Editing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2022

{{italic title|''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' Championship Cup 2022}}
[[File:MK8D Championship Cup 2022.png|thumb|600px]]
The '''''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' Championship Cup 2022''' was an invitational ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' competition at {{wp|PAX (event)|PAX West 2022}}, whose participants were the top twelve players of the [[Mario Kart North American Open#Mario Kart North American Open July 2022|''Mario Kart'' North American Open July 2022]]. The competition was held in conjunction with the [[inkipedia:Splatoon 3 Enter the Splatlands Invitational 2022|''Splatoon 3'' Enter the Splatlands Invitational 2022]]. Commented by sports announcer {{wp|Jordan Kent}}, esports announcer "EEvisu", and [[Mario Kart North American Open|''Mario Kart'' North American Open]] champion "BearUNLV", the tournament was streamed live on Nintendo of America's official YouTube and Twitch channels. It took place over 8 races, in courses drawn from the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]]'' by the competitors themselves.

The following are further details about the ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' Championship Cup 2022.
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!width=30%|Location
|width=70%|{{wp|Seattle Convention Center}}
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!Date and time
|September 5, 2022, 13:00 PT
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!Structure
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*'''Mode:''' 150cc Race
*'''Items:''' Normal Items
*'''Vehicles:''' All Vehicles
*'''Smart Steering:''' Smart Steering Off
*'''Race Count:''' 8 Races
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!Grand prize
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*''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''–themed trophy
*NinendoVS-branded gaming chair
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!Courses<br>(in the order played)
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#{{classic-link|Tour|Sydney Sprint}}
#{{classic-link|SNES|Mario Circuit 3}}
#{{classic-link|Wii|Coconut Mall}}
#[[Ninja Hideaway]]
#{{classic-link|DS|Shroom Ridge}}
#{{classic-link|Tour|Paris Promenade}}
#{{classic-link|Tour|New York Minute}}
#{{classic-link|Wii|Mushroom Gorge}}
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!Final standings<br>(player tag and no. of circuit points)
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{|style="text-align:left" width=300px
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|width=30%|'''1st||width=40%|Strike||width=30%|93
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|'''2nd||gnb75||73
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|'''3rd||Adam <nowiki>|</nowiki> Jet||68
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|'''3rd||En||68
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|'''5th||Yummybagel||56
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|'''6th||Mankalor||54
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|'''7th||itsAdrianQ22||50
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|'''8th||8owser16||45
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|'''9th||LA CRUZER||42
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|'''10th||RidingMyPidgey||41
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|'''11th||g1989||38
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|'''12th||cozyfog5||28
|}
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
NintendoVS PAX 2022 MK Splatoon.png
MK8D Championship Cup 2022 promo pic Twitter.png
MK8 Trophy Single.png|''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''–themed trophy awarded in this event
NintendoVS PAX 2022 MK8D winner.jpg|Strike, winner of the ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' Championship Cup 2022, holding his trophy
</gallery>

==External links==
*August 10, 2022. [https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/nintendo-vs-invitational-2022/ Watch the colorful chaos of two competitions unfold in the PAX Arena on September 5, 2022!] nintendo.com. Retrieved August 11, 2022. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220810214954/https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/nintendo-vs-invitational-2022/ Archived] August 10, 2022, 21:49:54 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
*Nintendo (September 5, 2022). [https://youtu.be/ctul33e7BvU Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2022 and Splatoon 3 Enter the Splatlands Invitational 2022]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
*Nintendo (September 5, 2022). [https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1582845942 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2022 and Splatoon 3 Enter the Splatlands Invitational 2022]. ''Twitch''. Retrieved September 5, 2022.

==References==
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[[Category:Mario Kart 8 Deluxe tournaments]]