This Week's Ranking
This Week's Ranking,[1] also referred to as simply rankings,[2] is a competitive feature in Mario Kart Tour wherein each player is ranked against nineteen other random players based on their total score in a given cup for the duration of one week. The ranking is dynamic, with players potentially overtaking each other on the leaderboard as the week progresses. The quality of a player's opponents is determined by that player's tier, which changes depending on the player's placement by the end of one ranking cycle. Placing sufficiently high nets the player in-game rewards, such as rubies, coins, drivers, and vehicle parts.
A related aspect of the game, the Friend Ranking, prompts the player to compete alongside their in-game friends for a collective high score within the same cup eligible for This Week's Ranking.
Overview
Every Wednesday at 10:00 p.m. PT, a new cup of the current tour is selected to host a ranking mode. For one week, the player is automatically added to either of two rankings corresponding to that cup, namely This Week's Ranking and the Friend Ranking, each with different conditions. Tapping on an opponent's listing in a leaderboard leads directly to the "Tour Records" section of their player profile, which shows the scores they attained in the three ranking-eligible courses of the current week.
This Week's Ranking
In This Week's Ranking, a player competes against nineteen others for the highest total score across all courses in that cup, except for its bonus challenge. The game randomly draws these nineteen opponents from its playerbase. However, the player facing these opponents may not appear as an opponent to them in turn.[3]note a
Each player is assigned a tier, which is influenced by their placement at the end of a ranking cycle. Depending on this placement, the player is promoted, demoted, or kept at a certain tier. This system helps group players of a similar skill level and loadout; thus, the higher one's tier is, the more challenging their opponents are likely to be. The following chart outlines the evolution of the player's tier based on their placement at different tiers.
| Placement | Tier change | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From tier 1 | From tier 21 | From tier 22 | From tier 25 | From tier 30 | From tier 35 | From tier 99 | ||
| 1 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +1 | 0 | |
| 2 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +1 | 0 | |
| 3 | +3 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | 0 | |
| 4 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | 0 | -1 | |
| 5 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | 0 | -1 | |
| 6 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | |
| 7 | +1 | +1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | |
| 8 | +1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | |
| 9 | +1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | |
| 10 | +1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | |
| 11–15 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | |
| 16–19 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | |
| 20 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | |
A player's tier is updated only when they open the game again after a new ranking cycle begins. This means that if the player skips entire consecutive cycles by not playing the game, their tier remains unchanged until they participate in a new ranked cup.
Friend Ranking
In the Friend Ranking, the player competes alongside, rather than against, their in-game friends to achieve a group high score within the current week's ranked cup. While the cycles of the Friend Ranking overlap with those of This Week's Ranking, the former does not feature a tier system. In this ranking, there are three point thresholds for the players to reach. At the end of a ranking cycle, all players in the ranking receive a sum of coins for each point threshold they managed to surpass as a group. The following are the thresholds and their corresponding rewards:
| High score | Reward |
|---|---|
| 50,000 | 100 coins |
| 80,000 | 300 coins |
| 150,000 | 600 coins |
Related challenges
The game presents a series of challenges tied to the player's performance and progression within rankings. Each card of the Standard Challenges set labeled "2-1", "2-2", and onward includes one objective of reaching a given tier, ranging from tier 5 to 30. The Tier Challenges, permanently added at the start of the 2022 Mii Tour, feature a host of ranking-related objectives, including reaching certain tiers, securing first place multiple times in This Week's Ranking, racing on a ranked cup's course a number of times, and surpassing a certain score in a ranked cup. As of the 2023 Yoshi Tour, completing all Tier Challenges, which culminates in reaching tier 99, unlocks an additional card of Extreme Challenges, which focus on getting first place in This Week's Ranking a certain amount of times while in tier 99. Like other challenges in the game, completing any of the objectives so described rewards the player with rubies and a special badge. When clearing a challenge whose goal is reaching a certain tier, the player earns a badge indicating that tier.
Ranking Bonuses
The player can earn various rewards, called Ranking Bonuses,[4] by finishing somewhere within or slightly below the top half of the leaderboard in This Week's Ranking. The amount and quality of the Ranking Bonuses earned by the end of a cycle depends on the player's tier and placement. To view the rewards of a given position in the current week, the player has to click on the icon to the left of that position in the leaderboard.
General
Every ranking cycle so far has featured a selection of inventory items as Ranking Bonuses, such as rubies, coins, and point-boost tickets. As of the Cooking Tour, points-cap tickets are also included in the general pool of Ranking Bonuses. Points-boost tickets and points-cap tickets earned from rankings rotate between driver, kart, and glider tickets on a weekly basis.
