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{{italic title|''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' European Championship 2023}}
[[File:MK8D European Championship 2023 banner.jpg|thumb|400px|Artwork for the ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' European Championship 2023]]
The '''''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' European Championship 2023''' was a ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' competition promoted by [[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe]]. It debuted with three open qualifiers, held online, followed by several finals held at the '''Nintendo European Championships 2023''' event near {{wp|Frankfurt}}, {{wp|Germany}}. There were 24 finalists from across {{wp|Europe}} in this competition, i.e. the 8 players with the highest number of circuit points from each of the qualifying rounds. The champion of the competition represented Europe at the [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe World Championship 2024|''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' World Championship 2024]].<ref><!--The content of this citation is transcluded from the "External links" section.-->{{:{{PAGENAME}}|transcludesection=nintendo.co.uk news 2023-08-17}}</ref>

==Eligible countries==
Only residents of the following European countries could enter the competition:<ref>[https://fs-prod-cdn.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/news_7/2023_11/MarioKart8Deluxe_EuropeanChampionship2023_TermsandConditions_EN.pdf ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' European Championship 2023 Terms and Conditions & Privacy Policy] (PDF). nintendo-europe.com. Retrieved January 7, 2024.</ref>
<div class="columns" style="column-count:2">
*[[File:Flag of Austria.png|25px]] {{wp|Austria}}
*[[File:Flag of Belgium.png|25px]] {{wp|Belgium}}
*[[File:Flag of Bulgaria.png|25px]] {{wp|Bulgaria}}
*[[File:Flag of Croatia.png|25px]] {{wp|Croatia}}
*[[File:Flag of Cyprus.png|25px]] {{wp|Cyprus}}
*[[File:Flag of Czech Republic.png|25px]] {{wp|Czech Republic}}
*[[File:Flag of Denmark.png|25px]] {{wp|Denmark}}
*[[File:Flag of Estonia.png|25px]] {{wp|Estonia}}
*[[File:Flag of Finland.png|25px]] {{wp|Finland}}
*[[File:Flag of France.png|25px]] {{wp|France}}
*[[File:Flag of Germany.png|25px]] {{wp|Germany}}
*[[File:Flag of Greece.png|25px]] {{wp|Greece}}
*[[File:Flag of Hungary.png|25px]] {{wp|Hungary}}
*[[File:Flag of Ireland.png|25px]] {{wp|Republic of Ireland|Ireland}}
*[[File:Flag of Italy.png|25px]] {{wp|Italy}}
*[[File:Flag of Latvia.png|25px]] {{wp|Latvia}}
*[[File:Flag of Lithuania.png|25px]] {{wp|Lithuania}}
*[[File:Flag of Luxembourg.png|25px]] {{wp|Luxembourg}}
*[[File:Flag of Malta.png|25px]] {{wp|Malta}}
*[[File:Flag of Netherlands.png|25px]] {{wp|Netherlands}}
*[[File:Flag of Norway.png|25px]] {{wp|Norway}}
*[[File:Flag of Poland.png|25px]] {{wp|Poland}}
*[[File:Flag of Portugal.png|25px]] {{wp|Portugal}}
*[[File:Flag of Romania.png|25px]] {{wp|Romania}}
*[[File:Flag of Slovakia.png|25px]] {{wp|Slovakia}}
*[[File:Flag of Slovenia.png|25px]] {{wp|Slovenia}}
*[[File:Flag of Spain.png|25px]] {{wp|Spain}}
*[[File:Flag of Sweden.png|25px]] {{wp|Sweden}}
*[[File:Flag of Switzerland.png|25px]] {{wp|Switzerland}}
*[[File:Flag of UK.png|25px]] {{wp|United Kingdom}}
</div>

