osu! World Cup 2016

The osu! World Cup 2016 (OWC 2016) was a country-based osu! tournament hosted by the osu! team. It was the seventh instalment of the osu! World Cup.

Tournament schedule

Prizes

Placing	Prizes
	Exclusive and unique merchandise, unique profile badge, "osu! Champion" user title
	Exclusive and unique merchandise, unique profile badge
	Exclusive and unique merchandise, unique profile badge

Organisation

The osu! World Cup 2016 was run by various community members.

Links

• Discussion thread
• Livestream
• Stage recaps (by Feurigel)
• Statistics sheet

Participants

Groups

OWC 2016 bracket

Podium

OWC 2016 podium

Mappools

Finals

This mappool was played during the Finals week 1 and Finals week 2.

Download the mappack here! (148 MB)

• NoMod

  1. U1 overground - Dopamine (fanzhen0019) [C6H3(OH)2-CH2-CH2-NH2]
  2. Yousei Teikoku - The Creator (meiikyuu) [Nyaten]
  3. BABYMETAL - Gimme chocolate!! (alacat) [BLACK CHOCOLATE!!]
  4. Nanahira - Bassdrop Freaks (Long Ver.) (yf_bmp) [BASSDROP!!]
  5. ayaponzu* - Yakubyougami (cRyo[iceeicee]) [B(]
  6. ESTi - HELIX (Edit ver.) (Hollow Wings) [EX EX]
• Hidden

  1. Demetori - Silent Voyage to Eternity (brikel) [BMix]
  2. An - Catanoph (Lavender) [Extra(OWC Version)]
• HardRock

  1. Studio EIM - Crescent Moon Island Boss Theme (Rakuen) [[ -Scarlet- ]'s Extra]
  2. Camellia feat. Nanahira - Tsukitourou (jonathanlfj) [Countless]
• DoubleTime

  1. ClariS - Colorful (Laurier) [Insane]
  2. LeaF - MEPHISTO (Alumetorz) [Another]
• FreeMod

  1. EZFG - Hurting for a Very Hurtful Pain (tutuhaha) [Dance]
  2. Syrsa - Mad Machine (Louis Cyphre) [Champion]
  3. USAO - Miracle 5ympho X (Extended Mix) (RLC) [5ympho XtrA]
• Tiebreaker

  1. goreshit - burn this moment into the retina of my eye (grumd) [extra]

Semifinals

Download the mappack here! (131 MB)

• NoMod

  1. ZUN remixed by LeaF - Resurrection Spell (Muya) [VOLCANO]
  2. VY1 - Cyber Thunder Cider (tutuhaha) [Cider]
  3. Yooh - LegenD. (Flask) [GravitY.]
  4. LIQU@. - Yotogibanashi no Kamikakushi (Kyubey) [oko's Extra]
  5. Function Phantom - Euclid (byfar) [Fifth Postulate]
  6. Alipio Martins - Piranha (Maffalda Reloaded Trap Mix) (Tarrasky) [BD's Gangsta]
• Hidden

  1. DECO*27 - Streaming Heart feat. Hatsune Miku (Tsumetaku) [0108's Extra]
  2. An - Saigo (Rumia-) [Final]
• HardRock

  1. ginkiha - EOS (alacat) [Lycoris]
  2. Hatsune Miku - Sakura Zensen Ijou Nashi (Lalarun) [Ijou Nashi]
• DoubleTime

  1. Rain - Hip Song (Irreversible) [Insane]
  2. Neru - World Domination How-To (Chewin) [Insane]
• FreeMod

  1. cosMo@BousouP - Oceanus (Broccoly) [Divinity]
  2. Susumu Hirasawa - Big Brother (Gens) [KIRBY Mix]
  3. T & Sugah x Lexurus - No More (Strategas) [Extra]
• Tiebreaker

