Format
The top team from each nation will join the Baseball Club Championships. Teams will be drawn into an even number of groups, and the group winners plus as many second-place finishers as needed will qualify to the knockout rounds. The first few rounds of the knockouts will be home-away-home best two of three, while the finals will be a best-of-five series.
The second-place team from each nation will join the Unity Cup, which will have a similar format to the BCC. Teams may be "promoted' from the Unity Cup to the BCC to make up numbers, but this will be very rare.
How to Join
Simply post your league's final table and RP (usually not included, but it will boost your score) and fill out a form like so:
The Republic of South Sampleland (SSP) Qualifiers
Baseball Club Championships: Sample City Samurai
Unity Cup: Sampleville Skylarks
Hosting Bids
IC-ly, the host's stadium will host the final series. OOC-ly, the host does nothing. If you'd like to have your stadium host the BCC Finals, include stadium name, city, capacity, a short blurb about your stadium, and (optional) an image.
Multi-national and puppet leagues
Each nation is allowed one puppet league. Puppets must be confirmed. Multi-national leagues will be determined on a case-by-case basis for the first edition, but will usually be given one spot for every nation in the league system. Please specify if you are running a puppet league or multi-national league.
The First BCC Cutoff will be tentatively set to January 15, 2014.