In the absence of any ranked seeding, groups were determined entirely at random through racing 16 distinctively marked ferrets through the headquarters of GolgoSports (OOC: or, more boringly, through RNG).
Group One
Welcome to scenic Heysátan! The bucolic charm of this idyllic rural locale will, OK boys, think that’s enough flowery language to distract them the overpowering smell of horse manure? While staying here, you may enjoy surveying the rolling fields of such diverse crops as turnips, turnips, and turnips, petting the adorable samskeyti as they frolic and play, or taking a stroll through the nearby woods where the smells of wildflowers, fresh pine, and burnt-out meth labs permeate the air. Games will be played at the Slaughterhouse Arena, which used to be used for… let’s just say, don’t get too attached to the adorable samskeyti.
Abanhfleft
Lisander
Silver Beach
Northwest Kalactin
Group Two
Welcome to charming Mílanó! This quaint suburb, which is totally not an immense rolling favela of deprivation, sprawls out from the edge of the capital. [Because breathing in the city's notoriously polluted “air” constitutes a severe health hazard, no teams will be based in Sæglópur itself.] Mílanó is a place where there’s always something going on, whether it’s a game of street soccer, an impromptu party, or a violent carjacking. Usually, it’s the carjacking. Nearly always, the carjacking. Please don’t bring your cars. Games will be played at the Mílanó Municipal Sports Center. Don’t be put off by the ‘traditional’ building style, and don’t worry about the rain hammering down on the rusty corrugated iron roof: by the time the game’s over, the acidity of the rain will have eaten through it.
The Jovannic
Golgothastan
Kohnhead
HUElavia
Group Three
Welcome to beautiful Álafoss! Located in the shadow of Mount Golgothastan, the country’s only significant elevation and source of entertaining local folk traditions that it houses a giant radioactive mole who will one day break free and destroy us all, Álafoss is the hub of winter sports activity in Golgothastan. Or was, when we were located in the Antarctic … since relocated to a tropical rainforest region, the ski run has admittedly seen a bit of a dip in custom, but many horror directors have now taken to the spooooky environment, with twisted vines trailing through abandoned facilities, to film their latest projects as part of the ‘Golgywood’ boom. As such, games will be played in Studio Lot B of the Valtari Studios production lot. Ooh look, a man with a huge knife, they must be filming another great new horror movie! Wow, looks realistic. Wait… Run.
Megistos
Jeckland
Sarzonia
Delaclava
Group Four
Welcome to seaside Fljótavík! The tang of sea-salt, the crashing boom of wave on rock; together, they’re almost enough to block out the terrifying smells and sounds coming from the WhaleCo Global LLC industrial blubber-rendering facilities that dot Fljótavík’s hinterlands. We can recommend dinghy rides, surfing, swimming with dolphins – really, anything to get you off-shore and away from the dying screams is going to be a good idea. Games will be played in the GolgoSports Summer Complex, a purpose-built facility for indoor sports training, such as futsal, indoor field hockey, and competitive seal-clubbing.
Kriegiersien
Sixty-ninE X
Devonta
Terre Septentrionale
Below is the provisional schedule. Cut-offs will occur at 0900 UTC (1000 BST).
Group stage:
2020-08-06: MD1, 1v4, 2v3
2020-08-08: MD2, 4v3, 1v2
2020-08-10: MD3, 3v1, 2v4
2020-08-12: Off day (tournament break, reserved in case a play-in game is needed for quarter-finals)
Knockout stage:
2020-08-14: Quarter-finals
2020-08-16: Semi-finals
2020-08-18: 3PPO, Team of the Tournament announced
2020-08-20: Final
Rosters
You may submit rosters in any format. Please note that this tournament will be taking place entirely within Golgothastan, and therefore no games will be played at national home arenas. Also of note: style modifiers will not be used for this tournament.
Please include an RP permissions box in your roster post, such as the following sample version:
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[u]RP Permissions[/u]
[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]
A note on COVID-19 and pandemics in general
While some people may want to roleplay their nations reacting to RL or imaginary pandemics, others may wish to avoid that kind of content on NS Sports. As such, I would like to ask that no one introduce any pandemic threat to the host nation. That way no one will be forced to RP a reaction to anything that might be going on in your own home nation, over which every player of course retains total autonomy.
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