osu!mania 4K Chinese National Cup 2023

The osu!mania 4K Chinese National Cup 2023 (MCNC 4K 2023) was a country-based osu!mania 4K tournament hosted by the [Crz]Team. It was the 5th instalment of the osu!mania 4K Chinese National Cup.

Tournament schedule

Prizes

Placing	Prizes
	Profile badge, Profile Banner, CNY 1,500, 48% of the donated prize pool, 4 months of osu!supporter
	Profile Banner, CNY 1,000, 32% of the donated prize pool, 2 months of osu!supporter
	Profile Banner, CNY 600, 20% of the donated prize pool, 1 months of osu!supporter
4th-32nd	CNY 30
All player who passed Qualifiers	CNY 20

Organisation

The osu!mania 4K Chinese National Cup 2023 was run by various community members.

Links

• Discussion thread
• Livestream
• Discord server
• Challonge bracket
• Statistics sheet

Participants

Podium

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

Placing	Player
	Quotient GD
	[GB]nyasun
	[Crz]sunnyxxy

Mappools

Grand Finals

Download the mappack here! (197 MB)

• FreeMod

  1. xi - Zephyros [Anemoi]
  2. DJ Snake - Propaganda (Kill The Noise Remix) [JSGANDA x1.05]
  3. ALiCE'S EMOTION - Look For The Truth [Look For WhiteCookies 1.75x (298bpm)]
  4. LAriA Overground - the eclipes [C-CHALLENGE]
  5. Camellia - POWA OF DA WILDANES [DZ vs. MIPHA'S HAVOC 1.05x (315bpm)]
  6. Dev/Null - Rave 7 [hi19hi19's Insane 1.05x (210bpm)]
  7. Luxion mixed by lemon - Purgatory-Priestess [Despair]
  8. Taiko de Time Travel 2765 / Camellia - The Future of the TAIKO DRUM [The Future of the MCNC GRANDS]
  9. Ludicin - Bismuth [Ethereal (cut)]
  10. Sydosys - she grand on my finals till i hb3 [and staggered at her.]
  11. wowaka - Two-Faced Lovers [veggita28's Timing Hell x1.15]
  12. katagiri - Cafe De Kemomimi Loli [x1.05]
  13. Camellia - Tojita Sekai (Cut Ver.) [isoLated eNd (feat. Hylotl) x0.95]
  14. Hylen - Minerva [Ravenheart]
  15. momone - the dearest person i've ever met [:intoxicated:]
  16. sakuraburst - descent [delve]
  17. Hatsune Miku - With A Dance Number [Challenge(dance-single)]
• Tiebreaker

  1. Laxeno57 - Kaleido [Mangekyou]

Finals

Download the mappack here! (219 MB)

• FreeMod

  1. onoken - F-mine [Nerfed]
  2. Fairy Godmother (CV:Jennifer Saunders) - Holding Out For a Hero [mint's Happily Ever After 1.05x (157bpm)]
  3. Yousei Tekoku - Asgard [Alleyne vs. AelSan's Fortissimo 1.05x]
  4. SHK - Unique [Super Jacks 1.15x (167bpm)]
  5. Laur - Attractor Dimension [Relentless]
  6. Luo Tianyi - Luoshui Tianyi [XingRen vs SnowPh x1.2_P]
  7. angela - Shangri-La [I-Night's Nicht]
  8. katagiri - Kyuukou [Leon's Equilibrium 1.1x (cut)]
  9. 7mai - Boxel Adventure [New Game Plus]
  10. Twinfield feat. ChumuNote - Chaos Shotgun [Militant]
  11. siinamota - Shoujo A [parallel (edit) 1.15x]
  12. Raimukun - Myths Orbis [LegeNd 1.05x (220bpm)]
  13. penoreri - Lancelot Flame of the Rebellion [LN Maxium]
  14. polysha - Ultimate Weapon -the Last Ruling- [Final Judgement [1.1x Rate]]
  15. sasakure.UK - Jack-the-Ripper [Serial]
  16. Akira Complex & PSYQUI - Come to me [Fourth Stage | a cathartic return;]
  17. Ice - Zetsu [Picturesque [17]]
• Tiebreaker

