NationStates

HOSTING
IAC-11's host has been selected. Congrats Havynwilde! Single or joint host applications are welcome, from users who have experience in hosting competitions of this scale. Bidders must be signed up for the present competition and users behind the nation must have competed in one of the previous installments, even if under a different flag. Host bids should be posted in this thread and include the usual details including methodology, formulae, and indicative scheduling - please read guidance on expectations for format and scorination further down this post. A vote may be organised if more than one bid is received. Currently signed up nations with at least one previous user entry will likely be eligible to vote.

Havynwilde is the host of IAC-11.

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ELIGIBILITY & ENTRY
Any nation that is not a resident of the Big Three sporting regions - AO, Rushmore & Esportiva - at the time of this post may sign up to compete in the IAC. You may have been resident there in the past and may have competed in their international tournaments previously. You may plan to move to the sporting regions in the future and participation in this tournament does not preclude that, although it would be considered extremely bad manners to do so at the time of participation. Note, even if you've participated in the IAC in the past, you cannot participate with us if you're currently residing in a Big Three region, especially if you've signed up for their tournament.

The Independents Cup is not, of course, a WCC-sanctioned tournament, and while it usually uses official WCC rankings it has no impact on those rankings. Nations that have participated in WCs and nations that have not are both welcome to compete in the IAC, by signing up in this thread. Please note that we are currently looking at implementing a standard ranking system that includes both recent WCC and IAC success in the calculation.

PUPPETS
Puppets of main nations resident in the Big Three are still eligible to compete in the IAC provided the puppets themselves are not resident in the Big Three, and it is permissible to create puppets just to take part here - all eligible nations are welcome. These puppets are suggested to be declared for transparency.

Previous entrants may enter two nations into the IAC provided they meet eligibility criteria. This means any user who competed and RPed (roster + minimum 1 post) in a previous edition of the Independents Cup (it doesn't have to be the nation they are signing up to the IAC with). When entering two nations, please declare puppet status.

Everyone else may enter one nation to this tournament.

FORMAT & SCHEDULE
Precise arrangements will be confirmed by the host once selected and as the numbers become clear, but the suggestion for prospective hosts will be for a group stage dependent on group size followed by a knockout bracket from 16 qualifying nations. Hosts will decide on a cap, with puppets taken out of the draw first if sign-ups exceed this at their discretion if necessary, last in first out.

The timetable will likely run in tandem with the Big Three championships; precise dates to be confirmed and dependent on the rate of sign-ups, taking cue from the other tournaments. I advise hosts to plan 48 hours between each cut-off to allow good time for RPing.

SCORINATION
The tournament will be scorinated using the host's preferred method which will be confirmed in due course. WCC ranks should be used to provide a general continuity within NS football, but IAC-specific ranks or RP bonus amounts must be sizeable enough to potentially allow new and consistently high quality RPers a good shot at the title: see unranked Veldgouwen's run to the final in the first edition.

SIGN-UP & DISCUSSION
Sign up in this thread to participate in the eleventh edition of the IAC. Questions and clarifications welcome. Please remember to declare puppets. For more advanced discussion, feel free to consult our BRAND NEW Discussion Thread, available at that link or our forum signature here.

This post confirms Drawkland's sign-up.

Sign-Ups
1. Drawkland
2. Omerica
3. Choudal
4. Quemorr Isles
5. Indusse
6. Daehwi
7. Abanhfleft
8. Ginadjkrum
9. Hebitaka
10. Central Shaneville
11. Trolleborg
12. Kohnhead
13. Megistos
14. Squornshelan Remnant States
15. Tequilo
16. Poafmersia
17. HUElavia
18. TJUN-ia
19. Terre Septentrionale
20. Dryicor
21. Havynwilde
22. NPC West Florida
23. Pripet Socialist Republic
24. Squidroidia
25. Reçueçn
26. Space
27. Kriegiersien
28. Murphtannia
29. New Lusitania [and The Algarves]
30. Silver Beach
31. Ponyvillian Separatists of Twicetagrien Canterlotine Territories (PSTCT) [Somehow Related to Rarity]
32. Otksarin
33. Neo-Futurist Wyoming
34. Juvencus
35. United Hemand Insia
36. Rwekazaland
37. The Fortem
38. Thea Liters
39. Muralos
40. Port Ember
41. Sharktail
42. Vykta
43. Silvedania
44. Quintessence of Dust
45. Icecliff
46. Sajnur
47. Sannyamathland
48. Almuzahara
49. A Flock of Seagulls
50. The Frozen Forest

Withdrawn
Hot Skitty on Wailord Action
HAIKU

Death to the Cup. Long live the Championship!

Y

YES.

Yes!Yes!Yes!

Omerica wrote:Death to the Cup. Long live the Championship!

boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

(also confirming my existence, etc)

Drawkland wrote:boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

(also confirming my existence, etc)

Boo this

Hot Skitty on Wailord Action wrote:Boo this

What she said ^

(This is a confirmation post)

In.

In it to not win it.

Practicing for Filindostan's WC87 entry our upcoming tournaments.

Human Android Institute of Kota Usman wrote:Practicing for Filindostan's WC87 entry our upcoming tournaments.

Confirming puppetry for transparency's sake.

Let us in

In if we can.

Trolleborg in

Of course

Why not? In!

The Confederacy signs up, and also proposes that in addition to eventually selecting a host, the host voting pool make a formal vote on adopting a permanent ranking system.

Tequilo signs up and seconds this...

Squornshelan Remnant States wrote:[...] proposes that in addition to eventually selecting a host, the host voting pool make a formal vote on adopting a permanent ranking system.

Defending champions here. Bringing Otksarin with me too

The Perennial Silver Medalist returns once again.

Yep Yep, more football here we come!

In!

Meant to take part in this last time out.

Death to the Big 3!

Havynwilde returns after a 47 year absence.