Editing Cup

[[File:MK8 Mushroom Cup.jpg|thumb|200px|The golden Mushroom Cup trophy as seen in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'']]
{{quote2|Keep on racing and soon you'll conquer every cup!|[[Lakitu (Mario Kart referee)|Lakitu]]|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''}}
A '''cup''' is a representation of a certain number of courses in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series. In ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', a cup consists of five courses, whereas in the later games, the number was reduced to four (due to the single tracks being longer). When racing the Grand Prix mode, players race through all the tracks from a cup. Cups are usually named after [[List of items|items]] from the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise, e.g., the [[Mushroom Cup]] and the [[Star Cup]]. The names are not associated with the tracks in the cups, so consequently cup names reappear throughout the series, hosting different tracks. The cups in the arcade ''Mario Kart'' games contain only two courses each and are named after the playable characters, aside from the [[Rainbow Cup]]. In ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', cups are named after the playable characters but contain three courses and a bonus challenge. Courses in a character's cup will be treated as a favored or favorite course for that character.

In ''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'', a cup consists of a number of matches against varying enemies. Each cup has more enemies than the last, and thus, there are more rounds played. The table system is used. Players score three [[point]]s when winning, one when losing by a Golden Goal, and zero when losing. In the end, the player with the most points wins. The [[Bowser Cup]] features semifinals and finals after the regular phase is over. The unlockable Super Cups are the same as the original cups but with no Rookie setting available and return matches.

In [[Super Nintendo World]]'s [[Super Nintendo World#Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge|Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge]], attendees race in a cup known as the Golden Cup.<ref>[https://www.universalstudioshollywood.com/web/en/us/things-to-do/rides-and-attractions/mario-kart-bowsers-challenge Mario Kart™: Bowser's Challenge]. ''universalstudioshollywood.com''. Retrieved March 15, 2023.</ref>