The following chart shows the Ranking Bonuses earned for each placement and tier.
| Placement | Rewards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From tier 1 | From tier 11 | From tier 21 | From tier 25 | From tier 30 | From tier 35 | From tier 40 | From tier 45 | From tier 50 | From tier 60 | From tier 80 | |
| 1 | Rubies ×20 Coins ×1,000 Point-boost tickets ×3 of each type |
Rubies ×25 Coins ×1,100 Point-boost tickets ×3 of each type |
Rubies ×25 Coins ×1,200 Point-boost tickets ×3 of each type |
Rubies ×25 Coins ×1,200 Point-boost tickets ×3 Points-cap tickets ×1 Normal |
Rubies ×25 Coins ×1,500 Point-boost tickets ×3 Points-cap tickets ×1 Super, ×1 Normal |
Rubies ×25 Coins ×1,500 Points-cap tickets ×2 High-End, ×2 Super, ×2 Normal |
Rubies ×25 Coins ×2,000 Points-cap tickets ×4 High-End, ×4 Super, ×4 Normal |
Rubies ×25 Coins ×2,000 Points-cap tickets ×5 High-End, ×5 Super, x5 Normal |
Rubies ×25 Coins ×2,000 Points-cap tickets ×6 High-End, ×6 Super, ×6 Normal |
Rubies ×25 Coins ×2,000 Points-cap tickets ×7 High-End, ×7 Super, ×7 Normal |
Rubies ×30 Coins ×2,000 Points-cap tickets ×8 High-End, ×8 Super, ×8 Normal |
| 2 | Rubies ×15 Coins ×1,000 Point-boost tickets ×2 of each type |
Rubies ×20 Coins ×1,100 Point-boost tickets ×2 of each type |
Rubies ×20 Coins ×1,200 Point-boost tickets ×2 of each type |
Rubies ×20 Coins ×1,200 Point-boost tickets ×2 Points-cap tickets ×1 Normal |
Rubies ×20 Coins ×1,200 Point-boost tickets ×2 Points-cap tickets ×1 Normal |
Rubies ×20 Coins ×1,200 Point-boost tickets ×3 Points-cap tickets ×1 Super, ×1 Normal |
Rubies ×20 Coins ×1,200 Points-cap tickets ×3 High-End, ×3 Super, ×3 Normal |
Rubies ×20 Coins ×1,200 Points-cap tickets ×4 High-End, ×4 Super, ×4 Normal |
Rubies ×20 Coins ×1,500 Points-cap tickets ×5 High-End, ×5 Super, ×5 Normal |
Rubies ×20 Coins ×1,500 Points-cap tickets ×6 High-End, ×6 Super, ×6 Normal |
Rubies ×20 Coins ×1,500 Points-cap tickets ×7 High-End, ×7 Super, ×7 Normal |
| 3 | Rubies ×10 Coins ×1,000 Point-boost tickets ×1 of each type |
Rubies ×15 Coins ×1,100 Point-boost tickets ×1 of each type |
Rubies ×15 Coins ×1,200 Point-boost tickets ×1 of each type |
Rubies ×15 Coins ×1,200 Point-boost tickets ×1 Points-cap tickets ×1 Normal |
Rubies ×15 Coins ×1,200 Point-boost tickets ×1 Points-cap tickets ×1 Normal |
Rubies ×15 Coins ×1,200 Point-boost tickets ×2 Points-cap tickets ×1 Normal |
Rubies ×15 Coins ×1,200 Points-cap tickets ×2 High-End, ×2 Super, ×2 Normal |
Rubies ×15 Coins ×1,200 Points-cap tickets ×3 High-End, ×3 Super, ×3 Normal |
Rubies ×15 Coins ×1,200 Points-cap tickets ×4 High-End, ×4 Super, ×4 Normal |
Rubies ×15 Coins ×1,200 Points-cap tickets ×5 High-End, ×5 Super, ×5 Normal |
Rubies ×15 Coins ×1,200 Points-cap tickets ×6 High-End, ×6 Super, ×6 Normal |
| 4 | Rubies ×5 Coins ×500 |
Rubies ×10 Coins ×600 |
Rubies ×10 Coins ×600 |
Rubies ×10 Coins ×600 |
Rubies ×10 Coins ×600 Point-boost tickets ×1 |
Rubies ×10 Coins ×600 Point-boost tickets ×1 |
Rubies ×10 Coins ×600 Points-cap tickets ×1 High-End, ×2 Super, ×2 Normal |
Rubies ×10 Coins ×600 Points-cap tickets ×2 High-End, ×2 Super, ×2 Normal |
Rubies ×10 Coins ×600 Points-cap tickets ×3 High-End, ×3 Super, ×3 Normal |
Rubies ×10 Coins ×600 Points-cap tickets ×4 High-End, ×4 Super, ×4 Normal |
Rubies ×10 Coins ×600 Points-cap tickets ×5 High-End, ×5 Super, ×5 Normal |
| 5 | |||||||||||
| 6 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Coins ×300 | Rubies ×5 Coins ×400 |
Rubies ×5 Coins ×400 |
Rubies ×5 Coins ×400 |
Rubies ×5 Coins ×400 |
Rubies ×5 Coins ×400 |
Rubies ×5 Coins ×400 Points-cap tickets ×2 Super, ×2 Normal |
Rubies ×5 Coins ×400 Points-cap tickets x1 High-End, ×1 Super, ×2 Normal |
