Theb Elt is a time-honoured tradition of the 4chan Cup revered artifact from the old days prestigious and sought-after honour meaningless bit of fluff, in the model of an unofficial title belt.
Format
Theb Elt is at stake for any official 4CC match that the holder competes in. If the holder wins or draws, Theb Elt is retained. If the holder loses, Theb Elt is awarded to the team that beat them (the challenger).
For the purpose of counting the number of games as a holder, Theb Elt is awarded/retained at the end of a match. So if Team B beats holder Team A, Team B's first match as holder will be their next match, and their last match as holder will be their next loss.
Match History
By winning the first 4chan Cup, /a/ were the first team to earn Theb Elt. Their first recorded match as holders of Theb Elt was the opening tilt of the 2012 4chan Winter Cup.
Date
|
Competition
|
Holder
|
Challenger
|
Result
|
Streak
|
5 January 2012
|
2012 4chan Winter Cup
|
/a/
|
/b/
|
1–2
|
1
|
6 January 2012
|
2012 4chan Winter Cup
|
/b/
|
/x/
|
3–4
|
1
|
7 January 2012
|
2012 4chan Winter Cup
|
/x/
|
/k/
|
1–2
|
1
|
8 January 2012
|
2012 4chan Winter Cup
|
/k/
|
/sp/
|
2–1
|
1
|
8 January 2012
|
2012 4chan Winter Cup
|
/k/
|
/sp/
|
0–3
|
2
|
8 January 2012
|
2012 4chan Winter Cup
|
/sp/
|
/k/
|
1–2
|
1
|
February 26, 2012
|
2012 4chan Spring Babby Cup Friendlies
|
/k/
|
/m/
|
3–1
|
1
|
March 4, 2012
|
2012 4chan Spring Babby Cup Friendlies
|
/k/
|
/fit/
|
4–3
|
2
|
June 9, 2012
|
2012 4chan Summer Cup Friendlies
|
/k/
|
/po/
|
1–1
|
3
|
July 13, 2012
|
2012 4chan Summer Cup
|
/k/
|
/mu/
|
3–3
|
4
|
July 14, 2012
|
2012 4chan Summer Cup
|
/k/
|
/sci/
|
4–3
|
5
|
July 15, 2012
|
2012 4chan Summer Cup
|
/k/
|
/int/
|
1–5
|
6
|
July 21, 2012
|
2012 4chan Summer Cup
|
/int/
|
/d/
|
2–0
|
1
|
July 21, 2012
|
2012 4chan Summer Cup
|
/int/
|
/m/
|
4–3
|
2
|
September 15, 2012
|
2012 4chan Autumn Babby Cup Friendlies
|
/int/
|
/fit/
|
0–4
|
3
|
September 22, 2012
|
2012 4chan Autumn Babby Cup Friendlies
|
/fit/
|
/ck/
|
3–1
|
1
|
December 15, 2012
|
2013 4chan Winter Cup Friendlies
|
/fit/
|
/pol/
|
5–1
|
2
|
February 9, 2013
|
2013 4chan Winter Cup
|
/fit/
|
/vg/
|
3–2
|
3
|
February 15, 2013
|
2013 4chan Winter Cup
|
/fit/
|
/int/
|
1–2
|
4
|
February 17, 2013
|
2013 4chan Winter Cup
|
/int/
|
/vg/
|
2–1
|
1
|
February 23, 2013
|
2013 4chan Winter Cup
|
/int/
|
/sp/
|
0–2
|
2
|
February 24, 2013
|
2013 4chan Winter Cup
|
/sp/
|
/adv/
|
3–1
|
1
|
February 24, 2013
|
2013 4chan Winter Cup
|
/sp/
|
/pol/
|
2–0
|
2
|
February 24, 2013
|
2013 4chan Winter Cup
|
/sp/
|
/toy/
|
3–2
|
3
|
April 7, 2013
|
2013 4chan Spring Babby Cup Friendlies
|
