camellia feat. Nanahira - Konran shoujo Soflan-chan!! (katacheh) [The.Wonder.Chaos]
• Hidden

  1. Cardboard Box - The Limit Does Not Exist (Grimbow) [Limit Break]
  2. Spastic Ink - Words For Nerds (cut ver.) (Mew104) [Overflow]
• HardRock

  1. tarolabo - Miko (Nyan) [OD8]
  2. AAAA vs Frums - beepbit futures (7_7) [Beepbit Collab]
• DoubleTime

  1. Camellia - JDM (Jungle Dance Music) (Nishizumi) [Dancing Oni]
  2. AAAA - Bokutachi no Tabi to Epilogue. [Long ver.] (Nifty) [Sayonara.]
• FreeMod

  1. Shiraishi - Shinsekai (AngelHoney) [Taiko]
  2. TAROLIN - Garagara Jungle Snake (applerss) [Deep Jungle]
  3. sasakure.UK - The illegaL QueeN (tkdLolly) [twcLolly]
• Tiebreaker

  1. Yuuyu - Howdy! and... Good-Die! (tasuke912) [Grande Finale]

Finals week 1

• NoMod

  1. Kobaryo vs. Camellia - Villain Virus (shinchikuhome) [Tatsujin]
  2. SYUNN - Megalara Garuda (yea) [Ultimatum]
  3. trapman - minefield surfing (Ney) [Jester]
  4. Katagiri - Dream Vandalism (applerss) [Inner Oni]
  5. The Flashbulb - Chik Habit (incandescence) [Raidcore]
  6. Qoiet - Akumu (Alchyr) [Anxiety]
• Hidden

  1. 8284 - Connaextion (Nwolf) [-- --- .-. ... .]
  2. Chroma - Field : Kaerezu no Chi (tasuke912) [Farthest]
• HardRock

  1. Cardboard Box - ++ (Vulkin) [Grim's N+]
  2. sakuraburst - SELF DESTRUCT (Nifty) [METASTABLE ONI]
• DoubleTime

  1. DJ TECHNORCH - Nijuu (agu) [LEGGENDARIA Oni]
  2. SHINDEHAI - Le Grand Medley de Shindehai (Gezoda) [Inner Oni]
• FreeMod

  1. Doin - Pine Nut (yea) [Ura Oni]
  2. Memme - Pandemonium (Raiden) [Raidcore]
  3. Retractable - Teitai Kasoku Yomei Ikubaku (tasuke912) [Oni]
• Tiebreaker

  1. Camellia - POWA OF DA WILDANES (MMzz) [Tatsujin]

Semifinals

• NoMod

  1. w_tre respect for AT&HU - Schur's Theorem (Raphalge) [Inner Oni]
  2. Chroma - I (-xNaCLx-) [-xN.taiCLx-]
  3. t+pazolite - Good Night, Bad Luck (JUDYDANNY) [Inner Oni]
  4. An - Cochma (SKSalt) [Evil Oni]
  5. Kobaryo - Kumo no Kireme [feat. Kourin.] (Sayaka-) [Hell Oni]
  6. Creo - Challenger (tasuke912) [Taiko Challenge <OD7>]
• Hidden

  1. Frums - memoryfactory.lzh (Nifty) [DEFLATE.zip]
  2. Igorrr - Cicadidae (OnosakiHito) [Oni]
• HardRock

  1. onoken - ZADAMGA (agu) [Fatale Oni]
  2. Fleshgod Apocalypse - The Fool (LZD) [Stamina Thief]
• DoubleTime

  1. Kit Morgan - Mind The Gaps (mangomizer) [Gaps]
  2. Hatsune Miku - Unhappy Refrain (NatsumeRin) [Climbb's Taiko Oni]
• FreeMod

  1. Akhuta - Mira (HiroK) [Ultra Midnight Madness]
  2. Igorrr & Ruby My Dear - Alain (Raiden) [Inner Oni]
  3. WAiKURO - Androgynos (Jaye) [Divine Revelation]
• Tiebreaker

  1. Deftones - Knife Party (Final Sketch Remix) (-Kazu-) [Dysthymia]

Quarterfinals

• NoMod

  1. Nekomata Master - Far east nightbird (-[ ix Ishida xi ]-) [-[ ix Taiko xi ]-]
  2. xi - Glorious Crown (asuasu_yura) [Special]
  3. Toby Fox - Ruins (sasakure.UK Remix) (HiroK) [Golden Flowers]
  4. tarolabo - NijiBishox1HadairoSenjoSenjo (Nyan) [Inner Oni]
  5. t+pazolite - Sugar-Glazed Madness (cdhsausageboy) [Toffee-Wrapped Craziness]
• Hidden

