Presents,
International Basketball Championships IX
'This is the one before ten.'
Group 1: Valladares, Carasatoga, The Andromeda Islands, Silver Beach, Euskirribakondora, Ipeland, Thatius
Group 2: Cassadaigua, Andossa se Mitrin Vega, Bergnovinaia, Cakistan, Camwood, Kagdazka & Pazhujebu, Yesopalitha
Group 3: Sibirsky, Altimarus, Mytannion, Cotdelapoms, Aleckandor, Megadia, Soviet Canuckistan
Group 4: Michael VII, Delaclava, 95X, Western Cuba, Allamunnic States, Patricant, Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
Group 5: Civil Citizenry, Mangolana, Abcdefghijklmnoqrstuk, Darmen, Erathore, Mapletish, Torisakia
Group 6: Qazox, Cosumar, Taeshan, Spitfyred1, Homelands Our, Legokiller, Sovreignry
Group Draw will take place at 7:00 PM GMT on Wednesday on the #nssport IRC channel. Expect scorination cut-offs to occur at around 7-8 PM GMT each day.
The first games will be played on Friday 2nd December, there will be six groups with seven teams in each. The fixtures being double round-robin for 12 games in the group stage, there would then be a bye day between that and the start of the play-offs, a schedule will be posted later. The group stage will be played in the respective nations, with the nations who manage to qualify travelling to Mytannion for the knockout rounds.
The Host Bid, if anyone is interested.
International Basketball Discussion Thread.
So get rostering, role-playing and such - and guys, have fun!
Rosters will be linked properly when the groups are up.