Solo Score Rush

The Solo Score Rush (SSR) was a one-on-one worldwide double-elimination osu!mania 4-key tournament hosted by Lott and Poity. Instead of using the regular Best of each rounds rules for its scoring, the scoring system used the score gaps between each map to determine each winner. It was the first instalment of the Solo Score Rush series.

Tournament schedule

Prizes

Placing	Prize(s)
	Unique profile badge, $22 USD
	$19 USD
	$12 USD

SSR winner badge

The winner may ask for equivalent prizes, such as osu!supporter tag, and/or gift cards; however this needs to be discussed with the organisers due to taxes in factor. Prize pool was provided by Lott.

Organisation

The Solo Score Rush was run by various community members.

Links

• Discussion thread
• Discord server
• Livestream
• Challonge bracket
• Spreadsheets

  • Main sheet
  • Statistics sheet

Participants

Podium

This competition has come to an end and resulted in the following podium:

Placing	Player
	Naaaad
	--Pavin--
	HomuAkemi

Mappools

Grand Finals

Download the mappack here! (202 MB)

• Rice

  1. Tomoya Ohtani - Undefeatable (feat. Kellin Quinn) (epic man 2) [Find Your Flame (cut)]
  2. katagiri vs DJKurara - Noiseful Imaging (Cut Ver.) ([GB]Oceanus) [pasta 1.05x (262bpm)]
  3. polysha - Evanescent Edge (Eclipse-) [Ephemeral [1,05x Rate]]
  4. Terminal 11 - Euhniverce (Znow) [Tactile defensiveness]
  5. Yuyoyuppe feat. Megurine Luka - Misery (Cut Ver.) (kilotek) [i'll only fall into solitude 1.05x]
  6. Camellia - Speedrun (Cut Ver.) (Lott, Znow) [osu!mania Co-op Any% 03:41:490 [P1: Znow][P2: Lott] 1.05x]
  7. kuro - Judgement of "Justitia" (Eclipse-) [Ultimate Equalizer]
• Long Notes

  1. Nanahoshi Kangengakudan - Meikaruza (Lott) [Freed from a Tragic Love Story]
  2. DJ Myosuke & Gram - The Rebellion of Phantom (feat. Valkyria) (Lott) [Reaching For a False Eden 1.15x]
  3. Sot-C - TAKE THIS GUN LOL (epic man 2, Micleak, kilotek, JustAnYDudEykNw) [GUERRILLA F#^@ERY]
  4. BEMANI Sound "HuMeR" Team feat. Fernweh - Sakazuki (Znow) [WALL OF PAIN]
  5. Camellia - 11:54PM, Prelude for The Journey of Sunlight. (mystV) [mystV's 'Vivid' 1.05x (edit)]
  6. TWC Sound Team "Xurv Stasis Rasufim" - Kaze no Denwa (Cut Ver.) (Micleak, Ninaye) [Mayday from a Parallel Universe]
• Hybrid

  1. Sydosys as "[LS]Ham" - Apollyon (Cut Ver.) (Eclipse-, epic man 2, Silicosis 2, kilotek, JustAnYDudEykNw) [Depths of Divine Punishment]
  2. tropical interface - Havoc (Supire Remix) (Alptraum, Nicknem_) [CRaZy. (w/ Nicknem) (cut)]
• Tiebreaker

  1. Otis Lion vs. spoonXYZ (feat. BrayanKitsn) - AMBiT GENESiS ~From Defined Forms~ (Lott) [Frontward Shimmer to Thresholds Beyond]

Finals

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• Rice

  1. Camellia feat. STARLIVHT - LIVHT MY WAY (DraterTD) [Hear Me Out... (Cut)]
  2. one eight - N (Cut Ver.) (Archaic84) [Archaic84's Ascend (edit) 1.15x]
  3. Yooh - Elemental Ethnic (Silicosis 2) [RAVE LIKE IT'S YOUR LAST DAY 1.05x (171bpm) OD8.5]
  4. Terminal 11 - Adcar (Znow) [Interchangeable Beauty | 1.05x]
  5. Sheena Ringo - Identity (epic man 2) [1.1]
  6. tn-shi - Synthesis. ([GB]Oceanus) [Oceanus' Factitial (edit) 1.05x]
  7. DJ Raisei - Fractured Angel (Lott) [Piercing the False Sky // Ultimate]
• Long Notes