==List of cups==
{| class="wikitable sortable" width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; font-size: 86%;"
|-
!width=20%|Cup
!width=8%|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''
!width=8%|''[[Mario Kart 64]]''
!width=8%|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
!width=8%|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash&#x21;&#x21;]]''
!width=8%|''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
!width=8%|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
!width=8%|''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
!width=8%|''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
!width=8%|''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
!width=8%|''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]''
|-
![[Mushroom Cup]]
|[[File:SMK Mushroom Cup Emblem.png|100px]]
|[[File:MK64-MushroomCup.png|40px]]
|[[File:MKSC Mushroom Cup Emblem.png|40px]]
|[[File:MushroomCupLogo MKDD.png|80px]]
|[[File:MKDS Mushroom Cup Emblem.png|40px]]
|[[File:Mushroom-MKWii-Icon.png|40px]]
|[[File:MK7-MushroomCup.png|40px]]
|[[File:MK8 MushroomCuptv.svg|40px]]
|[[File:MK8 MushroomCup.png|40px]]
|[[File:MKL Icon Mushroom Cup.png|40px]]
|-
![[Flower Cup]]
|[[File:SMK Flower Cup Emblem.png|100px]]
|[[File:MK64-FlowerCup.png|40px]]
|[[File:MKSC-FlowerCup.png|40px]]
|[[File:FlowerCupLogo MKDD.png|80px]]
|[[File:MKDS Flower Cup Icon.png|40px]]
|[[File:MKW Flower Cup Icon.png|40px]]
|[[File:MK7-FlowerCup.png|40px]]
|[[File:MK8 FlowerCuptv.svg|40px]]
|[[File:MK8 FlowerCup.png|40px]]
|[[File:MKL Icon Flower Cup.png|40px]]
|-
![[Star Cup]]
|[[File:SMK Star Cup Emblem.png|100px]]
|[[File:MK64 Star Cup Artwork.png|40px]]
|[[File:MKSC Star Cup Artwork.png|40px]]
|[[File:StarCupLogo MKDD.png|80px]]
|[[File:MKDS Star Cup Emblem.png|40px]]
|[[File:MKW Star Cup Emblem.png|40px]]
|[[File:MK7 Star Cup Emblem.png|40px]]
|[[File:MK8 Star Cup Emblem Mario Kart TV.svg |40px]]
|[[File:MK8 Star Cup Emblem.png|40px]]
|[[File:MKL Icon Star Cup.png|40px]]
|-
![[Special Cup]]
|[[File:SMK Special Cup Emblem.png|100px]]
|[[File:MK64 Special Cup Artwork.png|40px]]
|[[File:MKSC Special Cup Artwork.png|40px]]
|[[File:SpecialCupLogo MKDD.png|80px]]
|[[File:MKDS Special Cup Emblem.png|40px]]
|[[File:MKW Special Cup Emblem.png|40px]]
|[[File:MK7 Special Cup Emblem.png|40px]]
|[[File:MK8 Special Cup Emblem Mario Kart TV.svg |40px]]
|[[File:MK8 Special Cup Emblem.png|40px]]
|[[File:MKL Icon Special Cup.png|40px]]
|-
![[Lightning Cup]]
|
|
|[[File:MKSC Lightning Cup Artwork.png|40px]]
|
|[[File:MKDS Lightning Cup Emblem.png|40px]]
