General information&Host citiesKo-oren is an island nation in the northwest of Atlantian Oceania with a little over 27 million inhabitants. The World Twenty20 Championships XI will be played in its southwest (pictured
here). The archipelago is home to many languages, some of which are only spoken in Ko-oren (Classical, Tarrashall, Altiora and Yoshima Ko-orenite). Other languages were brought in from abroad (English, Dutch, French, Japanese). Two major languages were brought in from abroad, but the varieties spoken in Ko-oren do not closely resemble the foreign form anymore (Ko-Romance, Ko-Gaelic). Don't worry, the main language of all host cities is English. There is one exception, but English will suffice there as well.
Cricket has been one of the seven large sports for a while now, and participation has skyrocketed in recent years with the excellent results in Test cricket, though the initial spark was winning a World Twenty20 Championship. There are six First-Class and List-A cricket teams, and their grounds will host every single match of the upcoming/current World Twenty20 Championships. Apart from these, there are twelve T20 teams, which largely share these grounds.
Qualifying Group 1 - yBherafon Hills, Llandy, MawryshireThings to visit - distance in km to Llandy CBD
Llandy-Mawrystwyth-Ocean (Llandy-coast) - 0
Traditional Arts and Culture Festival - 0
yBherafon Hills Cricket Stadium - 3
Hertfield Stadium (33.000) - 90
Penstead - 275
yDremdun - 400
Those advancing from Group 1 will have to travel furthest to their Group A/B grounds, but in return they are rewarded by playing in one of the nicest and newest grounds in Ko-oren. This ground is used by the First-class and List-A team of Mawryshire. When visiting Llandy, English will do just fine but a lot of communication will be done in Ko-Gaelic. All other host cities' languages are English.
Llandy and Mawrystwyth are located on the far southwestern peninsula of Ko-oren's mainland. Llandy is the shire's capital, while Mawrystwyth is the slightly larger and more touristic town. Even if you add the towns' populations together, they are still considered a small provincial town. Still, they are the largest settlement on Ko-oren's west coast. Many of the nation's most scenic places are within a few hours from Llandy and Mawrystwyth, and on top of that, visiting these towns is a treat during any season. While the population is largely multilingual, as with most Ko-orenites, the one hurdle is that the predominant language is a 'native' language, named Ko-Gaelic, showing features of languages such as Welsh and Irish.
Qualifying Group 2 - Silverion Ground, Cirelbourne, Surbourneshire & Goledon Oval, Bruncester, SurbourneshireThings to visit - distance in km to Bruncester CBD
Amandine Double Crossing - 0
Top Brass Arena (19.500) - 2
Silverion Ground (25.000) - 5
The Amandine - 22
Western Amandine National Park - 33
Amandine Tri-State National Park - 35
Abyss, Surbourneshire - 44
Cirelbourne Silver mines - 78
Goledon Oval (25.005) - 84
Quicksilver Stadium (15.500) - 85
Caves of Cirelbourne - 89
Brighthaven, Surbourneshire - 95
---Anything between 75 and 90 km away is in Cirelbourne---
The mining cities of Cirelbourne and Bruncester will host Group 2. Silverion Ground was built first, and was the third-largest cricket stadium at the time. Then Bruncester completed their stadium just a few years later, making it a full five seats larger than Cirelbourne's. Anyway, both these stadiums are home to the First-class and List-A team of East Surbourneshire.
Cirelbourne and Bruncester are two mining cities, hidden deep away on the south coast, between the sea and a mountain range. The two cities get a lot of flak for not being environmental, traditional and a bit backwards, and on top of that they have a fierce rivalry between them as well. In recent years, the focus on mining disappeared a tiny bit, and leisure took off - finally recognising the unique landscape to their immediate north. Still, if you're looking for hard, honest workers, they're here.
Qualifying Group 3 - Ruby Hills, Burnet, Surbourneshire & Southbight Ground, Ansonville, SurbourneshireThings to visit - distance in km to Burnet CBD
Ruby Hills (18.000) - 1
Tidal Islands of Burnet - 41
Things to visit - distance in km to Ansonville CBD
Ansonville, Steam Powered City - 2
Southbight Ground (29.000) - 2
Shire Villa Stadium (19.000) - 3
Fields of Grainshire - 20
Merchant cities - 30
Leeshire Line (Idyllwild-Aubury) - 60
Open Air Ancient History Museum - Marinwood - 68
Greencaster - 98
All-around scenic places in Group 3. Southbight Ground and Ruby Hills are the home of West Surbourneshire. These are some of the smallest stadiums used in the Ko-orenite cricket system, but in return they are by far the most scenic ones - and both have a gently sloped field instead of seats. Enjoy!