  1. Matsushita - raspberry cube (Hytex) [hey darling!]
  2. Gram - GuNGNiR (The Requiem's Extended Mix) (Cut Ver.) (kilotek) [-oDiN aLLFaTHeR- 1.1x (244bpm) OD7.5]
  3. Yonezawa Madoka - Responsibility Response (Cut Ver.) (Hytex) [Tango 1.1x]
  4. Barber - Technologic (FrenchFaces Remix) (kilotek, Znow) [kilo tek tek tek tek tekcft. Znow ww w. 1.2x (264bpm) OD7.5]
  5. plastic feat. sakito - Hitsugi no Futago (Silicosis 2) [tu hit le epsilon? 1.15x + edit]
  6. Camellia feat. Camellia - Ashed Wings (Micleak, Eclipse-, Lott, Silicosis 2) [The Twin-Winged's Final Soar From Oblivion]
• Hybrid

  1. Gram - Sigrdrifa (Cut Ver.) (Lott, [GB]Reisen, PORTTAYER, FLeVI, Blue_Potion, Yuiesta, [GB]yobrevelc, [GB]Thaumiel, Hylotl) [[GB] Mapping Team // Gladiatorship Beyond Cataclysm (edit)]
  2. Salty Salt - Hologram of Sakura (Ycloki, OxalicAcid) [Ycloki's 'phony projection' (edit) 1.05x]
• Tiebreaker

  1. Type R - Astellion (Cut Ver.) (Lott) [Formation of a Star]

Semifinals

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• Rice

  1. The Living Tombstone - I Got No Time (kilotek) [PICK FASTER I DONT GOT TIME 1.05x (189bpm) OD8.5]
  2. Camellia - R U Still xxxx? (Cut Ver.) ([GB]Oceanus) [Death (cut & edit) (246bpm)]
  3. Camellia - Black Jack (Cut Ver.) (Znow) [Multilateral Extortion]
  4. Culprate - Beast (Vorso Remix) (Micleak) [Avidity (cut+edit)]
  5. Hoshimachi Suisei - BIBBIDIBA (0DZ0) [Cinderella Story]
  6. takehirotei - Quasar Pulse ~Iridescent Ray of Destruction~ (Znow, Lott) [Resonance of a Celestial Blight (w/ Lott)]
  7. Ryo x xxxlolxxx - I//egaL SamplinG S/iceR (Cut Ver.) (Mich_) [:PP]
• Long Notes

  1. RADWIMPS - Dugout (Lott) [Jinsei de Maigo (cut) 1.05x]
  2. Slax - Lolly Tomboy (Cut Ver.) (Micleak) [None But Me 1.2x]
  3. void (Mournfinale) - Cybernetic Vampire (JustAnYDudEykNw) [Technological Bleeding 1.05x]
  4. Kobaryo - Vicious Heroism (Hytex) [when the heroism is vicious (edit)]
  5. spoonXYZ - Path of Light (Micleak, FLeVI, Lott, kilotek, rikan) ["anyways how do i combine lott flevi rick feat. micleak kilotek"]
  6. LeaF - I (DraterTD, Lott, Znow, Micleak, Silicosis 2) [[]]
• Hybrid

  1. Kyotsugyon - SUPERNOVA (Lott) [OUTBURST 1.05x]
  2. Camellia - ANOMALY (Cut Ver.) (wddg) [BEYOND]
• Tiebreaker

  1. roer & kaydotnet - Dystortion Dystopia (Lott) [Forsaken Society]

