Welcome to World Bowl 44! 32 teams enter this tournament, co-operatively hosted by Ranoria and South Newlandia, in search of the next team to lift the trophy for the biggest gridiron tournament in the multiverse. Do note that this is American Football (usually referenced here as “gridiron”, as “America” is not a thing every country on NSS acknowledges), which means this tournament largely follows NFL rules, with the only major exception being the use of IFAF/NCAA overtime rules.
Relevant links:
WB43 | Current Ranks | World Bowl Discussion Thread | Signup Thread | Host bid | Guide to Sports Roleplaying
Groups:
- Please Note: Groups A-D will be playing their final group stage games in Ranoria (and will be scored by SNL).
Groups E-H will be playing their last group stage games in South Newlandia (and will be scored by Ran).
Group E
Kavanis (UR)
Bongo Johnson (29)
Banija (9)
Abanhfleft (7)
Group F
Kyhun (UR)
Delaclava (2)
Sarzonia (10)
Venmere (UR)
Group G
Mon Sold (UR)
Chromatika (4)
Kohnhead (13)
United Adaikes (49)
Group H
Saint Kanye (6)
Quebec and Shingoryeo (27)
South Newlandia (12)
State of Imperial Russia (UR)
Group A
South Americanastan (UR)
Lisander (22)
Ranoria (1)
Anthor (27)
Group B
Rocky Canada (UR)
HUElavia (17)
Theofficaljapan (UR)
TJUN-ia (3)
Group C
Drawkland (8)
Gyatso-kai (UR)
StrayaRoos (24)
Kriegiersien (38)
Group D
Greater Cebu (UR)
New Gesem (20)
Bendicion (UR)
Ko-oren (5)
Format:
The 32 teams will be organised in 8 groups of 4. First, each team will play each other team in their group once home and once away, before a final matchup on neutral ground in South Newlandia or Ranoria. After a total of nine games in the group stage, the top two teams in each group will advance to the Round of 16, still in South Newlandia and Ranoria. From there, a single-elimination knockout bracket will be played, with teams remaining in the nation they were already in for the final round robin.
The relevant tie-breakers are, in order: 1) Group Placement (Seeding only) 2) Wins 3) H2H result 4) H2H point differential 5) Point differential 6) IC coinflip (scorinated playoff game in lieu of rank).
If a tie between multiple teams must be broken and one team wins the tiebreaker at any stage, while the remaining teams are still tied, the tiebreakers start at the top of the list again to break the tie between the remaining teams. Two teams may only play against a team they already played in the group stage starting from the quarterfinals. There also will be no Third-Place Playoff, with both losing semifinalists being declared joint 3rd place.
Tournament Schedule:
May 4th: Group Draw (live on discord, 21:00 UTC)
May 9th: MD1 (1v4, 2v3)
May 10th: MD2 (1v2, 4v3)
May 11th: MD3 (3v1, 2v4)
May 13th: MD4 (4v1, 3v2)
May 14th: MD5 (2v1, 3v4)
May 15th: MD6 (1v3, 4v2)
May 17th: MD7 (1v4, 2v3 (on neutral ground))
May 18th: MD8 (1v2, 4v3 (on neutral ground))
May 19th: MD9 (3v1, 2v4 (on neutral ground))
May 21st: Round of 16
May 23rd: Quarterfinals
May 25th: Semi-finals
May 27th: Final
RP cutoff will be between 7 and 8 pm UTC for the South Newlandian half, and between 9 pm EST and 11 pm EST for the Ranorian half, which is 1-3 am UTC on the following day. To clarify, MD1 on the Ranorian half will be scored in the early morning hours that are already the 10th in UTC.
Roster/Roleplay notes:
Teams will not be given their ranking points in scorination until they have posted a roster. As soon as a roster is provided, their ranking points will be applied in full.
Your roster may include a style modifier between and including -5 (ultra-defensive) over 0 (neutral) to +5 (hyper-offensive).
It is recommended that you post the following list of RP permissions in your roster, along with a choice of "Yes" or "No" (or a more specific explanation if you'd like) for each item. This will allow you to cooperate with your opponents and fellow competitors when either you or your opponent RPs is the first to RP about your given match. Please respect the listed permissions of your competitors, as well as their roleplay itself if they have completed their RP before you.
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[b]RP Permissions[/b]
[b]Choose my scorers:[/b]
[b]Godmod scoring events:[/b]
[b]RP injuries to my players:[/b]
[b]Godmod Injuries to my players:[/b]
[b]Suspend my players:[/b]
[b]Godmod suspension events[/b]:
[b]Godmod other events[/b]:
Also, please do not reserve posts if you’re not hosting, and please do not edit large parts of your roster or RPs after you have posted them, it makes it really hard to keep track of things, and your edit may be missed and not receive appropriate RP bonus. Should you absolutely have to make an edit, please notify your host via telegram or on discord.
Should you have any questions about anything, feel free to ask the hosts at any time, per telegram, discord, or on the World Bowl Discussion Thread; we’re always happy to help!