If you've been involved before, for any of the 70 previous occasions, and know the drill, carry on past all this and sign up like usual, since this is basically a copy of previous sign-up posts. Don't know the drill? Aren't aware there even is a drill? Read on...
HOW TO SIGN UP:
New to the World Cup? Read This:
Welcome to the longest-running sports competition in NationStates!
If you're completely new here, you are eligible to enter the Baptism of Fire (BoF) Cup, a tournament that happens before the World Cup, along with the World Cup itself. If this is your first Cup, please indicate whether you wish to be registered for the Baptism of Fire or not. After all, you only participate in a competition if you ask to be included in it, so make it clear in your post if you want to join the BoF if you're a first-timer.
It is highly advised that you enter the BoF before your first World Cup. This will give you an opportunity to RP in an official WCC event with other newcomers and also give you your first ranking points. Please also note you CANNOT enter the BoF without also entering the World Cup. Qualifying for World Cup will follow immediately from the BoF, so this thread serves as sign-ups for both tournaments at once.
All you have to do is say "<nation> signs up" (and specify which tournaments). You can make it more polite or impressive than that, of course, or even RP the sign-up, but that, simply, is all that is required.
If this is your first Cup, you may only sign up with one nation. A second nation, known as a 'puppet', may be signed up in later tournaments. Puppets need to declare their status as a puppet, as well as be confirmed as such by the 'master' nation.
First time participants are ineligible to host or co-host the World Cup and Baptism of Fire tournaments.
Welcome to the longest-running sports competition in NationStates!
If you're completely new here, you are eligible to enter the Baptism of Fire (BoF) Cup, a tournament that happens before the World Cup, along with the World Cup itself. If this is your first Cup, please indicate whether you wish to be registered for the Baptism of Fire or not. After all, you only participate in a competition if you ask to be included in it, so make it clear in your post if you want to join the BoF if you're a first-timer.
It is highly advised that you enter the BoF before your first World Cup. This will give you an opportunity to RP in an official WCC event with other newcomers and also give you your first ranking points. Please also note you CANNOT enter the BoF without also entering the World Cup. Qualifying for World Cup will follow immediately from the BoF, so this thread serves as sign-ups for both tournaments at once.
All you have to do is say "<nation> signs up" (and specify which tournaments). You can make it more polite or impressive than that, of course, or even RP the sign-up, but that, simply, is all that is required.
If this is your first Cup, you may only sign up with one nation. A second nation, known as a 'puppet', may be signed up in later tournaments. Puppets need to declare their status as a puppet, as well as be confirmed as such by the 'master' nation.
First time participants are ineligible to host or co-host the World Cup and Baptism of Fire tournaments.
Introducing: The World Cup
The Nationstates World Cup (NSWC) is a tournament for any NS nation who signs up. The NSWC is about to start its next competition, and your nation can take part! Every team is given a rank based on their performances in previous Cups, and the rank for any new nation is roughly 300 (the current "best team in the world" is Osarius, with a rank of 1) See the link in my signature for the current KPB ranks.
Scores are generated using 'scorinators' - usually either a Java program, an MS Excel (or similar) spreadsheet, or another custom-made program - which use random numbers, weighted by ranking and RP bonus to produce the scores.
It is encouraged for Nations to RP - roleplay - their matches, team rosters, players and such. Good RPs will help raise your chance of winning (especially in the Baptism of Fire, the tournament for NSWC newcomers). Please note: A lot of RPs does not guarantee goals or wins, but your chances are improved of this happening. i.e. Two debutant, non-ranked, nations play each other. One has RP'd a few times, the other has not. The nation who has participated should have the better probability of victory, but still has a chance of a Win, Loss or Draw.
RPs can be team roster announcements, fan comments, press conferences, media stories, anything about the game, or even other situations, as long as you've kept to the score as posted by the host(s).
For more information on the World Cup, its long history, how it works, who runs it, and the competitions related to it, check out the World Cup NSwiki page. Or, whilst NSwiki is down, the NSWC Factbook.- Courtesy of Starblaydia
Questions:
Can't find an answer to your question in the Guide to Sports Roleplaying?
Then ask us in the World Cup Discussion Thread There are plenty of knowledgeable people on hand in that thread to answer anything you might like to know about the NSWC.
Then ask us in the World Cup Discussion Thread There are plenty of knowledgeable people on hand in that thread to answer anything you might like to know about the NSWC.
Please do not post in this thread to answer questions about sign-ups or to correct sign-ups unless you are the WCC president, WCC vice-president, a former WC host, or the current World Cup or Baptism of Fire hosts. If you are not one of the latter and post a query reply or correction, your post will be considered spam, and may bring moderator action.
AS A MATTER OF COURTESY TOWARDS YOUR FELLOW COMPETITORS AND TOURNAMENT HOSTS: Please do not sign up a puppet 'just because you can', knowing full well that you won't have time to RP it. Entering with the best of intentions is fair enough, but if you know you won't be RPing with a nation, have a think about why you're entering them. Nations that don't participate are no fun for your fellow competitors.
World Cup 71 Signups: 150/?