Quarterfinals

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• Rice

  1. Drowning Pool - Bodies (epic man 2) [edit]
  2. Yukino Ito - Spinning Library (Zia) [Zia's Kataomoi (edit)]
  3. Tatsuya Kitani - ALWAYS BE WITH YOU XD (Lott) [TRAGICOMIC LOVE EXDEE 1.1x]
  4. lhk - Tiresome nascence that lasts 50,000,00,00 years (MyZterioN-) [eon 1.1x (122bpm)]
  5. Yung Lean - Hoover (Sewerslvt Remix) (Znow) [WHERE YOU GO WHEN THE WORLD HAS HIT ME? | 1.05x]
  6. Frums - stop-motion (Lott) [0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1]
• Long Notes

  1. Death Ohagi - Do Cyber Girl Dream of Becoming a Diva? (feat. Kasane Teto) (MyZterioN-) [floating dream 1.05x (cut)]
  2. DJ Ralsei - Sekai kara ____ ga Kieru Toki (Cut Ver.) (Silicosis 2) [now just a distant memory]
  3. IU - The Red Shoes (Cut Ver.) (Micleak) [Fleeting; Long, and on I go 1.05x]
  4. goreshit - satori de pon! (Blue_Potion) [Blah! 1.0x]
  5. Silentroom - XHRONOXAPSULE (Lott) [\ REXOLLEXT || FOREXEE //]
• Hybrid

  1. Eraser - NAND (Lott) [CONJUNCTION NEGATION (2025) 1.1x]
  2. Vince Staples - Yeah Right feat. Kendrick Lamar (Ninaye) [Sonification]
• Tiebreaker

  1. GTS Orchestra Team - Akatsuki - Tokoyami no Yoru ga Aketa Toki - (Cut Ver.) (Lott) [Formless Stillness]

Round of 16

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• Rice

  1. buelow - Revolver (Sped Up Ver.) (Lott) [Femme Fatale 1.1x]
  2. inabakumori - Tsukuri Kake no Shinshou (CrewK) [CrewK's Souzou (edit) x1.05]
  3. YENA - NEMONEMO (Micleak) [DIPSY-DOODLING]
  4. Gangpol und Mit - Chinese Slavery (Faits Divers) (ricetoasty) [Kid Named This program cannot be run in DOS mode.]
  5. ericdoa - dancinwithsomebawdy (Livium) [pleasenevaremindme 1.05x]
  6. Axolotes Mexicanos - Interestelar (Ska) [+++]
• Long Notes

  1. cosMo@bousouP - R.I.P. Gossip Sea (Cut Ver.) (Hytex) [What Comes Around Goes Around]
  2. Getty vs. DJ DiA - Engage-Rex- (epic man 2) [Salt and Seaweed-Rpingles-]
  3. Purukichi - Luster (Cut Ver.) (samuelhklumpers) [samuelhklumpers's Shimmer (edit)]
  4. Fractal Dreamers - Ad Astra (Lott) [Chasing the Spark Beyond 1.05x]
• Hybrid

  1. TAG - Unknown Territory (Cut Ver.) (Lott, Silicosis 2, rikan) [No Man's Land 1.05x (242bpm)]
  2. Jane Remover - JRJRJR (Cut Ver.) (Livium) [J]
  3. TJ.hangneil - Apollo (Lott) [Anomaly behind the Lunar Shadow]
• Tiebreaker

  1. Camellia - [ns] (Lott) [Flickering Sentience]

Round of 32

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• Rice

  1. -45 - EXILE (Gamesnake7) [COLLAPSE (edit)]
  2. Omoi - Snow Drive (Cut Ver.) ([GB]Oceanus) [Frozen 1.05x]
  3. katagiri - Youki Sanmyaku (Hytex) [Hiking]
  4. Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head (Soulwax Elektronic Mix) (Cut Ver.) (Znow) [Tragic Love Dump]
  5. Aquellex - Cortex Charger (guden) [guden's Expert]
• Long Notes

  1. Hardwell & Armin van Buuren - Off the Hook (Cut Ver.) (Yuiesta) [Massive (cut)]
  2. coltrane - zeke didn't "invent dariacore", i did (Blue_Potion) [Darling 1.0x]
  3. IZ*ONE - FIESTA (Micleak) [BAILA]
• Hybrid