  1. MiddleIsland - Lilac (Fraolinch) [Taikorchestra]
  2. Chroma - Sayonara Planet Wars (Greenshell) [Constellation]
• HardRock

  1. Sakuzyo - Lie (komasy) [False]
  2. Brymir - Pantheon Of Forsaken Gods (DarkVortex) [Vengeful Oni]
• DoubleTime

  1. q/stol - LOVE THIS MOMENT (tasuke912) [_yu68's Oni]
  2. cillia - Fairytale, (mintong89) [Taiko]
• FreeMod

  1. Rainbowdragoneyes - The Rift (Mew104) [Ura Oni]
  2. PrimeMIX - Uber 6 (snowball112) [Corn's Hell Oni]
  3. Camellia - Tornado (Nofool) [Irma]
• Tiebreaker

  1. RYUWAVE - ROLLING PANDEMONIUM (Ata Remix) (Ulqui) [Myckoll & Ulqui's Final Stage]

Round of 16

• NoMod

  1. Snail's House - Balloons (KinomiCandy) [plastic thoughts]
  2. PROTODOME - Excuuuuuuuse Me, Princess (Princess Zelda's Rescue) (karterfreak) [Oni]
  3. Akhuta - Ludus In Tenebris (Nyan) [Inner Oni]
  4. Helblinde - Grief & Malice (Rhytoly) [Madoka & Homura]
  5. Camellia feat. Nanahira - PAPAYAPA BASS (Nwolf) [KATKATDONKAT]
• Hidden

  1. Project B- - Sarutobi Champion no Sessha (Charlotte) [Inner Oni]
  2. The Ghost of 3.13 - Forgotten (Mismagius) [PhNyx's Taiko Oni]
• HardRock

  1. Porno Graffiti - The Day feat. Aruvn (dj-Jo Remix) Extended Version (Chromoxx) [Inner Oni]
  2. USAO - Miracle 5ympho X (Mel) [Gezo's Giga Oni]
• DoubleTime

  1. DJ Fresh - Gold Dust (Pheon) [Phedondon]
  2. VY1 - Cyber Thunder Cider (tutuhaha) [Sp3's Taiko]
• FreeMod

  1. Minako Adachi - Battle! (Team Skull Boss) [feat. KYOtara] (Zetera) [Beast Guzma Oni]
  2. lapix - YOLO ft. Numb'n'dub (Arrival) [Inner Oni]
  3. Dark PHOENiX - Ryokugan no Jealousy (Jounzan) [31's Oni]
• Tiebreaker

  1. xi - Double Helix (Loopy542) [Virtuoso]

Group stage

• NoMod

  1. Venetian Snares - Szamar Madar (Xay) [Inner Oni]
  2. Morimori Atsushi + Verdammt - Le Fruit Defendu (KitajimaYN) [Offensive]
  3. MiddleIsland - Delrio (Nwolf) [Mountainside River]
  4. Warak - Cosmic Invaders (Lno) [Oni v2]
• Hidden

  1. Nippon Gakuon Noise Kyoukai - Igomoyos=Omul no Thema ni yoru Buyobuyo Sketch no Kokoromi (uone) [Inner Oni]
  2. Shano x 40mP - Sanpo Michi (mintong89) [Taiko Oni]
• HardRock

  1. dj MAX STEROID - Arabian Rave Night (Ascendance) [Ozzy's Tatsujin]
  2. Dirty Androids - Egret and Willow (Nifty) [Inner Oni]
• DoubleTime

  1. M2U - Gypsy Tronic (Gomo Pslvarh) [lepidon! - Oni]
  2. ClariS - Surely (JUDYDANNY) [Oni]
• FreeMod

  1. CyoucyoP feat.Hatsune Miku - End of the World (TKS) [Inner Oni]
  2. cYsmix - Classic Pursuit (Hanjamon) [Cursed Oni]
  3. S3RL feat Harri Rush - Nostalgic (Nightcore Mix) (nold_1702) [Nardo's Taiko Inner Oni]
• Tiebreaker

  1. Laur - Sound Chimera (yea) [Cosmic Minds]

Match results

Finals week 2

Sunday, 26 May 2019:

Finals week 1

Saturday, 18 May 2019:

