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Global Showdown: The 7K OSU! Mania World Cup 2024 Elite Championship

Figure 1. OSU!

Dedicated niche fandoms are something that the internet has always taken pride in, as it is responsible for their creation in the first place. Before the advent of the internet, these fans were separated by geographical and political boundaries, and well the second limitation has only grown the internet has all but removed the first one. A fact that can be easily seen if one looks at the OSU! community, as it is by far the most diverse and welcoming fandom to exist on the internet. While it may be a hyperbolic statement, it has a large amount of truth to it. As the OSU! community has gone through much evolution since its inception. This is due to the nature of the game and the way many heard of it the first time. To put it simply many of its fans were thought of as hardcore anime and gaming fans, and the difficult nature of the game also did not help the matter. But after COVID-19, it seems the community has started to turn its reputation around, a major feat and one that was in no small part aided by the popularization of its major esports tournament.

Figure 2. OSU! Gameplay

Yes, OSU! The so-called anime rhythm game has an esports tournament and it is by far one of the best community-run events ever. While it has changed its name many times, it is currently going by the name 7k OSU! Mania World Cup. Yeah, it isn’t your run-of-the-mill tournament no it’s the World Cup where players from a diverse community gather to find out who stands atop the rest. As for the 7K well it stands to represent two aspects, the format of the maps that will be played and the 7 keys that will formulate the bases of the the tournament.

Alongside this new name, the team over at OSU! has also made a few more changes since the previous year. These changes include the increase in the number of teams that can apply for the qualifier round, as in 2023 the limit was 16, but now it has been raised to 24. A decision that was taken by the team due to the increase in the players and the popularity of the tournament. Changes aside from this are smaller like changing specific rules for certain maps to make sure the playing field is even for everyone.

Figure 3. OSU! Mania 7K World Cup 2024

As for the timeline of the tournament, as of the writing of this article, the registration has closed and the qualifier stage has already concluded. This means that now no new player can apply, but hey don’t feel down as the game regularly hosts community-run tournaments for a new player to get adapted to the game. But if you want to follow the current tournament, you can either go to their official website to get their YouTube and Twitch links. Or join the community-managed discord to get all the latest news. News according to which the next set of matches will take place on the 20th and 21st January, after which the 27th and 28th January will see the end of the normal matches and see the rise of the final 8. Who will then go onto the quarter-finals held on the 3rd and 4th of February respectively? The winner will face off in the semifinals on the 10th and 11th of February. After that, we will have the final 2 teams who will fight for the title of the best and major prize pool of 1200 dollars, alongside their single merch run, profile badge, and the official title on their accounts till the next year. Said finals will take place on the 17th and 18th of February, after which on the 24th and 25th of February the team has planned a grand finale and the distribution of all the awards. So if you wish to be part of an event that honors gamings age old tradition of unity and passion then look no further than OSU! Mania 7K World Cup 2024.



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