The Grand Champions League or GCL is the highest level of competition in Cookie Run: OvenBreak, even more prestigious than the Champions League. It is a month long event where top Champions compete in nine rounds for valuable rewards, including special Costumes and Titles, and other players or eliminated Champions can spectate, practice, or cheer for the competitors.
Each Grand Champions League occurs at the end of a Big Season of the standard Champions League, and shares the Season's namesake Cookie.
The Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grand Champions Leagues, all in 2020, are organized into a Grand Prix, slightly changing the rules. Players are evenly divided into four regions, and there is a winner for each region. At the end of the Grand Prix, the top three players of each region for the year will compete in an as yet unspecified competition to crown an overall Grand Prix Champion, who will receive a monetary prize.
Rules[]
The Grand Champions League has nine rounds. like Champions League and Guild Runs, each round has a limited selection of Cookies, Pets, and Treasures; and special rules, with more unique rules than Champions League. Each round lasts between two and five days. Round 1 lasts five days and corresponds with the entry period, with other rounds taking three to four days for the first five rounds, and two days for later rounds and three days for the final round. There is a period of approximately one hour between rounds, where scores are calculated.
Fig Cookie as the 
Forest Custodian celebrates winning rewards.
During a round, players can view the replays of competitors in their group except for the one in first place. Placing above a placement threshold allows a player to continue to the next round, and placing below it will disqualify the player. Each player that qualifies to the next round receivesGrand Champions League Tokens and they can be used to buy special Costumes, and other cosmetics. All players can also Cheer for Champions and receive rewards for doing so.
Entering the Grand Champions League[]
Avocado Cookie holds up a Grand Champions League Ticket.
2019-2021[]
To enter the Grand Champions League as a competitor, a Grand Champions League Ticket is required. This is earned by placing in the top 10% of any Champions League in the preceding Big Season, so players who earned at least a Gold Statue and Profile Border have earned a Grand Champions League ticket. If a Grand Champions League Ticket is not owned, there is also the option to pay 3,000 Crystals to compete, though this is not recommended, as players who did not have the ability to score high in Champions League are unlikely to place well in the Grand Champions League. Entrants are only accepted during the Entry Period, which starts and ends a few hours before the beginning and end of Round 1. Even if a player has a Ticket, they can not compete unless they join during this time.
2022[]
Instead of earning a Gold Statue, players enter the Grand Champions League by earning 10,000 trophies (entering the Champions League). If the competitors entered Champions League only during the Entry period, they would also be qualified as a Champion and could participate in the Grand Champions League. There would be no option to pay 3,000 crystals to compete.
Rounds[]
An example bracket.
There are nine total rounds in the Grand Champions League, five Group Rounds and four Tournament Rounds.
In the Group Rounds, competitors play against a number of other, randomly assigned players, and only those who rank above a certain threshold continue onto the next round. As the number of players decreases, the threshold gets increasingly strict, until at the end of Round 5, there are only 16 competitors remaining.
In the four Tournament Rounds, all remaining players are put into a bracket and must outscore only a single other player. Half of the competitors are eliminated in each round of the bracket. During each Tournament Round, only a limited number of attempts are allowed, but practice runs are unlimited. The tournament rounds are the Octofinals, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Final.
Cheering[]
Cheerleader Cookie does what she does best.
All players, whether competing or spectating, can cheer for other players. Cheer Bonbons are used to cheer, and are earned from daily Cheer Missions. Each player can cheer for one of four competitors per round in Group rounds, and one of each bracket pair during Tournament rounds. Players can cheer until one hour before the results of the current round are released. When the results are processed and announced, players receive a reward of Crystals or Coins. The reward is based on the rank their chosen Champion placed in and the amount of Cheer Bonbons used, with better placement and more Cheer Bonbons used both increasing the reward. If not all of a players' Cheer Bonbons are used, they carry over to the next round, but they are deleted after the Finals.
| Cheer Mission | Reward |
|---|---|
| Log in daily to Cookie Run: OvenBreak |  1
|
| Open 2 Gold Chests in Trophy Race | 2
|
| Receive Jelly Mission Reward 2 times | 2
|
| Collect 6 Ingredient Pouches (total) | 3
|
Grand Prix[]
The four regions of Grand Prix Island.
