Non-Professional Cup 2: Summer 2020

The Non-Professional Cup 2 (NPC2) is an international team-based double-elimination 2v2 osu! tournament hosted by Chugga444. This is the second instalment of the Non-Professional Cup.

Tournament schedule

Prizes

Placing	Prize
	Unique profile badge, 2 months of osu!supporter
	1 month of osu!supporter

NPC2 winner badge

Generous donations from Nambulance helped to fund all the prizes.

Organisation

Links

• Discussion thread
• NPC Discord server
• Livestream
• Challonge bracket
• Statistic sheet

Participants

Podium

This competition has ended and resulted in the following podium:

Placing	Team
	WeHatePP ( [Dom], kvictor, monopl1, ssbmPepperJack)
	Alek & Friends ( AlekTheGinger, SierraAlexis, TheBlackcatT)
	OSBT Squad ( Numero_Zer0e, Podsel, N1C3TR0, vegajuice)

Mappools

Grand Finals

• NoMod

  1. THE ORAL CIGARETTES - Amy (Kowari) [Insane]
  2. Ice - Amber Wishes (JBHyperion) [DavidEd's Insane]
  3. Razihel & Virtual Riot - One For All, All For One (Fort) [byfaR's Insane]
  4. Adust Rain - psychology (eiri-) [Shiinoha's Insane]
  5. Chroma - I (Kawashiro) [EXHAUST]
  6. SHW - Ikusa JAPAN (shw.in) (LKs) [Ikusa!]
• Hidden

  1. Hatsune Miku - Unhappy Refrain (NatsumeRin) [Rin]
  2. Alex C. feat. Yasmin K. - Angel of Darkness (Nightcore Mix) (osuplayer111) [Insane]
  3. Aiobahn - Towa No Utage (w/ YUC'e) [TANUKI Remix] (Sing) [toybot's Insane]
• HardRock

  1. Fractal Dreamers - Fortuna Redux (DTM9 Nowa) [Insane]
  2. Sakuzyo - Amenohoakari (Firis Mistlud) [Minorsonek's Insane]
  3. Kawada Mami - masterpiece (TV Size) (Chewin) [Mok's Insanity Piece]
• DoubleTime

  1. sana - Senpai. (Kyuukai) [Hard]
  2. Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero (Quixotic Remix) (Quag) [I Dream of What I Need]
  3. UNDEAD CORPORATION - Yoru Naku Usagi wa Yume o Miru (Smoothie) [Hard]
  4. Meg & Dia - Monster (DotEXE Remix) (nold_1702) [Kyshiro's & Ami's Hard]
• FreeMod

  1. Hatsune Miku - Cruel Clocks (L_P) [Cruel]
  2. XeoN - Xeus (My Angel Azusa) [Koiyuki's Insane]
  3. zts - liberatedliberator (deetz) [Dada's Insane]
• Tiebreaker

  1. Demetori - Yuuga ni Sakase, Sumizome no Sakura ~ The Harm of Coming into Existence (jonathanlfj) [Trustlfj's Lunatic]
  2. Venetian Snares - My So-Called Life (fergas) [Dream]
  3. Reol - Minazoko Yuuhodou (Nerova Riuz GX) [walking in the drowned light with everlasting silence]

Finals

• NoMod

  1. Reol - Jitter Doll (HowRengar) [Insane]
  2. a_hisa - Magic Logic Labyrinth (Muya) [Hyper]
  3. James Landino - Shiba Island (Affirmation) [Insane]
  4. Nanahoshi Kangengakudan - anoko dokonoko (kwk) [Insane]
  5. Hakuryu - Genesis At Oasis (MOONLiGHT Mix) (Krimek) [Another]
  6. twiddy - The Birds (Striderin) [The Eagle]
• Hidden

  1. Yorushika - Yoru Magai (CoLouRed GlaZeE) [Insane]
  2. Woofle and Strife - Up The Creek (Jade Creek 1) (Pereira006) [Insane]
  3. senya - Shunkan Everlasting (Naotoshi) [Mo's Insane]
• HardRock

  1. Rohi - Kakuzetsu Thanatos (NatsumeRin) [Hard]
  2. Y&Co. feat. Karin - Sweet Rain (Yauxo) [apple's Insane]
  3. Fuminori Matsumoto - Utsukushii Neiro de Sekai ga Natta (Gust) [Sakura Mau]
• DoubleTime

  1. TRUE - Divine Spell (CelsiusLK) [Hard]
  2. Jolin Tsai - Life Sucks (spboxer3) [Habi's Hard]
  3. Myrath - Endure The Silence (LMT) [Mir's Hard]
  4. sakuzyo - Aldebaran (Ellyu) [Hard]
• FreeMod

