In the world of speedrunning, we love playing games quickly, but we also like the spirit of competition, watching the most talented runners compete in their favorite games. With this in mind, the Nitro Speedrun staff proudly presents you a new idea: the Nitro Cup.

# **What is Nitro Cup?**

Nitro Cup is a tournament held every three months centered around a popular game. The objective is simple: complete the game and its designated category as quickly as possible! While anyone can participate, only one contestant will emerge victorious, claiming the coveted trophy, much like Qentiko and Nuclearpastatom already did.

![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/DwhpGAhGuA0_zFY19PzVwLo3R8z9xXV1D8teTeQImSL25OXnOIM_55KD9gx5Xa5CPFOhJU7xk4AxlCAepDunPM2hgEXwVfccGDvSc8xGsf3FKZvaSXGBu6z-RllVA5-4QnEPsauk-EGNUHY4aPYLJvI)

The event is divided into two phases. On Saturday, we have the qualifiers, which follow an LTA format. This means that participants have a set amount of time to deliver their best performance for the game. At the end of the timer, the top 7 players qualify for the next round.

Sunday features the knockout stage! The 7 players compete in the first race, with the top 5 advancing to the next round while the bottom 2 are eliminated. The same process repeats for the second race, narrowing down the field from 5 to 3 players. Finally, the third race determines the podium placements and crowns the winner of the trophy!

# **That sounds exciting! When is the next edition?**

As you may have noticed in the previous images, there have been two different editions featuring The Legend of Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom and Elden Ring. The next event will focus on Super Mario Odyssey - Any% and will take place on **March 23rd and 24th!**

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqpIbHrXefc

The event will be restreamed in 4 different languages, as we know from now :

- English : [https://www.twitch.tv/speedgaming](https://www.twitch.tv/speedgaming)
- French : [https://www.twitch.tv/nitro_speedrun](https://www.twitch.tv/nitro_speedrun)
- Portuguese : [http://www.twitch.tv/speedrunsbrasil](https://t.co/wag789mvpH)
- Spanish : [https://www.twitch.tv/speedrunsespanol](https://www.twitch.tv/speedrunsespanol)

If you want to participate, simply join the Nitro Speedrun Discord server for event organization at [https://discord.gg/X3JFEr6Gen](https://discord.gg/X3JFEr6Gen) and register for the event here: [https://matcherino.com/tournaments/108770](https://matcherino.com/tournaments/108770)

The event also features a participative cash prize. All the money goes to the top 7 runners. So, if you enjoy the event and want to support the runners, you can make a contribution to the prize pool.

I invite you to watch the final of the last Nitro Cup. The Nitro Speedrun staff and I hope to see you in March !

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2006806117?t=17m16s

Announcement of the Nitro Cup #3 on Super Mario Odyssey, after the sucess of the first two editions on Tears Of The Kingdom and Elden Ring.

Nitro Cup: A New Kind of Speedrun Competition

Hello speedrunners. Nitro Speedrun and I are happy to announce a new multi-games competition - Run Arena! 

Multi-game speedruns are an intriguing aspect of speedrunning, especially in the competitive scene. A multi-game competition offers speedrunners who typically specialize in different games an engaging arena to test their skills on unfamiliar titles, providing a level playing field for all participants! 

Recent events such as the 18th edition of BIG 20, concluded on March 2nd, and the 10th edition of Ultimate Decathlon last year, serve as prominent examples of the excitement these competitions generate.

![](/static/blob/7e94vxn1.png)

## Format

The event will happen on 5 PC games, available on different platforms and will host 3 competitions: Individual, Drafts and Teams. With that in mind, it’s not compulsory to speedrun 5 games, drafts are possible with 4 games, and teams with 3 games! The total games price should be around $20 for all 5 games including sales.

Each time on a game gives you points awarded by your time. The standings are made with all your points from the different games like you have on Athleticism' Decathlon for example.

## Date

The event starts this Friday, March 15th, and finishes on May 5th, with a full weekend for all the finals. The revealing stream will be on [twitch.tv/nitro_speedrun_en](http://twitch.tv/nitro_speedrun_en), or [twitch.tv/nitro_speedrun](http://twitch.tv/nitro_speedrun_en) (in French) at 4pm EDT/9pm CET.

## **Prizes**

Each competition will have its own prize pool. The total initial prize pool is $1200. During the edition a Matcherino series will join the series we already have for Nitro Speedrun, so you could contribute to the prize pool if you like the event! [https://matcherino.com/u/Nitro_Speedrun/1108476](https://matcherino.com/u/Nitro_Speedrun/1108476)information

## **Other Information**

More information will come with the reveal, but you can already join the action! [The Nitro Speedrun Discord](https://discord.gg/X3JFEr6Gen) will be the place to have all the information in time. The Run Arena website will come on Saturday, March 16th with all the functionalities needed for this event: [https://www.run-arena.com/](https://www.run-arena.com/)

We hope you’re hyped for this adventure and we will be glad to see you there!

Run Arena is a multi-game speedrun competition that starts on March 15th and lasts for 7 weeks! The competition will be on 5 PC games across 3 different formats.

Run Arena: A New Multi-Game Competition!

Reveal is tomorrow, seems so far ! Hype !

So hype, previous editions were such good entertainment !

Had to go back to main menu because I softlocked at 20:17

Tomb Raider (2013)

Dishonored

Bloodborne

Dishonored 2

Hollow Knight

Golf It!

Dishonored: Death of the Outsider

Resident Evil 2 (2019)

Haiku, the Robot

Lunistice

Hi-Fi RUSH

In order to properly figure out categories, rules, timing method, etc. this leaderboard will not feature any runs for the first two weeks after the game's release. In the meantime you can join us in the [Prince of Persia discord](https://discordapp.com/invite/0Ss0agDWPoiSvr3E) to discuss about the game.