NationStates

Welcome to the Premier Professional Basketball tournament in the NS Multiverse. This here is Drawkland, the fourth president of the esteemed International Basketball Organization, calling in nations one and all to signup for the 27th edition of the International Basketball Championships, otherwise known as the IBC. Anybody can signup, and users can submit up to 1 puppet (which must be declared). Be warned that puppets will be the first to be purged if the need arises to create a round number for the competition.

How do you signup? Well, like every other NS Sports competition besides a select few, just state your intent in the thread. Looks something like this, perhaps?

Drawkland wrote:Drawkland is in!

This also counts as a signup for Drawkland, of course.

Host bidding is open for anyone who thinks they can tackle the task. Host bids don't necessarily require anything by rule, but if you want any shot of winning hosting rights, you should include information on format, scorination method, and RP bonuses. The deadline for submission of host bids is two weeks from the time of this post (only members of the IBO may vote in both votes), ending at around 11:59pm Eastern Daylight Time (US), on April 4th. After that, there will be a week-long period for IBO Committee Members to send in their votes for an eligible host bid. At the end, the host will be selected based on the vote count, and signups, timing, & everything else with IBC 27 will be turned over to them.

In the interest of time, if there are 3 hosts bids for the IBC, cutoff for host bids will simply be 24 hours after the 3rd bid is posted.

Signed Up Nations - 43
Drawkland
United States of Devonta
Kita-Hinode
Valanora
Lisander
Aristian Republic [Lisander]
Equestrian States
Newmanistan
Abaja
Filindostan
Free Republics
Valladares
Pratapgadh
United Nations of Europa
Kandonica
Fdryden
Abanhfleft
Pridnestrovia
Banija
Viveksylvania
Bernegastad [Filindostan]
Velestria
Natanians and Nosts
Northwest Kalactin
Qasden
Crystalline Caverns [Qasden]
Greater Vakolicci Haven [Velstrania]
Vangaziland
Mircea
Shapoer
The Aurian Plains
Pius Desurongcrandis
Authoritarian Republic of Lochario
Akrenea
Ethane
North Quadana
Velstrania
Khytonya
Digedingdangdong
Mughals Royal
Mytanija
Oscioru
East Ares


Host Bids - 2
Lisander and Velstrania
Filindostan and Abaja


Useful Links
Current Basketball Rankings
Previous Successful Bid
IBC 26 Everything Thread
IBC Discussion Thread + IBO Committee
International Basketball Organization Constitution

Confirming my signup, as president. Let's go!

In!

Send in the robots.

Yes.

Lisander. Also pre-confirming puppet Aristian Republic.

Lisander wrote:Lisander. Also pre-confirming puppet Aristian Republic.

It's.

In.

Rockets!

the return

The FFR will be back.

Here we go!

We would like to participate!

The United Nations of Europa would like to have their first organized federal team participate.

In

Fdryden is in

Will Abanhfleft rise from its own ashes? Or will we just sit around twiddling thumbs and watch others pass them by? I guess we're going to find out.

Preconfirming Pridnestrovia.

Abanhfleft wrote:Will Abanhfleft rise from its own ashes? Or will we just sit around twiddling thumbs and watch others pass them by? I guess we're going to find out.

Preconfirming Pridnestrovia.

Pr-in-dnestrovia.

Banija is in.

The Mighty Empire of Viveksylvania wishes to take part and demolition all competitors!!!
Feel free to annoy my minister of sports for any formalities.
*To the minister*
"Tell all the athletes they will be starved to death if they don't win"

Signing up and see signature.

Bernegastad wrote:Signing up and see signature.

Yes. I see the signature. Acknowledged and confirmed.

Velestria will debut

Maybe I should not be doing this...