  1. xi - Akasha (Atsuro) [FCL's Hyper]
  2. BlackY vs. Yooh - HAVOX (Timorisu) [ADVANCED]
  3. 96neko - ELECT (Lasse) [Insane]
• Tiebreaker

  1. Stan SB - Dead (ProfessionalBox) [Rebirth]

Semifinals

• NoMod

  1. PassCode - Ray (Akitoshi) [Insane]
  2. Loki - With Fire and Sword (2013) (TheShadowOfDark) [TheMinorsonek's Insane]
  3. tofubeats - CANDYYYLAND feat LIZ - Pa's Lam System Remix (ProfessionalBox) [Plaubbes' Light Insane]
  4. Street - Maritime Police (Mir) [Lasse's Insane]
  5. SiM - LET iT END (Feb) [Insane]
• Hidden

  1. Goose house - Hikaru nara (ProfessionalBox) [Mikii's Insane]
  2. Kanon Wakeshima - Heroine Syndrome (Delis) [Insane]
  3. USAO - Night sky (sukiNathan) [Insane]
• HardRock

  1. Yunomi - Mentai Cosmic (alacat) [Hard]
  2. orangentle - HAELEQUIN (Gamu) [alacat's Light Insane]
  3. FELT - Rendezvous (UndeadCapulet) [Aeril's Hard]
• DoubleTime

  1. Haruna Luna - Kimiiro Signal (CelsiusLK) [Hard]
  2. EmoCo. - MAGENTA POTION (Starfy) [Hyper]
  3. sakuzyo - Senkyou Ranbu (ktgster) [N/A's Hard]
• FreeMod

  1. cosMo@bousouP feat. Hatsune Miku - The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku -DEAD END- (Hokichi) [Hyper]
  2. Camellia - Syzygia (ScubDomino) [d3n's Hard]
  3. A Perfect Circle - The Outsider (Resident Renholder mix) (La Cataline) [Hard]
• Tiebreaker

  1. Shimotsuki Haruka - Rinne no Ito (Cyndere) [Eternity]

Quarterfinals

• NoMod

  1. Subkulture feat. Klayton of Celldweller - Erasus (ErunamoJAZZ) [Insane]
  2. ZUN remixed by LeaF - Resurrection Spell (Muya) [Hyper]
  3. Silentroom - Nhelv (Nyxa) [Rhonen's Hyper]
  4. Streetlight Manifesto - The Blonde Lead The Blind (pishifat) [Insane]
  5. Ranko - Gensou no Satellite (z1085684963) [kbsn_zyl's Insane]
• Hidden

  1. Hanatan - RED Signal (Koalazy) [117's Insane]
  2. An - Xhroria (Cherry Blossom) [Hyper]
  3. Akira Complex - Ether Strike (Mun) [Xenon's Insane]
• HardRock

  1. Omoi - Chiisana Koi no Uta (Synth Rock Cover) (val0108) [Kawa's Hard]
  2. DJ YOSHITAKA - FLOWER (TKiller) [ignore's Hyper]
  3. Falcom Sound Team J.D.K. - The Fate of The Fairies impossiblexu) [ignore's Hard]
• DoubleTime

  1. FELT - Story (Yohanes) [Hard]
  2. Magnetude - Signals (Firebool) [m3gB3g's 10 KHz]
  3. cYsmix - The Ballad of a Mindless Girl (Mir) [Chaoz's Hard]
• FreeMod

  1. Silent Siren - Soukai Rock (Shad0w1and) [Hyper]
  2. Infected Mushroom - The Legend Of The Black Shawarma (La Cataline) [Insane]
• Tiebreaker

  1. Ayane - Arrival of Tears (Natsu) [Insane]

Round of 16

• NoMod

  1. Shiro (CV: Ai Kayano) - Oracion (Nao Tomori) [P A N's Insane]
  2. M2U & NICODE - Lune (Taeyang) [Insan]
  3. Function Phantom - Euclid (byfar) [Insane]
  4. LhoU - popotnik ~ The Traveller of Ljubljana (Niva) [Ryo's Insane]
  5. t+pazolite - Oshama Scramble! (DTM9 Nowa) [EXPERT]
• Hidden

  1. TRUE - Sincerely (Kalibe) [Emotion]
  2. Puru - Homura (VINXIS) [N/A's Hard]
• HardRock

  1. Hatsune Miku - Hidari Migi -migihidari- (NatsumeRin) [Hard]
  2. Fractal Dreamers - Celestial Horizon (Pho) [Mirash's Hard]
• DoubleTime

