Ten Pin Bowling World Championships (IC, EVERYTHING)

[OIsINiSTAn]

Welcome, one and all, to the Ten Pin Bowling World Championships.

So, how this tournament works, is that the bowlers are randomly sorted into 8 groups of 4 bowlers each. Then there is a roll-off between all the people in the group. The winner of this receives 4 points, secondplace receives two, and third receives one. This roll-off is repeated twice, and the top 2 bowlers in each group qualify.

Group A
Hayden White Oisinistan
Valery Zolkin RPA
Mārtiņš Sudraba Caermine
Riks Ušakovs Caermine
Group B
Andrez Spinerov Mattijana
Alex White Silvacometopia
David Thorpe Cadiak
Gareth Maldroy Ethane
Group C
Ainsley C Harriott Ainsleyistan
Nils Dzintars Caermine
Ivan Rusayev RPA
Barry Boil Cadiak
Group D
Adam Southing Ethane
Finn Dwyer Silvacometopia
Michael Clarke Oisinistan
Ainsley A Harriott Ainsleyistan
Group E
Victor Novokoff RPA
Leonard Blackett Oisinistan
Im Sun Konu Silvacometopia
Mikel Vējonis Caermine
Group F
Andrew Stickleback Ethane
Adrian Simmons Oisinistan
Anna Menistrika Mattijana
Donald Smith Cadiak
Group G
Graham Frederick Silvacometopia
Alex Slingerov Mattijana
Henry Billington Ethane
Nikita Dubnikov RPA
Group H
Ainsley E Harriott Ainsleyistan
Simba Nigraha Cadiak
Ainsley N Harriott Ainsleyistan
Daniella Nokemova Mattijana

Schedule:
6 February: thread goes up
8 February: groups drawn
10 February- 12 February: Group Stage matches 1-3
13 February: Round of 16
14 February: Quarter Final
15 February: Semi Final
16 February: Final + Bronze Final

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A bit of background on Oisinistan
The Republic of Oisinistan is a huge, genial nation, notable for its anti-smoking policies, state-planned economy, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 500 million Oisinistanis love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them.


Getting around
Air:
In each of the host cities, there is a large international airport. Other airports that you may be able to get a cheap fare into include:
-Bree Cullen International Airport
-Lockgarman Airport
-Four Lakes Ronald J. Lewis International Airport
If you are looking for a cheap airfare, our national airline, Oisinistan Air, have some excellent fares from many international airports. It is not recommended to take flights from city to city in Oisinistan, as it will set you back a lot of money, due to the high cost of regional jets from Oisinistan Air's manafacturing arm.

Rail
Oisinistan Rail connects all of the 8 host cities, as well as many other airports. Oisinistan Rail fares are considered quite expensive compared to that of Oisinistan Air's fares, so it is advised to use trains only when necessary.

Buses
Oisinistan Bus provides a similar service to that of Oisinistan Rail, except a no-frills version. If you don't mind gloomy old 30 year old buses with chewing gum of the same age stuck to your seat, I would advise you use Oisinistan Bus. Their fares are usually less than the cost of a pair of socks, so if you want to get there quick and don't care about luxury, I'd recommend Oisinistan Bus.


Places to Sleep:
There are many 5, 4 and 3 star hotels in Oisinistan. The Thompson Hotel in Ballyacklee is our top hotel. It has 500 luxury rooms, a 5-star restaurant, and a personal Jacuzzi for each guest. But, we aren't all as rich as Bill Gates, so I'd recommend the 3 star hotels. If you're looking to travel on a budget, however, you should try the 2-star Park Hotel in Linnock. It has a package deal with Oisinistan Air, in which anyone who travels on an Oisinistan Air flight will receive 50 percent off the cost of their stay.

There are many low cost motels, but these are often targeted by petty thieves and drug addicts, so I would strongly avoid these.


Places to eat:
There are 3 major fast food chains in Oisinistan: Superchaps Pizza and Subs, AsiaToGO, and Mom and Pop's Diner. Unless completely necessary, stick to fast food. It's cheap, and has some of the most healthy dishes in the world. If you are looking for fancy restaurants, however, the glitzier suburbs of Ballyacklee (Ranla, Drihandocker and Drimnock being 3 of them) have many fine-dining establishments which will fleece you greatly.