  1. Xyris - Crash-Landing Rendezvous (Hytex, Lott) [Targic Daeth Exexex 1.1x (uhh plot scuffed cuz ltot i thikn)]
  2. Eliminate - EGOTRIP (Livium) [SIGMAEDIT1.05]
  3. JAKAZiD - Slaughta (Cut Ver.) (Ainer) [Ainer's Onslaught (edit)]
• Tiebreaker

  1. tn-shi - Hitech Intuition (Lott) [Fusion Synthesis]

Round of 64

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• Rice

  1. Masayoshi Oishi - Kamiari Algorithm (katagiri Bootleg) (Eclipse-) [trabic lobe speeb]
  2. Three - Ego Rock long (Lott) [Nonconformist]
  3. void (Mournfinale) - Swan Song (PORTTAYER) [PORTTAYER's Symphony (edit)]
  4. Ichiko Aoba - Luciferine (Cut Ver.) (Hytex) [Luminescence]
  5. Ruby My Dear - Gaviscon (Micleak) [Iron-tinted Booze (edit)]
• Long Notes

  1. YEJI - Can't Slow Me, No (Micleak) [All Eyes On Me]
  2. SuperXiphias - Conquer (Lott) [Towards the Northern Lights]
  3. Frost Children - CONTROL (Livium) [TAKE OVER]
• Hybrid

  1. THE ORAL CIGARETTES - Daikirai (Lott) ["born to die, world is a $&#*" 1.1x]
  2. Xista (xi & Sta) - Reasons (JustAnYDudEykNw, Lott) [Raison d'Etre (vs. Lott) 1.05x]
  3. tv room - Manifest! Manifest! (epic man 2, rikan) [all in his mind?]
• Tiebreaker

  1. BilliumMoto & Dictate - 1KARUGA (Lott) [Foundational Structures]

Play-offs

Download the mappack here! (64 MB)

• Rice

  1. F-777 - Fasten Your Seatbelts (Lott) [Lightspeed]
  2. katagiri - ch3rry (snomi) [1.05]
  3. Ino(chronoize) - Kumoru kan "Kagami" no kiri o fukumite (MarvelousCosmos) [MarvelousCosmos' 'Death Stare' (edit) 1.05x]
  4. Shirakami Fubuki - Kyoufuu All Back (Micleak) [Fine Weather (edit)]
  5. kaitendaentai - Two-headed Zero (Vortex-) [Vortex-'s NULL (OD8 + edit)]
• Long Notes

  1. Fox Stevenson vs. Curbi - Hoohah (VIP Edit) (Cut Ver.) (Lott) [Joyride]
  2. rejection - Hypnotize (Hytex) [black and white stripes 1.05x]
  3. tadanoCo ft. Eve & 38Ban - Therefore You and Me (Micleak) [Neither]
• Hybrid

  1. Frums - Mu (Disguise) [g--uis..-e's ..-.in..-s-a..-ne.-. (ed.it)]
  2. Skrillex - Voltage (Livium) [Believe]
  3. BUTAOTOME - Gensou no Satellite (Cut Ver.) (Micleak) [Warp the Crescent]
• Tiebreaker

  1. Cansol - 1,2,3,4! Overclocked Edition (Cut Ver.) (Lott) [Fundamental Steps]

Qualifiers

Download the mappack here! (51 MB)

1. P4koo - Hyperlight. (feat. Tsuyuri Karin) (Reihynn) [Stage 1: Accelerating]
2. BlackY a.k.a. WAiKURO survive - Divide et impera! (JustAnYDudEykNw) [Stage 2: Multiplicity]
3. Sephra's Paradox - Groovy Rollercoaster Acid Trip (Sped Up Ver.) (Blue_Potion) [Stage 4: Cacophony]
4. DJ Noriken - Meta-Mysteria (Eclipse-) [Stage 3: Enigma]
5. Iyowa feat. Hatsune Miku & flower - You are Innocent Monster (Cut Ver.) (Micleak) [Stage 5: Hyck]
6. Frums - Living Will ([GB]Rick) [Stage 6: Immanence]
7. KURORAK - F.F.R ~FINAL FRONTIER RESOLUTION~ (Hytex, JustAnYDudEykNw) [Stage 7: Concordance]
8. Altermis - Deus Ex Machina (Cut Ver.) (Lott, rikan) [Stage 8: Genesis]