Sunday, 19 May 2019:

Semifinals

Saturday, 11 May 2019:

Sunday, 12 May 2019:

Quarterfinals

Saturday, 4 May 2019:

Sunday, 5 May 2019:

Round of 16

Saturday, 27 April 2019:

Sunday, 28 April 2019:

Group stage

Saturday, 20 April 2019:

Sunday, 21 April 2019:

Ruleset

Tournament rules

1. The osu!taiko World Cup is a country-based team tournament, played on the osu!taiko game mode.

   • While this competition is planned as a 2 versus 2 setup, this might change depending on the amount of incoming registrations.
2. Beatmap scoring is based on Score V2.
3. The maps for each round will be announced by the mapset selector in advance on the Sunday before the actual matches take place. Only these will be used during the respective matches.

   • One map will be given as a tiebreaker map. This map will only be played in case of a tie.
   • There will also be a Hidden, HardRock, DoubleTime and FreeMod bracket.
4. Match schedule will be settled by the Tournament Management (see below).
5. If no staff or referee is available, the match will be postponed.
6. Failed players' scores do not get added to the team score.

   • Reviving and surviving during a map gets considered as passing it.
7. Use of the Visual Settings to alter background dim or disable map elements like storyboards and skins are allowed.
8. If the beatmap ends in a draw, the game will be nullified.

   • If a game is nullified the beatmap will be replayed.
9. If a player disconnects, they get treated as if they failed the map.

   • Disconnects within 30 seconds after beatmap begin can be rematched. This is up to the referee's discretion. The played beatmap might be aborted for this.
   • If a rematch happens, the roster for each team during that particular beatmap must remain the same. If that is not possible (the player who got disconnected can't get back in time) then both teams are allowed to swap rosters.
10. Beatmaps cannot be reused in the same match unless the game was nullified.
11. If less than the minimum required players attend, the maximum time the match can be postponed is 10 minutes.
12. Exchanging players during a match is allowed without limitations.
13. Lag is not a valid reason to nullify a beatmap.
14. All players are supposed to keep the match running fluent and without delays. Excessive match delays coming from the player's side can be issued with penalties.
15. If a player disconnects between the beatmaps and the team can not provide an exchange, the match can be delayed 10 minutes at maximum.
16. All players and referees must to be treated with respect. Instructions of the referees and tournament management is to be followed. Decisions labeled as final are not to be objected.
17. Disrupting the match by foul play, picking inappropriate warmup maps (see below), insulting and provoking other players or referees, delaying the match or other deliberate inappropriate misbehavior is strictly prohibited.
18. The multiplayer chatrooms underlie the osu! community rules. All chat rules apply to the multiplayer chatrooms, too.

    • Breaking the chat rules results in a silence. Silenced players can not participate at multiplayer matches and must be exchanged for the time being.
19. In Group stage, 'Win by default' will be considered as win by 4:0, +1.0 score difference ratio.
20. Unexpected incidences are handled by the tournament management. Referees may allow higher tolerance depending on the given circumstances. This is up to their discretion.
21. Penalties for violating the tournament rules can be:

    • Exclusion of specific players for one map
    • Exclusion of specific players for an entire match
    • Declaring the match as Lost by Default
    • Disqualification from the entire tournament
    • Disqualification from the current and future official tournaments until appealed
    • Any modification of these rules will be announced.

Tournament registration

1. Every user interested in joining their country's team signs up individually.

   • Tournament Management will create a list of potential candidates for a country's team.
   • Tournament Management declares one candidate to the captain of the country's team, albeit temporarily.
   • The declared captain can form their team from the candidate list of their country.
2. To ensure valid and serious registrations, every registered user will be checked by the Tournament Management.

   • Every registered user will be assigned to their respective country's candidate list.
   • To be successfully accepted on the list, you have to ensure that your global osu!taiko performance ranking is above 5000.
   • To be successfully accepted on the list, you have to ensure that you did not violate the osu! community rules within the last 12 months.
3. All successfully formed teams will be published after the Registration Phase.
4. Only the 32 potentially strongest countries will participate. The potential strength of a country is determined by the online statistics of all valid candidates.

   • If the amount of registered countries is below 32, the number might be reduced to 24, 20 or 16. The aim is always to let as many countries participate as possible!
5. Mapset selectors may not participate as a player in this tournament.

