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[[File:Mario Kart 8 - Special Cup logo.svg|thumb|200px|The Special Cup logo in ''Mario Kart 8'']]

The '''Special Cup''' is the final cup in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', as well as the last of the Nitro cups since ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. In ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' is it the last of the "standard" courses, with the [[Extra Cup]]s being unlocked afterwards and Extra Special Cup being the final cup.

Aside from ''Mario Kart 64'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' where the cup is available from the start, the criteria to unlock the Special Cup varies by game. In ''Super Mario Kart'', the player may unlock it by winning all three cups in 100cc (though it will be unavailable for the 50cc class); in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' it is available by winning the four previous cups, each by class; in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', it appears after the player finished first in the [[Star Cup]] in 100cc; from ''Mario Kart DS'' onwards, it is unlocked once the player claims a trophy in the [[Star Cup]].

The Special Cup consists of long, challenging courses with lots of gimmicks and harder difficulties. It always ends with [[Rainbow Road]] as the game's climactic course. Starting in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', [[Bowser's Castle]] is the penultimate course before Rainbow Road. The emblem of the Special Cup is currently a crown (seen to the right), although in ''Mario Kart 64'' and ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' it is represented by the letter "'''S'''", the initial of "special." In ''Super Mario Kart'' it is a combination of the three emblems used for the [[Mushroom Cup]], [[Flower Cup]], and [[Star Cup]] respectively.

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!''[[Super Mario Kart]]''

|[[File:SNES Donut Plains 3.png|85px]]<br>[[Donut Plains 3 (course)|Donut Plains 3]]

|[[File:SNES Koopa Beach 2.png|85px]]<br>[[Koopa Beach 2]]

|[[File:SNES Ghost Valley 3.png|85px]]<br>[[Ghost Valley 3]]

|[[File:SNES Vanilla Lake 2.png|85px]]<br>[[Vanilla Lake 2]]

|[[File:SNES Rainbow Road.png|85px]]<br>[[Rainbow Road (SNES)|Rainbow Road]]

!''[[Mario Kart 64]]''

|[[File:DK'sJungleParkway.png|125px]]<br>[[DK's Jungle Parkway]]

|[[File:YoshiValley.png|125px]]<br>[[Yoshi Valley]]

|[[File:BansheeBoardwalk.png|125px]]<br>[[Banshee Boardwalk]]

|[[File:RainbowRoadMK64.png|125px]]<br>[[Rainbow Road (N64)|Rainbow Road]]

!''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''

|[[File:LakesidePark.png|85px]]<br>[[Lakeside Park]]

|[[File:BrokenPier.png|85px]]<br>[[Broken Pier]]

|[[File:BowsersCastle4.png|85px]]<br>[[Bowser Castle 4]]

|[[File:RainbowRoad.png|85px]]<br>[[Rainbow Road (GBA)|Rainbow Road]]

|'''''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''

|[[File:DinoDinoJungleIcon-MKDD.png|125px]]<br>[[Dino Dino Jungle]]

|[[File:BowserCastleIcon-MKDD.png|125px]]<br>[[Bowser's Castle (GCN)|Bowser's Castle]]

|[[File:RainbowRoadIcon-MKDD.png|125px]]<br>[[Rainbow Road (GCN)|Rainbow Road]]

!''[[Mario Kart DS]]''

|[[File:Estadiowario.PNG|125px]]<br>[[Wario Stadium (DS)|Wario Stadium]]

|[[File:Peach GardensDS.PNG|125px]]<br>[[Peach Gardens]]

|[[File:Castillo Bowser.PNG|125px]]<br>[[Bowser Castle (DS)|Bowser Castle]]

|[[File:Rainbow RoadDS.PNG|125px]]<br>[[Rainbow Road (DS)|Rainbow Road]]

!''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''

|[[File:Dry Dry Ruins.PNG|125px]]<br>[[Dry Dry Ruins (course)|Dry Dry Ruins]]

|[[File:Moonviewhighway.png|125px]]<br>[[Moonview Highway]]

|[[File:BowsersCastleMKW.jpg|125px]]<br>[[Bowser's Castle (Wii)|Bowser's Castle]]

|[[File:RainbowRoadwiiview.png|125px]]<br>[[Rainbow Road (Wii)|Rainbow Road]]

!''[[Mario Kart 7]]''

|[[File:DKJungle.png|125px]]<br>[[DK Jungle (Mario Kart)|DK Jungle]]

|[[File:RosalinaIceWorld.png|125px]]<br>[[Rosalina's Ice World]]

|[[File:BowserCastleMK7.png|125px]]<br>[[Bowser's Castle (3DS)|Bowser's Castle]]

|[[File:RainbowroadMK7.png|125px]]<br>[[Rainbow Road (3DS)|Rainbow Road]]