  1. Halv vs. kuro - Evreka [Fight Against the Past!]

Semifinals

Download the mappack here! (217 MB)

• FreeMod

  1. sweet ARMs - Date A Live (TV Size) [ATTang's Challenge 1.05x (187bpm)]
  2. Yunomi feat. TORIENA - Game Over (Cut Ver.) [and the winner is... (edit)]
  3. Falcom Sound Team jdk - Satisfied Madness [Tycoon]
  4. Cranky - Into the Unknown [Into the OWC 1.1x (163bpm)]
  5. Kurorak - OWA Raged at Home Run Derby [hi19hi19's Hard 1.05x (233bpm)]
  6. None Like Joshua - Naruto's Ninja Way [ya]
  7. Silentroom - Shuu no Hazama [Rainshower] [Chaos Theory]
  8. Infected Mushroom - Sa'eed [Pope Gadget's Tiebreaker Edition [1.1025x Cut] (160bpm)]
  9. *namirin - Darling Dance [xz's Darling 1.15x (176bpm)]
  10. Juggernaut. - Apocaliptix [Apocalypse buffed]
  11. Aiobahn - Towa no Utage (w/ YUC'e) [Endless Timing Feast]
  12. MisomyL - Ring ! Run ! Nyan!! [1.1x MCNC Edit]
  13. Ayaka Ohashi - Please, please! [Tetaplah Bersamaku]
  14. phonon - Polyriddim (Izadi House Flip) [FunKatsu's ratJAM]
  15. Reaper - Circulator [EXHAUST]
  16. Tsubusare BOZZ - a lot of love (feat. madoka*) [:Paranoia: (Cut)]
  17. Aska Yang/Diamond - Bracing the Chill [Charoi's Challenge 1.6x (288bpm)]
• Tiebreaker

  1. GTS Sound Team - <> Truth in Uncertainty [Night Master]

Quarterfinals

Download the mappack here! (133 MB)

• FreeMod

  1. Zhou Shen - Rubia [Hope]
  2. kommisar - Hyper Weaboo Vodka Shots [Hyper]
  3. DJ SHARPNEL - G.M.C. [Shake Shake!!]
  4. Mitsukiyo - Theme 159 [Show time!!!]
  5. Igorrr - Cicadidae [mint 1.1x]
  6. Terminal 11 - Fractured Sunshine [Rupture]
  7. Silentroom - 9876734123 [73783623 (1.1x edit)]
  8. SAMString - Celestial Solace [Serendipity]
  9. BEMANI Sound Team "ZAQUVA" - Prohibited Props [Forbidden Beats 1.05x (172bpm)]
  10. Aiobahn & Yunomi feat. nicamoq - Ginga Tetsudou no Penguin (Stripe.P Remix) [edit]
  11. Lime - Ophelia [Phamrsolone]
  12. technoplanet - Intuition [Presentiment]
  13. nitro - [line:theta] [:hard_edit:]
  14. Chroma - [@__@] [Stage 1:]
  15. Kusano Yui() - Rumayui [dadadadada [1.05x Rate]]
• Tiebreaker

  1. Gardens - Trinity Burst [MCNC Edit]

Round of 16

Download the mappack here! (139 MB)

• FreeMod

  1. E-Type - Tide [Eurotopia]
  2. Amamiya Kokoro - Kyu-kurarin [x1.10 buffed]
  3. Laur - Viyella's Tears [No more tears...]
  4. Yorushika - Dakara Boku wa Ongaku o Yameta [Farawell my dream x1.05]
  5. Kabanagu - 20210517demo [Prototype x1.3]
  6. Outsider - Like A Man [Oldboy 1.2x (216bpm)]
  7. DM Ashura - Allegro Con Fuoco [Edit 1.1x (172bpm)]
  8. Lapix vs. Zekk - Lunatic Crazy feat. PANXI [Dementia To You]
  9. Mono. - Tricolor Prizm*** [Polychromatic]
  10. Feng Huang Chuan Qi - Yue Liang Zhi Shang [DongDong's Galloping Your Mind]
  11. Shigure Ui & Amamiya Kokoro - Daishikyuu Daishuki [<3 // co. Seiran]
  12. Toromaru - Uncharted Sky [Confusion]
  13. cYsmix - Breeze [Hard]
  14. Blue Archive - GIVE ME CHOCO [Lovely Valentine]
  15. HOYO-MiX - Gilded Runner (Cut Ver.) [Dump, Launch!]
• Tiebreaker

