Editing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2023

{{italic title|''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' Championship Cup 2023}}
[[File:MK8D Championship Cup 2023 logo.jpg|thumb|300px|Logo]]
The '''''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' Championship Cup 2023''' was an invitational ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' tournament at PAX East 2023 whose participants were selected from the top players of the [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe North American Qualifier 2022|''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' North American Qualifier 2022]] and the [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe North American Qualifier 2023|''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' North American Qualifier 2023]]. It preceded the [[inkipedia:Splatoon 3 North American Championship 2023|''Splatoon 3'' North American Championship 2023]]. {{wp|Jordan Kent}} and "BearUNLV" returned from the [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2022|''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' Championship Cup 2022]] to provide commentary for the tournament.

Below is further information about this competition.
{|class="wikitable" width=75%
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!width=30%|Location
|width=70%|{{wp|Boston Convention and Exhibition Center}}
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!Date and time
|March 26, 2023, 11:00 EDT
|-
!Structure
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*'''Mode:''' 150cc Race
*'''Items:''' Normal Items
*'''Vehicles:''' All Vehicles
*'''Smart Steering:''' Smart Steering Off
*'''Race Count:''' 12 Races
|-
!Courses<br>(in the order played)
|
#{{classic link|GBA|Boo Lake}}
#{{classic link|DS|Peach Gardens}}
#{{classic link|GBA|Riverside Park}}
#{{classic link|DS|Mario Circuit}}
#{{classic link|N64|Choco Mountain}}
#{{classic link|Tour|Tokyo Blur}}
#{{classic link|Wii|Maple Treeway}}
#{{classic link|3DS|Rainbow Road}}
#[[Yoshi's Island (race course)|Yoshi's Island]]
#{{classic link|Tour|Singapore Speedway}}
#{{classic link|N64|Kalimari Desert}}
#[[Sky-High Sundae]]
|-
!Final standings<br>(player tag and no. of circuit points)
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{|style="text-align:left" width=300px
|-
|width=30%|'''1st||width=40%|Kevo||width=30%|142
|-
|'''2nd||prmatthew||110
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|'''2nd||Gecko||110
|-
|'''4th||ember||92
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|'''4th||Brandon||92
|-
|'''6th||Luckyo||80
|-
|'''7th||Adam <nowiki>|</nowiki> Jet||75
|-
|'''7th||En||75
|-
|'''9th||Mankalor||69
|-
|'''10th||8owser16||60
|-
|'''11th||Tris||44
|-
|'''12th||Downin||35
|}
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
MK8D Championship Cup 2023 banner.jpg|Banner
MK8D Championship Cup 2023 promo pic Twitter.jpg
NintendoVS PAX 2023 MK8D jumbotron.jpg|The jumbotron used at the event
NintendoVS PAX 2023 MK8D audience.jpg|The event's venue
NintendoVS PAX 2023 MK8D commentators.jpg|Jordan Kent and Bear, the event's commentators
NintendoVS PAX 2023 MK8D winner.jpg|Kevo, winner of the ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' Championship Cup 2023
</gallery>

==External links==
*March 16, 2023. [https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/nintendo-vs-at-pax-east-2023/ NintendoVS is coming to PAX East!] nintendo.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230316175600/https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/nintendo-vs-at-pax-east-2023/ Archived] March 16, 2023, 17:56:00 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
*Official live stream:
**Nintendo of America (March 26, 2023). [https://www.youtube.com/live/aNdesjIP2AA Splatoon 3 North American Championship 2023 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2023 @ PAX East]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
**Nintendo (March 26, 2023). [https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1776282013 Splatoon 3 North American Championship 2023 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2023 @ PAX East]. ''Twitch''. Retrieved March 30, 2023.

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