IBS XI Signup Thread (Signups CLOSED)

[Nova Anglicana]

Welcome to signups for International Baseball Slam XI: The Eleventh Edition! This is a revival of the IBS, a minor baseball tournament between WBCs previously run by Gregoryisgodistan and Super-Llamaland. I am bringing this back because of personal interest, but also as a way to keep up baseball enthusiasm between WBCs and allow for new nations or nations that do not traditionally compete in the WBC to try out baseball RPing.

To signup, simply post your nation name and a nickname, in the following format:

Nova Anglicana Lions

If you wish to enter a domestic club team, your signup should look like this:

Domestic club team name + nickname (nation name)

Example: Vinovium Gunners (Nova Anglicana)

Host bids are welcome, and this is a good chance for nations to host their first event, though it is not recommended you bid unless you have at least some experience RPing in this subforum. Hosting previous events is by no means a prerequisite, but at least participating and actively RPing so you get a feel for how things work probably is. Your bid won't be rejected as long as it includes all required information, but bids by brand new users are unlikely to win.

The host bid deadline is set for Sunday, June 21st at 12:00 AM (midnight) EST (UTC-4). Host voting may begin early if we have only one host bid, no other likely bidders, and significant interest. After that, we will vote on hosts and then the tournament will be turned over to the host(s). Signups will remain open through the end of the host voting, but any nations who sign up after host voting starts are ineligible to vote, as will the bidder(s).

Here is the winning bid from IBS IX, by Nova Anglicana.

Here is the winning bid from IBS X, by Schiltzberg and Frenline Delpha.

The bids should resemble those two bids in format, somewhat, and include similar information. Please note that previous editions of the IBS have used both the series format and the single-game format. Both are acceptable in host bids.

There were previously IBS ranks. However, since a significant amount of time has elapsed between edition of the IBS, no ranks will be used for this edition. ICly, and I hope going forward, the explanation for this is that no senior national teams of nations that are ranked in the WBC will be competing. Instead, established nations should feel free to send backup national team squads, college all-stars, domestic minor leaguers, U18/U21 squads, a domestic club team, or some other collection of players. Have fun with it and use this tournament to flesh out your baseball worldbuilding! Nations not ranked in the WBC or competing in a baseball event for the first time should feel free to enter a senior national team if they so choose.

Puppets are allowed at a maximum of one per nation and must be confirmed by the master nation, but in the end, it is up to the host whether to include them or not. This post also acts as a signup for Nova Anglicana.

Signups

1. Nova Anglicana Lions
2. Cassadaigua U18s
3. Kalactin U21s
4. Kohnhead Pandas
5. Super-Llamaland Tigers
6. South Newlandia U22s
7. Pripet Socialist Republic U21s (puppet of Northwest Kalactin)
8. Jeckland Spuds
9. Tikariot Thunderforge
10. The Jovannic Emperors
11. Terre Septentrionale Nordiques
12. Newmanistan U16s
13. Abanhfleft Revolution All-Stars
14. Maniladrid Mariners
15. Sarzonia Junior Stars
16. Northern Moravica University Cougars (Banija)
17. Falisiand U22s
18. United Civil Republic Bears
19. Mathuvan Union Moose
20. Ethane Red Kites
21. Starcom Starboys
22. Mitarian Pelicans
23. Royal Kingdom of Quebec Grim Reapers
24. You?

Host Bids:

1. Super-Llamaland
2. You?

IBS I: hosted by Shadowbourne/Super-Llamaland, championship: Costa Luna beats Shadowbourne 3-0.
IBS II: hosted by Sangti, championship: Gregoryisgodistan beats Sova Empire 3-1.
IBS III: hosted by Super-Llamaland/New Wolfopolis, championship: Gregoryisgodistan beats Nova Anglicana 3-1.
IBS IV: hosted by Gregoryisgodistan, championship: Gregoryisgodistan beats Arana 3-1.
IBS V: hosted by New Wolfopolis/Oakbrook and Calvarie, championship: Super-Llamaland beats Orennana, 3-1.
IBS VI: hosted by Noboru Taiyou, championship: Gregoryisgodistan defeats Abanhfleft in double-elimination final
IBS VII: hosted by Patistan, championship: Gregoryisgodistan beats Super-Llamaland 3-2
IBS VIII: hosted by Gregoryisgodistan, championship: Gregoryisgodistan beats Nova Anglicana 3-0
IBS IX: hosted by Nova Anglicana, championship: Southern Democratic States defeats United States of Devonta 3-2
IBS X: hosted by Schiltzberg/Frenline Delpha, championship: Coconut Isle defeats United States of Devonta 4-1

[Cassadaigua]

Cassadaigua will send a U-18 team.