|[[File:MKW Lightning Cup Emblem.png|40px]]
|[[File:MK7 Lightning Cup Emblem.png|40px]]
|[[File:MK8 LightningCuptv.svg|40px]]
|[[File:MK8 Lightning Cup Emblem.png|40px]]
|[[File:MKL Icon Lightning Cup.png|40px]]
|-
![[Shell Cup]]
|
|
|
|
|[[File:MKDS Shell Cup Emblem.png|40px]]
|[[File:MKW Shell Cup Icon.png|40px]]
|[[File:MK7 Shell Cup Emblem.png|40px]]
|[[File:MK8 ShellCuptv.svg |40px]]
|[[File:MK8 Shell Cup Emblem.png|40px]]
|[[File:MKL Icon Shell Cup.png|40px]]
|-
![[Banana Cup]]
|
|
|
|
|[[File:MKDS Banana Cup Emblem.png|40px]]
|[[File:MKW Banana Cup Icon.png|40px]]
|[[File:MK7 Banana Cup Emblem.png|40px]]
|[[File:MK8 BananaCuptv.svg|40px]]
|[[File:MK8 Banana Cup Emblem.png|40px]]
|[[File:MKL Icon Banana Cup.png|40px]]
|-
![[Leaf Cup]]
|
|
|
|
|[[File:MKDS Leaf Cup Emblem.png|40px]]
|[[File:MKW Leaf Cup Emblem.png|30px]]
|[[File:MK7 Leaf Cup Emblem.png|40px]]
|[[File:MK8 LeafCuptv.svg|40px]]
|[[File:MK8 Leaf Cup Emblem.png|40px]]
|[[File:MKL Icon Leaf Cup.png|40px]]
|-
![[Egg Cup]]
||||||||||||||
|[[File:MK8 EggCuptv.svg |40px]]
|[[File:MK8 Egg Cup Emblem.png|40px]]||
|-
![[Triforce Cup]]
||||||||||||||
|[[File:MK8 TriforceCuptv.svg |40px]]
|[[File:MK8 Triforce Cup Emblem.png|40px]]||
|-
![[Crossing Cup]]
||||||||||||||
|[[File:MK8 CrossingCuptv.svg|40px]]
|[[File:MK8 Crossing Cup Emblem.png|40px]]||
|-
![[Bell Cup]]
||||||||||||||
|[[File:MK8 BellCuptv.svg|40px]]
|[[File:MK8 Bell Cup Emblem.png|40px]]||
|-
![[Golden Dash Cup]]
||||||||||||||||
|[[File:MK8D BCP Golden Dash Emblem.png|40px]]||
|-
![[Lucky Cat Cup]]
||||||||||||||||
|[[File:MK8D BCP Lucky Cat Emblem.png|40px]]||
|-
![[Turnip Cup]]
||||||||||||||||
|[[File:MK8D BCP Turnip Emblem.png|40px]]||
|-
![[Propeller Cup]]
||||||||||||||||
|[[File:MK8D BCP Propeller Emblem.png|40px]]||
|-
![[Rock Cup]]
||||||||||||||||
|[[File:MK8D BCP Rock Emblem.png|40px]]||
|-
![[Moon Cup]]
||||||||||||||||
|[[File:MK8D BCP Moon Emblem.png|40px]]||
|-
![[Fruit Cup]]
||||||||||||||||
|[[File:MK8D BCP Fruit Emblem.png|40px]]||
|-
![[Boomerang Cup]]
||||||||||||||||
|[[File:MK8D BCP Boomerang Emblem.png|40px]]||
|-
![[Feather Cup]]
||||||||||||||||
|[[File:MK8D BCP Feather Emblem.png|40px]]||
|-
![[Cherry Cup]]
||||||||||||||||
|[[File:MK8D BCP Cherry Emblem.png|40px]]||
|-
<!--![[Acorn Cup]]
||||||||||||||||
|[[File:MK8D BCP Acorn Emblem.png|40px]]||
|-
![[Spiny Cup]]
||||||||||||||||
|[[File:MK8D BCP Spiny Emblem.png|40px]]||
|- -->
![[Mario Cup]]
||||||||||||||||||
|[[File:MKL Icon Mario Cup.png|40px]]
|-
![[Luigi Cup]]
||||||||||||||||||
|[[File:MKL Icon Luigi Cup.png|40px]]
|}

