World Baseball Classic 53 - Signups (Closed)

[Kohnhead]

Yep

[Abanhfleft]

Eh, why not?

[Brookstation]

Yessss

[Behetij]

Come on

[Atheara]

Is it open? Is it?
In, i guess.

[Kriegiersien]

in

[Banija]

In

[Milchama]

We're definitely in.

[Muralos]

Muralos is in.

[The Greater Nordics]

In it to win it!

[Cassadaigua]

WBC 53,
We'll have bats.
We'll have balls.
We'll have Fillies.

[HUElavia]

Whoop

[Drawkland]

you can't have a world baseball classic without drawkian sufferin

[Daskel]

back from the dead!

[Alzavola]

Alzavola is in

[World Baseball Classic]

Signups are up to date. We are still looking for a host bid at the moment.

[Banija]

Banija WBC 53 Bid

The Olympic Committee of Banija, building on popularity built with our recent success in support, recent success of the WBBL, and the success that was IBS XIII, is officially submitting its bid to the international baseball community to host the 53rd World Baseball Classic.

Banijan National Information

The Kingdom of Banija is a country that classifies itself as a semi-constitutional monarchy. A nation that is proudly a member of Atlantian Oceania, it is led by the Kabaka(which translates to King), and the current monarch is Kabaka Mwanga. The Kabaka, alongside with the Waziri(translates to Foreign Minister), whom he picks and dismisses solely at his pleasure, is the Head of State and responsible for the country's foreign affairs. Upon reaching age 25, the Isebantu(Crown Prince), becomes the Waziri by constitutional right. The current Isebantu is Isebantu Mutungi. The full list of members of the Royal Family can be found here.

Kabaka Mwanga ascended into power after the assassination of his father, Kabaka Albert III during World Cup 82 Qualifying. This is, of course, a government with an elected element. The elected unicameral legislature is the Lukiiko(Parliament), and the Lukiiko is responsible for governance of domestic affairs. The Katikkiro(Prime Minister) is elected by the Lukiiko. Currently, there is an elected right-wing coalition that holds a majority in the Lukiiko and rules the country. The present Katikkiro Is Kobe Aziri.

Due to the massive influence of Puritan Mormonism in this nation, they are relatively socially conservative. Abortion in this country is outlawed unless the mother's life is in danger, and polygamy for males is legal. The church's Universal Call to Motherhood, which teaches that the destiny of each and every woman is to give birth to children and raise faithful Puritan Mormons, has heavily shaped the nation's view on the role of women in society, forming the basis for Banija's prior sports gender segregation laws in the first place. Consumption of alcohol and the recreational use of marijuana in Banija is legal. Due to Mormon tradition, however, the purchase/sale of coffee products is illegal within Banija- however, the consumption is not. Fans and teams an ddelegations are allowed to bring in their own coffee products as long as they are declared at customs, where it is then taxed per pound. Any attempt or effort to sell the product, however, can and will result in arrest.

Most people in the country speak both Olusanke, the local dialect, and English. There is a smattering of Korean spoken within the country, thanks to Banija's Quebecois roots. Banija's currency is the shilling. The exchange rate to the NationStates Dollar is 200 shillings to 1 NSD. Conversion kiosks will be available at all hotels and at airports to exchange your money, as well as any banks. However, using the NSDs directly to purchase items is only guaranteed at stadiums and hotels- vendors outside of stadiums or hotels are not required to accept NationStates Dollars. Fans are also advised that street vendors will only take cash, according to Banijan law- as an issue of security to prevent against credit card theft.

Of course, Banija is on its way to developed country status. This is thanks to a recent discovery of large oil deposits in Hangaza, there is movement within the country on building better infrastructure. There has been heavy investment in Istria's public transportation system by the Regional Transit Corporation in the leadup to the games, with better roads and systems being built. One of Banija's unique public transit systems within cities is via the boda boda. The climate of Banija has a lot of natural rainforest and jungle, which means that there is no winter, only wet season and dry season. Temperatures generally range at their coldest around 60 degrees Fahrenheit, and at their hottest around 110 degrees Fahrenheit. For the duration of the Games, average high temperatures will range from 60 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.

Banijans have a tendency of being relaxed about time. While, of course, things like flights and matches will run on time, this is something that is observed generally, especially at restaurants. It is considered standard to arrive about 15-20 minutes late for a restaurant reservation, which is something Banijan authorities would like to make note of for travelling fans and visitors to the country for this tournament. This is very true for hangouts with Banijans, dates, weddings, etc... Within the country.

In terms of food, Banijans are very heavy meat eaters, and you'll find plenty of chicken, goat meat, beef, pork, and turkey options on your localized menus. In terms of non-meats, popular staple foods are jollof, matoke, Chapati, a rolex, and samosas. Strictly vegan restaurants within the country, outside of Istria and Busukuma, are almost non-existent, though of course you'll find non-meat options everywhere

Bid-Specific Information

The Olympic Committee is aiming to bring baseball's biggest tournament to the country for the first time. While there is history of baseball tournaments being successfully hosted here, including the men's baseball and women's softball competitions of the XIV Summer Olympiad, as well as IBS XIII, the World Baseball Classic has yet to come to Banija's shores. The Olympic Committee views this as their greatest opportunity to bring great baseball competition to the country.

