World Korfball Classic I (EVERYTHING)

[Free South Califas]

Demanding a roster in the signup thread is actually somewhat more oppressive than the standard, and may lead to fewer people signing up than want to. It's described as a barrier to signing up and you seem pushy about it, so it's hard to convince myself to join this despite the supposed lenient RP structure.

[The Babbage Islands]

Korfball has been part of Babbage culture almost from the nation's beginning. We would love to see a world championship worthy of the name. But single-elimination is a ridiculous format for such a tournament, both IC and OOC, and entrusting a world championship to a newcomer on the basis of their own say-so and without vetting is troubling.

For the moment, KABI cannot enter. But their officials continue to observe.

[Shadowbourne]

Demanding a roster in the signup thread is actually somewhat more oppressive than the standard, and may lead to fewer people signing up than want to. It's described as a barrier to signing up and you seem pushy about it, so it's hard to convince myself to join this despite the supposed lenient RP structure.

Thanks for your advice. I will make an amendment.

[Shadowbourne]

Korfball has been part of Babbage culture almost from the nation's beginning. We would love to see a world championship worthy of the name. But single-elimination is a ridiculous format for such a tournament, both IC and OOC, and entrusting a world championship to a newcomer on the basis of their own say-so and without vetting is troubling.

For the moment, KABI cannot enter. But their officials continue to observe.

Why don't you observe from the inside...
In other words, sign up maybe?
It's worth the shot.

[Shadowbourne]

Note to those considering singing up: feel free to telegram me for details.

[Maklohi Vai]

Korfball has been part of Babbage culture almost from the nation's beginning. We would love to see a world championship worthy of the name. But single-elimination is a ridiculous format for such a tournament, both IC and OOC, and entrusting a world championship to a newcomer on the basis of their own say-so and without vetting is troubling.

For the moment, KABI cannot enter. But their officials continue to observe.

Why don't you observe from the inside...
In other words, sign up maybe?
It's worth the shot.

The difference between your perspectives is IC versus OOC. TBI believes that in IC, there is no reason for a newcomer to be entrusted with a world championship, and in RL, that's a valid reason too. You believe that, OOC, there's nothing to lose by attempting this tournament.

On an OOC point, you clearly make more sense, Shadowbourne. But because NS Sports is an IC forum, TBI has the stronger point. There is not a good IC reason for entrusting a world championship to someone who has never hosted a successful tournament.

That said, there is nothing preventing you from hosting. However, TBI, myself, and most experienced nations will not participate until there is IC proof that this deserves to be a world championship. An idea you might want to consider is to not call it a world championship. If it were to just be another tournament, you would get more support from the experienced sector.

[Shadowbourne]

Why don't you observe from the inside...
In other words, sign up maybe?
It's worth the shot.

The difference between your perspectives is IC versus OOC. TBI believes that in IC, there is no reason for a newcomer to be entrusted with a world championship, and in RL, that's a valid reason too. You believe that, OOC, there's nothing to lose by attempting this tournament.

On an OOC point, you clearly make more sense, Shadowbourne. But because NS Sports is an IC forum, TBI has the stronger point. There is not a good IC reason for entrusting a world championship to someone who has never hosted a successful tournament.

That said, there is nothing preventing you from hosting. However, TBI, myself, and most experienced nations will not participate until there is IC proof that this deserves to be a world championship. An idea you might want to consider is to not call it a world championship. If it were to just be another tournament, you would get more support from the experienced sector.

Thanks for the advice. I can't change the topic name, but I changed what I called it in the first post.

[Shadowbourne]

Alright, we have some sign ups. Hopefully we can get some more before we get started.

[Free South Califas]

You can change the topic name. Just edit the first post and change what's in the first field. In a reply it's "Subject", but it may be different for an OP, I don't know; but the form is the same.

[Shadowbourne]

You can change the topic name. Just edit the first post and change what's in the first field. In a reply it's "Subject", but it may be different for an OP, I don't know; but the form is the same.

Thanks for the help!

[Free South Califas]

What the hell, count us in. FSC has no korfball history to speak of, so there's nothing to besmirch

[Shadowbourne]

What the hell, count us in. FSC has no korfball history to speak of, so there's nothing to besmirch

Thanks! Didn't expect you to join, but we'll take it!

[The Babbage Islands]

Thanks for the advice. I can't change the topic name, but I changed what I called it in the first post.

Okay, we're in. Single-elimination is still a weak format choice, but it's not a deal-breaker.

