2024 Hololive New Year Cup

The 2024 Hololive New Year Cup was the fifth edition of the Hololive Mario Kart tournament series. In this edition, both Towa and Okayu served as tournament hosts. The group raffle drew the participants into the preliminary groups on December 16, 2023. This time, the competition was a two-day event with the preliminary rounds on January 7, 2024; with the group stage and final rounds the following day.

Tournament Format and Rules

• Preliminary rounds: Four races
• Group stage rounds: Four races
• Zako and Tsuyo final rounds: Six races
• 150cc with no assists
• All items and cars permitted
• All stages may be chosen, but limited to only once per round
• Ties are broken by highest placement
• Disconnected players may rejoin but forfeit previously earned points
• Preliminary groups are randomly determined by lottery
• Group stage groups are determined by preliminary positions

Groups

All 37 participants were randomly drawn into four Preliminary Groups. The winners of these four groups proceeded directly to the Tsuyo cup, while the remaining 33 were sorted into three Group Stage groups based on their placements from the preliminary groups. The preliminaries were played on Day 1. Group Stage and the final Zako and Tsuyo Cups were played on Day 2.

The initial draw placed members via the web roulette spinning wheel. One by one, they were randomly grouped. Towa and Okayu served as hosts, and they could not be placed in the same Preliminary group. Likewise, if Fuwawa and Mococo ended up in the same group, one would have to be randomly placed in a different group. Towa intended for the two to race separately. Due to work schedule, Lui was directly placed into Group A.

Initial Preliminary Group Draw

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Takane Lui	Sakura Miko	Tokino Sora	Akai Haato
Roboco	Yozora Mel	Hoshimachi Suisei	Natsuiro Matsuri
Nakiri Ayame	Aki Rosenthal	Oozora Subaru	Ookami Mio
Usada Pekora	Shirogane Noel	Yukihana Lamy	Nekomata Okayu
Sakamata Chloe	Tokoyami Towa	Kureiji Ollie	Hakui Koyori
Anya Melfissa	Ninomae Ina'nis	Kaela Kovalskia	IRyS
Mori Calliope	Nanashi Mumei	Kobo Kanaeru	Hakos Baelz
Nerissa Ravencroft	Koseki Bijou	Ouro Kronii	Fuwawa Abyssgard
Mococo Abyssgard	Otonose Kanade	Ichijou Ririka	Hiodoshi Ao
			Todoroki Hajime

Redraw of the Preliminary Groups

On December 28, 2023, the preliminary groups were redrawn. Both Lamy and Nerissa dropped out of competition which put the number of participants down to 35. A reduction count below 36 allowed the preliminary round to be completed into three groups instead of four. The same grouping restrictions pertaining to Lui, Towa, Okayu, and Fuwamoco still applied. The redraw did not affect the tournament schedule.

However, on January 5, 2024, Chloe was diagnosed with COVID-19, forcing her to drop out of the competition. Juufuutei Raden instead raced in her stead.

The new preliminary groups were as follows:

Group A	Group B	Group C
Takane Lui	Tokino Sora	Aki Rosenthal
Roboco	Yozora Mel	Natsuiro Matsuri
Sakura Miko	Oozora Subaru	Nekomata Okayu
Hoshimachi Suisei	Usada Pekora	Kureiji Ollie
Akai Haato	Tokoyami Towa	Anya Melfissa
Nakiri Ayame	Hakui Koyori	Mori Calliope
Ookami Mio	Kaela Kovalskia	IRyS
Shirogane Noel	Kobo Kanaeru	Ouro Kronii
Hakos Baelz	Ninomae Ina'nis	Juufuutei Raden
Koseki Bijou	Nanashi Mumei	Todoroki Hajime
Mococo Abyssgard	Fuwawa Abyssgard
Hiodoshi Ao	Ichijou Ririka

Group Stage Placements

Based on the results from the preliminary round, racers were placed into their groups by snake position. Two of the groups had 11 racers and one had 10. Had Fuwawa and Mococo been placed in the same group, one would have been traded to a different group with a racer of the same rank.

Group D	Group E	Group F
From Group A: 2nd, 5th, 8th, 11th From Group B: 3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th From Group C: 4th, 7th, 10th	From Group A: 4th, 7th, 10th From Group B: 2nd, 5th, 8th, 11th From Group C: 3rd, 6th, 9th	From Group A: 3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th From Group B: 4th, 7th, 10th From Group C: 2nd, 5th, 8th, 11th

Final Races

The final cups consisted of the Zako and Tsuyo Cups. For the championship, the Tsuyo Cup consisted of all Group winners from A through F. After the Group Stage, the non-winning racers were ranked from 1 through 29 based on their combined points from the preliminary and group stage races. The top 6 from this ranking also joined the group winners in the Tsuyo Cup, while the bottom 12 went to the Zako Cup. The Zako Cup was used to determine the last place overall tournament finisher.