Format

There will be X groups of six, per tradition for this tournament. There will be a 32 game group stage. The format is relatively straightforward.

The first 30 games, of course, will be against the teams in your group. You will play each team in your group in two sets of three game series. So Matchdays 1-3 will be against the same opponent at the same venue, then switch opponents for another 3 game series on Matchdays 4-6, and so on. Look at the group stage formats during WBCs 51 and 52 if you want questions. These series, of course, are played home & away.

What about the extra two games? There will be the opportunity for teams to give themselves a 'rivalry series' against a team of their choice, from outside their group. You'll play those teams in a two game series- one home game, one away game. Teams can self-schedule those rivalry series matches, and TG me the match. If teams have not chosen for themselves their rivalry series partner by MD27, they will be assigned one from me. These last two games will count towards the group standings.

That rivalry series criteria, if I schedule a team's match, will consider WBC history(have they played against each other in the last 3 WBCs), geography(are they in the same reigon), and if all else fails, simply random drawings.

42 teams: 7 groups of 6. Top 2 in each group, plus top 2 3rd place teams to the Round of 16.

48 teams: 8 groups of 6. Top 2 in each group to the Round of 16.

54 teams: 9 groups of 6. Top 3 in each group, plus top 5 fourth place teams, to the Round of 32.

60 teams: 10 groups of six. Top 3 in each group, plus top 2 fourth place teams, to the Round of 32.

The knockout stages shall be in best of 5 series format, while the championship series will be in a Best of 7 series format. For the pre-Final KO stage rounds, 2 games shall be scorinated on each day, with Game 5s(if necessary), scorinated by themselves. All knockout stage matches shall be held in Banija.

For the Championship series, Games 1 and 2 shall be scorinated together, games 3 and 4 shall be scorinated together, while Games 5, 6, and 7(all if necessary) shall be scorinated on their own days.

Tiebreakers
1) H-2-H Wins
2) H-2-H Run Differential
3) Record against common opponents
4) Overall Run Differential
5) Overall Runs For
6) Coin Toss

(Since there are no style mods in xkor for baseball, I have no problem using runs for as a tiebreaker since it wouldn't advantage anyone with a specific style mod)

Hosting Experience

World Bowl XXXIV
World Bowl XXXVII
25th International Basketball Championships(co-hosted w/ Filindostan)
28th World Lacrosse Championships
29th World Lacrosse Championships(co-hosted with Razenthuria)
67th Baptism of Fire(co-hosted w/ Qasden)
76th Cup of Harmony(co-hosted w/ Xanneria)
Conferences in multiple seasons of both the NSCAA and the NSCF
Multiple seasons of the IDLO
World Cup 83(co-hosted with Equestria)
World Cup 81(co-hosted w/ the Federation of Free Republics)
AOCAF LVIII(co-hosted with Baker Park)
XIV Summer Olympiad(co-hosted with Liventia)
AOCAF LXII

Scorinating Method

I will be using version 0.3.3.of xkoranate, with the Adjusted NSFS3 formula. A roster shall be eligible for one full day's RP bonus. RP bonus shall be cumulative across the duration of the tournament.

Other OOC Information

Should be North American morning cutoffs, but I reserve the right to switch the schedule to night, with plenty of advance notice, if my schedule demands do not allow me to score in the mornings.

I'm ready for any and all questions.

[World Baseball Classic]

We now have a host bid, which has been added to the OP.
To give enough time for potential competing bids and to ask questions to the bidder, the host bid deadline will be extended by a few hours to exactly 24 hours from when this message is posted.

[Ardengard]

Singing Signing up

[Equestrian States]

In.

[Sangti]

We 'r' in

Confirming Sangti as a master nation of Aji No Moto and latter will be puppet instead.

[Aji No Moto]

We 'r' in

Confirming Sangti as a master nation of Aji No Moto and latter will be puppet instead.

Confirming the above.

[StrayaRoos]

scorinator:Xkoranate 0.3.3
Format:
48 Teams:12 Groups Of 4 Then top 2 advance to round 2 where The Best 8 teams Get byes till the round of 16
50 Teams:10 of 5 then Best 16 On Seeding progress to Round 2 when they will play an modified McIntyre Final 8 System with 16 teams
54 Teams:9 of 6 Top 2 progress with best 4 3rd Placers to Round of 16
60 teams:10 of 6 Top team progresses to the 2nd Group Round
note all matches are Double Round Robin With Knock Outs in StrayaRoos and StrayaRoos Barrier Islands (Overseas Territory/OOC Puppy)
Venues
Circunses Intl' Baseball Stadium (51,000)
Pale Park (45,000)
Menai Stadium (30,000)
Panem Baseball Stadium (19,000)
Duomji Oval (1,000)
Scorination Schedule
Most games will be scorinated in the Morning (AEDT) With the cut-off at 22:00 UTC On Mondays and Tuesdays and 6:30 UTC On all other scorination Days
Tie Breakers:
RP Bonus
Runs
H2H
5th inns Countback
Runs per Innings
Runs Difference

[Yue Zhou]

Tie Breakers:
RP Bonus
Runs
H2H
5th inns Countback
Runs per Innings
Runs Difference

Why is this the preferred tiebreak order?

What is "5th inns countback"?

[Quintessence of Dust]

I stand by all the criticisms of "rivalry games" from this point on.