==Qualifiers==
===General structure===
The structure of each qualifier was as follows:<ref>Nin10doPro (August 18, 2023). [https://youtu.be/Y71uH6gym_c?t=37 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - European Championship 2023 - Qualifier #1 - Practice matches - Online Gameplay]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 7, 2024.</ref><ref>Nin10doPro (September 17, 2023). [https://youtu.be/phVXESL8j4A?t=34 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - European Championship - Qualifier 2 - Nin10doPro]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 7, 2024.</ref><ref>Nin10doPro (November 4, 2023). [https://youtu.be/LuQDsYVtjB4?t=35 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - European Championship - Qualifier #3 - Nin10doPro]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 7, 2024.</ref>
*'''Mode:''' 150cc Race
*'''Teams:''' No Teams
*'''Items:''' Normal Items
*'''COM:''' Normal COM
*'''Vehicles:''' All Vehicles
*'''Smart Steering:''' No Smart Steering
*'''Race Count:''' 24 Races
*'''Group Shuffling:''' Every 4th Match
*'''Player Rating:''' Any Rating
*'''Public/Private:''' Code Required

===First qualifier===
{|class="wikitable" width=75%
|-
!width=30%|In-game name
|width=70%|'''2023 EU Qualifier #1
|-
!Period
|August 19, 2023, 15:00–19:00 UTC+1
|-
!Code
|0980-1145-8091
|-
!Top 8 players<br>(player tag, country, and no. of circuit points)
|
{|style="text-align:left" width=300px
|-
|width=30%|'''1st||width=40%|Fresh||width=30%|[[File:Flag of France.png|25px|link=wikipedia:France]]||width=30%|360
|-
|'''2nd||alpaco||[[File:Flag of Netherlands.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Netherlands]]||360
|-
|'''3rd||Tab||[[File:Flag of Spain.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Spain]]||357
|-
|'''4th||Tanguy||[[File:Flag of France.png|25px|link=wikipedia:France]]||357
|-
|'''5th||Sorata||[[File:Flag of France.png|25px|link=wikipedia:France]]||357
|-
|'''6th||Alici4||[[File:Flag of Spain.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Spain]]||357
|-
|'''7th||tx Owned||[[File:Flag of Spain.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Spain]]||357
|-
|'''8th|||Enekito||[[File:Flag of Spain.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Spain]]||357
|}
|}

===Second qualifier===
{|class="wikitable" width=75%
|-
!width=30%|In-game name
|width=70%|'''2023 EU Qualifier #2
|-
!Period
|September 8, 2023, 16:00–20:00 UTC+1
|-
!Code
|3959-7481-4251
|-
!Top 8 players<br>(player tag, country, and no. of circuit points)
|
{|style="text-align:left" width=300px
|-
|width=30%|'''1st||width=40%|Hernán||width=30%|[[File:Flag of Spain.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Spain]]||width=30%|360
|-
|'''2nd||ᴍω clement||[[File:Flag of France.png|25px|link=wikipedia:France]]||360
|-
|'''3rd||zsnipe||[[File:Flag of Germany.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Germany]]||357
|-
|'''4th||Markus||[[File:Flag of Italy.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Italy]]||357
|-
|'''5th||ώƒ Mars||[[File:Flag of France.png|25px|link=wikipedia:France]]||357
|-
|'''6th||JB||[[File:Flag of France.png|25px|link=wikipedia:France]]||357
|-
|'''7th||Drack||[[File:Flag of Spain.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Spain]]||357
|-
|'''8th||starxlx||[[File:Flag of France.png|25px|link=wikipedia:France]]||357
|}
|}

===Final qualifier===
{|class="wikitable" width=75%
|-
!width=30%|In-game name
|width=70%|'''2023 EU Qualifier #3
|-
!Period
|September 17, 2023, 14:00–18:00 UTC+1
|-
!Code
|3626-8881-7707
|-
!Top 8 players<br>(player tag, country, and no. of circuit points)
|
{|style="text-align:left" width=300px
|-
|width=30%|'''1st||width=40%|Thomas||width=30%|[[File:Flag of France.png|25px|link=wikipedia:France]]||width=30%|360
|-
|'''2nd||nulp||[[File:Flag of Belgium.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Belgium]]||360
|-
|'''3rd||Mio||[[File:Flag of Germany.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Germany]]||360
|-
|'''4th||Mario||[[File:Flag of Spain.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Spain]]||360
|-
|'''5th||Maickel||[[File:Flag of Spain.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Spain]]||360
|-
|'''6th||César||[[File:Flag of Spain.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Spain]]||357
|-
|'''7th||GえCKお||[[File:Flag of Italy.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Italy]]||357
|-
|'''8th||DaniPro||[[File:Flag of Spain.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Spain]]||357
|}
|}