Match results

Grand Finals

Saturday, 13 September 2025:

Sunday, 14 September 2025:

Finals

Saturday, 6 September 2025:

Sunday, 7 September 2025:

Semifinals

Thursday, 28 August 2025:

Saturday, 30 August 2025:

Sunday, 31 August 2025:

Monday, 1 September 2025:

Quarterfinals

Friday, 22 August 2025:

Saturday, 23 August 2025:

Sunday, 24 August 2025:

Round of 16

Wednesday, 13 August 2025:

Thursday, 14 August 2025:

Friday, 15 August 2025:

Saturday, 16 August 2025:

Sunday, 17 August 2025:

Round of 32

Friday, 8 August 2025:

Saturday, 9 August 2025:

Sunday, 10 August 2025:

Round of 64

Thursday, 31 July 2025:

Friday, 1 August 2025:

Saturday, 2 August 2025:

Sunday, 3 August 2025:

Play-offs

Saturday, 26 July 2025:

Sunday, 27 July 2025:

Qualifiers

The final standings for the Qualifiers stage can be found in the following qualifiers results statistics page. Only the top 96 will advance to the Play-offs.

Ruleset

General rules

1. Solo Score Rush is a multi-bracket (single, and later double-elimination) tournament, played on osu!(stable), osu!mania game mode (4K variant).
2. Beatmap scoring is based on ScoreV2.
3. All matches will use Free Mod rules. This means the following mods are allowed: No Fail (NF), Mirror (MR), Fade In (FI), Hidden (HD), Flashlight (FL).

   • As a result of No Fail being allowed, failed scores will be counted in their integrity (ie. failed scores with No Fail are counted, while failed scores without No Fail aren't).
4. The mappool for each stage will be announced by the mappool selectors on the official stream at appropriate times.
5. The match schedules for each stage will be announced by the tournament organisers on the master sheet, as well as in the Discord server via a player-only ping, as soon as possible.
6. Use of the visual settings to alter background dim or disable beatmap elements like storyboards and skins is allowed.

   • Custom skin elements must not be used to alter core gameplay elements or mechanics in unintended ways.
7. If either player is not present at match time, the match can be postponed for up to 10 minutes. If after this period either player is not present, a win by default will be declared for the other player. If neither player is present, the match will be nullified and the player who has the higher Priority Rating (see winning conditions, section 2) of the match's round wins by default.
8. Players may ask for a rematch if they encounter technical issues while playing within 30 seconds or 25% of the beatmap drain length (whichever happens first) of the game's start. Referees may, at their discretion, veto this request.

   • "Lag spikes" are not considered a valid reason to rematch a beatmap.
   • This rule is not to be abused. Referees may veto a rematch request if they find that this is the case.
9. If a player disconnects mid-game, their score will not be counted towards their cumulative, unless adequate proof of said score is provided. The following are considered as acceptable proof:

   • Player point-of-view live stream snippets (commonly referred to as "clips" or "VODs"). The entirety of the play, along with the results screen must be clearly visible along with the affected player's score.
   • Replay files of the play, taken directly from the "local scores" tab on the affected player's client (the timestamps must exactly match the time at which the game took place, as seen on the multiplayer lobby link).
   • Player scores may be derived from the official stream as a last resort, in cases where the match is streamed.
10. Players are expected to keep the match running fluently and without delays. Excessive match delays from the players' side may result in penalties being applied by the tournament organisers. Disrupting the match by foul play, insulting or provoking other players or staff, delaying the match, and other deliberate inappropriate misbehaviour is strictly prohibited, and will be punished accordingly.
11. Any attempts to manipulate bracket outcomes or future matchups may result in the immediate disqualification of the player from the competition. Examples of manipulative behavior include, but are not limited to:

    • Deliberately playing poorly to lose a game or match.
    • Colluding with other players to force a desired matchup.
    • Forfeiting bracket matches without providing an adequate reasoning, or with the intention of getting a more favourable matchup.
12. All players and staff must be treated with respect. Instructions from the referees and the tournament organisers are to be followed. Decisions labelled as final are not to be objected.
13. The multiplayer chatrooms underlie the osu! community rules. All chat rules apply to the multiplayer chatrooms where the matches will take place.