  1. Daily197 - Sirius [Brightest Star]

Round of 32

Download the mappack here! (146 MB)

• FreeMod

  1. Yunomi - Shugorei ft. nicamoq (iMeiden Remix) (Cut Ver.) [side by side... x1.05]
  2. Mage - The Words I Never Said In D&B [Sorrow 1.3x (224bpm)]
  3. E-ki (CV: Matsuoka Yoshitsugu) - Therese no Tameiki [Sore || Sole || Sorrow x1.05]
  4. Turbo - Black Cat [Black Jack [1.1x Rate] (144bpm)]
  5. CanBlaster - Disconnected Hardkore [Overdrive 1.1x (269bpm)]
  6. La priere - Habataku Kimi e [MemoryI's You belong to the sky (1.15x Edit)]
  7. Srav3R vs. Getty - DUAL BREAKER XX [HYBRID BREAKER 03]
  8. DJ OKAWARI ft. Rem (CV: Minase Inori) - I Love You [Love]
  9. Kanae Tachibana composed by nmk - Elsa de la bibliotheque [Yumemiru (edit)]
  10. Ryuji Iuchi - Cannonball Circuit [Eddie Van Halen]
  11. Aika - lady lavender [Stage 1: Relief]
  12. Geoxor - Virtual [idea]
  13. Doja Cat - Say So [Kamuy's Beginner (1.4x Edit)]
• Tiebreaker

  1. Infected Mushroom - Spitfire [Hi no naka de odoru]

Play-Off 2

Download the mappack here! (78 MB)

• FreeMod

  1. Zhi Guo Ye Zong Hui feat. Meng Fei Chuan - Bu Zhi De [Hard x1.05_P]
  2. Wonderlands x Showtime x Hatsune Miku - Dance Robot Dance [Engage x1.10]
  3. Frederic - Hello Goodbye [Alleyne vs Mug Diffusion's Farewell]
  4. TheFatRat - Time Lapse [Theoretical Ruins [Edit]]
  5. dMinor117 & ShirinNeko - d Minor Sonatine (Insomnia) [du Soir Memories]
  6. Minase Inori - Crystallize [Pray]
  7. KARUT - Mechanical JUNGLE [LTP]
  8. Fish Leong - Ning Xia [Memories...]
  9. Hatsuki Yura - Guren Yasha [Ha0201's LN (AelSan Edit)]
  10. Morimori Atsushi - MilK [SilV]
• Tiebreaker

  1. ShinRa-Bansho x Yuuhei Satellite & Shoujo Fractal - Genso Connect [You are no longer alone]

Play-Off 1

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• FreeMod

  1. The Ocean - Catharsis of a Heretic [Release]
  2. Mitsukiyo - Unwelcome School [MemoryI's BA]
  3. SMiLE.dk - Koko Soko (AKIBA KOUBOU Eurobeat Remix) (Cut Ver.) [Where are you' my heart?]
  4. *NSYNC - Pop [Eze]
  5. cactus flower - glide [slip]
  6. DJ Clonepa - Black Maria [Heartbreak Obedience]
  7. Sudo Keina - veil [blur]
  8. HOYO-MiX - Space Walk [Travel]
  9. Amehurashi - Pretender ["me" like "me"?]
  10. Datenshi Kokoeru, Aruku - Muteki! Chou Ero App! -remix- [oppai]
• Tiebreaker

  1. KikuoHana - Hikari yo [Samete]

Qualifiers

Download the mappack here! (34 MB)