For the third, fourth, and fifth Grand Champions Leagues, the rules are modified slightly for the Grand Prix on Grand Prix Island. All players, both competitors and spectators, are evenly distributed into one of four regions. Cheers can be given to the top player from each region, and at the end of the League, there is a top player from each region. In each round, competitors earn Grand Prix Medals based on their placement in their group, with higher ranking players earning more Grand Prix Medals, and later rounds giving more Grand Prix Medals. At the end of all three Grand Champions Leagues, the three players from each region with the most Grand Prix Medals will compete in the Cookie Run: OvenBreak Grand Prix, which is currently planned for January 2021.
Regions[]
Each region has roughly the same amount of players, and only differ cosmetically. The regions are represented by Legendary Pets, and are the Glacier, Plains or Plain, Ocean, and Desert regions.
- Glacier
- Banner Pet:
Thundersnow Yeti - Associated Cookie: Snow Sugar Cookie
- Description: "A snowy glacier atop a frozen mountain. No one has ever been able to reach the peak, but maybe a Cookie with burning passion to melt the ice could!"
- Plains
- Banner Pet: Emerald Golem
- Associated Cookie: Tiger Lily Cookie
- Description: "Calm, serene fields extending as far as the eye can see. Many wonder what it's like to run on these vast plains. It'll take a lot of stamina, for sure!"
- Ocean
- Banner Pet: Ocean Dragon
- Associated Cookie: Soda Cookie
- Description: "The soothing patter of waves calms the mind. But be careful, the waves can get rough! Only Cookies with the sharpest wits are able to enjoy the waves here!"
- Desert
- Banner Pet: Magmabird
- Associated Cookie: Red Pepper Cookie
- Description: "A scorching desert that creates mirages at every corner of the eye. Running here requires a certain fortitude that only the braves of Cookies possess."
List of Grand Champions Leagues[]
2019[]
First Grand Champions League-Again Brave Season[]
Again Brave Season promotional image.
The First Grand Champions League was added in the eponymous Grand Champions League update on January 30th, 2019, and concluded the Again Brave Season. Reaching Round 2 gave 
GingerBrave's 
The First Grand Champion Costume, and was the only way to receive this Costume. Reaching Round 4 gave the Puzzle Key for the Curious Rainbow Mine. The map of the final round was The Battle of Gods, which is known for being one of the hardest maps in the game. The winner was LUC이리오너라.[1] However, this winner was revealed to have abused account sharing to win, getting the entire LUC team sanctioned by the developers.[2]
Second Grand Champions League-Again Angel Season[]
Again Angel Season promotional image.
The Second Grand Champions League was added in the Mighty Duo update on June 27th, 2019, and concluded the Again Angel Season. A special event, Grand Champions League Cheer Missions!, gave all players Cheer Bonbons and other rewards, and the Grand Champions Set was added. The special rewards were the Puzzle Key for reaching Round 2, 
Purple Yam Cookie's 
Champion of Valor for reaching Round 3, 
Milk Cookie's 
Herald of Victory for reaching Round 5, and 
Angel Cookie's 
Voice of Virtue for reaching the Octofinals. The map of the final round was The Battle of Gods. The winner was 반반.[3]
Grand Prix[]
Third Grand Champions League-Again Devil Season[]
Again Devil Season in-game promotional image.
The Third Grand Champions League was added in the Valorous Champions League update on January 29th, 2020, and concluded the Again Devil Season. This was the first Grand Prix Grand Champions Leagues, and added the Radiant Grand Champion Jelly Set. The special rewards were the Puzzle Key for reaching Round 2, 
Raspberry Mousse Cookie's 
Noble Knight-Captain for reaching Round 3, 
White Choco Cookie's 
Blazing Knight for reaching Round 5, and 
Devil Cookie's 
Horns of Gold for reaching the Octofinals. The map of the final round was The Battle of Gods. The winner was PJE Lover from the Desert Region, and the highest scorers of the other regions were kimjimin from the Glacier Region, yellow from the Plains Region, and IZ from the Ocean Region. [4]
Fourth Grand Champions League-Again Ninja Season[]
Again Ninja Season promotional image.
