osu! Mapping Olympiad #7: osu!mania

The osu!mania edition of the Mapping Olympiad is back again! Do you have what it takes to become the next Mania Elite Mapper? Join the competition today and find out!

Hello everyone and welcome to the second osu!mania edition of the Mapping Olympiad, where we decided to go back with an old school format!

Are you a new mapper and you want to prove to the world you have enough skills to partake in this challenge, or are you an veteran and you want to make history by becoming the second osu!mania Olympian? If either of these apply, you’ve landed in the right place!

The first Mania edition of the Mapping Olympiad was won by PianoLuigi, who managed to charm all the judges with his entry! Will you be next?

Enough talk, let's jump into action!

Song selection

For this edition of the contest, we wanted to give participants more song choices to cover everyone's taste as much as possible. As shown below, we picked one song from five different Featured Artists that would fit the most for osu!mania.

Frums - Star Of The COME ON!!

IAHN - Welcome Original Mix

PUP - DVP

Hyun - ENCOUNTER

Cranky - Ran

Rules

• This contest is for the osu!mania mode only. 4K and 7K are the only keymodes you can map.
• Each entry must follow the ranking criteria. Entries found to break the ranking criteria will be subject to penalties, ranging from point deductions to disqualification based on severity.
• Beatmap submissions must not exceed 15MB.
• Storyboards will not be considered in the judging process.
• Custom hitsounds may be used.
• Collaboration on entries is not permitted.
• Maps submitted to the contest must not be uploaded using the Beatmap Submission System (BSS) until the contest is concluded and the winners are announced.

As an additional requirements for this contest edition, we wanted to go back to the basics, by asking you to do a full mapset of the song you want. This requires you to map a Normal, Hard, and Insane difficulty at the minimum, with Easy and Expert being the only optional difficulties.

Please note that you can only map one song per keymode, which means you can submit an entry in both 4K and/or 7K.

Judging Criteria

For each eligible submitted difficulty, the judging panel will award points based on the following criteria:

• Rankability (15 pts): How well the entry respects the ranking criteria; unrankables or concepts that aren't allowed by the ranking criteria will make you lose points. The quality of the difficulty spread will be judged under this criteria.
• Song Interpretation (20 pts): How well the entry follows the outline of the song through rhythm choices, emphasis, and patterns.
• Originality (15 pts): How unique and interesting the concepts and themes used are.
• Hitsounding (5 pts): How good and detailed the hitsounding is.
• Judge Impression (10 pts): The judge's overall impression. How they view the effectiveness of the entry in its entirety.

Prizes

After all valid entries are judged and the results are finalized, the top three entrants for each keymode will receive the following prizes:

• 1st place: 4 months of osu!supporter, 6 Olympiad points (awards Mapping Olympian badge), Elite Mapper title, and a quick ranking process granted by Unpredictable and Kamuy
• 2nd place: 3 months of osu!supporter and 4 Olympiad points
• 3rd place: 2 months of osu!supporter and 2 Olympiad points

Olympiad contests utilise a points-based system to award the Mapping Olympian badge. Even if you do not win a particular contest, achieving a podium placement in multiple contests can result in the award of a badge. Every 6 points earned will grant a badge level, with incrementation on the badge for each level achieved.

How do I enter?

You will have 28 days from the date of this post to submit your entries. Right below, you can find a list of pre-timed .osz from the respective songs that are listed above!

• Frums - Star Of The COME ON!!
• IAHN - Welcome Original Mix
• PUP - DVP
• Hyun - ENCOUNTER
• Cranky - Ran

If you're ready to submit your entries, need a refresher on the rules, or just want to keep an eye on the contest deadline, head on over to the contest page!

Good luck and have fun!

—Pachiru, Hydria, Kamuy, and Unpredictable