What is the icon or gold cup for in the top left corner of the screen?

The Tournament Icon blinks when there are results from a tournament you have played in. Clicking on it will lead to either a Leaderboard (for a Best Score tournament) or a Tournament Ladder (for a Best Score Player vs. Player tournament). More.

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