  1. Venetian Snares - She Runs (fergas) [Escape?]

Quarterfinals

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• NoMod

  1. Memme - Chinese Restaurant (M o k o r i) [Spicy]
  2. paraoka - boot (rickyboi) [Shoe]
  3. Xelia - Illumiscape (Kanna) [Extra]
  4. Lily - Scarlet Rose (val0108) [0108 style]
  5. MY FIRST STORY - ALONE (Saut) [Isolation]
  6. Delain - Go Away (pishifat) [Extra]
• Hidden

  1. Sound Horizon - Raijin no Hidariude (AngelHoney) [Insane]
  2. UNDEAD CORPORATION - Yoru Naku Usagi wa Yume wo Miru (Strawberry) [Lunatic]
• HardRock

  1. iojjj - Deus Ex Machina (Okoratu) [GREAT EQUALIZER IS THE DEATH]
  2. mafumafu - Yuugure Semi Nikki (L_P) [Yuugure]
• DoubleTime

  1. Mami Kawada - sense (Giralda) [LC's Insane]
  2. ClariS - Connect (Holoaz) [Holo]
• FreeMod

  1. 07th Expansion - rog-unlimitation (AngelHoney) [AngelHoney]
  2. jippusu - Mushikui Saikede Rhythm (Amamiya Yuko) [Skystar]
  3. beatMARIO - Night of Knights (DJPop) [SOLO]
• Tiebreaker

  1. DragonForce - Symphony Of The Night (Evil_Twilight) [Legend]

Round of 16

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• NoMod

  1. Cilvery - Kamisama Nejimaki (sukiNathan) [Catastrophe]
  2. senya - Renbei no Searchlight (Dailycare) [Satellite's Catharsis]
  3. LeaF - Wizdomiot (Asahina Momoko) [Lunatic]
  4. Katakiri Rekka - Answer (deetz) [RLC's Darkness]
  5. Hana - Sakura no Uta (Ultimate Madoka) [VI.Artist of the Sakura]
  6. Memme - Extreme Fantasy (AngelHoney) [ExtrA]
• Hidden

  1. IOSYS - Poinsettia (Aakiha) [Lunatic]
  2. Team:SASAKURATION - AVALON (Leader) [gowww's Extra]
• HardRock

  1. MYTHOLOGIA by MLREC. - Ymir (Kitami Erika) [Another]
  2. supercell - Hoshi ga Matataku Konna Yoru ni ([Teichan]) [Starlight]
• DoubleTime

  1. Kraster - Remember History (Short Ver.) (Serval) [Lunatic]
  2. SYNC.ART'S - Sins -Kokoro no Tsumi- (Snowy Dream) [Nightmare]
• FreeMod

  1. M2U - Nightmare (ignorethis) [Lesjuh]
  2. yuikonnu & ayaponzu* - Kunoichi demo Koi ga Shitai (alacat) [Skystar's Extra]
  3. nmk - sola (sjoy) [Imouto's Extra]
• Tiebreaker

  1. Camellia - d:for the DELTA (ProfessionalBox) [Delirium]

Group stage

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• NoMod

  1. sakuzyo - Altale (toybot) [Bonzi's Extra]
  2. Lon - Yuru Fuwa Jukai Girl (Garven) [Insane]
  3. Itou Kanako - Skyclad no Kansokusha -Remix- (Takos) [taka]
  4. Rita - Dream Walker (Vert) [Zweib's Insane]
  5. ONE OK ROCK - Mikansei Koukyoukyoku (Saut) [Extreme]
  6. Ray - Hajimete Girls! (Meyrink) [Skystar's Pin Pon~]
• Hidden

  1. Cyua - Blumenkranz (Shinxyn) [Insane]
  2. sana - Kotonoha Clinic (Kite) [Moroi]
• HardRock

  1. Cascada - How Do You Do (Nightcore Mix) (Asphyxia) [Insane]
  2. Rameses B - Utopia (ft. Holly Drummond) (Milan-) [deetz' Paradise]
• DoubleTime

  1. Satori-san - Hari no Sora (Sure) [Insane]
  2. 07th Expansion - goldenslaughterer (La Cataline) [Hard]
• FreeMod

  1. ONE OK ROCK - Re:make (Rucker) [Remake]
  2. 44teru-k - F.I (Jacob) [Extra445]
  3. Megpoid GUMI - For my soul (val0108) [Insane]
• Tiebreaker

