International Basketball Championships IX (Signups Closed)

[Civil Citizenry]

The premier basketball competition on NationStates returns for its ninth edition. The International Basketball Championships was last hosted in Civil Citizenry, where Sarzonia won its third championship. This thread is for signups and host bids only. All are welcomed to sign up; please be thoughtful if you are going to make a host bid, and please research how to make an acceptable bid. If you need help learning how to roleplay, please read the Guide to Sports Roleplaying.

International Basketball Rankings (post-IBC VIII)
IBC Discussion Thread
IBC VIII Thread
IBC Wikipage

Signups
1. Civil Citizenry
2. Darmen
3. Carasatoga
4. Valladares
5. Mytannion
6. Thatius
7. Erathore
8. Silver Beach
9. Aleckandor
10. Abcdefghijklmnoqrstuk
11. Mangolana
12. Kagdazka and Pazhujebu
13. Camwood
14. Sovreignry
15. Euskirribakondara
16. Cassadaigua
17. Spitfyred1
18. Andossa Se Mitrin Vega
19. Sarzonia
20. Cotdelapoms
21. Legokiller
22. Soviet Canuckistan
23. Qazox
24. Sibirsky
25. 95X
26. Western Cuba
27. Altimarus
28. Cosumar
29. Cakistan
30. Delaclava
31. Megadia
32. Ipeland
33. Patricant
34. Torisakia
35. Allamunnic States
36. Yesopalitha
37. Homelands our
38. Mapletish
39. Bergnovinaia
40. Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
41. The Andromeda Islands

Host Bids
1. Carasatoga
2. Mangolana/Western Cuba
3. Mytannion

[Civil Citizenry]

As a formality, Civil Citizenry signs up.

[Darmen]

Darmen will be there.

[Carasatoga]

Carasatoga signs up. I swear to God, I was preparing a host bid for this to post later and when I saw the sign-up thread I kind of had a heart attack. I must be psychic!

[Valladares]

Valladares are in.

[Mytannion]

In it to.. well, not win it. Probably get slaughtered but oh well.

[Thatius]

Thatius will sign up.

[Erathore]

Erathore r teh therez!!!1!1!!!

[Silver Beach]

Silver Beach signs up. #49 in the world(woo, we have a ranking!! )

[Aleckandor]

Aleckandor shall be there, pronto!

[Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuk]

Yes! I'm in.

[Mangolana]

We're in it to win it

[Kagdazka and Pazhujebu]

Kagdazka and Pazhujebu joins for the first time ever.

[Camwood]

Camwood will come

[Carasatoga]

Carasatoga Host Bid for IBC IX, sponsored by 9 Energy

Basketball in Carasatoga
Basketball is an extremely popular sport in Carasatoga second to Baseball and Softball only. The Carasatoga Basketball Association (CBA) was founded in 1917 and today boasts two Divisions, First and Second, each with sixteen teams split into two Conferences. Whenever the IBC comes around, Carasatoga's get more excited than for any other international sporting competition, shown in the CBA's eagerness to bid for, and failing, IBC VIII and bidding for the first U-18 IBC. During the U-18 IBC, Carasatogan support for basketball grew incredibly, helping the national youth team to a title. In honor of the U-18 team's success, and of this being the ninth IBC, 9 Energy, the most popular energy drink in Carasatoga has agreed to sponsor the tournament.

Format
There would be no limit on entrants, however a multiple of four would be nice. For a qualifying of 40, 48, 56 or 64 teams, we will have 8 groups of 5, 6, 7 or 8 respectively playing a double round-robin in the nations' home courts. Any more than that then a single round-robin format will be used and any less than that and there will be either less groups or less teams in each group. The top two from each group will advance to the round of 16 (considered to be the actual tournament), to be held in Carasatoga in two facilities. Winners will then advance to the Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals, and there will be a consolation game for third place. Again, if we have less groups than the number of qualifiers from each group will be adjusted. Tiebreakers will be: overall record, H2H record, overall point differential, H2H point differential, overall scored points and finally H2H scored points. Friendlies would also be welcome with one friendly per nation in between Qualifiers, and then another friendly after Qualifiers.

Stadia
The qualifying will be held in the participating nations' home courts.
The Round of 16:

Tide Stadium, Newport
Capacity: 9,600

Olympic Stadium, Queenstown
Capacity: 10,000

Quarterfinals:

Caroga Gardens, Caroga
Capacity: 13,000

Semifinals:

Zenox Center, Edmonton
Capacity: 19,000

Finals/Consolation:

Aurelia Golden Coliseum, Milita
Capacity: 35,000 (Basketball court in place of volleyball court)

Scorination
The latest version of xkoronate for basketball will be used. I am familiar with it as I used it for the U-18 IBC. RPs will be graded on a 1 to 5 scale with a 20% degradation for each matchday that you do not RP. The RPs will be graded on quality rather than on quantity. Placeholders for RPs will not be tolerated as they accomplish nothing and will result in a deduction in RP Bonus. Scorination will be between 4pm and 6pm EST daily.

Experience
Carasatoga is a newish nation (11 months) but has hosted five successful tournaments in the past, the first, second and third Volleyball World Expos, the World Indoor Soccer Championship and of course the U-18 IBC. Also, Carasatoga has bid, unsuccessfully to host the IBC VIII (lost by one vote to Civil Citizenry) and also the VI Summer Olympiad with Bergnovinaia. The nation has vigorously competed in the IBC, U-18 IBC (which I won) as well as NSCAA tournaments before and in other major tournaments and so is rather experienced in the workings of NS Sports. Carasatoga is very interested in hosting IBC IX as it feels somewhat jilted after losing the bid to host IBC VIII by just one vote and after the success of the U-18 IBC.

[Sovreignry]

Sovreingry is in

[Euskirribakondara]

Euskirribakondara signs up.

(And will follow Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuk's recommendation... We'll bid to host on IBC X)

[Cassadaigua]

We'll be back. I can't believe we're #3, it feels like we haven't done anything in this!

[Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuk]

Euskirribakondara signs up.

(And will follow Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuk's recommendation... We'll bid to host on IBC X)

lol, when did i suggest that

[Euskirribakondara]

Euskirribakondara signs up.

(And will follow Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuk's recommendation... We'll bid to host on IBC X)

lol, when did i suggest that

You suggested it on September 29, at 5:56pm, Forum Time (Look at it)

[Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuk]

oh, lol

[Spitfyred1]

Spitfyred1 signs up

[Andossa Se Mitrin Vega]

ASMV will return

[Sarzonia]

Sarzonia will return conditionally depending on host.

[Cotdelapoms]

Apples in!