• FreeMod

  1. succducc - me & u (kara edit) [Stage 1: Yume.]
  2. tarolabo - eth ken [Stage 2: Snare]
  3. Sota Fujimori - polygon [Stage 3: Aww]
  4. ShinRa-Bansho - Miko-sama no Aburaage disco [Stage 4: Udon]
  5. Maverick - opaque (Sped Up Ver.) [Stage 5: Invisible]
  6. katagiri - Reso*nyan*ce Fever [Stage 6: Nyaa]
  7. litmus* - Rush-Hour (Sped Up Ver.) [Stage 7: Bravo]
  8. BPM15Q - LaRiLaRu [Stage 8: Kawaiiosis]

Match results

Grand Finals

Detailed statistics for this round can be found here.

Saturday, 19 August 2023:

Friday, 25 August 2023:

Finals

Detailed statistics for this round can be found here.

Friday, 11 August 2023:

Saturday, 12 August 2023:

Semifinals

Detailed statistics for this round can be found here.

Friday, 4 August 2023

Saturday, 5 August 2023:

Sunday, 6 August 2023:

Quarterfinals

Detailed statistics for this round can be found here.

Wednesday, 26 July 2023

Friday, 28 July 2023:

Saturday, 29 July 2023:

Sunday, 30 July 2023:

Round of 16

Detailed statistics for this round can be found here.

Friday, 21 July 2023:

Saturday, 22 July 2023:

Sunday, 23 July 2023:

Round of 32

Detailed statistics for this round can be found here.

Friday, 14 July 2023:

Saturday, 15 July 2023:

Sunday, 16 July 2023:

Play-Off 2

Detailed statistics for this round can be found here.

Thursday, 6 July 2023:

Friday, 7 July 2023:

Saturday, 8 July 2023:

Sunday, 9 July 2023:

Play-Off 1

Detailed statistics for this round can be found here.

Thursday, 29 June 2023:

Friday, 30 June 2023:

Saturday, 1 July 2023:

Sunday, 2 July 2023:

Qualifiers

The final standings and detailed statistics for the Qualifiers can be found at the following spreadsheet.

Ruleset

Tournament rules

1. The osu!mania 4K Chinese National Cup is a head-to-head individual tournament, played on the osu!mania game mode.
2. Beatmap scoring will be based on Score V2.
3. The beatmaps for each round will be announced by the mappool selection team before the actual matches take place.

   • Each mappool, except for the Qualifier stage, 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. if scoreline is 4–4 and the match is best of 9, the tiebreaker shall be played.
4. Match scheduling 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 losses, even if they are 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 is 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 a player is not present at match time, it can be postponed for up to 10 minutes. If they are still absent after this period, 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 labelled as final are not to be objected.
12. Disrupting the match by foul play, insulting and provoking other players or staff, delaying the match and other deliberate inappropriate misbehaviour are strictly prohibited.
13. Breaking chat rules results in a silence. Silenced players cannot participate in multiplayer matches.
14. Unexpected incidents 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:

    • Direct judgement of 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 entry for any and all suspicious accounts or players.
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 territories of mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. 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 aforementioned territories are eligible for playing.
3. To be eligible to play, one must:

   • Not have been banned/majorly restricted from the MCNC.
   • Pass a background check by osu! staff and the tournament staff.
   • Include the answer "呜呜呜彤彤" in the question "Do you have anything else to say?".
   • 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 osu! staff to check.
4. All successfully formed players will be published after the registration phase.
5. Organisers, mappoolers and referees must not participate as players in the tournament.

Qualifier instructions

1. There will be no warmups during the Qualifier stage.
2. In the Qualifier stage, all players will play a specific pool designed by the mappool selectors.
3. The Qualifier 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 the maps are listed.
6. There will be an optional 5-minute break in between the first and second playthrough 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. All players participating in the tournament are eligible to participate in the qualifying rounds. However, the number of participants who advance to the next round will be reduced to the nearest number, and the criteria used to determine whether a player advances is their performance during the qualifying phase.