Rubies ×5 Coins ×400 Points-cap tickets x1 High-End, ×2 Super, ×2 Normal |
Rubies ×5 Coins ×400 Points-cap tickets x2 High-End, ×2 Super, ×2 Normal |
Rubies ×5 Coins ×400 Points-cap tickets ×3 High-End, ×3 Super, ×3 Normal |
| 8 | |||||||||||
| 9 | |||||||||||
| 10 | |||||||||||
| 11–15 | No reward | ? | ? | Points-cap tickets ×1 Normal | Points-cap tickets ×1 Super, ×1 Normal | Points-cap tickets ×1 Super, ×1 Normal | Points-cap tickets ×1 High-end, ×1 Super, ×1 Normal | Points-cap tickets ×1 High-end, ×1 Super, ×1 Normal | |||
| 16–19 | No reward | ||||||||||
| 20 | No reward | ||||||||||
Tour-specific
In many tours, players are also awarded certain drivers, karts, and gliders for placing high in rankings. These items can be either Super or High-End, with High-End items requiring higher placements to obtain.
Below is a list of tour-specific Ranking Bonuses throughout the game's history.
| Tour | showRanking Bonuses | |
|---|---|---|
Occurrence of courses in rankings
The table below shows the amount of times each course in the game was featured in a ranked cup.
| Group | Course name | showNo. of times it was part of a ranked cup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to and including the 2023 Anniversary Tour (i.e. excluding reruns) |
Total (i.e. including reruns) as of May 28, 2025 | ||
Names in other languages
- Rankings
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ランキング[5] rankingu |
rankings | |
| Chinese | 排行榜[6][7] páihángbǎng |
rankings | |
| French | classements[8] | rankings | |
| German | Ranglisten[9] | rankings | |
| Italian | classifiche[10] | rankings | |
| Korean | 랭킹에[11] raengkinge |
rankings | |
| Portuguese (NOA) | classificações[12] | rankings | |
| Spanish | clasificación[13][14] | ranking |
- This Week's Ranking
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ランキング[15] rankingu |
ranking | |
| Chinese | 排行榜[16][17] páihángbǎng |
ranking | |
| French | classement hebdo[18] | weekly ranking | |
| German | wöchentlichen Rangliste[19] | weekly ranking | |
| Italian | classifica settimanale[20] | weekly ranking | |
| Korean | 랭킹[21] raengking |
ranking | |
| Portuguese | classificação semanal[22] | weekly ranking | |
| Spanish | clasificación semanal[23] | weekly ranking |
- Friend Ranking
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | フレンドランキング[?] | ? | |
| Chinese | 好友排行榜[?] | ? | |
| French | classement des amis[?] | ? | |
| German | Freundes-Rangliste[?] | ? | |
| Italian | classifica degli amici[?] | ? | |
| Korean | 친구 랭킹[?] | ? | |
| Portuguese | classificação dos amigos[?] | ? | |
| Spanish | clasificación de amigos[?] | ? |
Footnotes
note a - Reddit user Ludwig_von_Wu shared[24] in-game captures of ranking leaderboards from two different players, "Carlos85 YT" and "Wattdem", both taken during the same week of the Samurai Tour. While Carlos85 YT appears in Wattdem's leaderboard,[25] the reverse is not true.[26] In a subsequent reply, Ludwig_von_Wu notes that, while it is technically possible that the Carlos85 YT seen in Wattdem's leaderboard is a different player that had the same username at the time, it is highly unlikely, as Carlos85 YT is shown in both captures to own a Top 10 badge depicting Baby Mario (Koala), which was only awarded to the 10 highest-scoring players in the All-Cup Ranking of the April–May 2021 Sydney Tour. As of February 17, 2025, the All-Cup Ranking published by Nintendo for this tour only shows one user with the tag "Carlos85" among the top 10 standings.[27]
References
- ^ "Get 1st place in tier 99 in This Week's Ranking." – One of the Extreme Challenges, Mario Kart Tour. (Screenshot.)