==Finals==
[[File:MK8D European Championship 2023 finals winner photo.jpg|thumb|400px|Tournament host Nimmz with players Mario (behind Nimmz), Thomas (center) and ᴍω clement. Thomas, who won the tournament, holds their boarding pass to Nintendo Live 2024, where the ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' World Championship 2024 was originally slated to take place.]]
The ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' European Championship 2023 continued with an on-site tournament between the 24 players who qualified in the online rounds. This tournament was part of the Nintendo European Championships 2023 event set at the VILCO convention center in {{wp|Bad Vilbel}}, {{wp|Germany}}. All rounds of the tournament were held in close succession on October 8, 2023, the second day of the event, starting from 14:00 UTC+1.<ref>MarioKartUK (October 8, 2023). [https://www.facebook.com/MarioKartUK/photos/755720586568173 Start your engines! The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship finals – live from the Nintendo European Championships 2023 – kicks off at 14:00 UK time today. Watch it live here: ]. ''Facebook''. Retrieved January 7, 2024. ([https://archive.ph/fHRv3 Archived] January 2, 2024, 22:59:55 UTC via archive.today.)</ref> The entire event, including the ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' finals, was hosted by Nimmer "Nimmz" Riaz and commented by Bowie Alexander and CharlieAstronaut.<ref>NintendoEurope (October 8, 2023). [https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/1711070806040559793 A big thank you to our host and commentators, @ItsJusNimmz, @Bowie_Alexander and @CharlieAstronau, bringing the action to you throughout the weekend! #NintendoEC2023]. ''X''. Retrieved January 7, 2024. ([https://archive.ph/mf8W5 Archived] January 4, 2024, 00:16:23 UTC via archive.today.)</ref><ref>{{file link|YT Nintendo UK 2023-10-08 screenshot 18615s.jpg|Screenshot}} of the YouTube live stream at 5 hours, 10 minutes, and 15 seconds</ref> It was also streamed live on Nintendo of Europe's {{wp|YouTube}} channels.

Thomas, a competitor from France, won the grand final and went on to compete at the [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe World Championship 2024|''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' World Championship 2024]], where they represented Europe.<ref>NintendoEurope (October 8, 2023). [https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/1711066969867247802 The chequered flag has been waved, and Thomas 🇫🇷 is the #MarioKart 8 Deluxe European Champion for 2023! Next stop: Nintendo Live 2024 in Tokyo, Japan, where they’ll represent Europe in the World Championship! #NintendoEC2023]. ''X''. Retrieved January 7, 2024.</ref>

===Structure===
The tournament featured two semi-finals and a grand final, each with 12 races set on preselected courses. The 24 competitors of this tournament were split into groups of 12, each group competing in one of the semi-final rounds. The 6 best ranking players by the end of a semi-final advanced to the grand final.

The following rules, shown in the live stream prior to the start of the first semi-final round, applied to all of the tournament's rounds:<ref>Nintendo UK (October 8, 2023). "Nintendo European Championships 2023 – Day 2". Timestamp: [https://www.youtube.com/live/mtsRI3OaP4U?t=19141 5:19:01]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 7, 2024.</ref>
*'''Mode:''' 150cc VS Race
*'''Teams:''' No Teams
*'''Items:''' Normal Items
*'''CPU:''' No CPU
*'''[[Mii]] Characters:''' Allowed
*'''Courses:''' Preselected

In addition, as stated in the live stream by event host Nimmz, Smart Steering was not allowed.