Preliminary Results

The preliminary races took place on Day 1. For the preliminary rounds, first place from each group qualified directly into the Tsuyo Cup races. The remaining 32 were grouped into three groups: D, E, and F. They were placed into those groups in accordance with their placements from the preliminary rounds.

Group A

Rank	Racer	Final score	Race 1		Race 2		Score	Race 3		Score	Race 4		Score	Stream
			Place	Points	Place	Points		Place	Points		Place	Points
1	Suisei	52	1	15	2	12	27	3	10	37	1	15	52	[1]
2	Miko	43	2	12	5	8	20	1	15	35	5	8	43	[2]
3	Lui	39	7	6	1	15	21	5	8	29	3	10	39	[3]
4	Mio	33	8	5	6	7	12	4	9	21	2	12	33	[4]
5	Noel	29	4	9	3	10	19	6	7	26	10	3	29	[5]
6	Bijou	29	6	7	8	5	12	2	12	24	8	5	29	[6]
7	Roboco	26	3	10	9	4	14	10	3	17	4	9	26	[7]
8	Baelz	25	9	4	4	9	13	7	6	19	7	6	25	[8]
9	Haato	20	11	2	7	6	8	8	5	13	6	7	20	[9]
10	Ayame	19	5	8	10	3	11	9	4	15	9	4	19	[10]
11	Mococo	9	10	3	11	2	5	11	2	7	11	2	9	[11]
12	Ao	4	12	1	12	1	2	12	1	3	12	1	4	[12]
Course ►			Moo Moo Meadows		Donut Plains 3			Wii Rainbow Road			Daisy Circuit

Group B

Rank	Racer	Final score	Race 1		Race 2		Score	Race 3		Score	Race 4		Score	Stream
			Place	Points	Place	Points		Place	Points		Place	Points
1	Subaru	49	3	10	2	12	22	1	15	37	2	12	49	[13]
2	Ina	42	2	12	3	10	22	2	12	34	5	8	42	[14]
3	Pekora	35	6	7	1	15	22	3	10	32	10	3	35	[15]
4	Koyori	35	10	3	5	8	11	4	9	20	1	15	35	[16]
5	Towa	35	1	15	7	6	21	5	8	29	7	6	35	[17]
6	Kaela	27	7	6	8	5	11	6	7	18	4	9	27	[18]
7	Sora	24	5	8	11	2	10	9	4	14	3	10	24	[19]
8	Mumei	22	8	5	6	7	12	7	6	18	9	4	22
9	Ririka	21	DC	0	4	9	9	8	5	14	6	7	21	[20]
10	Mel	20	4	9	10	3	12	10	3	15	8	5	20	[21]
11	Fuwawa	9	11	2	9	4	6	11	2	8	12	1	9	[22]
12	Kobo	5	12	1	12	1	2	12	1	3	11	2	5	[23]
Course ►			Toad Harbor		Amsterdam Drift			Cheep Cheep Beach			Madrid Drive

Ririka suffered a disconnect during race 1. The game system reset her score upon rejoining, thus her final score excluded the result of race 1.

Group C

Rank	Racer	Final score	Race 1		Race 2		Score	Race 3		Score	Race 4		Score	Stream
			Place	Points	Place	Points		Place	Points		Place	Points
1	Okayu	52	1	13	1	13	26	1	13	39	1	13	52	[24]
2	Kronii	34	3	9	2	11	20	6	6	26	4	8	34
3	Calliope	33	2	11	3	9	20	5	7	27	6	6	33	[25]
4	Hajime	33	4	8	5	7	15	3	9	24	3	9	33	[26]
5	Matsuri	23	10	2	4	9	11	4	9	20	7	5	23	[27]
6	Ollie	22	7	5	10	2	7	8	4	11	2	11	22	[28]
7	IRyS	22	6	6	6	6	12	9	3	15	5	7	22	[29]
8	Anya	20	5	7	7	5	12	7	5	17	9	3	20
9	Raden	17	11	1	9	3	4	2	11	15	10	2	17	[30]
10	Aki	14	8	4	8	4	8	10	2	10	8	4	14	[31]
11	Kanade	6	9	3	11	1	4	11	1	5	11	1	6	[32]
Course ►			Shroom Ridge		Sweet Sweet Canyon			Baby Park			Paris Promenade

Group Stage Results

Day 2 began with the group stage. First place from each group qualified into the Tsuyo Cup championship races. Then the remaining 29 racers were ranked into a single ranking table. The top 6 from this table also qualified into the Tsuyo Cup championship races based on their combined points from the preliminary and group stage races. The bottom 12 from this table were placed into the Zako Cup. Racers who qualify for neither the Tsuyo or Zako Cups ended their tournament run.