The Fourth Grand Champions League was added in the Marshal Arts Champion update on June 8th, 2020, and concluded the Again Ninja Season. In addition to the Puzzle Key for reaching Round 2, each round gave a unique Title to competitors who reached it. The map of the final round was Way of the Cookie (GCL edition). The winner was 남땅 from the Glacier Region, and the highest scorers of the other regions were 葵 Kuei Yi from the Plain Region, Clength Vlabs from the Ocean Region, and Ideology from the Desert Region.[5]
Fifth Grand Champions League-Kiwi Season[]
Kiwi Season promotional image.
The Fifth Grand Champions League was added in the Glittering Cheddar Mine update on October 8th, 2020, and concludes the Kiwi Season. The map of the final round was The Battle of Gods. The Radiant Grand Champion Set was updated to have Frozen and Rainbow Bear Jellies. However, the winning Grand Champion was accused by other competitors to be abusing account sharing, and some of the other contenders refused to play in the Finals as a result.
Sixth Grand Champions League-Werewolf Season[]
The Sixth Grand Champions League was added in the Pudding Cup Circus update on February 28, 2021, and concludes the Werewolf Season. The map of the final round was City of the Millennial Tree (GCL Edition).
Seventh Grand Champions League-Candlelight Season[]
The Seventh Grand Champions League was added in The Witch's Mystic Attic update on January 27th 2022, alongside the Candlelight Season of Champions League. It was also the first Grand Champions League after Champions League merged with Trophy Race. The Map of the Final Round was Save the Future!
Notably, the third round is the first GCL round to utilize a recently buffed or released Legendary Cookie and Pet before the Octofinals, which is to be exact, 
Timekeeper Cookie and 
Continuum Cog, the latter which was released in the previous month. As a result, many of the major contenders were removed from the competition in as early as that stage, even top ones mainly due to having not maxed out the Magic Candy, as at the time Continuum Cog was only available as a purchase from packages.
Eighth Grand Champions League - Black Garlic Season[]
The Eighth Grand Champions League was added in the Spooky School Experience update on July 28th 2022, alongside the Black Garlic Season of Champions League. It is the first season to feature the titular Cookie in the first round. The Map of the Final Round was Lustrous Longan Palace (GCL Edition), which reuses patterns from previous maps.
Ninth Grand Champions League - Lollipop Season[]
Tenth Grand Champions League - Hydrangea Season[]
The Tenth Grand Champions League was added in the List of Updates/2023 update. It is the first Grand Champions League season to take place after the Champions League renewal, and as such has different rules for entry; a player must either place in the top 20% of the Champions League at least once in any Hydrangea Season, or pay 10,000 Crystals to enter. This season also offers GCL Tokens for passing a round, and a shrinking number for each subsequent round, which can be spent on the Perfectly Bloomed Hydrangeas Jelly Set, and the costumes for 
Starshine Garden and her 
Starshine Garden Hopper.
Starting with this Champions League season, the rounds following Round 5 are no longer limited in the number of runs that can be used, and only one coupon code appears in this season due to there being less rounds than normal; the code for this season is "VIBRANTHYDRANGEA".