===Courses===
The two semi-finals had the same succession of courses, a decision made to ensure fairness to the players.<ref>Nintendo UK (October 8, 2023). "Nintendo European Championships 2023 – Day 2". Timestamp: [https://www.youtube.com/live/mtsRI3OaP4U?t=22445 6:14:06]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 7, 2024.<br>Bowie Alexander: "''We want to make sure the semis are fair. Everyone's racing on the same tracks.''"<br>Nimmz: "''Absolutely; we're gonna make sure that everything is fair.''"</ref> All of the city courses originally from ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' that were featured in this tournament were based on European cities, a fact that the commentators remarked upon.<ref>Nintendo UK (October 8, 2023). "Nintendo European Championships 2023 – Day 2". Timestamp: [https://www.youtube.com/live/mtsRI3OaP4U?t=19288 5:21:28]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 7, 2024.<br>Bowie Alexander: "''One thing I noticed is that all of the city courses from ''Mario Kart Tour'' are all of the European ones.''"<br>Note that only a selection of ''Mario Kart Tour''{{'}}s European city courses were played throughout the tournament.</ref><ref>Nintendo UK (October 8, 2023). "Nintendo European Championships 2023 – Day 2". Timestamp: [https://www.youtube.com/live/mtsRI3OaP4U?t=27302 7:35:02]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 7, 2024.<br>CharlieAstronaut (referring to {{classic|Tour|London Loop}}): "''Yet another European City. As you mentioned earlier, all of those 'Tour' maps are going to be European cities.''"</ref>

The following are the courses selected for this tournament. They are listed here in the order they were played.
{|class="wikitable" width=25%
!Semi-finals
!Grand final
|-
|
#[[Mario Kart Stadium]]
#[[Yoshi's Island (race course)|Yoshi's Island]]
#{{classic-link|N64|Royal Raceway}}
#[[Hyrule Circuit]]
#{{classic-link|Tour|Paris Promenade}}
#[[Sunshine Airport]]
#{{classic-link|DS|Waluigi Pinball}}
#{{classic-link|GBA|Ribbon Road}}
#[[Ninja Hideaway]]
#{{classic-link|SNES|Rainbow Road}}
#{{classic-link|GCN|Daisy Cruiser}}
#[[Mount Wario]]
|
#{{classic-link|Wii|Grumble Volcano}}
#{{classic-link|Tour|London Loop}}
#[[Toad Harbor]]
#[[Animal Crossing]] (autumn)
#{{classic-link|Wii|Coconut Mall}}
#{{classic-link|Tour|Amsterdam Drift}}
#{{classic-link|SNES|Mario Circuit 3}}
#{{classic-link|3DS|DK Jungle}}
#[[Squeaky Clean Sprint]]
#[[Big Blue]]
#[[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart 8)|Bowser's Castle]]
#[[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 8)|Rainbow Road]]
|}