    • Breaking the chat rules may result in a silence. Silenced players cannot participate in multiplayer matches for the duration of the punishment and, as a result, can have their match forfeited.
14. Penalties for violating the tournament rules include, but are not limited to:

    • Removal of pick rights for a map or an entire match.
    • Point deductions.
    • Declaring the match as forfeited, or as a win by default for the other player.
    • Disqualification from the entire tournament.
    • Disqualification from the current and future official tournaments, until appealed.
15. Referees may allow, at their discretion, lower or higher tolerances for timers.
16. The tournament organisers may request liveplays or recordings of individual players at any point in the tournament without prior warning.
17. The tournament organisers will be responsible for receiving and investigating any tournament-related complaints.
18. The tournament organisers reserve the right to modify these rules at any moment. Any such changes will be announced in advance.

Registration

1. Every user interested in playing will be be required to sign up through the player registrations form.
2. To ensure valid registrations, every qualifying participant will be manually checked through the tournament screening process.
3. Participants will be briefed on further steps via an announcement message at the end of the player registrations form.
4. Tournament staff members are not allowed to play in the tournament, with the exception of streamers, commentators, and graphic designers. Eliminated players may be enlisted as mappool playtesters and/or replay creators. Note that per conventional officially supported tournament rules, eliminated players may be enlisted as referees, however this role is not open for such individuals at the moment.

   • The tournament managers must ensure that such staff members do not have access to privileged information (e.g. Qualifiers score information, mappool information before the mappool showcase). They are to be treated as regular players whenever possible.

Stage regulation

Qualifiers

1. In the Qualifier stage, all players will play a specific mappool designed by the mappool selectors.
2. The Qualifier mappool contains 8 maps. There will be no tiebreakers for this stage.
3. Players will be asked to play the mappool twice at a designated time. This time will be held during specific time slots proposed by the tournament managers. Each player may choose a time slot in which they want to play, or request an EX slot when no timeframes are suitable (EX slot requests may be rejected if there are no referees for the time of the slot). The player's best playthrough in each map will be used for seeding.
4. The mappool is to be played according to the order listed on this page.

   • Players may skip playing any beatmap on their second run. In a lobby with only one player allocated, the referee skips the requested maps; in a lobby with multiple players allocated, the player leaves the lobby temporarily during the maps they want to skip.
5. An optional 3-minute break will be offered between the first and second playthrough of the mappool.
6. All players will play their qualifiers in the lobby they chose. Multiple players may share the same lobby. It is highly advised that players do not broadcast or share their results publicly to avoid seed manipulation.
7. The seeding method used for Qualifiers will be weighted rank sum, where each player's map rank will be multiplied by a predetermined weight and then added together to compose that player's final score, which is then sorted from lowest to highest, lowest being seed #1.

   • The exact formula that will be used for each map is Map score = RANK(Team score) * Map weight, where RANK is the function that ranks the current Team score against all team scores for the current map, and Map weight is the weight for the current map, as defined by the table below.
   • The final team score to be sorted is defined as Final score = SUM(Map score), i.e. the sum of each map's Map score.
   • The top 128 seeded players will advance to the Play-offs, provided there are enough players. Otherwise, the number of advancing players will shrink to the closest applicable bracket size, following the sequence of either a power of 2 or 1.5 times a power of 2 (128, 96, 64, 48, 32, 24, 16,...).
8. The weights for the Qualifiers seeds are specified in the Winning conditions section.

Bracket stage

Play-offs

1. The Play-offs stage is a single-elimination stage with specific rules.
2. After the qualification round, the remaining players will be divided into 2 different groups based on their Qualifiers seeds. Each group will have a different set of protocols to follow.

