Mike Sarzo Memorial Trophy Everything Thread
Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2021 1:50 pm
The Incorporated Football Federation cordially welcomes all 15 nations to Sarzonia for the Mike Sarzo Memorial Trophy.
As always, proceeds from ticket sales, concession and merchandise sales, advertising revenue, and donations will be donated to fund cancer research in the name of the late founding President of Sarzonia, Mike Sarzo. Sarzo lost his life to a particularly aggressive form of testicular cancer in 2006 on 1 December at 4:32 p.m. Sarzonian Standard Time. It is in his memory we, along with Starblaydia and Krytenia conceptualised and founded this tournament.
Unlike previous years, all four regions will take place in Sarzonia, with Sarzonia being considered the regional host in the Woodstock Region. Matches there will be played at the de facto national stadium, Dave Wilson Stadium, which seats 105,900. The other cities hosting the tournament will be Portland, Nicksia, and Wilmington, the so-called "Big Three-Plus One" of Sarzonia's cities.
The group draw will be done shortly. The tournament, as in years past, will be a knockout stage tournament where each match will have a winner. Therefore, we will use the knockout round feature of Vilita's mobile scorinator to sim the matches. The group draw shall be done via the customary drawing of lots [OOC: By using the random.org generator].
The 16 participants in this tournament are as follows:
1. Sarzonia (10.03, +1.75)
2. HUElavia (11.22, +2)
3. Hundredstar (UR, +1.15)
4. Qasden (8.32, -4)
5. The Busoga Islands (16.16, -3)
6. Abanhfleft (11.5425, +2.5)
7. Hopal (0, +0.5)
8. Wendylln (0, ?)
9. Augusticinia (0, -1.5)
10. Melbergia (1.56, -1)
11. Magnecia (0, +1)
12. Oakwood Landing (puppet of Hundredstar) (0, -4)
13. The Cordian Isles (0, +5)
14. Avoros (puppet of Qasden) (0, +4)
15. The Jovannic (1.95, +2.5)
16. Brookstation (3.05, +4)
WOODSTOCK REGION
Sarzonia
Avoros
The Cordian Isles
Qasden
PORTLAND REGION
The Jovannic
Wendylln
Melbergia
The Busoga Islands
NICKSIA REGION
Magnecia
Augusticinia
Oakwood Landing
Abanhfleft
WILMINGTON REGION
Hundredstar
Brookstation
Hopal
HUElavia
The pairings for the regional semifinals will be 1 v. 4, 2 v. 3, so in the case of the Woodstock Region, it will be Sarzonia v. Qasden and Avoros v. The Cordian Isles.
Following the posting of the group draw, matches will take place with the regional semifinals beginning on Tuesday, 14 September at 8 p.m. EDT (midnight UTC). The regional finals will take place on Thursday, 16 September at the same time. We'll have the MSMT semifinals on Saturday at the same time, and then the final and 3PPO will take place on the following Monday.
As always, proceeds from ticket sales, concession and merchandise sales, advertising revenue, and donations will be donated to fund cancer research in the name of the late founding President of Sarzonia, Mike Sarzo. Sarzo lost his life to a particularly aggressive form of testicular cancer in 2006 on 1 December at 4:32 p.m. Sarzonian Standard Time. It is in his memory we, along with Starblaydia and Krytenia conceptualised and founded this tournament.
Unlike previous years, all four regions will take place in Sarzonia, with Sarzonia being considered the regional host in the Woodstock Region. Matches there will be played at the de facto national stadium, Dave Wilson Stadium, which seats 105,900. The other cities hosting the tournament will be Portland, Nicksia, and Wilmington, the so-called "Big Three-Plus One" of Sarzonia's cities.
The group draw will be done shortly. The tournament, as in years past, will be a knockout stage tournament where each match will have a winner. Therefore, we will use the knockout round feature of Vilita's mobile scorinator to sim the matches. The group draw shall be done via the customary drawing of lots [OOC: By using the random.org generator].
The 16 participants in this tournament are as follows:
1. Sarzonia (10.03, +1.75)
2. HUElavia (11.22, +2)
3. Hundredstar (UR, +1.15)
4. Qasden (8.32, -4)
5. The Busoga Islands (16.16, -3)
6. Abanhfleft (11.5425, +2.5)
7. Hopal (0, +0.5)
8. Wendylln (0, ?)
9. Augusticinia (0, -1.5)
10. Melbergia (1.56, -1)
11. Magnecia (0, +1)
12. Oakwood Landing (puppet of Hundredstar) (0, -4)
13. The Cordian Isles (0, +5)
14. Avoros (puppet of Qasden) (0, +4)
15. The Jovannic (1.95, +2.5)
16. Brookstation (3.05, +4)
WOODSTOCK REGION
Sarzonia
Avoros
The Cordian Isles
Qasden
PORTLAND REGION
The Jovannic
Wendylln
Melbergia
The Busoga Islands
NICKSIA REGION
Magnecia
Augusticinia
Oakwood Landing
Abanhfleft
WILMINGTON REGION
Hundredstar
Brookstation
Hopal
HUElavia
The pairings for the regional semifinals will be 1 v. 4, 2 v. 3, so in the case of the Woodstock Region, it will be Sarzonia v. Qasden and Avoros v. The Cordian Isles.
Following the posting of the group draw, matches will take place with the regional semifinals beginning on Tuesday, 14 September at 8 p.m. EDT (midnight UTC). The regional finals will take place on Thursday, 16 September at the same time. We'll have the MSMT semifinals on Saturday at the same time, and then the final and 3PPO will take place on the following Monday.