0G HACKATHON TOURNAMENT

ZERO CUP

Builders battle to turn ideas into reality. Judges narrow the field, the community crowns the winner, and one project becomes the Zero Cup Champion.

View live event ►How it works

Submission deadlineJUNE 24

DatesJUN 15 – JUL 19

Format6 rounds · knockout

Prize pool$17,000

JudgingCommunity + judges

Live now

pending · Round 3 of 6

872Teams

996Builders

16Projects still competing

Round of 16Current stage

Road to the Cup

Open entryJudged roundsLive · community vote

Every project starts in the open. Each round, the field gets cut and your build gets better. Improve and resubmit between rounds, that's the meta.

YOUSUBMIT

Project Submission

Anyone can enter.

Build on 0G and submit before the deadline.

ALLGROUPS

Group Stage

Every project gets reviewed.

Judges select the Top 32.

32TEAMS

Round of 32

The tournament begins.

The best 16 projects advance.

16TEAMS

Round of 16

The final judged round.

The Top 8 reach the knockouts.

8TEAMS

Quarter Finals

Top 8. Head-to-head.

Community voting decides who moves on. Guaranteed $500 per project.

4TEAMS

Semi Finals

Four teams remain.

Public voting picks the finalists. Additional $1,000 per project.

2TEAMS

Final

Two projects. One showdown.

The community crowns the champion. Additional $2,000 per project.

Champion

One winner.

Lift the Zero Cup and claim an additional $5,000 grand prize.

YOUSUBMIT

Project Submission

Anyone can enter.

Build on 0G and submit before the deadline.

ALLGROUPS

Group Stage

Every project gets reviewed.

Judges select the Top 32.

32TEAMS

Round of 32

The tournament begins.

The best 16 projects advance.

16TEAMS

Round of 16

The final judged round.

The Top 8 reach the knockouts.

8TEAMS

Quarter Finals

Top 8. Head-to-head.

Community voting decides who moves on. Guaranteed $500 per project.

4TEAMS

Semi Finals

Four teams remain.

Public voting picks the finalists. Additional $1,000 per project.

2TEAMS

Final

Two projects. One showdown.

The community crowns the champion. Additional $2,000 per project.

Champion

One winner.

Lift the Zero Cup and claim an additional $5,000 grand prize.

Match schedule

Six stages from June 15 to July 19. Mark the dates, every deadline is a cut.

Group stageJUN 15–27

Registration opensJUN 15

Submissions closeJUN 24

Winners announcedJUN 27

Round of 32JUN 28–JUL 3

Submissions closeJUL 1

Winners announcedJUL 3

Round of 16JUL 4–7

Submissions closeJUL 5

Winners announcedJUL 7

Quarter finalsJUL 8–11

Final submissions closeJUL 8

Community votingJUL 8–10

Winners announcedJUL 11

Semi finalsJUL 12–15

Community votingJUL 12–14

Winners announcedJUL 15

FinalsJUL 16–19

Community votingJUL 16–18

Champion crownedJUL 19

Rules

Five rules cover the whole tournament. Read them once, then go build.

Submission criteria ►Competition rules ►

01Build something AI-native on 0G — apps, agents, companions, or games.

02Anyone can enter, and each team submits one project.

03Top 32 from the group stage are drawn into the knockout — win your match or you're out, 32 down to one.

04Judges score the early rounds; from the quarter finals, the community votes.

05Improve and resubmit between rounds — the snapshot at each deadline is what counts.

Prize pool

$17,000 total — prizes stack as you advance through the rounds.

$500Top 8 projectsGuaranteed, per project

+$1,000Top 4 projectsAdditional, per project

+$2,000Top 2 projectsAdditional, per project

+$5,000Zero Cup ChampionAdditional grand prize

The Zero Cup is live

The tournament is underway — follow the bracket as the field narrows to a champion.

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