   • 1st-32nd seeds: The top 32 seeds of the Qualifiers will advance directly into the Round of 64 of the tournament. They do not need to participate in any matches during Play-offs.
   • 33rd-96th seeds: Players within this group will participate in one match during Playoff Stage. Their opponent will be a player in the 33rd to 96th seed group — more specifically, 129 - the player's seed. Players who win their match in this stage will advance to Group stage.

Bracket stage onwards

1. The bracket stage is a double-elimination stage. Players advancing to this stage must lose two matches to be eliminated from the tournament.
2. After Play-offs, the remaining players will be seeded based on their performance in Play-offs. This will be used to determine the remaining players' opponents for the bracket stage. In particular, their opponent for the bracket stage will be 65 - the player's seed.
3. In a winners bracket match, the player who meets the winning condition will be declared the winner of the match and will move further into the bracket. The loser of the match will fall into the losers bracket.
4. In a losers bracket match, the player who meets the winning condition will be declared the winner of the match and will move further into the bracket. The loser of the match will be eliminated from the tournament.
5. Players who are in the winners bracket are required to play in one match in each stage. The only exception to this is if the player is the sole player in winner bracket in the Grand Finals stage, where if the player were to lose their first match in the Grand Finals stage, they will be required to play in a second match.
6. Players who are in the losers bracket at the start of the Round of 16 or further are required to play in two matches in a single stage. However, players who lose their first match in the losers bracket in those stages will be eliminated from the tournament, and thus no longer need to play in any further matches.

Match protocol

1. Matches for this stage of the tournament will have players play some amount of picks (and depending on the match situation, a 'Final Scoring' map):

   • Each round has a maximum amount of maps to be picked.
   • For Play-offs, Round of 64, and Round of 32, that amount is 7, including the 'Final Scoring'.
   • For Round of 16 and Quarterfinals, that amount is 9, including the 'Final Scoring'.
   • For Semifinals, Finals, and Grand Finals, that amount is 11, including the 'Final Scoring'.
   • If the match is x maps away from the maximum amount of maps, and the cumulative score gap of a player is higher than that of the other player by 50,000 * x or more, the player with the higher cumulative score gap is declared the winner.
   • If the match has undergone the maximum amount of picks, but the cumulative score gap of a player is less than 50,000 away from that of the other player, the 'Final Scoring' map will be played, and whoever has the higher cumulative score gap after this map is declared the winner.
2. Draft order will follow the ABBA format, where the higher-roll player (A) and the lower-roll player (B) will take turns picking and banning beatmaps.
3. Further instructions of each round can be seen below:

   • Play-offs, Round of 64, Round of 32:

     • Each round's mappool will feature 12 maps.
     • The draft order will be as follows:
     • Player B will ban one beatmap, followed by Player A also banning a beatmap: BA
     • Players will pick two beatmaps, respecting the following order: ABBA
     • Players will ban one beatmap, respecting the following order: AB
     • Players will pick one beatmap, respecting the following order: BA
     • The last pick will be the 'Final Scoring' map.
     • At any point in the match, if the winning condition of a match is met (see BRACKET STAGE INFORMATION, Match Protocol, 1.), the match will end, and a winner is declared.
   • Round of 16, Quarterfinals:

     • Each round's mappool will feature 14 maps.
     • The draft order will be as follows:
     • Player B will ban one beatmap, followed by Player A also banning a beatmap: BA
     • Players will pick two beatmaps, respecting the following order: ABBA
     • Players will ban one beatmap, respecting the following order: AB
     • Players will pick two beatmaps, respecting the following order: BAAB
     • The last pick will be the 'Final Scoring' map.
     • At any point in the match, if the winning condition of a match is met (see BRACKET STAGE INFORMATION, Match Protocol, 1.), the match will end, and a winner is declared.
   • Semifinals, Finals, Grand Finals:

     • Each round's mappool will feature 16 maps.
     • The draft order will be as follows:
     • Player A will ban one beatmap, followed by Player B also banning a beatmap: BA
     • Players will pick two beatmaps, respecting the following order: ABBA
     • Players will ban one beatmap, respecting the following order: AB
     • Players will pick three beatmaps, respecting the following order: BAABBA
     • The last pick will be the 'Final Scoring' map.
     • At any point in the match, if the winning condition of a match is met (see BRACKET STAGE INFORMATION, Match Protocol, 1.), the match will end, and a winner is declared.

