Cup

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The golden Mushroom Cup trophy as seen in Mario Kart 8

Template:Quote2 A cup is a representation of a certain number of courses in the Mario Kart series. In Super Mario Kart, a cup consists of five courses, whereas in the later games, the number was reduced to four (due to the single tracks being longer). When racing the Grand Prix mode, players race through all the tracks from a cup. Cups are usually named after items from the Super Mario franchise, e.g., the Mushroom Cup and the Star Cup. The names are not associated with the tracks in the cups, so consequently cup names reappear throughout the series, hosting different tracks. The cups in the arcade Mario Kart games contain only two courses each and are named after the playable characters, aside from the Rainbow Cup. In Mario Kart Tour, cups are named after the playable characters but contain three courses and a bonus challenge. Courses in a character's cup will be treated as a favored or favorite course for that character.

In Super Mario Strikers, a cup consists of a number of matches against varying enemies. Each cup has more enemies than the last, and thus, there are more rounds played. The table system is used. Players score three points when winning, one when losing by a Golden Goal, and zero when losing. In the end, the player with the most points wins. The Bowser Cup features semifinals and finals after the regular phase is over. The unlockable Super Cups are the same as the original cups but with no Rookie setting available and return matches.

In Super Nintendo World's Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge, attendees race in a cup known as the Golden Cup.

List of cups

Cup	Super Mario Kart	Mario Kart 64	Mario Kart: Super Circuit	Mario Kart: Double Dash!!	Mario Kart DS	Mario Kart Wii	Mario Kart 7	Mario Kart 8	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
Mushroom Cup
Flower Cup
Star Cup
Special Cup
Lightning Cup
Shell Cup
Banana Cup
Leaf Cup
Egg Cup
Triforce Cup
Crossing Cup
Bell Cup
Golden Dash Cup
Lucky Cat Cup
Turnip Cup
Propeller Cup
Rock Cup
Moon Cup
Fruit Cup
Boomerang Cup
Feather Cup
Cherry Cup
Mario Cup
Luigi Cup

Mario Kart Tour

Contrasting to other Mario Kart games, cups in Mario Kart Tour are not always available but rotate with every tour. Cups consist of three race courses (always different) and a bonus challenge. The corresponding character is also granted a boost and ranks higher in each race course.