Group D

Rank	Racer	Final score	Race 1		Race 2		Score	Race 3		Score	Race 4		Score	Stream
			Place	Points	Place	Points		Place	Points		Place	Points
1	Miko	42	1	13	1	13	26	2	11	37	7	5	42	[33]
2	Hajime	41	3	9	2	11	20	4	8	28	1	13	41	[34]
3	Baelz	31	2	11	5	7	18	3	9	27	8	4	31	[35]
4	Pekora	28	9	3	11	1	4	1	13	17	2	11	28	[36]
5	Aki	27	6	6	4	8	14	6	6	20	5	7	27	[37]
6	IRyS	26	4	8	10	2	10	5	7	17	3	9	26	[38]
7	Ririka	22	7	5	7	5	10	8	4	14	4	8	22	[39]
8	Noel	21	8	4	3	9	13	10	2	15	6	6	21	[40]
9	Kaela	19	5	7	8	4	11	7	5	16	9	3	19	[41]
10	Kobo	13	10	2	6	6	8	9	3	11	10	2	13
11	Mococo	6	11	1	9	3	4	11	1	5	11	1	6	[42]
Course ►			Sunshine Airport		Paris Promenade			Squeaky Clean Sprint			Peach Circuit

Group E

Rank	Racer	Final score	Race 1		Race 2		Score	Race 3		Score	Race 4		Score	Stream
			Place	Points	Place	Points		Place	Points		Place	Points
1	Koyori	41	1	12	2	10	22	1	12	34	4	7	41	[43]
2	Mio	39	6	5	1	12	17	2	10	27	1	12	39	[44]
3	Calliope	29	2	10	3	8	18	5	6	24	6	5	29	[45]
4	Ina	26	9	2	5	6	8	3	8	16	2	10	26	[46]
5	Ayame	24	5	6	6	5	11	6	5	16	3	8	24	[47]
6	Ollie	19	4	7	10	1	8	4	7	15	7	4	19	[48]
7	Raden	18	10	1	4	7	8	7	4	12	5	6	18	[49]
8	Mumei	17	3	8	8	3	11	8	3	14	8	3	17
9	Roboco	12	7	4	7	5	9	10	1	10	9	2	12	[50]
10	Fuwawa	8	8	3	9	2	5	9	2	7	10	1	8	[51]
Course ►			Sky-High Sundae		Mushroom Gorge			Merry Mountain			DK Mountain

Group F

Rank	Racer	Final score	Race 1		Race 2		Score	Race 3		Score	Race 4		Score	Stream
			Place	Points	Place	Points		Place	Points		Place	Points
1	Lui	39	5	7	2	11	18	1	13	31	4	8	39	[52]
2	Towa	38	2	11	3	9	20	2	11	31	5	7	38	[53]
3	Bijou	37	3	9	1	13	22	3	9	31	6	6	37	[54]
3	Matsuri	37	1	13	5	7	20	8	4	24	1	13	37	[55]
5	Kronii	33	4	8	4	8	16	4	8	24	3	9	33
6	Haato	23	9	3	8	4	7	7	5	12	2	11	23	[56]
7	Sora	22	7	5	7	5	10	5	7	17	8	5	22	[57]
8	Anya	20	6	6	9	3	9	6	6	15	7	5	20
9	Mel	13	8	4	6	6	10	11	1	11	10	2	13	[58]
10	Kanade	10	10	2	10	2	4	9	3	7	9	3	10	[59]
11	Ao	5	11	1	11	1	2	10	2	4	11	1	5	[60]
Course ►			Electrodream		Yoshi Circuit			Neo Bowser City			DK Summit

Total Points

Rank	Racer	Day 1 Points	Day 2 Points	Total Points
N/A	Suisei	52	N/A	N/A
N/A	Okayu	52	N/A	N/A
N/A	Subaru	49	N/A	N/A
1	Miko	43	42	85
2	Lui	39	39	78
3	Koyori	35	41	76
4	Hajime	33	41	74
5	Towa	35	38	73
6	Mio	33	39	72
7	Ina	42	26	68
8	Kronii	34	33	67
9	Bijou	29	37	66
10	Pekora	35	28	63
11	Calliope	33	29	62
12	Matsuri	23	37	60
13	Baelz	25	31	56
14	Noel	29	21	50
15	IRyS	22	26	48
16	Kaela	27	19	46
17	Sora	24	21	45
18	Ayame	19	24	43
18	Haato	20	23	43
18	Ririka	21	22	43
21	Aki	14	27	41
21	Ollie	22	19	41
23	Anya	20	20	40
24	Mumei	22	17	39
25	Roboco	26	12	38
26	Raden	17	18	35
27	Mel	20	13	33
28	Kobo	5	13	18
29	Fuwawa	9	8	17
30	Kanade	6	10	16
31	Mococo	9	6	15
32	Ao	4	5	9

Key
Qualified for Tsuyo Cup through winning group
Qualified for Tsuyo Cup through combined group score
Qualified for Zako Cup through combined group score

Final Results

The final rounds consisted of the Zako and Tsuyo Cup races. The final Zako Cup determined the bottom ranked racer. The final Tsuyo Cup determined the final standings among the Top 12 racers.