[Northwest Kalactin]

I guess the Kalactanian U-21 will show up

Kalactin Turtles

[Kohnhead]

Considering I'm not ranked, Kohnhead will send its senior team

The Kohnhead Pandas

[Nova Anglicana]

Considering I'm not ranked, Kohnhead will send its senior team

The Kohnhead Pandas

Added! As a reminder, please follow the signup format of "nation name + nickname". Any signups not using this format will not be added. You may, but it is not necessary to, specify what kind of a team you will be sending in your signup. You can do that when the competition starts.

[Super-Llamaland]

Super-Llamaland Tigers are in!
(Host bid coming)

[South Newlandia]

South Newlandia will send their U22-Team.

Edit: South Newlandian Elephants
Edit to the Edit: Can we please be referenced as the South Newlandian U-22?

[Super-Llamaland]

LLAMANEAN HOST BID FOR IBS 11

National Info

Super-Llamaland is a beautiful and diverse nation, from the serene forests of Kyrinson to the spectacular gray cliffs of Los-Juantos. Located in Esportiva, the nation of roughly forty-six million people is known for a successful democratic socialist government, some of the most environmentally-friendly policies in the world, and an absurdly well-funded educational system. Baseball is not only by far the most popular sport in the nation, but arguably the only sport Super-Llamaland has found international success at, with five WBC championships to the nation’s name. As the nation returns from a ten-year period of isolation, they believe the best way to mark their return to the international community is by hosting the tournament that they once founded.

The user behind Super-Llamaland is a returning user who used to actively participate in NS Sports baseball, participating in WBC 23-32, 34-43, and IBS 1-7. Super-Llamaland has previously hosted a number of tournaments, most notably World Baseball Classic 30 and Cup of Harmony 67. They also served as World Baseball Classic president before a temporary retirement from NS Sports, and also hosted a number of smaller tournaments such as IBS 1 and 3, the seventh International Firestorm Cup, and the second Watterson Bowl.

Format

There will be a double round-robin group stage format with three-game series, followed by single-elimination playoffs consisting of best-of-three series (besides the finals, which will be best-of-five). Group sizes for specific numbers of entries will be added before host voting starts so we can have a better idea of how much interest there is before committing to a specific format. However, I would prefer slightly smaller groups and slightly more nations qualifying for the playoffs, in order to make the tournament more beginner-friendly. If feasible, the group draw will be live (likely on Discord).

If two teams within a group are tied at the end of the group stage, and breaking the tie would decide who advances to the playoffs, a one-game playoff will be played to determine who advances to the playoffs. Otherwise, ties will be broken in the following order: Run Differential, H2H Record, Total RP Bonus (which IC-ly will be a coin flip). These criteria will also be used to break ties for seeding purposes (as teams will be reseeded before the playoffs begin).

6/14 Update: It looks like we have 17 signups as of this edit, and are unlikely to get to 32, so this bid will very likely use groups of four with the top two teams in each group advancing. Some number of teams will go to a play-in round, while the rest will automatically qualify for the quarterfinals. If selected to host, I would close signups as soon as a multiple of 4 was reached.

Scorination

The most recent version of Baseinator will be used.

RP bonus will be cumulative, with RPs being judged by quality over quantity. RP Bonus will be degraded by 50% after the group stage.

[Pripet Socialist Republic]

The PSR U-21 is in.

Pripet Socialist Republic Falcons

Puppet of NWK

[Cassadaigua]

I'd prefer the team just get referenced as the Cassadaigua U18's (U18 can be a nickname); though if you insist it can be the Cassadaigua Fillies

[Jeckland]

Can I fluke my way to the final of this one too?

[Tikariot]

Tikariot shall send its U-21 team. Which coincidentally is its only team, but that's completely besides the point.

Tikariot Thunderforge

[Nova Anglicana]

Can I fluke my way to the final of this one too?

Anything's possible in the IBS with a proper "nation name + nickname" signup format!

[The Jovannic]

Im in for a debut

The Jovannic Emperors

[Terre Septentrionale]

Terre Septentrionale Nordiques

I may send an U-21 or U-24 team, I still haven't decided.

[Newmanistan]

Newmanistan signs up a U16 team.
(Newmanistan U16's)

[Abanhfleft]

The Abanhfleft Revolution All-Stars will join.

(Well, they say they're all-stars but they're actually retired players who have been called up to the Revolution before. Some of them may or may not have actually been actual FMLB All-Stars.)

[Hispania y Filipinas]

Sign us up!
We'll go with Maniladrid Mariners.

[Nova Anglicana]

Signups updated (except for Jeckland, who hasn't given a proper nation name + nickname)!

[Sarzonia]

Sarzonia will send an Under 21 team.

The Junior Stars.

[Jeckland]

Can I fluke my way to the final of this one too?

Anything's possible in the IBS with a proper "nation name + nickname" signup format!

Can the Jeckland Spuds fluke their way to the final of this one too?

[Banija]

Northern Moravica University Cougars(Banija)

Sending a college squad. Go Cougs!

[Falisiand]

The Falisiand 22U team volunteers to participate

[United Civil Republic]

United Civil Republic Bears

[Nova Anglicana]

Signups updated!