  1. OutputP - Negai Hana (buhei) [Hard Collab]
  2. Panda Eyes - Pump It Up (Hazu-) [Hard]
• FreeMod

  1. THE ORAL CIGARETTES - Sesshoku (Nevo) [Alphabet's Hard]
  2. Umeboshi Chazuke - Wakare no Namida wa Mata Au Hi made (Azzedd) [Hard]
• Tiebreaker

  1. Mami Kawada - See visionS (pkhg) [Delusion]

Round of 32

• NoMod

  1. TwoThirds & Feint - Epiphany (feat. Veela) (Streliteela) [imouto's Insane]
  2. M2U - Mare Maris (PaRaDogi) [Skubi & Walaowey Collab HYper]
  3. USAO - ZED (Mr Color) [Hyper]
  4. Yunomi - Oedo Controller(feat. TORIENA)[Batsu Remix] (Left) [Insane]
• Hidden

  1. onumi - ARROGANCE (Nambulance) [Hard [NPC2 Edit]]
  2. LukHash - WHEN AN ANGEL DIES (Namki) [Solitude]
• HardRock

  1. Foreground Eclipse - When Innocence Is Just A Mask (kakifly) [Hard]
  2. Memme - Starving Days (Gamu) [Hyper]
• DoubleTime

  1. REOL - 404 not found (SnowNiNo_) [Hard]
  2. Nakae Mitsuki - Renka Sensei (rui) [wring's Hard]
• FreeMod

  1. Naju & Tute - Despacito (Speed Up Ver.) (Testo) [semaphore's Hard]
  2. James Landino - Hide And Seek (Mirash) [RLC's Hard]
• Tiebreaker

  1. Itou Masumi - Yume no Naka no Watashi no Yume (RLC) [Coda]

Qualifiers

• NoMod

  1. Hachijo P x Marty Friedman x Kano - Marine Bloomin' (Firika) [Light insane]
  2. Eleharmonica remixed by kors k - Der Wald (kors k Remix) (Cheesecake) [mithew's Light Insane]
  3. Camellia - Ultimate Ascension (Aeril) [ADVANCED]
• Hidden

  1. Sound Souler - Gloom After Death (eiri-) [Insane]
  2. Zekk - MEJIRUSHI (Nao Tomori) [Hard]
• HardRock

  1. AKINO from bless4 - MIIRO (Kawaiwkyik) [Sellen's Hard]
  2. Wonder Girls - So Hot (supergarlic) [BURNING!]
• DoubleTime

  1. Wisp X - Hibiscus (Aeril) [Hard]
  2. XS Project - Ya tashchus' ot kolotushek (iNickel) [Hyper]

Match results

Grand Finals

Saturday, 11 July 2020:

Sunday, 12 July 2020:

Finals

Saturday, 4 July 2020:

Sunday, 5 July 2020:

Semifinals

Thursday, 25 June 2020:

Saturday, 27 June 2020:

Sunday, 28 June 2020:

Quarterfinals

Saturday, 20 June 2020:

Sunday, 21 June 2020:

Round of 16

Saturday, 13 June 2020:

Sunday, 14 June 2020:

Round of 32

Friday, 5 June 2020:

Saturday, 6 June 2020:

Sunday, 7 June 2020:

Ruleset

Tournament rules

1. The tournament will be in a 2 versus 2 setup.
2. Each team must have between 2 to 4 members.
3. Beatmap scoring is based on Score V2.
4. The beatmaps for each round will be announced by the map selectors in advance before the actual matches take place. Only these beatmaps will be used during the respective matches.

   • One beatmap will be a tiebreaker beatmap. This beatmap will only be played in case of a tie.
   • The qualifiers pool will not have a tiebreaker beatmap.
5. The match schedule will be settled by the administrators.
6. If no staff or referee is available, the match will be postponed.
7. The use of Visual Settings and skins are allowed.
8. A referee will create a multiplayer room and send out invites to team captains 10 minutes prior to the start time.
9. If a team can not show up with the minimum number of players required 10 minutes after the start time, their opponents win by default.
10. No beatmap will be replayed in the same match, unless it has been nullified.
11. If a beatmap ends in a draw, the map will be nullified and replayed.
12. If a player disconnects, their score will not be counted.

    • If the player disconnects within the first 30 seconds of the map, the match may be aborted and replayed under the referee's discretion.
    • The disconnected player have 5 minutes to rejoin the match. If the player failed to reconnect within time limit, the point will be given to the opponent team.
13. If a player disconnects between maps and the team can not provide a replacement, the match can be delayed 10 minutes at maximum. If the team cannot provide a replacement after 10 minutes, their opponents win by default.
14. Lag is not a valid reason to nullify a map.
15. Unlimited numbers of substitution are allowed during a match.