  1. kors k - Playing With Fire (Sota Fujimori Remix) (xlni) [Pyrotechnics]

Match results

Finals week 2

Sunday, 18 December 2016:

Finals week 1

Saturday, 10 December 2016:

Sunday, 11 December 2016:

Semifinals

Saturday, 3 December 2016:

Sunday, 4 December 2016:

Quarterfinals

Saturday, 26 November 2016:

Round of 16

Saturday, 19 November 2016:

Group stage

Saturday, 12 November 2016:

Sunday, 13 November 2016:

Ruleset

Tournament rules

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

   • This competition is planned as a 4 versus 4 setup.
2. Map scoring is based on Score V2.
3. The maps for each round will be announced by the tournament management in advance on the weekend before the actual matches take place. Only these will be used during the respective matches.

   • There will be a NoMod, Hidden, HardRock, DoubleTime and FreeMod bracket.
   • One map will be given as a tiebreaker map. This map will only be played in case of a tie.
4. Match schedules will be settled by the Tournament Management. Specific regulations can be found at the bottom.
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 options are allowed.
8. If the beatmap ends in a draw, the game will be nullified.
9. If a player disconnects, they get treated as if they failed the map.

   • Disconnects within 30 seconds after map begin can be rematched. This is up to the referee's discretion.
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.
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 penalites.
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
22. Any modification of these rules will be announced.

Tournament registration

1. Every user interested in joining their country's team signs up individually on the specifically created sign-up webpage.

   • 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! performace 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.

   • This may change according to the final amount of formed 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 maps won) - (the number of maps defeated)}.
   • Most maps won.
   • 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:

Win conditions

1. In Group Stage, you need to win 4 maps to win a match. (Best-of-7)
2. In the Round of 16 and the Quarter-finals, you need to win 5 maps to win a match. (Best-of-9)
3. In Semi-finals and Finals: Week 1, you need to win 6 maps to win a match. (Best-of-11)
4. In Finals: Week 2, you 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!, Team-Vs., Win Condition: 'Score v2'. Room name must be "OWC 2016: TeamBlue vs TeamRed".
   • The team mentioned first in the room name must be the blue team, the team mentioned second in the room name must be the red team.
2. Players are free to select up to two warm-up maps. Using beatmaps with questionable or inappropriate content is prohibited.
3. Each captain must 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.
6. Captains may pick freely from any bracket.

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

Mappool instructions

1. There will be 1 mappool for the Group Stage, 1 mappool for Round 16, 1 mappool for the Quarter-finals, 1 mappool for the Semi-finals and 1 mappool for the Finals.

   • Finals Week 1 & Finals Week 2 use the same mappool.
2. Each mappool consists of 5 brackets: NoMod, Hidden, HardRock, DoubleTime and FreeMod
3. Each mappool consists of 16 maps in total.
4. Each mappool has one tiebreaker.
5. The NoMod bracket will be played with no mods activated at all.
6. The Hidden, HardRock and DoubleTime bracket will be played with the respective mod activated by all current players.
7. The FreeMod bracket will have FreeMod activated.

   • Possible mod choices are: Hidden, HardRock and Hidden+HardRock
   • When playing a FreeMod map, at least 2 players of each team must have at least one mod activated. For the remaining players, activating mods is optional.
8. The tiebreaker will be played under FreeMod conditions.

   • When playing the tiebreaker, no one needs to have a mod activated.
9. The size of the NoMod bracket will be 6 in all stages.
10. The size of the Hidden, HardRock and DoubleTime brackets will be 2 in all stages.
11. The size of the FreeMod bracket 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 matches will be held on either Saturday or Sunday.
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 Quarter-finals 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. Rescheduling after the release of the Schedule on the wiki can not be done in any circumstance.
6. Captains are responsible for their team's availability. The greater team size exists to ensure every team can provide at least four players for each match. If teams can not provide four players for a match, the match will be considered forfeited.