diff --git a/src/deh_soc.c b/src/deh_soc.c
index fed01aa6d..276700a9f 100644
--- a/src/deh_soc.c
+++ b/src/deh_soc.c
@@ -3496,6 +3496,11 @@ void readcupheader(MYFILE *f, cupheader_t *cup)
 				else
 					cup->monitor = (word2[0] - 'A') + 10;
 			}
+			else if (fastcmp(word, "REALNAME"))
+			{
+				deh_strlcpy(cup->realname, word2,
+					sizeof(cup->realname), va("%s Cup: realname", cup->name));
+			}
 			else if (fastcmp(word, "ICON"))
 			{
 				deh_strlcpy(cup->icon, word2,
diff --git a/src/dehacked.c b/src/dehacked.c
index f6ac70fe1..c63ab376b 100644
--- a/src/dehacked.c
+++ b/src/dehacked.c
@@ -495,6 +495,15 @@ static void DEH_LoadDehackedFile(MYFILE *f, boolean mainfile)
 								sizeof(cup->name), va("Cup header %s: name", word2));
 							cup->namehash = hash;
 
+							char *start = strchr(word2, '_');
+							if (start)
+								start++;
+							else
+								start = word2;
+
+							deh_strlcpy(cup->realname, start,
+								sizeof(cup->realname), va("%s Cup: realname (default)", cup->name));
+
 							// Check to see if we have any custom cup record data that we could substitute in.
 							unloaded_cupheader_t *unloadedcup, *unloadedprev = NULL;
 							for (unloadedcup = unloadedcupheaders; unloadedcup; unloadedprev = unloadedcup, unloadedcup = unloadedcup->next)
diff --git a/src/doomstat.h b/src/doomstat.h
index e6e1bc190..f962aa8af 100644
--- a/src/doomstat.h
+++ b/src/doomstat.h
@@ -396,6 +396,8 @@ struct cupheader_t
 	char name[MAXCUPNAME];					///< Cup title
 	UINT32 namehash;						///< Cup title hash
 
+	char realname[MAXCUPNAME];				///< Cup nomme de gurre
+
 	char icon[9];							///< Name of the icon patch
 	char *levellist[CUPCACHE_MAX];			///< List of levels that belong to this cup
 	INT16 cachedlevels[CUPCACHE_MAX];		///< IDs in levellist, bonusgame, and specialstage
diff --git a/src/g_game.c b/src/g_game.c
index 16f0935f8..873ac0cf6 100644
--- a/src/g_game.c
+++ b/src/g_game.c
@@ -4742,7 +4742,7 @@ void G_LoadGameSettings(void)
 }
 
 #define GD_VERSIONCHECK 0xBA5ED123 // Change every major version, as usual
-#define GD_VERSIONMINOR 4 // Change every format update
+#define GD_VERSIONMINOR 5 // Change every format update
 
 typedef enum
 {
@@ -5127,7 +5127,19 @@ void G_LoadGameData(void)
 			cupwindata_t dummywindata[4];
 
 			// Find the relevant cup.
-			READSTRINGL(save.p, cupname, sizeof(cupname));
+			if (versionMinor < 5)
+			{
+				// Before this version cups were called things like RING.
+				// Now that example cup would be called RR_RING instead.
+				cupname[0] = cupname[1] = 'R';
+				cupname[2] = '_';
+				READSTRINGL(save.p, (cupname + 3), sizeof(cupname) - 3);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				READSTRINGL(save.p, cupname, sizeof(cupname));
+			}
+
 			UINT32 hash = quickncasehash(cupname, MAXCUPNAME);
 			for (cup = kartcupheaders; cup; cup = cup->next)
 			{
diff --git a/src/k_menudraw.c b/src/k_menudraw.c
index 937588540..268db5e5b 100644
--- a/src/k_menudraw.c
+++ b/src/k_menudraw.c
@@ -2397,7 +2397,7 @@ static void M_DrawCupTitle(INT16 y, levelsearch_t *levelsearch)
 		boolean unlocked = (M_GetFirstLevelInList(&temp, levelsearch) != NEXTMAP_INVALID);
 		UINT8 *colormap = R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_RAINBOW, SKINCOLOR_GREY, GTC_MENUCACHE);
 		patch_t *icon = W_CachePatchName(levelsearch->cup->icon, PU_CACHE);
-		const char *str = (unlocked ? va("%s Cup", levelsearch->cup->name) : "???");
+		const char *str = (unlocked ? va("%s Cup", levelsearch->cup->realname) : "???");
 		INT16 offset = V_LSTitleLowStringWidth(str, 0) / 2;
 
 		V_DrawLSTitleLowString(BASEVIDWIDTH/2 - offset, y+6, 0, str);
@@ -6165,7 +6165,7 @@ static void M_DrawStatsMaps(void)
 				const char *str;
 
 				if (mapheaderinfo[mnum]->cup)
-					str = va("%s CUP", mapheaderinfo[mnum]->cup->name);
+					str = va("%s CUP", mapheaderinfo[mnum]->cup->realname);
 				else
 					str = "LOST AND FOUND";
 
@@ -6435,7 +6435,7 @@ static void M_DrawStatsGP(void)
 		V_DrawScaledPatch(24-1, y, 0, W_CachePatchName(cup->icon, PU_CACHE));
 		V_DrawScaledPatch(24-1, y, 0, W_CachePatchName("CUPBOX", PU_CACHE));
 
-		V_DrawThinString(24+21+2, y + 7, 0, cup->name);
+		V_DrawThinString(24+21+2, y + 7, 0, cup->realname);
 
 		x = 7 + BASEVIDWIDTH - 20 - width;
 		for (j = endj; j >= KARTSPEED_EASY; j--)
diff --git a/src/m_cond.c b/src/m_cond.c
index 828845823..22c9e7db9 100644
--- a/src/m_cond.c
+++ b/src/m_cond.c
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ static const char *M_GetConditionString(condition_t *cn)
 					continue;
 				return va("%s%s %s CUP",
 					completetype, orbetter,
-					(M_CupLocked(cup) ? "???" : cup->name)
+					(M_CupLocked(cup) ? "???" : cup->realname)
 				);
 			}
 			return va("INVALID CUP CONDITION \"%d:%d\"", cn->type, cn->requirement);