Burnet is located on Ko-oren's eighth largest island, off of the south coast. Over the years, it has developed its own community. Its economy is largely based on tourism, as well as fishing and agriculture. Many crops only grow on Ko-oren's eastern islands in Yoshima province... and around Burnet, which gives it a funny vibe between Ko-oren's fast, modern life and quiet rural life. It is also the only area of Ko-oren with volcanic activity.
Ansonville is a provincial city both blessed and cursed by its location. Blessed because it's so close to large cities like Greencaster, it's the de facto capital of Ko-oren's agricultural region, and it's also close to scenic mountain towns like Aubury and Maynard. It's cursed in the sense that it is close to everything, not at anything, which means most people know Ansonville as that one city you pass through in order to get to your destination. Still, the stable climate and the relative peace means it's a popular place to settle down in, away from big city life.
Qualifying Group 4 - Leewardia Oval, Maynard, GehrennaThings to visit - distance in km to Maynard CBD
Merchant cities - 0
Leewardia Oval (31.000) - 1
Experimental Garden of Maynard - 4
Armskirk Municipal Ground (26.000) - 6
Leeshire Caves - 48
Leeshire Line (Idyllwild-Aubury) - 60
Group 4 will head to Maynard, which is close to both Greencaster and Willowbourne - not a lot of travel needed for those advancing from this group. Leewardia Oval is the preferred ground of Leeshire in the First-class and List-A domestic competitions, and while there have been some complaints about the colour scheme, nobody has ever lodged a complaint about the incredible view just beyond the Oval.
Maynard is in a great position. Rural, but close to large population centres, at the foot of a mountain range, close to the nation's breadbasket, and with a great sporting tradition. It does get a bit cold in winter, though Maynard is an excellent HQ for anyone visiting Ko-oren during the other seasons. Maynard has great weather as well, given it lies in what's commonly called Leeshire: the part of the mainland just behind the mountains, shielded from most precipitation. Soccer, rugby union and cricket are staples here, and they're generally quite good at it.
Group A - Royal Oval, Willowbourne, GehrennaThings to visit - distance in km to Willowbourne CBD
National Hall of Fame of Sports - 1
Linguistic Museum - 2
The Willowbowl - 3
Activity Garden - 6
Royal Oval Cricket Ground - 7
Willowbourne Airport - 19
Willowbourne Airport and Museum - 22
Strongfair (town) - 96
Merchant Cities - 90-120
Moving on to the final 12. Half of our remaining teams will go to Ko-oren's second largest city, Willowbourne, to play in the nation's oldest cricket stadium. History galore in and around the stadium of the First-class and List-A team of Willowbourne.
Willowbourne is right in the middle of western Ko-oren. For centuries, the city was a small provincial town used to administrate all of southwestern Ko-oren, before that started developing. Now, Willowbourne is in the middle of the large plains in central Ko-oren with great connections to Greencaster, Aminey and the four capitals. The city's climate is a bit different from most of its surroundings, experiencing both cold winters and hot summers. In the last century, Willowbourne has developed into somewhat of a sporting capital, between the Hall of Fame, the Willowbowl, and having teams in four of Ko-oren's seven major sports.
Group B - Greencaster Oval, Greencaster, SurbourneshireThings to visit - distance in km to Greencaster CBD
Grand Hall of Greencaster - 1
Grand Park - 2
Greencaster Oval (Cricket Ground) - 4
The Double Bridge - 4
Centre of Experiments - 7
Surbourneshire Square Stadium - 9
Open Air Ancient History Museum (Marinwood) - 28
Steam Powered City: Ansonville - 100
Surbourneshire's Merchant cities - 200
Western Amandine National Park - 300
The other half of our remaining 12 teams will play in Greencaster, Ko-oren's largest city. The Oval is the largest cricket stadium in the country as well, even if it is not much to look at from the outside. The name of the First-class and List-A team playing here is Greencaster.
Greencaster lies in in the centre of the southern gulf. Where most of Ko-oren has often looked inward, Greencaster looks outward, and its location reflects that. It's right on the one side of Ko-oren that looks out over the rest of Atlantian Oceania, and Greencaster is right there to welcome every and all visitors. Greencaster contains Ko-oren's largest port. The employment opportunites, the nearby breadbasket, and the temperate climate have made the city into Ko-oren's largest in the last 100 years. Before that, it was a small town, often ignored, on the outer periphery of Ko-oren. Greencaster is Ko-oren's version of a modern, planned city, containing many cultures and subcultures, and the closest you'll come to big city life within Ko-oren.
Semifinal 1 - Royal Oval, Willowbourne, GehrennaGroup A's winner will stay put in Willowbourne for their semifinal.
Semifinal 2 - Greencaster Oval, Greencaster, SurbourneshireGroup B's winner can stay in Greencaster just a bit longer as well.
Final - Greencaster Oval, Greencaster, SurbourneshireThe final of the World Twenty20 Championships will be played in the largest city and largest stadium, Greencaster Oval on the southern coast of Ko-oren.