   • If there are 32-47 players participating, 32 players will qualify.
   • If there are 48-55 players participating, 48 players will qualify.
   • If there are 56-63 players participating, 56 players will qualify.
   • If there are 64 or more players participating, 64 players will qualify.
   • If there are more than 80 players participating, the specific promotion rules will be determined based on the actual number of participants after the results of the qualifying round are announced.

Preseason stage

1. After the Qualifier stage, the tournament will proceed to the Preseason stage. The Preseason stage is a single-elimination phase with specific rules.
2. The warm-up map duration in the Preseason stage is capped at 3 minutes.
3. After the Qualifier stage, advancing players will be grouped based on Qualifier stage seeds, and each group will have a different set of match procedures.

   • If 32 players advance:

     • The preseason stage will be canceled.
   • If 48 players advance:

     • Seeds 1-16: Directly advance to the elimination stage without participating in any preseason stage matches.
     • Seeds 17-48: Players in this group will participate in one preseason stage match, facing opponents corresponding to the group's seeds. The winner will advance to the elimination stage.
   • If 56 players advance:

     • Seeds 1-8: Directly advance to the elimination stage without participating in any preseason stage matches.
     • Seeds 9-56: Players in this group will participate in one preseason stage match, facing opponents corresponding to the group's seeds. The winner will advance to the elimination stage.
   • If 64 players advance:

     • Seeds 1-8: Directly advance to the elimination stage without participating in any preseason stage matches.
     • Seeds 9-16: Players in this group will participate in one preseason stage match, facing opponents from seeds 49-64. The winner will advance to the elimination stage.
     • Seeds 17-48: Players in this group will participate in one preseason stage match, facing opponents corresponding to the group's seeds. The winner will advance to the elimination stage.
     • Seeds 49-64: Players in this group will participate in two preseason stage matches. Their first opponent will be corresponding to the group's seeds. If they win the first match, their second opponent will be from seeds 9-16. The winner will advance to the elimination stage.
   • If more than 80 players participate, specific advancement rules will be determined based on the actual number of participants after the qualification results are announced, with a maximum of two matches for all players.
4. If 48 or more players participate, among the players eliminated in the final round of the preseason stage, the top 16 according to qualification stage rankings will be invited to participate in the secondary league, which follows a format of a 16-player double-elimination. Please note that the secondary league will use the same mappool as the elimination stage but from the previous round, and the secondary league is not part of the complete process of this tournament.

Stage instructions

1. Following the Preseason 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 16 seeded players in order to advance to the double-elimination stage.
2. In the Round of 32, players need to win 4 maps to win a match (best of 7).
3. In the Round of 16, players need to win 5 maps to win a match (best of 9).
4. In the Quarterfinals and Semifinals, players need to win 6 maps to win a match (best of 11).
5. In the Finals and Grand Finals, players need to win 7 maps 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 Game mode: osu!mania, Team mode: Head-to-head, Win Condition: "ScoreV2". Room name must be MCNC4K2023: ({Red}) vs ({Blue}).
   • The player mentioned first in the room name must be in the red team, and the player mentioned second in the room name must be in the blue team.
2. Each player can ban one beatmap from the mappool. These beatmaps cannot be picked by any player during 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 exceeds the allotted time more than once., a random map will be chosen from the mappool using !roll with 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 a 3-minute timeout for solving unexpected situations.
7. Qualifier results will be published via a statistics sheet.

Mappool instructions

1. There will be one mappool for each stage, except for the Finals and Grand Finals, which will share the same mappool.
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
   • Preseason: 11 beatmaps
   • Round of 32: 14 beatmaps
   • Round of 16: 16 beatmaps
   • Quarterfinals: 16 beatmaps
   • Semifinals: 18 beatmaps
   • Finals: 18 beatmaps
   • Grand Finals: 18 beatmaps
4. Each mappool has one tiebreaker, except for the Qualifiers.
5. Possible mod choices for all maps are Hidden, Fade In, Flashlight, and Mirror.
6. The tiebreaker will be played under FreeMod conditions.

Scheduling instructions

1. Each stage will be held on a single weekend (including Friday). It can be held on weekdays if both players require it, but this is not recommended.
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.