===''Mario Kart Tour''===
Contrasting to other ''Mario Kart'' games, cups in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' are not always available but rotate with every tour. Cups consist of three race courses (always different) and a bonus challenge. The corresponding character is also granted a boost and ranks higher in each race course.

{| class="wikitable sortable" width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
|-
!width=15%|Cup
!width=6%|Emblem
!width=12%|Debut tour
!width=10%|# of appearances
!width=10%|Times as ranked cup
!width=15%|Most recent appearance
!width=32%|Largest streak of absence (# of tours)
|-
![[Mario Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Mario Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour1}}
|47
|20
|{{Tour98}}
|7 '''({{Tour32}} - {{Tour38}})'''
|-
![[Donkey Kong Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Donkey Kong Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour1}}
|36
|4
|{{Tour100}}
|10 '''({{Tour83}} - {{Tour92}})'''
|-
![[Yoshi Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Yoshi Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour1}}
|36
|7
|{{Tour93}}
|13  '''({{Tour27}} - {{Tour39}})'''
|-
![[Koopa Troopa Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Koopa Troopa Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour1}}
|25
|1
|{{Tour98}}
|23 '''({{Tour46}} - {{Tour68}})'''
|-
![[Toad Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Toad Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour1}}
|37
|5
|{{Tour100}}
|10  '''({{Tour82}} - {{Tour91}})'''
|-
![[Peach Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Peach Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour1}}
|38
|11
|{{Tour99}}
|10 '''({{Tour87}} - {{Tour96}})'''
|-
![[Bowser Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Bowser Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour1}}
|33
|7
|{{Tour97}}
|8 '''({{Tour50}} - {{Tour57}})'''
|-
![[Dry Bones Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Dry Bones Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour1}}
|24
|2
|{{Tour95}}
|21 '''({{Tour48}} - {{Tour68}})'''
|-
![[Toadette Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Toadette Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour1}}
|35
|6
|{{Tour94}}
|8  '''({{Tour80}} - ({{Tour87}})'''
|-
![[Daisy Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Daisy Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour1}}
|38
|7
|{{Tour97}}
|8 '''({{Tour89}} - {{Tour96}})'''
|-
![[Diddy Kong Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Diddy Kong Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour1}}
|29
|2
|{{Tour99}}
|14 '''({{Tour66}} - {{Tour79}})'''
|-
![[Baby Mario Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Baby Mario Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour1}}
|21
|3
|{{Tour97}}
|29 '''({{Tour63}} - {{Tour91}})'''
|-
![[Shy Guy Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Shy Guy Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour1}}
|25
|3
|{{Tour98}}
|22 '''({{Tour55}} - {{Tour76}})'''
|-
![[Baby Peach Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Baby Peach Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour1}}
|27
|2
|{{Tour98}}
|23 '''({{Tour55}} - {{Tour77}})'''
|-
![[Dry Bowser Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Dry Bowser Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour1}}
|35
|6
|{{Tour96}}
|8  '''({{Tour75}} - {{Tour82}})'''
|-
![[Metal Mario Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Metal Mario Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour1}}
|28
|2
|{{Tour98}}
|20 '''({{Tour59}} - {{Tour78}})'''
|-
![[Rosalina Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Rosalina Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour2}}
|29
|10
|{{Tour94}}
|12 '''({{Tour73}} - {{Tour84}})'''
|-
![[Lakitu Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Lakitu Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour2}}
|27
|2
|{{Tour98}}
|14 '''({{Tour60}} - {{Tour73}})'''
|-
![[Bowser Jr. Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Bowser Jr Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour2}}
|25
|5
|{{Tour99}}
|13 '''({{Tour62}} - {{Tour74}})'''
|-
![[Baby Daisy Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Baby Daisy Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour2}}
|23
|2
|{{Tour98}}
|22 '''({{Tour61}} - {{Tour82}})'''
|-
![[Ludwig Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Ludwig Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour2}}
|19
|0
|{{Tour100}}
|20  '''({{Tour71}} - {{Tour90}})'''
|-
![[Larry Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Larry Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour2}}
|25
|2
|{{Tour98}}
|25 '''({{Tour53}} - {{Tour77}})'''
|-
![[Baby Rosalina Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Baby Rosalina Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour2}}
|27
|2
|{{Tour99}}
|8 '''({{Tour65}} - {{Tour72}})'''
|-
![[Wendy Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Wendy Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour2}}
|21
|0
|{{Tour96}}
|25 '''({{Tour44}} - {{Tour68}})'''
|-
![[Wario Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Wario Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour2}}
|36
|3
|{{Tour100}}
|9 '''({{Tour89}} - {{Tour98}})'''
|-
![[Peachette Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Peachette Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour2}}
|27
|1
|{{Tour94}}
|14 '''({{Tour53}} - {{Tour66}})'''
|-
![[Luigi Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Luigi Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour3}}
|41
|13
|{{Tour99}}
|7 '''({{Tour17}} - {{Tour23}})'''
|-
![[Lemmy Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Lemmy Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour3}}
|16
|0
|{{Tour90}}
|29 '''({{Tour19}} - {{Tour47}})'''
|-
