User blog:712a/Garupa Cup 3

Garupa Cup 3
This is the first season of Garupa Cup to feature a whole new Team Competition (players form teams of 3 by entering the Player IDs of their 2 teammates), in addition to the Individual Competition.

First qualifying round
Ran from 2021/7/17 12:00 JST to 2021/7/21 11:59 JST.

Contestants/Teams challenged to the two songs without limit to post their highest score for each song.

Songs:


 * GO! GO! MANIAC
 * Miiro

(any difficulty can be played, and are the same for Individual/Team Competition)

Up to 1,000 contestants & up to 100 teams with the highest combined total score (and fastest play time, in case of tied score) progressed to the second qualifying round.


 * It is found that you need an All Perfect on both songs on EXPERT within 1 hour 45-48 minutes (?) to be selected to the 2nd qualifying round (Individual Competition).

Second qualifying round
Will run from 2021/8/14 12:00 JST to 2021/8/17 11:59 JST.

Contestants challenge to the two songs without limit to post their highest score for each song.

Songs:


 * Daylight
 * mind of Prominence

(any difficulty can be played, and are the same for Individual/Team Competition)

25 contestants & 4 teams with the highest combined total score (and fastest play time, in case of tied score) progress to the championship.

Championship (Individual)
Will run on 2021/9/18 in Tokyo.

Quarterfinals
Each group of five play one common song and one song unique to the group.

Common song: EXPOSE 'Burn out!!!' SPECIAL (27)

Unique songs:


 * Teardrops SPECIAL (27)
 * Redo EXPERT (27)
 * SURVIVOR Never Give Up! SPECIAL (27)
 * PASSIONATE ANTHEM EXPERT (27)
 * flame of hope EXPERT (27)

Two contestant with the highest combined score in each group (for a total of 10) move onto the semifinals.

Semifinals
Each group of five play one common song and one song unique to the group.

Common song: Goka! Gokai!? Phantom Thief! EXPERT (27)

Unique songs:


 * Amanojaku EXPERT (28)
 * Paradisus-Paradoxum EXPERT (28)

One contestant with the highest combined score in each group (for a total of 2) move onto the final.

Final
The two finalists play two songs. The finalist with the higher combined score wins the 3rd Garupa Cup Individual Competition.

Songs:


 * Ringing Bloom EXPERT (28)
 * ??? SPECIAL (29/30?)

(The 2nd song will be revealed right at the time of the final match. SP rhythm icons (curved slides & directional flicks will appear in the 2nd song's SPECIAL difficulty)

Championship (Team)
Will run on 2021/9/18 in Tokyo.

Overall rules
Each match consists of 2 teams playing 5 games, and the first to win 3 games win the match.

For each game:


 * The song for the 1st game is randomly selected, then the team that lost the previous game can choose one of the remaining songs.
 * One player from each team will play against the player from the other team.
 * Each team member can play up to 2 games. Once a member has played a game, he/she cannot play the following 2 games.

Semifinals
4 teams are divided into 2 matches. The winning team of each match move onto the finals.

Songs:


 * Roki SPECIAL (26)
 * Zettai Sengen ~Recital~ EXPERT (27)
 * R SPECIAL (28)
 * Rettou Joutou EXPERT (28)
 * Sugar Song to Bitter Step EXPERT (28)

Final
2 winning teams in the semifinals compete, and the winning team wins the 3rd Garupa Cup Team Competition.

Songs:


 * Nevereverland EXPERT (27)
 * SAVIOR OF SONG EXPERT (28)
 * SENSENFUKOKU EXPERT (28)
 * Setsuna Trip SPECIAL (29)
 * Roku-chou Nen to Ichiya Monogatari EXPERT (29)