===Standings===
The following are the players' overall standings at the end of each round in this tournament. Players are listed here alongside the flag of their country and the total number of circuit points they earned throughout a round.
{|class="wikitable" width=75%
!First semi-final
!Second semi-final
!Grand final
|-
|valign=top|
{|style="text-align:left" width=100%
|-
!width=25%|Placement||width=25%|Player tag||width=25%|Country||width=25%|No. of circuit points
|-
|'''1st||César||[[File:Flag of Spain.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Spain]]||112
|-
|'''2nd||Drack||[[File:Flag of Spain.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Spain]]||99
|-
|'''3rd||Enekito{{footnote|main|a}}||[[File:Flag of Spain.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Spain]]||97
|-
|'''4th||alpaco||[[File:Flag of Netherlands.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Netherlands]]||89
|-
|'''5th||Tanguy||[[File:Flag of France.png|25px|link=wikipedia:France]]||85
|-
|'''6th||ώƒ Mars||[[File:Flag of France.png|25px|link=wikipedia:France]]||84
|-
|'''7th||nulp||[[File:Flag of Belgium.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Belgium]]||81
|-
|'''8th||Markus||[[File:Flag of Italy.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Italy]]||72
|-
|'''9th||Fresh||[[File:Flag of France.png|25px|link=wikipedia:France]]||71
|-
|'''10th||Alici4||[[File:Flag of Spain.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Spain]]||70
|-
|'''11th||Mio||[[File:Flag of Germany.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Germany]]||67
|-
|'''12th||Maickel||[[File:Flag of Spain.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Spain]]||57
|}
|valign=top|
{|style="text-align:left" width=100%
|-
!width=25%|Placement||width=25%|Player tag||width=25%|Country||width=25%|No. of circuit points
|-
|'''1st||starxlx||[[File:Flag of France.png|25px|link=wikipedia:France]]||97
|-
|'''2nd||Thomas||[[File:Flag of France.png|25px|link=wikipedia:France]]||94
|-
|'''3rd||tx Owned||[[File:Flag of Spain.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Spain]]||94
|-
|'''4th||zsnipe{{footnote|main|a}}||[[File:Flag of Germany.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Germany]]||93
|-
|'''4th||Sorata||[[File:Flag of France.png|25px|link=wikipedia:France]]||93
|-
|'''6th||ᴍω clement||[[File:Flag of France.png|25px|link=wikipedia:France]]||90
|-
|'''6th||Mario||[[File:Flag of Spain.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Spain]]||90
|-
|'''8th||DaniPro||[[File:Flag of Spain.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Spain]]||84
|-
|'''9th||Tab||[[File:Flag of Spain.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Spain]]||67
|-
|'''10th||JB||[[File:Flag of France.png|25px|link=wikipedia:France]]||65
|-
|'''11th||GえCKお||[[File:Flag of Italy.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Italy]]||62
|-
|'''12th||Hernán||[[File:Flag of Spain.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Spain]]||55
|}
|valign=top|
{|style="text-align:left" width=100%
|-
!width=25%|Placement||width=25%|Player tag||width=25%|Country||width=25%|No. of circuit points
|-
|'''1st||Thomas||[[File:Flag of France.png|25px|link=wikipedia:France]]||101
|-
|'''2nd||starxlx||[[File:Flag of France.png|25px|link=wikipedia:France]]||94
|-
|'''3rd||ώƒ Mars||[[File:Flag of France.png|25px|link=wikipedia:France]]||88
|-
|'''4th||Mario||[[File:Flag of Spain.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Spain]]||86
|-
|'''5th||alpaco||[[File:Flag of Netherlands.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Netherlands]]||84
|-
|'''6th||César||[[File:Flag of Spain.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Spain]]||80
|-
|'''7th||Sorata||[[File:Flag of France.png|25px|link=wikipedia:France]]||79
|-
|'''7th||nulp||[[File:Flag of Belgium.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Belgium]]||79
|-
|'''7th||ᴍω clement||[[File:Flag of France.png|25px|link=wikipedia:France]]||79
|-
|'''10th||Tanguy||[[File:Flag of France.png|25px|link=wikipedia:France]]||77
|-
|'''11th||tx Owned||[[File:Flag of Spain.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Spain]]||74
|-
|'''12th||Drack||[[File:Flag of Spain.png|25px|link=wikipedia:Spain]]||63
|}
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery heights=148px widths=256px>
MK8D European Championship 2023 logo.png|Logo
</gallery>

===Qualifiers===
<gallery heights=150px widths=256px>
MK8D European Championship 2023 qualifier1 code.jpg|The tournament code of the first qualifier
MK8D European Championship 2023 qualifier2 code.jpg|The tournament code of the second qualifier
MK8D European Championship 2023 qualifier3 code.jpg|The tournament code of the final qualifier
MK8D European Championship 2023 rankings qualifier1.jpg|Top player ranking for the first qualifier
MK8D European Championship 2023 rankings qualifier2.jpg|Top player ranking for the second qualifier
MK8D European Championship 2023 rankings qualifier3.jpg|Top player ranking for the final qualifier
</gallery>

===Finals===
<gallery heights=150px widths=256px>
MK8D European Championship 2023 finals bracket a.jpg|The tournament's bracket at the start
MK8D European Championship 2023 finals bracket b.jpg|The tournament's bracket after the first semi-final
MK8D European Championship 2023 finals bracket c.jpg|The tournament's bracket after the second semi-final
MK8D European Championship 2023 finals trophy.jpg|The trophy awarded to the winner of this tournament
MK8D European Championship 2023 finals staff.jpg|The event's commentators (Bowie Alexander, left; CharlieAstronaut, bottom middle) and host (Nimmz, right)
Instagram nintendoswitcheurope 2023-10-08 NEC2023.jpg|Photographs showing the winners of the [[inkipedia:Splatoon 3 European Championship 2023|''Splatoon 3'' European Championship 2023]] (left) and the ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' European Championship 2023
</gallery>