Valanora
Pasarga [Puppet of Valanora]
Holy Republican Empire (Free Republics)
Saintland [Puppet of Holy Republican Empire]
Yttribia
Vilita
San José Guayabal (San Jose Guayabal)
Turori [Puppet of Vilita]
Starblaydia
Vermark
Patistan
Varmelle [Puppet of Yttribia]
Valladares
Western Borderlands
Jeckland
Jecatria
Sakhalin (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk gorod) [Puppet of San José Guayabal]
Aloquirbe
Kalumba
Estenia
Renatiem [Puppet of Estenia]
Velstaende
Equestrian States
Crystal Empire (Crystal Ponies) [Puppet of Equestrian States]
Sargossa
Apox
The Calanian Union (The Inevitable Syndicate)
Aynard
Szavoda
Buyan
Star United States
Semarland
Polaaskan [Puppet of Semarland]
Karditan
Falcus [Puppet of Karditan]
Eastfield Lodge
Gloriax
Eura
Sameba [Puppet of Eura]
The Sarian
Maklohi Vai
United States of Devonta
Mangolana
The Sword Bloke
Kernansquillec
Schottia
West Angola
Super-Llamaland
The Royal Kingdom of Quebec
Pays d'en Haut (Pays den haut)
Nephara
Brenecia [Puppet of Nephara]
Ndaku
Cosumar
Sarrbia [Puppet of Cosumar]
Osarius
Gregoryisgodistan
Wolfbenz
Thibaut [Puppet of Wolfbenz]
Walamzia
Lzherusskia
Felix
Mendoya [Puppet of Felix]
Stvoto Latoli
Nova Anglicana
Garifunya [Puppet of Nova Anglicana]
Sargkisia [Puppet of Lzherusskia]
Filopines
Zenic
Legalese
Seventeen Syllables
Electrum
Schutzenphalia & West Ruhntuhnkuhnland
Panamerhispania
Ceni
The Hakifao Isles [Puppet of Super-Llamaland]
Abanhfleft
Pridnestrovia (Trans-Dniesters) [Puppet of Abanhfleft]
Taeshan
Antoletia [Puppet of Taeshan]
Darvale
Darmen
Chiata
Carialus [Puppet of Chiata]
Barunia
Fellow Citizens
Paymina [Puppet of Patistan]
Polar Islandstates
The Fallenmark Islands [Puppet of Polar Islandstates]
Farfadillis
Waterandearthstan
Bears Armed
HopNation
Timbermunich [Puppet of HopNation]
Unified Sunrise Islands (Northern Sunrise Islands)
Matthewsiania [Puppet of Unified Sunrise Islands]
Flardania
Boring Paradise
Itanpavia
Quakmybush
Ko-oren
Mizuyuki
Kazamatsuri [Puppet of Mizuyuki]
The Holy Empire
Lymantatia
Greater Watford
El Gregoria
New North Aqmuland
Red Blackiland
Azrea
Dawnhaven
Farfadillis
Blouman Empire
Nassau-Hessen
Jeruselem
Jeru FC [Puppet of Jeruselem]
Erbsted & Calcoon
Omerica (The Saint James Islands)
Sovereign-Socialist Republics
Flick Jostle
Milchama
Lons
Nethertopia
Windsor Islands
Korchayk
Maretta
Ekoz
Audioslavia
Nurkama
Sandwich Territories
Maracaiboball
Nikolaos (Nikolaos The Great)
Azrea
Kandorith
Peisandros
Kazirstan
Allamunnic States
Frenline Delpha
Estope
Castigonia
Affiliated South Califan Sprawls
Octinstine
New Drakonika (Nw Drknka)
Palmeria
Cata Larga
Sylvackia
Thatius
San Llera
The Royal Barangay
Isula ĝe Ru (Isula ge Ru)
Puppets signed up (master nation in parentheses): 27/?
Pasarga - (Valanora)
Saintland - (Holy Republican Empire)
Turori - (Vilita)
Varmelle - (Yttribia)
Jecatria - (Jeckland)
Sakhalin - (San Jose Guayabal)
Renatiem - (Estenia)
Crystal Empire - (Equestrian States)
Polaaskan - (Semarland)
Falcus - (Karditan)
Sameba - (Eura)
Brenecia - (Nephara)
Sarrbia - (Cosumar)
Thibaut - (Wolfbenz)
Mendoya - (Felix)
Garifunya - (Nova Anglicana)
Sargkisia - (Lzherusskia)
The Hakifao Isles - (Super-Llamaland)
Pridnestrovia - (Abanhfleft)
Antoletia - (Taeshan)
Carialus - (Chiata)
Paymina - (Patistan)
The Fallenmark Islands - (Polar Islandstates)
Timbermunich - (HopNation)
Matthewsiania - (Unified Sunrise Islands)
Kazamatsuri - (Mizuyuki)
Jeru FC - (Jeruselem)
Entrants for the 58th Baptism of Fire: 32/?
Vermark
Varmelle
Aloquirbe
Renatiem
Aynard
Szavoda
The Sword Bloke
Thibaut
Walamzia
Sargkisia
Seventeen Syllables
The Hakifao Isles
Pridnestrovia
Waterandearthstan
Matthewsiania
Flardania
El Gregoria
Erbsted & Calcoon
Sovereign-Socialist Republics
Flick Jostle
Windsor Islands
Korchayk
Maretta
Ekoz
Nurkama
Nikolaos
Kazirstan
Frenline Delpha
Affiliated South Califan Sprawls
Palmeria
Sylvackia
San Llera
World Cup 71 Host Bids: 3
Valanora & The Sarian
Yttribia & Felix
Royal Kingdom of Quebec & Holy Republican Empire
Baptism of Fire 58 Host Bids: 2
Gregoryisgodistan & Star United States
Equestrian States & Mizuyuki