Arena List
| Rules | Available Combis | Description | Token Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| x3 pts for Yellow, Pink, and Frozen Bear Jellies Finish #8 to advance to Round 2! |
Available Cookies:  
Available Treasures: |
This arena is divided into three distinctive parts. The first takes place in the Jelly Flower Bed stage, with Yellow Bear Jellies appearing in hexagonal patterns around a coin that must be jumped to precisely. The letters "VIBR" are spelled out near the start. The second part takes place in the Perilous Apothecary stage, where Pink Bear jelly Parties must be collected while avoiding Bitter Bear Jelly Parties. The third part takes place at the Tower of Frozen Waves during Sunrise, where shrinking platforms must be jumped on and snowflake obstacles must be avoided in order to collect Frozen Bear Jellies. | 500 (If placed #8 or above); 300 (If placed below #8) |
| Rules | Available Combis | Description | Token Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Jumps limited to 300 Finish #6 to advance to Round 3! |
Available Cookies:  
Available Treasures: |
This stage takes place in Black Garlic Cookie's Trial. Here, tailsman Jellies must be collected to cause ghosts to explode, dropping embers worth a large amount of points. All tailsman jellies in a set must be collected to cause a ghost to explode, and if the player runs out of jumps, the jump button becomes locked. The floor is also removed for a large part of the stage, and there is 1 fake-out Rainbow Bear jelly at the start. The letters "ANTH" are spelled out in Basic Jellies. This is also the first GCL stage to be finite in length. | 800 (If placed #6 or above); 200 (If placed below #6) |
| Rules | Available Combis | Description | Token Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonus 222,222 pts for Rainbow Bear Jellies Finish #4 to advance to Round 4! |
Available Cookies:    
Available Treasures: |
This stage takes place in Lilybell Cookie and Blue Lily Cookie's Trials, and then part of the Labyrinth of Remembrance. The main gameplay mechanic is the use of ziplines, which dominate the level and must be maneuvered on in order to collect Rainbow Bear jellies and avoid obstacles. Some obstacles close near points of the zipline, and there are some platforms that can be dropped onto to collect jellies. The letters "YDRA" are spelled out with Yellow and Pink Bear jellies after the first zipline section. Following this is a segment where jellies and Power Jellies must be sucked in using Black Holes, while avoiding falling into the pits below. Some projectiles are shot in the Labyrinth of Remembrance segment. | 1,050 (If placed #4 or above); 100 (If placed below #4) |
| Rules | Available Combis | Description | Token Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent Mini-Magnetic Effect Bonus 44,440 destruction points Finish #4 to advance to Round 5! |
Available Cookies:  
Available Treasures: |
This stage takes place in Rose Cookie's Trial and Ninja Cookie's Trial, due to the high number of obstacles counted in each rose bush wall and shuriken pile, respectively. The words "DGEA" are spelled out at the start of the stage. The rose bushes can be hit with both available cookie's abilities easily, though some must be destroyed right before jumping. | 1000 (If placed #4 or above); 100 (If placed below #4) |
| Rules | Available Combis | Description | Token Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extremely fast speed Distance pts every 3 sec Finish #4 to advance to the SemiFinals! |
Available Cookies:  
Available Pets:
Available Treasures: |
This stage has four distinct parts. The first part takes place in the Dessert Paradise, with moving animal cracker walls to be avoided; the second part takes place in Churro Cookie's trial, with a lot of small statues to avoid; the third takes place in the Silent Temple stage of City of the Millennial Tree, with falling rocks to avoid in narrow passages; the final stage takes place in the Down the Vined Cavern stage of the same Breakout, with moving staircases to maneuver across. From this round onwards, the pets available don't correlate to the cookies available, as Bat-Cat is unavailable but Licorice Cookie is. | 1000 (If placed #4 or above); 100 (If placed below #4) |
| Rules | Available Combis | Description | Token Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonus 111,111 pts for Giant Rainbow Star Jellies Finish #4 to advance to the Finals! |
Available Cookies:   
Available Pets: |
This stage takes place in the Hortensia Town and Lotus Palace stages of the Fragrant Lotus Paradise Breakout. Generally, Giant Rainbow Star Jellies replace the Lotus Crystal Jellies wherever they would appear in the Breakout episode. In Hortensia Town, the Giant Rainbow Star Jellies are placed close to flower pot obstacles, and later placed in gaps that require Jump Items to cross. In Lotus Palace, more of these gaps appear, although they are shorter and will move downwards over time. Later on, walls of obstacles appear, which must be cleared by using Jump Items to hit destruction icons. | 500 (If placed #4 or above); 100 (If placed below #4) |
| Rules | Available Cookies & Treasures | Description | Token Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| No special rules in the Finals Finish #1 in the Finals group! |
Available Cookies:  
Available Treasures: |
This stage is based on the City of the Millennial Tree Breakout, with a significantly higher amount of obstacles. The stages follow the order they appear in said breakout. *In the first stage, a high concentration of obstacles are found, followed by diagonal platforms with boulders that must be jumped over, including a long stream with Jump Items just above them. *The second stage has platforms with spikes on them, and a set of pillars spaced far apart with spikes. *The third stage has arrows being fired at obstacles, and more pillars to jump on. *The fourth stage has fireballs being summoned by a stone head, and much less land to walk on. The stone head removes some of the platforms over time. *The fifth stage involves very limited space between the floor and obstacles, and obstacles that rise from the ground. *The sixth stage starts with a line of flying rocks with limited room to jump, followed by sequences of minimal ground and hanging obstacles. *The seventh stage features 3 main tiers of elevation, and lots of obstacles that move from off screen. *The eigth stage features simpler terrain, but a lot of stone pillar obstacles and fists, many of which fall down and destroy the ground. *The ninth stage features platforms lifted from water geysers, between a modest amount of tall stone obstacles. *The tenth stage features minimal ground, with fragmented platforms and a few bird obstacles. *None of the champions made it to the eleventh stage. |
Become Grand Champion (if placed #1); Nothing (if placed below #1) |
The winners
The winning domain of this Grand Champions League was Ocean.