    • If a map is replayed, both teams are forbidden to make substitution.
16. All players and referees must be treated with respect. Instructions of the referees and tournament staffs are to be followed. Decisions labeled as final are not to be objected.
17. Penalties for violating the tournament rules may include:

    • Exclusion of specific players for one beatmap
    • Exclusion of specific players for an entire match
    • Declaring the match as Lost by Default
    • Disqualification from the entire tournament

Stage instructions

1. In the qualifiers, all teams will play the same mappool.
2. The qualifiers contains 9 maps in total, 3 NoMod, 2 Hidden, 2 HardRock, 2 DoubleTime.
3. Each team will only play through the qualifiers once in a designated lobby.
4. Each team must have 2 members to play each map. Players can exchange freely between each map.
5. Teams that didn't sign up for a qualifiers lobby, or can not show up to a qualifiers lobby with enough members, will be automatically disqualified.
6. The top 32 seeded teams will advance to the Round of 32.
7. Following the Qualifiers, Double Elimination stages will be played. This means that the winner moves to the next stage and the losing team gets moved to the Loser bracket.
8. Winning conditions:

   • The Round of 32 and Round of 16 will be best of 9 (first team to 5 wins).
   • The Quarterfinals and Semifinals will be best of 11 (first team to 6 wins).
   • The Finals and Grand Finals will be best of 13 (first team to 7 wins).

Match instructions

1. A referee will create a multiplayer room and send out invites to team captains 10 minutes prior to the start time.
2. Each team are allowed to select 1 warm-up beatmap. All warm-ups must be under 4 minutes and appropriate.
3. Each team can ban 1 beatmap to be selected from the pool in the Round of 32 and Round of 16. These beatmaps are not allowed to be picked by any team in the entire match.

   • From Quarterfinals onwards, the number of bans increases to two.
   • A mod pool can not be banned completely.
   • A team cannot ban two maps in the same mod pool except NoMod.
4. Each captain must use !roll once in the multiplayer lobby.

   • The team with the higher roll chooses to ban first or pick first.
   • The team that bans first will pick second, and vice versa.
5. Beatmap selection will alternate between each team selecting a beatmap out of the mappool, they may pick freely from any mod pool.
6. In the case of a tie, the tiebreaker beatmap will be played.

   • For the Grand Finals tiebreaker, there will be 3 tiebreaker beatmaps. The captain from each team will privately message the referee to ban one of those beatmaps.
   • If both teams ban the same beatmap, the referee will use !roll to randomly select 1 of the remaining 2 tiebreaker beatmaps to be played.
   • If the teams ban different beatmaps, the remaining beatmap will be played.

Mappool instructions

1. There will be a new mappool for every stage.
2. Each mappool consists of 5 brackets: NoMod, Hidden, HardRock, DoubleTime and FreeMod.
3. The FreeMod bracket will have Free Mod enabled.

   • Possible mod choices are Hidden, HardRock and Hidden+HardRock.
   • When playing a FreeMod map, one player must have any kind of mod choices enabled. For the other player, enabling mods is optional.
4. NoFail will be enforced on all maps.
5. Each mappool has a specific size depending on the stage.

   • The Round of 32 mappool will have 4 NoMod maps, and 2 of each for the remaining mod brackets.
   • The Round of 16 mappool will have 5 NoMod maps, and 2 of each for the remaining mod brackets.
   • The Quarterfinals mappool will have 5 NoMod maps, 2 FreeMod maps, and 3 of each for the remaining mod brackets.
   • The Semifinals mappool will have 5 NoMod maps, and 3 of each for the remaining mod brackets.
   • The Finals and the Grand Finals mappool will have 6 NoMod maps, 4 DoubleTime maps, and 3 of each for the remaining mod brackets.
6. Each mappool except the Grand Finals has 1 tiebreaker beatmap, the Grand Finals has 3 tiebreaker beatmaps.
7. The tiebreaker will be played under FreeMod conditions.

   • When playing the tiebreaker, there are no mod requirements.

Scheduling instructions

1. Each stage will be held on a single weekend.
2. All Double Elimination Stages will be held on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, UTC+0.
3. Scheduling will be handled by the administrators. Schedules will be released approximately one week before the first matches of the stage. The schedule will try to respect the participants' time zones.
4. All reschedules must be requested at least 1 day before the first matches of the stage are played. Both teams must agree to a reschedule and informed an administrator for the reschedule to be valid.

   • Administrators has the right to decline reschedule requests.