==External links==
;Official live stream<nowiki>:</nowiki>
*Nintendo UK (October 8, 2023). [https://www.youtube.com/live/mtsRI3OaP4U Nintendo European Championships 2023 – Day 2]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
;August 2023 announcement on European Nintendo websites<nowiki>:</nowiki>
*In English:
**<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|nintendo.co.uk news 2023-08-17}}}|nintendo.co.uk news 2023-08-17|August 17, 2023. [https://www.nintendo.co.uk/News/2023/August/The-2023-Mario-Kart-8-Deluxe-European-Championship-is-here--2432117.html The 2023 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship is here!] nintendo.co.uk. Retrieved January 7, 2024. ([https://archive.ph/vDjUD Archived] September 15, 2023, 19:25:19 UTC via archive.today.)}}</onlyinclude>

*In Czech:
**August 17, 2023. [https://www.mojenintendo.cz/news/tz-zavodnici-nastartujte-motory-kvalifikace-na-mario-kart-8-deluxe-european-championship-zacina-uz-tuto-sobotu-19-srpna/ Závodníci, nastartujte motory! Kvalifikace na Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship začíná už tuto sobotu 19. srpna]. mojenintendo.cz. Retrieved January 7, 2024. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20231001160115/https://www.mojenintendo.cz/news/tz-zavodnici-nastartujte-motory-kvalifikace-na-mario-kart-8-deluxe-european-championship-zacina-uz-tuto-sobotu-19-srpna/ Archived] October 1, 2023, 16:01:15 UTC via Wayback Machine.)

*In Danish:
**August 18, 2023. [https://www.nintendo.dk/nyheder/speederen-i-bund-mario-kart-8-deluxe-european-championship-starter-lordag-den-19-august Speederen i bund! Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship starter lørdag den 19. august]. nintendo.dk. Retrieved January 7, 2024. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230906124215/https://www.nintendo.dk/nyheder/speederen-i-bund-mario-kart-8-deluxe-european-championship-starter-lordag-den-19-august Archived] September 6, 2023, 12:42:15 UTC via Wayback Machine.)

*In Dutch:
**August 17, 2023. [https://www.nintendo.be/nl/Nieuws/2023/augustus/Het-Mario-Kart-8-Deluxe-European-Championship-2023-gaat-beginnen--2432117.html Het Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship 2023 gaat beginnen!] nintendo.be. Retrieved January 7, 2024. ([https://archive.ph/lJ3ni Archived] January 2, 2024, 23:13:54 UTC via archive.today.)
**August 17, 2023. [https://www.nintendo.nl/Nieuws/2023/augustus/Het-Mario-Kart-8-Deluxe-European-Championship-2023-gaat-beginnen--2432117.html Het Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship 2023 gaat beginnen!] nintendo.nl. Retrieved January 7, 2024. ([https://archive.ph/AH9at Archived] September 15, 2023, 19:23:36 UTC via archive.today.)

*In Finnish:
**August 18, 2023. [https://www.nintendo.fi/uutiset/kilpailijat-kaeynnistaekaeae-moottorit-mario-kart-8-deluxe-european-championship-karsinnat-alkavat-taenae-lauantaina-19-elokuuta Kilpailijat, käynnistäkää moottorit! Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship -karsinnat alkavat tänä lauantaina 19. elokuuta!] nintendo.fi. Retrieved January 7, 2024. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230906075631/https://www.nintendo.fi/uutiset/kilpailijat-kaeynnistaekaeae-moottorit-mario-kart-8-deluxe-european-championship-karsinnat-alkavat-taenae-lauantaina-19-elokuuta Archived] September 6, 2023, 07:56:31 UTC via Wayback Machine.)

