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 2022 4chan Summer Cup, 8 different Original Sixteen teams have won cups (7 Elite Cups and 2 Babbies), the most out of any Founding. They have also won the most Elite Cups of any Founding.
As of the conclusion of the 2023 4chan Winter Cup, the Original Sixteen teams have the highest combined amount of "medal" (first, second, and third-place) finishes; 9 first place, 17 second place, and 13 third place, for a total of 39.
As of the conclusion of the 2022 4chan Winter Cup, /fit/ are one of only three teams to have legitimately won multiple Elite Cups and one of only nine to have legitimately won multiple cups (Elite or Babby).
As of the conclusion of the 2023 4chan Spring Babby Cup, /sp/ have the highest efficiency out of this Founding at 49.01%, while /s/ have the lowest at 33.9%.