Winning conditions

1. In the Qualifiers, players need to place in the top 64 seeded players in order to advance to later rounds.
2. In other rounds (ie. from Play-offs to Grand Finals), a player needs to be the player with the higher cumulative score gap in the winning condition (see bracket stage information, match protocol, section 1) to win the match.

   • Note: for the Grand Finals match, the player that is coming from the winners bracket is required to win one match to win the tournament. The player coming from the losers bracket, however, needs to win 2 matches. In other words, when the first match is won, the bracket reset is initiated, and the player coming from the losers bracket must win again to win the tournament.
   • If neither player is present, the match will be nullified and the player who has the higher Priority Rating of the match's round wins by default.
3. The weights for each round's Priority Rating are as follows:

Match procedures

1. A referee will create a multiplayer room 10 minutes before the scheduled match time. Players must join the lobby during that period.

   • The room settings are Game mode: "osu!mania", Team mode: "Head-to-head", and Score mode: "ScoreV2". The room name must follow the pattern of SSR: ({Player 1}) vs. ({Player 2}). The player mentioned first in the room name must occupy the first space in the room's player list, the player mentioned second in the room name must occupy the second space in the room's player list.
2. Each player must use !roll once in the match's chatroom. After the rolls are set, match protocols will happen as described in bracket stage information, match protocol, section 3, where the player with the higher roll will be Player A.
3. Each player will receive one "tactical timeout" of 2 minutes, to be used as extra time to ban, pick, or ready for a beatmap. The tactical timeout may not be called on the opposing player's pick or ban phase.
4. Players will be allowed 90 seconds for each pick/ban phase (as described on the bracket stage instructions section), and an additional 90 seconds to press the 'Ready' button on their client before play commences. If a player takes more time than allotted for either action, the procedures adopted will be as follows:

   • For the first occurrence:

     • The player will receive a verbal warning from the referee; in addition, the referee may opt to forcefully use the player's tactical timeout to allow for the player to pick.
     • If the player does not pick a map within 15 seconds from when the timer expires, the referee will apply the procedure for subsequent occurrences listed below, i.e. a random pick will be used for a pick timer, and the match will be forcefully started for a ready timer.
   • On subsequent occurrences:

     • For a pick timer: a random map will be chosen from the mappool by rolling a random number, based on the amount of beatmaps that were neither picked nor banned.
     • For a ready timer: the referee will issue the start command on a 10-second countdown. In this scenario, if the referee starts the match and either player is not present in the lobby, their opponent will receive 25,000 added to their cumulative score gap.
     • Repeat offenders may receive further sanctions from the tournament managers.

Scheduling information

1. Each stage will be held on a single weekend. In the event there are more than 96 qualifying players, Play-offs will be held across two weekends instead.
2. Matches in Qualifiers will be held during specific time slots proposed by the tournament managers. Each player may choose a time slot in which they want to play, or request an EX slot when no timeframes are suitable (EX slot requests may be rejected if there are insufficient referees for the time of the slot), at a time no later than July 20, 20:00 UTC.

   • A player that does not pick a time slot by July 20, 20:00 UTC will be considered disqualified.
3. All bracket stages are scheduled to be held between Saturday 00:00 and Sunday 23:59 UTC of each week's respective stage dates following the Tournament schedule.

   • Other times may be available upon request, typically through a reschedule. Consult with the tournament managers for more information.
4. Match scheduling will be handled by the tournament managers. Schedules will be released on the Monday before the first matches of the stage. The tournament managers will try to create the schedule to respect the participants' time zones.
5. Reschedules may only be considered if both players agree to a time and communicate it to the tournament managers, before the time of the match.

   • If no referees are available to overtake the match, the reschedule request will be rejected.
   • The tournament managers reserve the right to deny any rescheduling request.