Eleventh Grand Champions League - Crowberry Season[]
Crowberry Season promotional image.
The Eleventh Grand Champions League was added in the Holiday Training Academy Exam update. It is the second Grand Champions League to occur after the Champions League renewal, but it differs heavily from the previous season in multiple aspects:
- The price of admission has been lowered from 10,000 Crystals to 3,000 Crystals.
- It is no longer possible to enter the Grand Champions League as a Champion if you choose to spectate.
- Practice Runs can no longer be performed in Spectator Mode.
- Upon starting the Grand Champions League, and assortment of Cookies can be selected from; the winner's choice will become the statuette for the next Champions League season.
- The Regions system, by which all players were sorted into four distinct areas, has been removed.
- The background for all players is now the Temple of the Glorious Sun.
- A Heart system has been implemented, by which Players can hypothetically keep running as long as they have at least one heart, instead of being automatically out once the player does not pass a round.
- The Cheering system has been reworked.
- Instead of collecting Cheer Points in missions to cheer the top runners in each Region, an event known as "GCL Cheers" appears, by which you can randomly select a player to cheer a set amount of points for (depending on your Escape Level, it may range from 20 to 50).
- The rewards given at the end of a round for the Region cheered for has been removed.
- When a player receives a certain amount of Cheer Points, they unlock the ability to revive once upon using all of their hearts up. This number is 100 for Preliminary, 500 for Main, 5,000 for Semifinals, and 12,000 for Finals.
- Each player gets to see the top 5 people who have cheered for them.
- The ordering of rounds has been changed:
- Before: Rounds 1-5, Semi-Finals, Finals.
- After: Preliminary Rounds 1-3, Main Rounds 1-3, Semifinals Rounds 1-3, Finals Rounds 1-3.
- The deadline from joining as a Champion has been moved from the end of Round 1 to the end of Preliminary Round 3.
- However, the later the player joins as a champion, the less hearts they will run with.
- The Combis, identities, and rules of each map in the Grand Champions League are announced beforehand under a "Map Info" tab.
- All map rules are displayed in a separate Map Info tab, as opposed to the header of the round.
- Every map's name is given in this tab.
- A MAX Ticket mechanic has been added, which can be earned by purchasing one of two packages; one ticket (+ 50 Epic Combi units) for , or two (+ 200 Epic Combi Draws) for $4.99.2,900
- About half of the maps available are reused from previous gamemodes, such as the regular Champions League.
- The most notable instance is Preliminary Round 3, which was re-used from a map in the Champions League that was still active at the time.
- The available Cookies in each Round are displayed in a screen right as the round begins, alongside a short introductory cutscene.
- All rewards have been changed to be Gold Gems and Grand Champions League Tokens.
- The season coupon code does not first appear at the beginning of the first round. Instead, it appears at the beginning of the Main rounds; the coupon code for this season was "PROTECTURJEWELRY".
The winner.
The winner of this season was GOJEK vanness, leader of the BurN guild. Their selected statuette was 
Cheesecake Cookie.