*In French:
**August 17, 2023. [https://www.nintendo.be/fr/News/2023/Aout/Le-Mario-Kart-8-Deluxe-European-Championship-2023-est-la--2432117.html Le Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship 2023 est là !] nintendo.be. Retrieved January 7, 2024. ([https://archive.ph/01iW3 Archived] January 2, 2024, 23:15:06 UTC via archive.today.)
**August 17, 2023. [https://www.nintendo.fr/News/2023/Aout/Le-Mario-Kart-8-Deluxe-European-Championship-2023-est-la--2432117.html Le Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship 2023 est là !] nintendo.fr. Retrieved January 7, 2024. ([https://archive.ph/UTOGw Archived] January 2, 2024, 23:16:54 UTC via archive.today.)
**August 17, 2023. [https://www.nintendo.ch/fr/News/2023/Aout/Le-Mario-Kart-8-Deluxe-European-Championship-2023-est-la--2432117.html Le Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship 2023 est là !] nintendo.ch. Retrieved January 7, 2024. ([https://archive.ph/dFIS0 Archived] January 2, 2024, 23:18:11 UTC via archive.today.)

*In German:
**August 17, 2023. [https://www.nintendo.de/News/2023/August/Die-2023-Mario-Kart-8-Deluxe-European-Championship-ist-da--2432117.html Die 2023 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship ist da!] nintendo.de. Retrieved January 7, 2024. ([https://archive.ph/L6wrH Archived] January 7, 2024, 21:34:35 UTC via archive.today.)
**August 17, 2023. [https://www.nintendo.at/News/2023/August/Die-2023-Mario-Kart-8-Deluxe-European-Championship-ist-da--2432117.html Die 2023 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship ist da!] nintendo.at. Retrieved January 7, 2024. ([https://archive.ph/aPFDZ Archived] January 7, 2024, 21:37:10 UTC via archive.today.)
**August 17, 2023. [https://www.nintendo.ch/de/News/2023/August/Die-2023-Mario-Kart-8-Deluxe-European-Championship-ist-da--2432117.html Die 2023 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship ist da!] nintendo.ch. Retrieved January 7, 2024. ([https://archive.ph/AsZ3l Archived] January 7, 2024, 21:37:16 UTC via archive.today.)

*In Hungarian
**August 17, 2023. [https://www.nintendo.hu/news/versenyezok-inditsatok-be-a-motorokat-a-mario-kart-8-deluxe-europai-bajnoksag-selejtezoi-augusztus-19-en-most-szombaton-kezdodnek/ Versenyezők, indítsátok be a motorokat! A Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Európai bajnokság selejtezőI augusztus 19-én – most szombaton – kezdődnek]. nintendo.hu. Retrieved January 7, 2024. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230922012922/https://www.nintendo.hu/news/versenyezok-inditsatok-be-a-motorokat-a-mario-kart-8-deluxe-europai-bajnoksag-selejtezoi-augusztus-19-en-most-szombaton-kezdodnek/ Archived] September 22, 2023, 01:29:22 UTC via Wayback Machine.)

*In Italian:
**August 17, 2023. [https://www.nintendo.it/Notizie/2023/agosto/Il-Mario-Kart-8-Deluxe-European-Championship-2023-e-arrivato--2432117.html Il Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship 2023 è arrivato!] nintendo.it. Retrieved January 7, 2024. ([https://archive.ph/kEPCd Archived] January 7, 2024, 21:39:34 UTC via archive.today.)
**August 17, 2023. [https://www.nintendo.ch/it/Notizie/2023/agosto/Il-Mario-Kart-8-Deluxe-European-Championship-2023-e-arrivato--2432117.html Il Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship 2023 è arrivato!] nintendo.ch. Retrieved January 7, 2024. ([https://archive.ph/8SPqe Archived] January 7, 2024, 21:39:34 UTC via archive.today.)

