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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.

Submission deadlineJUNE 24Closed
Zero Cup key artThe Zero Cup trophy
DatesJUN 15 – JUL 19
Format6 rounds · knockout
Prize pool$17,000
JudgingCommunity + judges

Status

All rounds complete
876Teams
1,001Builders
6Rounds played
4lpha AIChampion

Results

The Zero Cup has been decided — eight projects shared $17,000 in prizes.

The Zero Cup trophy
Zero Cup Champion4lpha AITeam 4lpha AI
VietnamVietnam$8,500
Runner-upAskZeroTeam zero sqaudNigeriaNigeria$3,500
Semi-finalistHeckleTeam HeckleNigeriaNigeria$1,500
Semi-finalistZerunTeam InvinciblesPortugalPortugal$1,500
Quarter-finalistCivilization-0Team Civilization-0NigeriaNigeria$500
Quarter-finalistSoulTeam zytfoAustriaAustria$500
Quarter-finalistTuring PitsTeam ZeroXIndiaIndia$500
Quarter-finalistZegonTeam ZegonCosta RicaCosta Rica$500

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.

The Zero Cup trophy

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.

The Zero Cup trophy

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 4–8

Submissions closeJUL 6
Winners announcedJUL 8

Quarter finalsJUL 9–12

Final submissions closeJUL 9
Community votingJUL 9–12
Winners announcedJUL 12

Semi finalsJUL 12–15

Community votingJUL 12–15
Winners announcedJUL 15

FinalsJUL 16–19

Community votingJUL 16–19
Champion crownedJUL 19

Rules

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

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.

Pixel prize coins
$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 has wrapped

See the final standings and every project that competed.

View results