!''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' / ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''

|[[File:MK8-Course-CloudtopCruise.png|125px]]<br>[[Cloudtop Cruise]]<br><small>''<small></small>{{color|.|white}}''</small>

|[[File:MK8-Course-Bone-DryDunes.png|125px]]<br>[[Bone-Dry Dunes]]<br><small>Bone Dry Dunes</small>

|[[File:MK8-Course-Bowser'sCastle.png|125px]]<br>[[Bowser's Castle (Wii U)|Bowser's Castle]]<br><small>''<small></small>{{color|.|white}}''</small>

|[[File:MK8-Course-RainbowRoad.png|125px]]<br>[[Rainbow Road (Wii U)|Rainbow Road]]<br><small>''<small></small>{{color|.|white}}''</small>

==''Mario Tennis Open''==

[[File:MarioChampionsCup.jpg|thumb|[[Mario]] winning the '''Champions Cup'''.]]

The Special Cup reappears in ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]''. In this game it is called the Champions Cup. It is the last cup in the World Open tournament series. Players can unlock this cup when they clear the [[Banana Cup]]. When players clear this cup, their character earns a star rank, which boosts their stats and grants them access to the Star Open tournament series. The Champions Cup takes place in [[Mario Stadium (court)|Mario Stadium]], with the hard, clay, and grass courts being used for the starting, semifinal, and final rounds respectively. Matches for this cup have one set for the starting round, three sets for the semifinals, and five sets for the finals.

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SMK-SpecialCup.png|''Super Mario Kart''

MK64-SpecialCup.png|''Mario Kart 64''

MKSC-SpecialCup.png|''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''

MKDD-SpecialCup.png|''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''

MKDS-SpecialCup.png|''Mario Kart DS''

Special Cup.png|''Mario Kart Wii''

MK7-SpecialCup.png|''Mario Kart 7''

MK8 SpecialCup.png|''Mario Kart 8''

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<center><gallery>

Image:MKDDSpecialCup.png|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''

Image:SpecialcupDS.PNG|''[[Mario Kart DS]]''

Image:SpecialCupWii.PNG|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''

File:SpecialcupMK7.png|''[[Mario Kart 7]]''

File:SpecialCup_MK8.jpg|''[[Mario Kart 8]]''

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|Fra=Coupe Spéciale

|FraM=Special Cup

|JapR=Supesharu kappu

|KorR=Seupesheol Keop

|Chi=特別盃 (Traditional)<ref>Nintendo. [http://www.nintendo.tw/mk7/course/ Mario Kart 7 - 賽道]. ''nintendo.tw''. Retrieved January 28, 2017</ref><br>''Tèbié Bēi''<br>皇冠杯 (Simplified, ''Mario Kart 7'')<ref>[[iQue]]. [http://www.ique.com/3ds/amkj/course/index.html 马力欧卡丁车7 : 赛道] (Mario Kart 7: Courses). Retrieved January 28, 2017.</ref><br>''Huángguàn Bēi''<br>神游杯 (Simplified, ''Mario Kart 64'')<ref>[http://imgsrc.baidu.com/forum/pic/item/11236f7f9e2f07084816c9e7ec24b899a801f238.jpg iQue's localization of ''Mario Kart 64'']</ref><br>''Shényóu Bēi''

|ChiM=Special Cup<br><br>Crown Cup<br><br>[[iQue]] Cup<br><br>

*Disregarding the combination of the three emblems used for the three previous cups in ''Super Mario Kart'', the Special Cup is the only cup that does not feature an item usable in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]] as its emblem. Previously, the [[Leaf Cup]] and [[Flower Cup]] used emblems that were not available as ''Mario Kart'' items until ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' was released.

*''Mario Kart 64''{{'}}s Special Cup is the only Special Cup to have all of its tracks remade.

*In the Chinese version of ''Mario Kart 64'', the Special Cup is called the "iQue Cup", named after of the home console [[wikipedia:iQue Player|iQue Player]], which is not available outside China.

*If the player selects [[Mario Kart (series)#Grand Prix|Grand Prix]] mode in ''Mario Kart Wii'', the Special Cup trophy from that game can be seen in the background.

*Every course in ''Mario Kart 8''{{'}}s Special Cup except Rainbow Road involves Bowser in some manner. Cloudtop Cruise has a Bowser airship the player navigates through, as well as a trampoline with his emblem on it.  Bone-Dry Dunes has the player gliding into a Dry Bowser-shaped cave opening, and Bowser's Castle is themed after Bowser himself.

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