/sp/
|
/a/
|
3–2
|
4
|
July 19, 2013
|
2013 4chan Summer Cup Friendlies
|
/sp/
|
/trv/
|
0–0
|
5
|
July 21, 2013
|
2013 4chan Summer Cup Friendlies
|
/sp/
|
/toy/
|
1–1
|
6
|
August 17, 2013
|
2013 4chan Summer Cup
|
/sp/
|
/jp/
|
3–3
|
7
|
August 23, 2013
|
2013 4chan Summer Cup
|
/sp/
|
/m/
|
0–2
|
8
|
August 25, 2013
|
2013 4chan Summer Cup
|
/m/
|
/jp/
|
4–2
|
1
|
August 31, 2013
|
2013 4chan Summer Cup
|
/m/
|
/b/
|
3–4
|
2
|
September 1, 2013
|
2013 4chan Summer Cup
|
/b/
|
/trv/
|
1–0
|
1
|
September 1, 2013
|
2013 4chan Summer Cup
|
/b/
|
/mu/
|
0–1
|
2
|
September 1, 2013
|
2013 4chan Summer Cup
|
/mu/
|
/wg/
|
1–2
|
1
|
September 22, 2013
|
2013 4chan Autumn Babby Cup Friendlies
|
/wg/
|
/e/
|
3–1
|
1
|
September 29, 2013
|
2013 4chan Autumn Babby Cup Friendlies
|
/wg/
|
/pol/
|
2–0
|
2
|
January 12, 2014
|
2014 4chan Winter Cup Friendlies
|
/wg/
|
/h/
|
0–5
|
3
|
January 25, 2014
|
2014 4chan Winter Cup Friendlies
|
/h/
|
/e/
|
1–0
|
1
|
February 14, 2014
|
2014 4chan Winter Cup
|
/h/
|
/toy/
|
1–2
|
2
|
February 16, 2014
|
2014 4chan Winter Cup
|
/toy/
|
/co/
|
1–2
|
1
|
February 22, 2014
|
2014 4chan Winter Cup
|
/co/
|
/h/
|
0–0
|
1
|
April 5, 2014
|
2014 4chan Spring Babby Cup
|
/co/
|
/lit/
|
1–0
|
2
|
April 6, 2014
|
2014 4chan Spring Babby Cup
|
/co/
|
/pol/
|
0–1
|
3
|
April 12, 2014
|
2014 4chan Spring Babby Cup
|
/pol/
|
/k/
|
1–3
|
1
|
April 18, 2014
|
2014 4chan Spring Babby Cup
|
/k/
|
/adv/
|
1–1
|
1
|
April 20, 2014
|
2014 4chan Spring Babby Cup
|
/k/
|
/co/
|
2–0
|
2
|
April 26, 2014
|
2014 4chan Spring Babby Cup
|
/k/
|
/diy/
|
0–2
|
3
|
April 27, 2014
|
2014 4chan Spring Babby Cup
|
/diy/
|
/vg/
|
1–1
|
1
|
April 27, 2014
|
2014 4chan Spring Babby Cup
|
/diy/
|
/pol/
|
0–2
|
2
|
April 27, 2014
|
2014 4chan Spring Babby Cup
|
/pol/
|
/fa/
|
2–1
|
1
|
June 6, 2014
|
2014 4chan Summer Cup Friendlies
|
/pol/
|
/toy/
|
0–1
|
2
|
July 19, 2014
|
2014 4chan Summer Cup
|
/toy/
|
/tg/
|
2–1
|
1
|
July 25, 2014
|
2014 4chan Summer Cup
|
/toy/
|
/gif/
|
2–0
|
2
|
July 27, 2014
|
2014 4chan Summer Cup
|
/toy/
|
/po/
|
0–0
|
3
|
August 2, 2014
|
2014 4chan Summer Cup
|
/toy/
|
/hr/
|
1(7)–1(8)
|
4
|
August 3, 2014
|
2014 4chan Summer Cup
|
/hr/
|
/h/
|
2–1
|
1
|
August 3, 2014
|
2014 4chan Summer Cup
|
/hr/
|
/x/
|
2–1
|
2
|
August 3, 2014
|
2014 4chan Summer Cup
|
/hr/
|
/mu/
|
0–2
|
3
|
February 13, 2015
|
2015 4chan Winter Cup
|
/mu/
|
/vp/
|
1–0
|
1
|
February 15, 2015
|
2015 4chan Winter Cup
|
/mu/
|
/f/
|
0–2
|
2
|
February 21, 2015
|
2015 4chan Winter Cup
|
/f/
|
/vp/
|
1–1
|
1
|
February 28, 2015
|
2015 4chan Winter Cup
|
/f/
|
/s/
|
0–2
|
2
|
March 1, 2015
|
2015 4chan Winter Cup
|
/s/
|
