Bowser Cup

Bowser Cup icon in Mario Kart Tour

The Bowser Cup in Super Mario Strikers

The Bowser Cup is a cup featured in various Mario spinoff titles. It first appears in Super Mario Strikers.

In Super Mario Strikers, the Bowser Cup can be unlocked by placing first in the Mushroom Cup, Flower Cup and Star Cup. In the Bowser Cup, there are eight teams competing. After seven rounds, the top four continue to the semifinals; if the player wins their way through the finals, they must play against the Super Team to win the Bowser Cup. Beating the Bowser Cup unlocks the Super Team as playable characters, also unlocking the Super Mushroom Cup and the Bowser Stadium. The Super Bowser Cup has a similar structure.

The Bowser Cup also appears in the Mario Kart series. In Mario Kart Arcade GP, Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 and Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, each version of the cup contains two courses based off of Bowser's Castle. It appears as the fifth cup in Mario Kart Arcade GP, the second master cup in Mario Kart Arcade GP 2, and the seventh cup in Mario Kart Arcade GP DX. The Bowser Cup returns in Mario Kart Tour, in which courses that are part of this cup are treated as Bowser's favored or favorite courses.

List of Mario Kart courses

Mario Kart Arcade GP series

Game	Course 1	Course 2
Mario Kart Arcade GP / Mario Kart Arcade GP 2	Bowser's Castle	Castle Wall
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX	Bowser's Factory	Bowser's Castle

