osu!mania 7K World Cup 2017 - Registrations now open!

We'd like to welcome all of you to this year's official osu! World Cup. As in every year, the rules have been adjusted from the previous MWC 7K, so please read them carefully before registering for this tournament.

For more details, refer to the osu!mania 7K World Cup 2017 wiki article.
You can discuss this event in the official forum thread.

Tournament Schedule

• Registration Phase: 12 Dec - 25 Dec 2016
• Live Drawings: 08 Jan 2017 14:00 UTC+0
• Group Stage: 14-15 Jan 2017
• Round of 16: 21-22 Jan 2017
• Quarterfinals: 28-29 Jan 2017
• Semifinals: 04-05 Feb 2017
• Finals - Week 1: 11-12 Feb 2017
• Finals - Week 2: 18-19 Feb 2017

What has been changed?

• We are now using scorev2 for osu!mania in this tournament. Contrary to the osu!mania 4K World Cup 2016, there will be no brackets with mods that have multipliers to the score.
• We have added clearer regulations regarding disconnects and inappropriate behavior during the matches.
• We have changed our prize pool to offer unique and exclusive merchandise to all of our podium winners, giving the winners something more special, rewarding and outstanding when competing against the best of the best.
• We have adjusted the mappool structure and size. Group Stage now has 12 beatmaps to pick from, Round of 16 and Quarterfinals have 13 beatmaps, Semifinals have 14 beatmaps and Finals have 15 beatmaps.
• We have adjusted the ban amounts for balancing purposes. Teams may only ban 1 beatmap each per match now.
• Along with opening up the new World Cup season, the graphic design has been renewed to give everything a fresh touch.

Prizes

We plan to distribute exclusive and unique merchandise to all our podium winners in different tiers. The items are yet to be announced.

• 1st: exclusive and unique merchandise, profile badge, "osu!mania Champion" user title
• 2nd: exclusive and unique merchandise, profile badge
• 3rd: exclusive and unique merchandise, profile badge

How do I register?

• Click here to sign-up!
• Do not create teams in advance! Teams will be formed after registration phase concluded by country's team captains.
• Hand in your registration before 25. December 2016.

Note that you can only participate if you are of a osu!mania global ranking of #5000 or higher and did not violate the osu! community rules in the past 12 months.

If your registration successfully passed our evaluation, you will be put on the candidate list of your country. Whenever a captain for your country has been assigned, the list will be sent to them. This may take a while, so please be patient.

Remember that any registrations past the deadline will not be considered under any circumstances - so get your registrations done early to avoid any last-minute issues.

—Loctav