Stage instructions

1. In the first stage (Group Stage), the teams will be divided into 8 groups of 4 teams.

2. All the teams from each group will face each other.

3. Rankings of each group are determined by sorting the results of each team's performance in the following priority:

   • Most matches won.
   • Have higher {(the number of beatmaps won) - (the number of beatmaps defeated)}.
   • Most beatmaps won.
   • Winner of the match played previously between the tied teams.
   • In the event of a triple tie:

     • Have higher ∑{(total score difference) / (maximum score)}.
     • Winner of the rematch.

4. The top 2 teams of each group will move on to the Knock-Out Stages.

   • This may change with the actual Group Stage setup.

5. Following stages are Double Elimination Stages. This means that the winner moves to the next stage and the losing team gets moved to the Loser bracket.

6. Based on this image, the stages are split up into the following:

   Stage	Match ID
   Round of 16	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
   Quarterfinals	I, J, K, L & R, S, T, U
   Semifinals	M, N & V, W, X, Y, Z, AA
   Finals	O & AB, AC, AD
   Grand Finals	AE, P, Q

7. The Winning conditions for each stage will be:

   • In Group Stage, you need to win 5 beatmaps to win a match. (Best-of-9)
   • In the Round of 16 and the Quarterfinals, you need to win 6 beatmaps to win a match. (Best-of-11)
   • In Semifinals, Finals and Grand Finals, you need to win 7 beatmaps to win a 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!taiko, Team-Vs., Win Condition: 'Score'. Room name must be "TWC 2019: (TeamRed) vs (TeamBlue)".
   • The team mentioned first in the room name must be the red team, the team mentioned second in the room name must be the blue team.
2. Each team is free to select up to one warm-up beatmap. Using beatmaps with questionable content is prohibited. All maps must be osu!taiko specific maps.
3. Each captain has to ban one beatmap to be selected from the pool. These beatmaps are not allowed to be picked by any team in the entire match.
4. Beatmap selection will alternate between each captain selecting a beatmap out of the map pool.
5. Each captain 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.
6. Captains may pick freely from any bracket.

   • In case of a tie, the tiebreaker map must be played.
7. Results of the Group Stage will be published via a Statistics sheet.

Mappool instructions

1. There will be 1 mappool for the Group Stage, 1 mappool for the Round of 16, 1 mappool for the Quarterfinals, 1 mappool for the Semifinals, 1 mappool for the Finals and 1 mappool for the Grand Finals.
2. Each mappool consists of 5 brackets: NoMod, Hidden, HardRock, DoubleTime and FreeMod.
3. The Group Stage mappool will consist of 14 maps, Round of 16 and Quarterfinals will consist of 15 maps, SemiFinals, Finals and Grand Finals mappool will consist of 16 maps.
4. Each mappool has one tiebreaker.
5. The NoMod bracket will be played with no modes activated.
6. The Hidden, HardRock and DoubleTime bracket will be played with the respective modes activated.
7. The FreeMod bracket will have FreeMod activated. Every individual player can pick Hidden, HardRock or both.

   • When playing a FreeMod map, at least 1 player of each team must have at least one mode activated.
8. The tiebreaker will be played under FreeMod conditions.

   • When playing the tiebreaker, no one needs to have a mode activated.
9. The size of the NoMod bracket will be 4 in Group Stage, 5 in Round of 16 and Quarterfinals and 6 for Semifinals, Finals and Grand Finals.
10. The size of the Hidden, HardRock and DoubleTime brackets will be 2 in all stages.
11. The size of the FreeMod brackets will be 3 in all stages.

Scheduling instructions

1. Each stage will be held on a single weekend.
2. Matches in Group Stage may overlap.
3. All Double Elimination Stages will be held on either Saturday or Sunday, UTC+0.
4. Scheduling will be handled by the Tournament Management. Schedules will be released on the Sunday before the first matches of the actual stage. Tournament Management will try to create the schedule to respect the participant's time zone.

   • In the stages Quarterfinals and higher: Please inform tournament management before Sunday, if you expect a specific time slot to be unavailable in the following week. Wishes are tried to be followed, alas no promises can be made.
5. Reschedules will only be considered if both teams agree to a time, this needs to be done and notified to the tournament staff before Wednesday at 23:59 UTC+0 in that particular week when your match takes place.
6. Reschedules may only be requested by a team captain.

   • Do not ask for a reschedule unless it is absolutely needed. The tournament staff still has the right to decline the request.
7. Captains are responsible for their teams availability. The greater team size exists to ensure every team can provide at least two players for each match. If teams can not provide two players for a match, the match will be considered forfeited.