Welcome to the eleventh T20 World Cup! Welcome to Ko-oren! We are thrilled to see you all come to the Dragonfly Archipelago for such a large tournament. Ko-oren, and in particular, its southwest, will be the closest thing to home for the next few weeks. Enjoy!
Links:
Sign-up thread - Host bid - (Most recently completed) World Twenty20 Championship X thread - What is cricket? - What is T20 cricket?
Schedule:
5-Oct: Qualification Stage draw
10-Oct: Qualification Stage, MD1
11-Oct: Qualification Stage, MD2
12-Oct: Qualification Stage, MD3
13-Oct: Qualification Stage, MD4
14-Oct: Qualification Stage, MD5
16-Oct: Group Stage, MD1
17-Oct: Group Stage, MD2
18-Oct: Group Stage, MD3
19-Oct: Group Stage, MD4
20-Oct: Group Stage, MD5
22-Oct: Semifinals
24-Oct: Final
Format:
1. Qualification Stage: in the first round, all teams are drawn into four groups of six teams. There will be five matchdays, with each team playing each of their group mates once. The best three of each group will advance to the next stage.
2. Group Stage: in the second round, the 12 remaining teams will be drawn into two groups of six. Again, there will be five matchdays, with each team playing each of their group mates once. The best two of each group will qualify for the semifinals. Group A will be seeds 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, and 12. Group B will be seeds 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, and 11.
3. Knockouts: this stage consists of two semifinals (A1 v B2 and B1 v A2), and one final.
4. Qualification and Group Stage matches will be as follows:
1v6, 2v5, 3v4
6v4, 5v3, 1v2
2v6, 3v1, 4v5
6v5, 1v4, 2v3
3v6, 4v2, 5v1
Groups and pots:
Group 1
Darmen
West Phoenicia
Elejamie
Mughals royal
The Plough Islands
Ko-oren
Group 2
Barunia
Northwest Kalactin
Mattijana
Liventia
Rooimervania
Eastfield Lodge
*Sisdonia was the lucky unranked nation to be put in Pot 4.