Arena List
Note that if pets are not listed for any arena, it means that only the Combi Pets of the Cookies available are used. Additionally, GingerBrave can be run with in every arena.
| Round # Map Rule |
Available Combis | Token Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 Sticky Dungeon +300,000 pts for Giant Bear Jellies |
Peppercorn Cookie  Centipede Cookie  Yogurt Cream Cookie    
|
 800 200 |
| Round 2 Spinning Acorn Swings +22,222 pts for all Coins |
 Baguette Cookie Coffee Candy Cookie  Chess Choco Cookie    
|
800200 |
| Round 3 Master Prune's Course +8,000 pts for all Bear Jellies |
 Starfruit Cookie  Churro Cookie Cinnamon Cookie    
|
1,200500 In the GCL Main Rounds (title) |
| Round # Map Rule |
Available Combis | Token Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 Silent Churro Village Each time a Rainbow Bear Jelly is collected, earn +100 prs for all Bear jellies |
Starfruit Cookie Churro Cookie  Cookiemals Zombie Cookie    Shield Bubble Gun
|
1,000300 |
| Round 2 Celestial Temple at Dawn Slide for Magnetic Effect |
 Lollipop Cookie  Herb Cookie 
|
1,000300 |
| Round 3 Gift Delivery 101 +122,500 destruction pts |
 Knight Cookie  Pitaya Dragon Cookie Dragon's Tail Dragon's Tail  Brain Gum    
|
2,000600 GCL Semifinalist (title) |
| Round # Map Rule |
Available Combis | Token Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 Forest Campground Permanent Mini Magnetic Effect +11,111 pts for all Jellies |
 Lime Cookie  Orange Cookie Yogurt Cream Cookie Electro Lemon  Mini Orange Mouse  Magic Lamp Brain Gum    
|
1,000300 |
| Round 2 Virtuous Okchun Tales +120,000 pts for Giant Star Jellies |
Scorpion Cookie  Rebel Cookie 
|
1,000300 |
| Round 3 Suspicious Mansion +11,111 pts for all Bear Jellies |
Lollipop Cookie Starfruit Cookie Herb Cookie  
|
2,000700 GCL Finalist (title) |
| Round # Map Rule |
Available Combis | Token Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 Squid Besieged Cityscape +100,000 Speed Points |
 Blue Slushy Cookie Cookiemals Yogurt Cream Cookie 
|
1,200300 |
| Round 2 Giant Fish Dock +10,000 pts for Silver Coins +20,000 pts for Gold Coins +100,000 pts for Giant Silver Coins +200,000 pts for Giant Gold Coins |
Scorpion Cookie Rebel Cookie
|
1,200300 |
| Round 3 Pristine Blue Glacial Lake No Special Rules |
 Sugar Swan Cookie Blue Slushy Cookie
|
10,000700 GCL Grand Champion (title) |
Trivia[]
- Each Grand Champions League prior to the Giant Veggie Contest renewal of the Champions League has included two Coupon Codes. The first code is written in Jellies, four letters at a time, at the start of the first four rounds, and the second code is written the same way at the start of the four final rounds.
- Since the Hydrangea Season, this has been reduced to one Coupon Code.
Gallery[]
- For this article's Gallery, see Grand Champions League/Gallery.
References[]
- ↑ Congratulations to the first #CookieRun #OvenBreak Grand Champion, LUC이리오너라! Cookie Run Twitter - Accessed October 11, 2020.
- ↑ https://forum.cookierun.com/thread/130756#/page-1
- ↑ Congratulations to the new Grand Champion, 반반! Cookie Run Twitter - Accessed October 11, 2020.
- ↑ Congrats to PJE Lover (Desert Region) for reaching the highest score among all of the Grand Champions! And congrats to kimjimin (Glacier Region), yellow (Plain Region) and IZ (Ocean Region)! Cookie Run Twitter - Accessed October 11, 2020.
- ↑ Congrats to 남땅 (Glacier Region) for reaching the highest score among all of the Grand Champions! And congrats to 葵 Kuei Yi (Plain Region), Clength Vlabs (Ocean Region) and Ideology (Desert Region)! Cookie Run Twitter - Accessed October 11, 2020.