Original Sixteen

Main Article Foundings

The Original Sixteen is the name given to the sixteen founding members of the 4chan Cup. These boards competed in the inaugural 2011 4chan Summer Cup competition.

/a/
/adv/
/b/
/ck/

/fa/
/fit/
/g/
/int/

/k/
/mu/
/s/
/soc/

/sp/
/tv/
/v/
/x/

Trivia

As of the conclusion of the 2025 4chan Winter Cup, 8 different Original Sixteen teams have won cups (7 Elite Cups and 3 Babbies), the most out of any Founding. They are also tied for the most Elite Cups won of any Founding.
As of the conclusion of the 2025 4chan Winter Cup, the Original Sixteen teams have the highest combined amount of "medal" (first, second, and third-place) finishes; 10 first place, 19 second place, and 16 third place, for a total of 45.
As of the conclusion of the 2025 4chan Winter Cup, /fit/ are one of only three teams to have legitimately won multiple Elite Cups and one of only eleven to have legitimately won multiple cups (Elite or Babby).
As of the conclusion of the 2025 4chan Winter Cup, /sp/ have the highest efficiency out of this Founding at 50.57%, while /s/ have the lowest at 33.9%.