[The Babbage Islands]

Korfbalo-Asocio de Babaĝaj Insuloj
KorfBowl 1

Ludantoj
            
 4 Avril Aarens       F  A  27  KKP Paris
 6 Shae Devine        F  D  28  KKP Charleston
 1 Jesse Garza        M  D  27  KKP Paris
 5 Bas Größel         M  D  25  KKP Uchtdorf
 8 Abbi Holme         F  D  20  Babbage Academy of Engineering
 7 Cody Merrickson    M  A  23  KKP Brigham City
 3 Reinhard Paulson   M  A  28  KKP Uchtdorf
 2 Lucinda Zellweger  F  A  31  KKP Mount Zion

17 Brenden Aaltink    M     26  KKP Cardston
12 Héloïse Clifford   F     25  KKP Paris
14 Bailee Elliston    F     18  Southern University
13 Aran Peter         M     26  KKP Xianggang
16 Mirabelle Schulz   F     24  KKP Baden
15 Joachim Simons     M     20  Southern University
18 Pansy Sparrow      F     21  KKP Urbana
11 Lino Wilbur        M     30  KKP Charleston

Kapitano: F-ino Avril Aarens.

Trejnisto: S-ino Britt Yoxall.

---

Thirteen of the 16 Babbage players are members of KABI's professional korfball league. The other three play for leading university squads. They hope to repeat the past successes of the national teams that placed top three in both the World Games and the Olympic Games (the latter as a demonstration event).

Please do not godmod or seriously injure one of my players unless you clear it with me in advance.

[Shadowbourne]

Thanks for the advice. I can't change the topic name, but I changed what I called it in the first post.

Okay, we're in. Single-elimination is still a weak format choice, but it's not a deal-breaker.

Alright! I decided to cap the tournament at 8 teams instead of 16, and then make each stage two legs, like what they do in soccer).
Good luck!

[The Bloodied Soul]

I'm in.

[Shadowbourne]

We now have 8 countries signed up for the KorfBowl!
They are:
Shadowbourne
Kingdom of Phoenixia
Lymantatia
Bloodbath Generation
Lycrabon
Free South Califas
The Babbage Islands
The Bloodied Soul

We are using a two leg format for each round, as used in soccer. Please have your RP for your next match posted here by the day of the match. You may post RPs in advanced. The schedule will be as follows:

10.28.12: RP
10.29.12:Lycrabon vs. Free South Califas
The Babbage Islands vs. The Bloodied Soul
Shadowbourne vs. Lymantatia
Kingdom of Phoenixia vs. Bloodbath Generation
10.30.12: RP
10.31.12:Lycrabon vs. Free South Califas
The Babbage Islands vs. The Bloodied Soul
Shadowbourne vs. Lymantatia
Kingdom of Phoenixia vs. Bloodbath Generation

[Free South Califas]

(Korfball is predominantly a university sport here.)

Harvest Mice Lineup

0 Alastríona Adams	F A	Dominguez Hills Federal University
1 Celestina Peck	F A	University of Califas at Los Angeles
2 Cerridwyn Abbing	F D	University of South Califas
3 Nilda Michelakos	F D	San Diego Federal University
4 Erick Macek		M A	Channel Islands Federal University
5 Tyrone David		M A	UCLA
6 Uriah Agresta		M D	University of Califas at San Diego
7 Archie Jordan		M D	University of Califas at Santa Barbara

Coach: Amund Stewart		UCLA

Code: Select all

[b]RP Permissions[/b]

[b]Choose my scorers:[/b] yes
[b]Penalize my players:[/b] yes
[b]Injure/kill my players:[/b] no
[b]Godmod scoring events:[/b] yes
[b]Godmod other events:[/b] earthquakes at FSC home games are reasonable; otherwise no

[Kingdom of Phoenixia]

What the hell is Korfball and who are this guys ?

"Korfball Kingdom of Phoenixia vs. Bloodbath Generation, first round of the international tournament in the Protectorate of Shadowbourne."
That's the advertisement from Channel 5 for the Monday Prime Time slot.
Nearly every reader including the redaction asked the same question 'what the hell is Korfball ?'
Not satisfied with this question we're went into the history of this strange sport with a second international tournament starting next week.
After a enormous amount of search we found the following.
Korfball is a sport developed in the Netherlands with his greatest popularity there and in Belgium. In the 100 year history of the sport it was mainly a school and college sport mainly because of the fact that male and female need to play together.
It's a combination of handball and basketball with no direct contacts and two baskets, one of each side. We also found a demonstration game from the Netherlands and even I as a enthusiastic soccer fan must say, this game has potential.
However when no one knows anything about this sport how could it be played ?
The reason for this is the coach of the new formed national korfball team, contending of ex Volleyball, Handball and Basketball cracks who are not good enough for the pro-leagues.
Coach Casper Jans and his staff from the Netherlands lead teams to 5 National Championships.
" I want to spread the Idea of Korfball into other countries." Was his simply comment when he was first ask why he accept this post.
Channel 5 achieved with the change in the program one thing, Korfball is more popular than ever in the Kingdom, even when most people doesn't know anything over this sport.
Majken Abel for Sport24.ph

[Shadowbourne]

What the hell is Korfball and who are this guys ?