Zako

Rank	Racer	Final score	Race 1		Race 2		Score	Race 3		Score	Race 4		Score	Race 5		Score	Race 6		Score	Stream
			Place	Points	Place	Points		Place	Points		Place	Points		Place	Points		Place	Points
1	Aki	76	1	15	4	9	24	3	10	34	1	15	49	2	12	61	1	15	76	[61]
2	Roboco	62	6	7	5	8	15	1	15	30	5	8	38	1	15	53	4	9	62	[62]
3	Ririka1	55	3	10	3	10	20	6	7	27	3	10	37	7	6	43	2	12	55	[63]
4	Ollie	54	4	9	1	15	24	8	5	29	4	9	38	3	10	48	7	6	54	[64]
5	Mel	49	7	6	8	5	11	5	8	19	2	12	31	5	8	39	3	10	49	[65]
6	Anya	47	2	12	2	12	24	4	9	33	8	5	38	6	7	45	11	2	47
7	Raden	44	5	8	6	7	15	2	12	27	7	6	33	9	4	37	6	7	44	[66]
8	Kobo	27	8	5	7	6	11	12	1	12	6	7	19	8	5	24	10	3	27	[67]
9	Fuwawa	25	9	4	9	4	8	9	4	12	9	4	16	12	1	17	5	8	25	[68]
10	Kanade	22	10	3	12	1	4	10	3	7	11	2	9	4	9	18	9	4	22	[69]
11	Mococo	22	11	2	10	3	5	7	6	11	10	3	14	10	3	17	8	5	22	[70]
12	Ao	9	12	1	11	2	3	11	2	5	12	1	6	11	2	8	12	1	9	[71]
Course ►			Wii Rainbow Road		Baby Park			Moo Moo Meadows			Peach Circuit			Ribbon Road			Mario Circuit 3

¹ Mumei withdrew from the Zako Cup following an injury sustained to her steering thumb, and was replaced by Ririka.

Tsuyo

Rank	Racer	Final score	Race 1		Race 2		Score	Race 3		Score	Race 4		Score	Race 5		Score	Race 6		Score	Stream
			Place	Points	Place	Points		Place	Points		Place	Points		Place	Points		Place	Points
1	Towa	621	5	8	3	10	18	6	7	25	6	7	32	1	15	47	1	15	62	[72]
2	Suisei	621	6	7	1	15	22	4	9	31	2	12	43	3	10	53	4	9	62	[73]
3	Hajime	52	2	12	10	3	15	2	12	27	7	6	33	4	9	42	3	10	52	[74]
4	Okayu	50	1	15	6	7	22	3	10	32	9	4	36	11	2	38	2	12	50	[75]
5	Lui	46	4	9	2	12	21	8	5	26	8	5	31	2	12	43	10	3	46	[76]
6	Subaru	41	7	6	4	9	15	7	6	21	3	10	31	10	3	34	6	7	41	[77]
7	Miko	39	11	2	12	1	3	1	15	18	4	9	27	5	8	35	9	4	39	[78]
8	Bijou	38	3	10	9	4	14	12	1	15	1	15	30	7	6	36	11	2	38	[79]
9	Mio	33	8	5	11	2	7	10	3	10	5	8	18	6	7	25	5	8	33	[80]
10	Koyori	26	9	4	7	6	10	9	4	14	11	2	16	8	5	21	8	5	26	[81]
11	Kronii	22	12	1	5	8	9	11	2	11	12	1	12	9	4	16	7	6	22	[82]
12	Ina	21	10	3	8	5	8	5	8	16	10	3	19	12	1	20	12	1	21	[83]
Course ►			Neo Bowser City		Mario Kart Stadium			Excitebike Arena			Piranha Plant Cove			Sweets Canyon			Dragon Driftway

¹ Towa was crowned champion over Suisei on countback due to Towa having two wins to Suisei's one.

External links

• Preliminary Group Draw Stream via Towa's channel
• Preliminary Group Re-Draw Stream via Towa's channel
• Main Broadcast day 1 via Okayu's channel
• Main Broadcast day 2 via Towa's channel