Speaking the lingo
Most Oisinistanis speak 3 languages:
-English (national language)
-Oisinistani (learnt in schools)
-Irish (learnt in schools)
-Spanish (minority)



Laws:
Oisinistan is not a very strict country in terms of laws. Guns are allowed, under a license. All drugs are banned, and highly punishable. Prostitution and pornography, though frowned upon, are very much legal, unless they involve a child, in which case they are very much illegal. Children under the age of 16 can drink small amounts (max 10mls) of alcohol at restaurants, however tobacco is banned everywhere.



THE HOST VENUES:


Ballyacklee
Stadium: Superchaps Bowling Arena
Matches: Group A, R16 1, Final

Corquay
Stadium: GovCo Arena
Matches: Group B, R16 2, Bronze Final

Linnock
Stadium: LinnockBowl
Matches: Group C, R16 3, Semi Final 1

Gallive
Stadium: The Showgrounds
Matches: Group D, R16 4, Semi Final 2

Portlorrig
Stadium: PortlorrigArena
Matches: Group E, R16 5, Quarter Final 1

Drohedaha
Stadium: St. James' Leisure Park
Matches: Group F, R16 6, Quarter Final 2

Dundalgan
Stadium: Dundalgan Sport and Adventure Center
Matches: Group G, R16 7, Quarter Final 3

Sordclomkill
Stadium: HGS
Matches: Group H, R16 8, Quarter Final 4

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Matchday 1 Results:

Group A
1 Riks Usakovs (Caermine) 190
2 Hayden White (Oisinistan) 186
3 Martins Sudraba (Caermine) 182
4 Valery Zolkin (Russian People of America) 170

Group B
1 Gareth Maldroy (Ethane) 188
2 Andrez Spinerov (Mattijana) 184
3 David Thorpe (Cadiak) 183
4 Alex White (Silvacometopia) 154

Group C
1 Barry Boil (Cadiak) 183
2 Nils Dzintars (Caermine) 182
3 Ivan Rusayev (Russian People of America) 180
4 Ainsley C Harriott (Ainsleyistan) 174

Group D
1 Ainsley A Harriott (Ainsleyistan) 216
2 Adam Southing (Ethane) 185
3 Michael Clarke (Oisinistan) 182
4 Finn Dwyer (Silvacometopia) 181

Group E
1 Victor Novokoff (Russian People of America) 193
2 Leonard Blackett (Oisinistan) 192
3 Im Sun Konu (Silvacometopia) 183
4 Mikel Vejonis (Caermine) 182

Group F
1 Donald Smith (Cadiak) 212
2 Andrew Stickleback (Ethane) 187
3 Anna Menistrika (Mattijana) 187
4 Adrian Simmons (Oisinistan) 168

Group G
1 Henry Billington (Ethane) 234
2 Alex Slingerov (Mattijana) 201
3 Graham Frederick (Silvacometopia) 168
4 Nikita Dubnikov (Russian People of America) 132

Group H
1 Ainsley N Harriott (Ainsleyistan) 216
2 Daniella Nokemova (Mattijana) 206
3 Simba Nigraha (Cadiak) 205
4 Ainsley E Harriott (Ainsleyistan) 183

[Cadiak]

After a problematic plane ride, CSG (Cadiak Sports Group) are very pleased with the results (Except for David Thorpe, who threw a tantrum, ranted about how stupid the bowling alley was and went back to Cadiak, but everyone's used to this and finds it rather entertaining ). Simba, Barry, and Donald are celebrating at Superchaps. Simba just ordered regular fries and a pepperoni pizza, but Donald (Who was once famous for breaking the record for most drinks drank at once.) is making use of the lack of a drinking rule, and is guzzling as much Rannorian Beer as he can. After 16 drinks, he passes out, and is carried off to the Park Hotel (They all met up at Linnock). I guess he'll have a bad headache tomorrow (Why he drinks before a bowling tournament? I don't know ). Simba will be leaving for Cadiak in the morning.

(I'll leave it there for now (In case I'm doing this wrong), I'll do the bowler's bios next )