"Korfball Kingdom of Phoenixia vs. Bloodbath Generation, first round of the international tournament in the Protectorate of Shadowbourne."
That's the advertisement from Channel 5 for the Monday Prime Time slot.
Nearly every reader including the redaction asked the same question 'what the hell is Korfball ?'
Not satisfied with this question we're went into the history of this strange sport with a second international tournament starting next week.
After a enormous amount of search we found the following.
Korfball is a sport developed in the Netherlands with his greatest popularity there and in Belgium. In the 100 year history of the sport it was mainly a school and college sport mainly because of the fact that male and female need to play together.
It's a combination of handball and basketball with no direct contacts and two baskets, one of each side. We also found a demonstration game from the Netherlands and even I as a enthusiastic soccer fan must say, this game has potential.
However when no one knows anything about this sport how could it be played ?
The reason for this is the coach of the new formed national korfball team, contending of ex Volleyball, Handball and Basketball cracks who are not good enough for the pro-leagues.
Coach Casper Jans and his staff from the Netherlands lead teams to 5 National Championships.
" I want to spread the Idea of Korfball into other countries." Was his simply comment when he was first ask why he accept this post.
Channel 5 achieved with the change in the program one thing, Korfball is more popular than ever in the Kingdom, even when most people doesn't know anything over this sport.
Majken Abel for Sport24.ph

And with that, KorfBowl I is officially underway!

[Lycrabon]

Lycrabon has a new sport to cheer on, as the first international Korfball Tournament begins this weekend. The as-yet-unnamed Lycrabon squad faces off against Free South Califas in the first two ever matches for the squad of men and women (as both play in this sport, for the uninitiated - essentially, all Lycrabonians. FSC is vaguely familiar to those who follow Lycrabon international sports, as the Califans are a newcomer to the World Baseball Classic. Match one will be Monday in Free South Califas, and the return match in Sharon on Wednesday. The prohibitive favorites in the tournament is The Babbage Islands, as they have a professional league there. The championship match or matches will be in approximately three weeks. More as the games progress, and those final games will be on LSPN 2, regardless of whether or not Lycrabon is participating.


LSPN.com poll:

What should the Lycrabon Korfball team be named?

o Hurricanes
o Blue Jays
o Storm
o Other (fill in)

[Shadowbourne]

Lycrabon has a new sport to cheer on, as the first international Korfball Tournament begins this weekend. The as-yet-unnamed Lycrabon squad faces off against Free South Califas in the first two ever matches for the squad of men and women (as both play in this sport, for the uninitiated - essentially, all Lycrabonians. FSC is vaguely familiar to those who follow Lycrabon international sports, as the Califans are a newcomer to the World Baseball Classic. Match one will be Monday in Free South Califas, and the return match in Sharon on Wednesday. The prohibitive favorites in the tournament is The Babbage Islands, as they have a professional league there. The championship match or matches will be in approximately three weeks. More as the games progress, and those final games will be on LSPN 2, regardless of whether or not Lycrabon is participating.


LSPN.com poll:

What should the Lycrabon Korfball team be named?

o Hurricanes
o Blue Jays
o Storm
o Other (fill in)

[Shadowbourne]

Note to participating nations: I may be affected by the upcoming "Frankenstorm". I don't know if I'll end up without power, but if I do, I obviously won't be able to update/scorinate the tournament. In this case, I will postpone the tournament for one to two weeks, with play resuming as scheduled in early/mid-November. If I don't post an update on this topic by October 31st, assume that I am without internet and that the tournament is postponed. In the event of a delay, continue to check back on this topic, as I will post an update once power is restored. Again, it is not for certain that I will lose power, but I just wanted to make sure that I covered this before it is too late. As of now, the tournament is still on as originally planned.

Thank you for your cooperation.

[Lycrabon]

Be careful, as I am (according to the weatherman) on the western edge of Frankenstorm myself, so I feel where you're coming from.

[Shadowbourne]

Be careful, as I am (according to the weatherman) on the western edge of Frankenstorm myself, so I feel where you're coming from.

Yeah, I'm up towards the eastern edge of the storm, and we're supposed to get hit pretty hard, but hopefully it's not that bad.