Curses

Autists are a suspicious bunch, so it is unsurprising that 4chan Cup lore has numerous curses established through its history. Over the years, some have been bested, but their long-nailed fingers still extend into the black heart of pez to rig games and fulfill their sick prophecies.

Curse of the Golden Boot

The team whose player earns The Golden Boot for an Elite Cup will never win the cup itself. This curse has been broken by Cunt Destroyer in Summer 2013, Talentless Hack in Summer 2014, and Doomrider in Winter 2015.

Cursed
2011 4chan Summer Cup: /ck/'s Nachos wins the Golden Boot; /ck/ finish 2nd.
2012 4chan Winter Cup: /sp/'s Messi wins the Golden Boot; /sp/ finish 2nd.
2012 4chan Summer Cup: /int/'s Putin wins the Golden Boot; /int/ finish 2nd.
2013 4chan Winter Cup: /pol/'s Stormfront, /toy/'s Madoka Titus, and /toy/'s Woody tie for the Golden Boot; /pol/ finish 3rd, /toy/ finish 2nd.
2014 4chan Winter Cup: /a/'s Bert is a Titan wins the Golden Boot; /a/ finish 2nd.

Broken
2013 4chan Summer Cup: /wg/'s Cunt Destroyer wins the Golden Boot; /wg/ finish 1st.
2014 4chan Summer Cup: /mu/'s Talentless Hack wins the Golden Boot; /mu/ finish 1st.
2015 4chan Winter Cup: /tg/'s Doomrider wins the Golden Boot; /tg/ finish 1st.

Curse of Third Place

The team that places 3rd in an Elite Cup will fail to make the knockouts in the next Elite Cup. Note: since there was no relegation system in place until Summer 2012, Summer 2011 does not apply to this curse. This curse remains unbroken: the previously cursed team is /mlp/, who finished 3rd in Winter 2014 and failed to make the knockouts in the subsequent Summer Cup. The most recently cursed team is /b/, finishing third in the 2015 4chan Summer Cup, and relegated by Winter 2016; The curse has finally been broken by /ck/, who advanced to the Round of 16 in the 2015 4chan Summer Cup.

Cursed
2012 4chan Winter Cup: /ck/ place 3rd, fail to make the knockouts in Summer 2012. However, under the Summer 2012 format, they avoid relegation.
2012 4chan Summer Cup: /m/ place 3rd, are relegated in Winter 2013.
2013 4chan Winter Cup: /pol/ place 3rd, are relegated in Summer 2013.
2013 4chan Summer Cup: /b/ place 3rd, are relegated in Winter 2014.
2014 4chan Winter Cup: /mlp/ place 3rd; are relegated in Summer 2014.
2014 4chan Summer Cup: /vg/ place 3rd; are relegated in Winter 2015.
2015 4chan Summer Cup: /b/ place 3rd; are relegated in Winter 2016.

Broken
2015 4chan Winter Cup: /ck/ place 3rd, advance to the Round of 16 in Summer 2015.

Curse of the Babby Cup Runner-up

The runner-up of a Babby Cup will be relegated in the next Elite Cup. /co/ are the latest to succumb; they finished 2nd in Spring 2015 and were relegated in the 2015 4chan Summer Cup. The most recently cursed team is /int/, having lost to /out/ in the 2015 4chan Autumn Babby Cup final. The curse has finally been broken by /e/, who advanced to the Round of 16 in the 2015 4chan Winter Cup.

Cursed
2012 4chan Spring Babby Cup: /3/ place 2nd, are relegated in Summer 2012.
2012 4chan Autumn Babby Cup: /r9k/ place 2nd, are relegated in Winter 2013.
2013 4chan Spring Babby Cup: /tv/ place 2nd, are relegated in Summer 2013.
2013 4chan Autumn Babby Cup: /fa/ place 2nd, are disqualified for Winter 2014.
2014 4chan Spring Babby Cup: /fa/ place 2nd, are disqualified for Summer 2014.
2015 4chan Spring Babby Cup: /co/ place 2nd, are relegated in Summer 2015.
2015 4chan Autumn Babby Cup: /int/ place 2nd, are relegated in Winter 2016.

Broken
2014 4chan Autumn Babby Cup: /e/ place 2nd, advance to the Round of 16 in Winter 2015.

Curse of the Righat

The team picked to win the cup by the random draw done at the time of group stage will fail to advance from group stage. /tg/ are the latest to succumb, having been picked in the hat for Winter 2016 and subsequently failing to advance and got relegated. The curse was finally broken by /o/, who advanced in the 2015 4chan Summer Cup after their pick to win the cup by the hat.

Cursed
2014 4chan Summer Cup: /e/ picked to win, are relegated in Summer 2014.
2014 4chan Autumn Babby Cup: /3/ picked to win by hat, fail to advance in Autumn 2014.
2015 4chan Winter Cup: /ic/ picked to win, fail to advance in and eventually retroactively disqualified from Winter 2015.
2015 4chan Spring Babby Cup: /a/ picked to win, fail to advance in Spring 2015.
2015 4chan Autumn Babby Cup: /lgbt/ picked to win, fail to advance in Autumn 2015.
2016 4chan Winter Cup: /tg/ picked to win, fail to advance and are relegated.

Broken
2015 4chan Summer Cup: /o/ picked to win, advance to the Round of 16 in Summer 2015.