Fourth Founding

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The Fourth Founding was the fourth mass expansion wave of the 4chan Cup, represented by the teams founded after the 2012 4chan Spring Babby Cup. These new teams brought the total number of clubs to an even 48, allowing for stable promotion and relegation between the Babbies and Elite tournaments. The Fourth Founding teams would first compete in the 2012 4chan Autumn Babby Cup.

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/diy/
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/hm/
/hr/

/ic/
/trv/
/u/
/vg/
/wg/

Trivia

As of the conclusion of the 2021 4chan Autumn Babby Cup, 4 different Fourth Founding teams have won cups (5 Elite Cups and 3 Babbies).
As of the conclusion of the 2021 4chan Autumn Babby Cup, the Fourth Founding teams have a combined total of 22 "medal" finishes; 8 first place finishes, 7 second place finishes, and 7 third place finishes. In addition, /wg/, /trv/, and /u/ are three of only eight teams to have legitimately won multiple cups (/u/ have won two Elites and one Babby, /wg/ and /trv/ both one Elite and one Babby), while /u/ have played in four Elite Cup finals, the most of any team in the cup. In addition, /u/ have tied /mlp/ and /pol/ for the most titles in the 4chan Cup with three (/u/ and /mlp/ have won two Elites and one Babby, /pol/ one Elite and two Babbies) and have tied /mlp/ for the most "medal" finishes in the Cup at 6(six).
As of the conclusion of the 2021 4chan Autumn Babby Cup, /u/ have the highest efficiency out of this Founding and the entire Cup at 52.42%, while /hm/ have the lowest at 27.27%.