- ^ How do rankings work?. faq.mariokarttour.com (American English). Retrieved February 16, 2025. (Archived January 16, 2025, 19:11:43 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ October 30, 2019. Proof that the people you are matched with aren’t matched with you. Any idea why?. Reddit (/r/MarioKartTour). Retrieved February 16, 2025. (Archived June 17, 2023, 17:10:26 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ The label "Ranking Bonus" is displayed on-screen when the player wins an item from rankings. Example screenshot.
- ^ ランキングの仕組みについて教えてください。. faq.mariokarttour.com (Japanese). Retrieved February 16, 2025. (Archived January 28, 2025, 23:43:06 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ 请告诉我排行榜的详情。. faq.mariokarttour.com (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved February 16, 2025. (Archived January 30, 2025, 22:59:15 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ 請告訴我排行榜的詳情。. faq.mariokarttour.com (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved February 16, 2025. (Archived January 30, 2025, 23:02:32 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ Comment fonctionnent les classements ?. faq.mariokarttour.com (French). Retrieved February 16, 2025. (Archived January 28, 2025, 23:37:22 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ Wie funktionieren Ranglisten?. mariokarttour.com (German). Retrieved February 16, 2025. (Archived January 28, 2025, 23:31:06 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ Come funzionano le classifiche?. faq.mariokarttour.com (Italian). Retrieved February 16, 2025. (Archived January 28, 2025, 23:40:42 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ 랭킹에 대해서 알려 주세요.. faq.mariokarttour.com (Korean). Retrieved February 16, 2025. (Archived January 30, 2025, 22:53:33 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ Como funcionam as classificações?. faq.mariokarttour.com (Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved February 16, 2025. (Archived January 30, 2025, 22:56:51 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ ¿Cómo funciona la clasificación?. faq.mariokarttour.com (Mexican Spanish). Retrieved February 16, 2025. (Archived January 28, 2025, 23:35:39 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ ¿Cómo funciona la clasificación?. faq.mariokarttour.com (European Spanish). Retrieved February 16, 2025. (Archived January 28, 2025, 23:34:06 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ 「リーグ９９のランキングで１位をとる」 – One of the Extreme Challenges, Mario Kart Tour (Japanese language setting). (Screenshot.)
- ^ "在联赛９９的排行榜中获得第１名。" – One of the Extreme Challenges, Mario Kart Tour (simplified Chinese language setting). (Screenshot.)
- ^ 「在聯賽９９的排行榜中取得第１名。」 – One of the Extreme Challenges, Mario Kart Tour (traditional Chinese language setting). (Screenshot.)
- ^ «Terminez à la 1re place de la ligue 99 du classement hebdo.» – One of the Extreme Challenges, Mario Kart Tour (French language setting). (Screenshot.)
- ^ „Erreiche Platz 1 in Rangliste 99 in der wöchentlichen Rangliste.“ – One of the Extreme Challenges, Mario Kart Tour (German language setting). (Screenshot.)
- ^ «Piazzati al 1° posto nella classifica settimanale della lega 99.» – One of the Extreme Challenges, Mario Kart Tour (Italian language setting). (Screenshot.)
- ^ "리그 99의 랭킹에서1위를 한다" – One of the Extreme Challenges, Mario Kart Tour (Korean language setting). (Screenshot.)
- ^ "Chegue em primeiro lugar na classificação semanal da liga 99." – One of the Extreme Challenges, Mario Kart Tour (Portuguese language setting). (Screenshot.)
- ^ «Quedar en primer lugar de la liga 99 en una clasificación semanal.» – One of the Extreme Challenges, Mario Kart Tour (European Spanish or Latin American Spanish language setting). (Screenshot.)
- ^ Ludwig_von_Wu (February 1, 2023). Comment on topic titled "'Your ranked group isn't directly competing with you; each player has their own unique group.': I still have a hard time believing it.". Reddit (/r/MarioKartTour). Retrieved February 16, 2025. (Archived February 16, 2025, 19:33:05 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ CocaineBiceps420 (March 23, 2022). Looks like I’ll have to try and get the King Boo suit next week with Carlos on my ranked lol. Reddit (/r/MarioKartTour). Retrieved February 16, 2025. (Archived March 23, 2022, 20:13:21 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ Carlos85 (March 23, 2022). SAMURAI TOUR (Week 1 Pipe Pulls + Ranked Cup) | Mario Kart Tour (1:13:02). YouTube. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ All-Cup Ranking for the Sydney Tour (April–May 2021). mariokarttour.com (American English). Archived February 17, 2025, 10:12:23 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
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