![[Waluigi Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Waluigi Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour3}}
|28
|4
|{{Tour93}}
|17 '''({{Tour66}} - {{Tour82}})'''
|-
![[Baby Luigi Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Baby Luigi Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour3}}
|26
|2
|{{Tour98}}
|9 '''({{Tour22}} - {{Tour30}})'''
|-
![[Morton Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Morton Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour3}}
|21
|0
|{{Tour96}}
|18  '''({{Tour72}} - {{Tour89}})'''
|-
![[King Boo Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon King Boo Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour3}}
|28
|4
|{{Tour99}}
|14 '''({{Tour67}} - {{Tour80}})'''
|-
![[Roy Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Roy Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour4}}
|24
|0
|{{Tour97}}
|9 '''({{Tour64}} - {{Tour72}})'''
|-
![[Iggy Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Iggy Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour5}}
|16
|0
|{{Tour100}}
|26 '''({{Tour20}} - {{Tour45}})'''
|-
![[Birdo Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Birdo Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour7}}
|27
|6
|{{Tour99}}
|22 '''({{Tour45}} - {{Tour66}})'''
|-
![[Pauline Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Pauline Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour7}}
|27
|3
|{{Tour100}}
|15 '''({{Tour63}} - {{Tour77}})'''
|-
![[Hammer Bro Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Hammer Bro Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour14}}
|26
|5
|{{Tour91}}
|8 '''({{Tour72}} - {{Tour79}})'''
|-
![[Ice Mario Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Ice Mario Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour14}}
|25
|6
|{{Tour93}}
|9 '''({{Tour20}} - {{Tour28}})'''
|-
![[Pink Gold Peach Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Pink Gold Peach Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour20}}
|25
|4
|{{Tour96}}
|10  '''({{Tour21}} - {{Tour30}})'''
|-
![[Monty Mole Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Monty Mole Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour23}}
|29
|4
|{{Tour93}}
|5 '''({{Tour75}} - {{Tour79}})'''
|-
![[Fire Bro Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Fire Bro Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour30}}
|26
|2
|{{Tour96}}
|11 '''({{Tour84}} - {{Tour94}})'''
|-
![[Funky Kong Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Funky Kong Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour43}}
|22
|5
|{{Tour99}} 
|10 '''({{Tour49}} - {{Tour58}})'''
|-
![[Kamek Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Kamek Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour51}}
|27
|4
|{{Tour98}}
|3 '''({{Tour72}} - {{Tour74}})'''
|-
![[Ice Bro Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Ice Bro Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour57}}
|15
|2
|{{Tour100}}
|6 '''({{Tour64}} - {{Tour69}})'''
|-
![[Cat Peach Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Cat Peach Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour60}}
|20
|3
|{{Tour99}}
|3 '''({{Tour61}} - {{Tour63}})'''
|-
![[Dixie Kong Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Dixie Kong Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour63}}
|9
|2
|{{Tour100}}
|7 '''({{Tour80}} - {{Tour86}})'''
|-
![[Mii Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Mii Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour65}}
|35
|3
|{{Tour100}}
|1 '''({{Tour68}})'''
|-
![[Nabbit Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Nabbit Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour71}}
|15
|2
|{{Tour100}}
|3 '''({{Tour77}} - {{Tour80}})'''
|-
![[Chargin' Chuck Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Chargin' Chuck Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour83}}
|9
|2
|{{Tour100}}
|5 '''({{Tour95}} - {{Tour99}})'''
|-
![[Fire Rosalina Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Fire Rosalina Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour85}}
|9
|4
|{{Tour100}}
|2 '''({{Tour95}} - {{Tour96}})'''
|-
![[King Bob-omb Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon King Bob-omb Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour89}}
|4
|2
|{{Tour100}}
|4 '''({{Tour96}} - {{Tour99}})'''
|-
![[Tanooki Mario Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Tanooki Mario Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour91}}
|3
|1
|{{Tour100}}
|5 '''({{Tour95}} - {{Tour99}})'''
|-
![[Poochy Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon Poochy Cup.png|44px]]
|{{Tour96}}
|2
|2
|{{Tour100}}
|3 '''({{Tour97}} - {{Tour99}})'''
|}

==Other cups==
{| class="wikitable" width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; font-size: 86%;"
|-
!Game
!Cups
|-
!''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]''
|
*[[Pac-Man Cup]]
|-
!''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]''
|
*[[Don-chan Cup]]
|-
!''[[Super Mario Strikers]]''
|
*[[Super Mushroom Cup]]
*[[Super Flower Cup]]
*[[Super Star Cup]]
*[[Super Bowser Cup]]
|-
!''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''
|
*[[Crystal Cup]]
*[[Striker Cup]]
|-
!''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''
|
*[[Fire Cup]]
*[[Rainbow Cup]]
*[[Moonlight Cup]]
*[[Planet Cup]]
|-
!''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''
|
*[[Topaz Cup]]
*[[Sapphire Cup]]
*[[Diamond Cup]]
*[[Platinum Cup]]
|-
!''[[Mario Tennis Open]]''
|
*[[1-Up Mushroom Cup]]
*[[Ice Flower Cup]]
|}

==Trivia==
*In ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' / ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', the player can rotate the cup manually by controlling the {{button|3ds|Stick}} Circle Pad/{{button|WiiU|Stick}}{{button|switch|Stick}} Control Stick.

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Cups|*]]
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