/ck/
|
1–2
|
1
|
March 1, 2015
|
2015 4chan Winter Cup
|
/ck/
|
/h/
|
0–1
|
1
|
March 1, 2015
|
2015 4chan Winter Cup
|
/h/
|
/tg/
|
0–1
|
1
|
July 31, 2015
|
2015 4chan Summer Cup
|
/tg/
|
/co/
|
4–2
|
1
|
August 2, 2015
|
2015 4chan Summer Cup
|
/tg/
|
/wg/
|
2–1
|
2
|
August 8, 2015
|
2015 4chan Summer Cup
|
/tg/
|
/vr/
|
0–1
|
3
|
August 15, 2015
|
2015 4chan Summer Cup
|
/vr/
|
/asp/
|
1–2
|
1
|
August 16, 2015
|
2015 4chan Summer Cup
|
/asp/
|
/mlp/
|
1–3
|
1
|
August 16, 2015
|
2015 4chan Summer Cup
|
/mlp/
|
/mu/
|
3–1
|
1
|
August 16, 2015
|
2015 4chan Summer Cup
|
/mlp/
|
/g/
|
2–1
|
2
|
February 19, 2016
|
2016 4chan Winter Cup
|
/mlp/
|
/an/
|
2–2
|
3
|
February 21, 2016
|
2016 4chan Winter Cup
|
/mlp/
|
/o/
|
2–2
|
4
|
February 27, 2016
|
2016 4chan Winter Cup
|
/mlp/
|
/vp/
|
3–1
|
5
|
March 5, 2016
|
2016 4chan Winter Cup
|
/mlp/
|
/gd/
|
2–4
|
6
|
March 6, 2016
|
2016 4chan Winter Cup
|
/gd/
|
/out/
|
3–4
|
1
|
March 6, 2016
|
2016 4chan Winter Cup
|
/out/
|
/fit/
|
2–4
|
1
|
March 6, 2016
|
2016 4chan Winter Cup
|
/fit/
|
/u/
|
4–3
|
2
|
August 5, 2016
|
2016 4chan Summer Cup
|
/fit/
|
/v/
|
2–3
|
2
|
August 7, 2016
|
2016 4chan Summer Cup
|
/v/
|
/a/
|
2–2
|
1
|
Team Records
Team
|
Games Held
|
Longest Streak
|
Last Date Held
|
/a/
|
2
|
1
|
August 13, 2016
|
/b/
|
3
|
2
|
September 1, 2013
|
/x/
|
1
|
1
|
January 7, 2012
|
/k/
|
11
|
6
|
April 26, 2014
|
/sp/
|
9
|
8
|
August 23, 2013
|
/int/
|
5
|
3
|
February 23, 2013
|
/fit/
|
6
|
4
|
March 6, 2016
|
/m/
|
2
|
2
|
August 31, 2013
|
/mu/
|
3
|
2
|
February 15, 2015
|
/wg/
|
3
|
3
|
January 12, 2014
|
/h/
|
3
|
2
|
March 1, 2015
|
/toy/
|
5
|
4
|
August 2, 2014
|
/co/
|
3
|
3
|
April 6, 2014
|
/pol/
|
3
|
2
|
June 6, 2014
|
/diy/
|
2
|
2
|
April 27, 2014
|
/hr/
|
3
|
3
|
August 3, 2014
|
/f/
|
2
|
2
|
February 28, 2015
|
/s/
|
1
|
1
|
March 1, 2015
|
/ck/
|
1
|
1
|
March 1, 2015
|
/tg/
|
3
|
2
|
August 8, 2015
|
/vr/
|
1
|
1
|
August 15, 2015
|
/asp/
|
1
|
1
|
August 16, 2015
|
/mlp/
|
6
|
6
|
March 5, 2016
|
/gd/
|
1
|
1
|
March 6, 2016
|
/out/
|
1
|
1
|
March 6, 2016
|
/v/
|
1
|
1
|
August 7, 2016
|
Trivia
- Theb Elt has never missed an Elite Cup.
- /k/ and /pol/ are the only teams to ever lose Theb Elt in a Cup, then regain it and hold it until the end of the tournament.
- Theb Elt has been relegated once. On the final day of the 2014 4chan Winter Cup, /co/ drew /h/ 0–0, maintaining their hold on Theb Elt. Later that day, however, /co/ were relegated.
- The 2012 4chan Winter Cup and 2015 4chan Winter Cup have had the most losses of Theb Elt, both at five. The 2015 edition, however, has one more unique team with the passing to champions /tg/.