*In Norwegian:
**August 18, 2023. [https://www.nintendo.no/nyheter/det-er-bare-a-torke-stov-av-gasspedalen-nar-nintendo-inviterer-til-europamesterskap-i-mario-kart-8-deluxe-forste-kvalifiseringsrunde-starter-allerede-lordag-den-19-august Det er bare å tørke støv av gasspedalen når Nintendo inviterer til europamesterskap i Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, første kvalifiseringsrunde starter allerede lørdag den 19. august!] nintendo.no. Retrieved January 7, 2024. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230906075632/https://www.nintendo.no/nyheter/det-er-bare-a-torke-stov-av-gasspedalen-nar-nintendo-inviterer-til-europamesterskap-i-mario-kart-8-deluxe-forste-kvalifiseringsrunde-starter-allerede-lordag-den-19-august Archived] September 6, 2023, 07:56:32 UTC via Wayback Machine.)

*In Polish:
**August 17, 2023. [https://www.nintendo.pl/news/zawodnicy-odpalajcie-silniki-kwalifikacje-do-mistrzostw-europy-w-mario-kart-8-deluxe-rozpoczynaja-sie-w-najblizsza-sobote-czyli-19-sierpnia/ Zawodnicy, odpalajcie silniki! Kwalifikacje do mistrzostw Europy w Mario Kart 8 Deluxe rozpoczynają się w najbliższą sobotę, czyli 19 sierpnia]. nintendo.pl. Retrieved January 7, 2024. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20240102232359/https://www.nintendo.pl/news/zawodnicy-odpalajcie-silniki-kwalifikacje-do-mistrzostw-europy-w-mario-kart-8-deluxe-rozpoczynaja-sie-w-najblizsza-sobote-czyli-19-sierpnia/ Archived] January 2, 2024, 23:23:59 UTC via Wayback Machine.)

*In Portuguese:
**August 17, 2023. [https://www.nintendo.pt/Noticias/2023/Agosto/O-2023-Mario-Kart-8-Deluxe-European-Championship-esta-ai--2432117.html O 2023 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship está aí!] nintendo.pt. Retrieved January 7, 2024. ([https://archive.ph/5TkbM Archived] January 7, 2024, 21:41:45 UTC via archive.today.)

*In Slovak:
**August 17, 2023. [https://www.nintendo.sk/news/zavodnici-nastartujte-motory-kvalifikace-na-mario-kart-8-deluxe-european-championship-zacina-uz-tuto-sobotu-19-srpna/ Závodníci, nastartujte motory! Kvalifikace na Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship začíná už tuto sobotu 19. srpna]. nintendo.sk. Retrieved January 7, 2024. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20231002040432/https://www.nintendo.sk/news/zavodnici-nastartujte-motory-kvalifikace-na-mario-kart-8-deluxe-european-championship-zacina-uz-tuto-sobotu-19-srpna/ Archived] October 2, 2023, 04:04:32 UTC via Wayback Machine.)

*In Spanish:
**August 17, 2023. [https://www.nintendo.es/Noticias/2023/agosto/-Ya-esta-aqui-la-Mario-Kart-8-Deluxe-European-Championship-2023--2432117.html ¡Ya está aquí la Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship 2023!] nintendo.es. Retrieved January 7, 2024. ([https://archive.ph/6VZct Archived] January 7, 2024, 21:41:47 UTC via archive.today.)

*In Swedish:
**August 18, 2023. [https://www.nintendo.se/nyheter/racerfoerare-starta-motorerna-kvalet-till-europamaesterskapet-i-mario-kart-8-deluxe-koer-igang-nu-pa-loerdag-den-19-augusti Racerförare, starta motorerna! Kvalet till Europamästerskapet i Mario Kart 8 Deluxe kör igång nu på lördag den 19 augusti]. nintendo.se. Retrieved January 7, 2024. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230906075623/https://www.nintendo.se/nyheter/racerfoerare-starta-motorerna-kvalet-till-europamaesterskapet-i-mario-kart-8-deluxe-koer-igang-nu-pa-loerdag-den-19-augusti Archived] September 6, 2023, 07:56:23 UTC via Wayback Machine.)

==Notes==
{{footnote|note|a|Although they were placed within the top 6 in the semi-finals, Enekito and zsnipe were disqualified from the grand final. All the lower-ranking players from their respective semi-finals were bumped up one rank, with nulp and Mario proceeding to the grand final as a result.}}

==References==
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