Mario Kart Tour

Tour	Order of appearance in the tour	Course 1	Course 2	Course 3	Bonus challenge	Improved karts and gliders
Beta Test	8th	GBA Bowser's Castle 1	N64 Kalimari Desert	N64 Koopa Troopa Beach	vs. Mega Bowser Any character, GBA Bowser Castle 1	N/A
New York Tour	7th	GBA Bowser's Castle 1	GCN Dino Dino Jungle	New York Minute R	Do Jump Boosts Toadette, N64 Koopa Troopa Beach
Paris Tour (2019)	15th	DS Luigi's Mansion R	Paris Promenade T	GBA Bowser's Castle 1T	Ring Race Bowser, SNES Mario Circuit 3
London Tour	18th	DS Luigi's Mansion R/T	GCN Yoshi Circuit R/T	GBA Bowser's Castle 1R/T	Vs. Mega Bowser Any character, London Loop
New Year's Tour	15th	3DS Shy Guy Bazaar R	3DS Toad Circuit R/T	GCN Dino Dino Jungle T	Time Trial Dry Bones, DS Waluigi Pinball
Ice Tour	15th	3DS Shy Guy Bazaar R/T	GBA Bowser's Castle 1T	SNES Choco Island 2R/T	Time Trial Bowser, GCN Dino Dino Jungle R	N/A
Valentine's Tour	16th	GBA Bowser's Castle 1T	Paris Promenade 2R/T	GCN Dino Dino Jungle R/T	Big Reverse Race Any character, SNES Rainbow Road	N/A
Hammer Bro Tour	3rd (Ranked in the 2nd week)	GBA Bowser's Castle 2	N64 Kalimari Desert R	SNES Donut Plains 1T	Time Trial Rosalina, N64 Frappe Snowland	N/A
Yoshi Tour (2020)	12th	3DS Neo Bowser City T	N64 Kalimari Desert R/T	RMX Mario Circuit 1R/T	Vs. Mega Birdo Any character, GCN Yoshi Circuit	N/A
Jungle Tour	12th	GBA Bowser's Castle 2R	3DS Mario Circuit	3DS Toad Circuit R/T	Vs. Mega Funky Kong Any character, GCN Dino Dino Jungle	N/A
Marine Tour	7th	RMX Choco Island 1T	3DS Rainbow Road T	SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2	Ring Race Daisy, 3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon	N/A
Pirate Tour	4th	3DS Daisy Hills R	GBA Bowser's Castle 1R	RMX Mario Circuit 1R	Time Trial Toadette, SNES Mario Circuit 1	N/A
Summer Festival Tour	11th	Tokyo Blur 3R	3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon T	GBA Bowser's Castle 1R/T	Time Trial Mario, SNES Choco Island 2	N/A
1st Anniversary Tour	1st (Ranked in the 1st week)	New York Minute 3	Paris Promenade	GBA Bowser's Castle 1T	Combo Attack Koopa Troopa, Vancouver Velocity T	N/A
Halloween Tour (2020)	8th	N64 Frappe Snowland	SNES Rainbow Road T	DS Luigi's Mansion T	Time Trial Diddy Kong, GBA Bowser's Castle 2R	N/A
Winter Tour (2020)	1st (Ranked in the 1st week)	Merry Mountain	3DS Rainbow Road R	3DS Daisy Hills R	Time Trial Donkey Kong, SNES Choco Island 1	N/A
Peach vs. Daisy Tour	9th	N64 Choco Mountain R	GBA Bowser's Castle 2	3DS Rosalina's Ice World T	Ring Race Luigi, RMX Choco Island 2	N/A
Yoshi Tour (2021)	5th	DS Waluigi Pinball	GBA Sunset Wilds T	3DS Rainbow Road T	Steer Clear of Obstacles King Boo, RMX Mario Circuit 1	N/A
Wedding Tour	4th	SNES Donut Plains 1	3DS Rainbow Road T	N64 Kalimari Desert 2T	Time Trial Iggy, 3DS Mario Circuit	N/A
Mario vs. Peach Tour	10th	Tokyo Blur R	GBA Cheep-Cheep Island	3DS Neo Bowser City	Combo Attack Toad (Pit Crew), Tokyo Blur 3T	N/A
Holiday Tour (2021)	2nd	SNES Mario Circuit 2	GBA Bowser's Castle 1R	N64 Choco Mountain	Do Jump Boosts Ludwig, Merry Mountain	N/A
Los Angeles Tour (2022)	7th	Wii DK Summit T	RMX Rainbow Road 1T	Wii Maple Treeway T	Break Item Boxes Larry, SNES Mario Circuit 3	N/A
Sky Tour	5th	3DS Rock Rock Mountain R	GBA Sky Garden R	RMX Ghost Valley 1	Do Jump Boosts Ice Bro, Wii DK Summit	N/A
Mii Tour	10th	N64 Kalimari Desert 2	Wii Mushroom Gorge T	GCN Yoshi Circuit T	Smash Small Dry Bones Birdo (Light Blue), GBA Sky Garden	N/A
Samurai Tour	11th	Ninja Hideaway	Wii Mushroom Gorge T	3DS Wario Shipyard	Smash Small Dry Bones Morton, DS Waluigi Pinball	N/A
Amsterdam Tour	6th	SNES Choco Island 1	SNES Rainbow Road T	GCN Yoshi Circuit R	Steer Clear of Obsacles Rosalina, DS Airship Fortress	N/A
Peach vs. Bowser Tour	3rd (Ranked in the 2nd week)	3DS Wario Shipyard R/T	Wii Koopa Cape T	GBA Bowser's Castle 2R	Time Trial Birdo (Light Blue), GBA Sunset Wilds	N/A
Piranha Plant Tour	6th	RMX Vanilla Lake 1	N64 Kalimari Desert	SNES Choco Island 2	Vs. Mega Metal Mario Any character, RMX Rainbow Road 1	N/A
Bowser Tour	1st (Ranked in the 1st week)	GBA Bowser's Castle 3	RMX Bowser's Castle 1T	GBA Bowser's Castle 1	Glider Challenge Peach, 3DS Neo Bowser City	N/A
Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2022)	7th	SNES Ghost Valley 2	Wii Mushroom Gorge T	N64 Luigi Raceway	Time Trial Ice Bro, Wii DK Summit	N/A
Peach vs. Bowser Tour (November–December 2022)	3rd	GBA Bowser's Castle 3R	DS Peach Gardens R/T	Amsterdam Drift 3R/T	Smash Small Dry Bones Birdo (Yellow), DS Airship Fortress	N/A

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
German	Bowser-Pokal (Super Mario Strikers) Bowser-Cup (Mario Kart Tour)[?]	Bowser Cup
Italian	Coppa Bowser (Super Mario Strikers) Trofeo Bowser (Mario Kart Tour)[?]	Bowser Cup Bowser Trophy
Spanish	Copa Bowser[?]	Bowser Cup