Cup	Emblem	Debut tour	# of appearances	Times as ranked cup	Most recent appearance	Largest streak of absence (# of tours)
Mario Cup		New York Tour	47	20	Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023)	7 (Winter Tour (2020) - Snow Tour)
Donkey Kong Cup		New York Tour	35	4	Night Tour	10 (Animal Tour - Ninja Tour (2023))
Yoshi Cup		New York Tour	36	7	Yoshi Tour (2023)	13 (Los Angeles Tour (2020) - Mario Tour (2021))
Koopa Troopa Cup		New York Tour	25	1	Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023)	23 (Paris Tour (2021) - Amsterdam Tour)
Toad Cup		New York Tour	36	5	Ninja Tour (2023)	10 (Autumn Tour (2022) - Mario Tour (2023))
Peach Cup		New York Tour	38	11	Night Tour	10 (Space Tour (2023) - Mii Tour (2023))
Bowser Cup		New York Tour	33	7	Princess Tour	8 (Frost Tour - Space Tour (2021))
Dry Bones Cup		New York Tour	24	2	Bowser Tour (2023)	21 (Los Angeles Tour (2021) - Amsterdam Tour)
Toadette Cup		New York Tour	35	6	Spring Tour	8 (Battle Tour - (Space Tour (2023))
Daisy Cup		New York Tour	38	7	Princess Tour	8 (Exploration Tour (2023) - Mii Tour (2023))
Diddy Kong Cup		New York Tour	29	2	Night Tour	14 (Samurai Tour - Anniversary Tour (2022))
Baby Mario Cup		New York Tour	21	3	Princess Tour	29 (Los Angeles Tour (2022) - Mario Tour (2023))
Shy Guy Cup		New York Tour	25	3	Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023)	22 (Halloween Tour (2021) - Sundae Tour (2022))
Baby Peach Cup		New York Tour	27	2	Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023)	23 (Halloween Tour (2021) - Bowser Tour (2022))
Dry Bowser Cup		New York Tour	35	6	Mii Tour (2023)	8 (Ocean Tour - Autumn Tour (2022))
Metal Mario Cup		New York Tour	28	2	Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023)	20 (Penguin Tour - Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2022))
Rosalina Cup		Tokyo Tour	29	10	Spring Tour	12 (Bangkok Tour - Peach vs. Bowser Tour (November–December 2022))
Lakitu Cup		Tokyo Tour	27	2	Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023)	14 (New Year's 2022 Tour - Bangkok Tour)
Bowser Jr. Cup		Tokyo Tour	25	5	Night Tour	13 (Wario vs. Waluigi Tour - Piranha Plant Tour)
Baby Daisy Cup		Tokyo Tour	23	2	Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023)	22 (Singapore Tour - Autumn Tour (2022))
Ludwig Cup		Tokyo Tour	18	0	Bowser Tour (2023)	20 (Cat Tour (2022) - Doctor Tour (2023))
Larry Cup		Tokyo Tour	25	2	Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023)	25 (2nd Anniversary Tour - Bowser Tour (2022))
Baby Rosalina Cup		Tokyo Tour	27	2	Night Tour	8 (Mii Tour (2022) - Metropolitan Tour)
Wendy Cup		Tokyo Tour	21	0	Mii Tour (2023)	25 (Trick Tour (2021) - Amsterdam Tour)
Wario Cup		Tokyo Tour	35	3	Night Tour	9 (Exploration Tour (2023) - Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023))
Peachette Cup		Tokyo Tour	27	1	Spring Tour	14 (2nd Anniversary Tour - Samurai Tour)
Luigi Cup		Halloween Tour (2019)	41	13	Night Tour	7 (Flower Tour - Wild West Tour)
Lemmy Cup		Halloween Tour (2019)	16	0	Doctor Tour (2023)	29 (Cooking Tour - Summer Tour (2021))
Waluigi Cup		Halloween Tour (2019)	28	4	Yoshi Tour (2023)	17 (Samurai Tour - Autumn Tour (2022))
Baby Luigi Cup		Halloween Tour (2019)	26	2	Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023)	9 (Exploration Tour (2020) - Sunset Tour)
Morton Cup		Halloween Tour (2019)	21	0	Mii Tour (2023)	18 (Metropolitan Tour - Exploration Tour (2023))
King Boo Cup		Halloween Tour (2019)	28	4	Night Tour	14 (Yoshi Tour (2022) - Battle Tour)
Roy Cup		Paris Tour (2019)	24	0	Princess Tour	9 (Sky Tour - Metropolitan Tour)
Iggy Cup		Winter Tour (2019)	15	0	Exploration Tour (2023)	26 (Peach Tour - Wedding Tour)
Birdo Cup		Holiday Tour (2019)	27	6	Night Tour	22 (Wedding Tour - Samurai Tour)
Pauline Cup		Holiday Tour (2019)	26	2	Night Tour	15 (Los Angeles Tour (2022) - Bowser Tour (2022))
Hammer Bro Cup		Hammer Bro Tour	26	5	Mario Tour (2023)	8 (Metropolitan Tour - Anniversary Tour (2022))
Ice Mario Cup		Hammer Bro Tour	25	6	Yoshi Tour (2023)	9 (Peach Tour - 1st Anniversary Tour)
Pink Gold Peach Cup		Peach Tour	25	4	Mii Tour (2023)	10 (Marine Tour - Sunset Tour)
Monty Mole Cup		Wild West Tour	29	4	Yoshi Tour (2023)	5 (Ocean Tour - Anniversary Tour (2022))
Fire Bro Cup		Sunset Tour	26	2	Mii Tour (2023)	11 (Peach vs. Bowser Tour (November–December 2022) - Spring Tour)
Funky Kong Cup		Bowser vs. DK Tour	22	5	Night Tour	10 (Mario vs. Peach Tour - Holiday Tour (2021))
Kamek Cup		Kamek Tour	27	4	Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023)	3 (Metropolitan Tour - Piranha Plant Tour)
Ice Bro Cup		Space Tour (2021)	14	2	Night Tour	6 (Sky Tour - Doctor Tour (2022))
Cat Peach Cup		New Year's 2022 Tour	20	3	Night Tour	3 (Singapore Tour - Los Angeles Tour (2022))
Dixie Kong Cup		Los Angeles Tour (2022)	8	2	Ninja Tour (2023)	7 (Battle Tour - New Year's Tour (2023))
Mii Cup		Mii Tour (2022)	34	3	Night Tour	1 (Amsterdam Tour)
Nabbit Cup		Cat Tour (2022)	14	2	Princess Tour	3 (Bowser Tour (2022) - Battle Tour)
Chargin' Chuck Cup		Animal Tour	8	2	Spring Tour	3 (Bowser Tour (2023)) - Current
Fire Rosalina Cup		Holiday Tour (2022)	8	4	Princess Tour	2 (Bowser Tour (2023) - Mii Tour (2023))
King Bob-omb Cup		Exploration Tour (2023)	3	2	Bowser Tour (2023)	2 (Mii Tour (2023) - Current)
Tanooki Mario Cup		Mario Tour (2023)	2	1	Spring Tour	3 (Bowser Tour (2023) - Current)
Poochy Cup		Mii Tour (2023)	1	1	Mii Tour (2023)	3 (Princess Tour - Current)

Other cups

Game	Cups
Mario Kart Arcade GP	Pac-Man Cup
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX	Don-chan Cup
Super Mario Strikers	Super Mushroom Cup Super Flower Cup Super Star Cup Super Bowser Cup
Mario Strikers Charged	Crystal Cup Striker Cup
Mario Power Tennis	Fire Cup Rainbow Cup Moonlight Cup Planet Cup
Donkey Kong Barrel Blast	Topaz Cup Sapphire Cup Diamond Cup Platinum Cup
Mario Tennis Open	1-Up Mushroom Cup Ice Flower Cup

Trivia

• In Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the player can rotate the cup manually by controlling the Circle Pad/ Control Stick.