World Lacrosse Championships 36 - Sign-Up, Host Bids, Etc.

by **Sarzonia** » Wed Dec 23, 2020 11:44 am

My main concern with the bid is the single round robin group stage. If there are four-team groups, that only leaves three matchdays where someone who would be eliminated in a group stage could potentially post a RP/rosters etc.

My secondary concern is with playing the entirety of the tournament in the host country.

That said, this is a solid bid from a highly accomplished host and I would support it in spite of the concerns listed above for that reason.

EDIT: I've TG'd the other five nations that took part in the AOLC last time out. I'll flesh out a host bid for AOLC 4 once I get out of work and have time to post from my phone.

by **Banija** » Wed Dec 23, 2020 1:58 pm

After going through the past few WLCs, it turns out the last WLC that had a 3 match group stage was back in WLC 28. And guess who hosted that? (Me!)

So I'll actually update my bid to have a double round robin group stage, 6 MDs will be a better reflection of how we've done it for a while. We've generally had in the 5-6 match range, and that's a fair number of games to stick to.

As for matches all in the host country, I'll stick with all matches in Banija.

by **St Saratoga** » Wed Dec 23, 2020 9:03 pm

Count me in

by **Sarzonia** » Thu Dec 24, 2020 9:05 pm

Sign ups are current through St. Saratoga

by **Natanians and Nosts** » Fri Dec 25, 2020 5:06 pm

In...

World Cup 81/82/83/84

I like the centrally located host, and agree that unless you are going to have 6 or more teams in a group, double rounds makes more sense.

by **Sarzonia** » Wed Dec 30, 2020 12:00 pm

WLC PRESIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:

It's been a couple of days since the last sign-up.

All sign-ups are updated through Natanians and Nosts.

We'll have three more days to possibly entertain host bids. Anyone else who may wish to bid will have until 2 p.m. EST Saturday, 2 Jan. 2021 to submit a host bid.

Following the deadline, pursuant to our discussions, Baker Park will then get the ball rolling with host voting.

by **Sylestone** » Wed Dec 30, 2020 10:38 pm

Sylestone bid for WLC 36

Sylestonean information:
Sylestone is a tropical island country, located in the far west of the region of Esportiva. Albeit reasonably new, it is known for many things, most particularly for the rich sporting culture the nation has. It has become a relatively known nation in the sports of lacrosse, cricket, association football and Australian Rules football. The nation is home to beautiful lush rainforests, beaches and reefs, tourist attractions that are all well worth your time to visit. But despite the importance placed on the environment, Sylestone also has a thriving economy that is run by the tourism and cheese industries that make the island a very nice place to visit. Football stadiums will mainly be used as the grounds for the knockouts and if a single round-robin takes place, although some specialised lacrosse grounds will be constructed so as not to interfere with the football.

Hosting Experience:
The user behind Sylestone has had the opportunity to host the second Aussie Rules World Cup, and more importantly, the 78th Cup of Harmony (with Ethane) and 74th Baptism of Fire (with Graintfjall).

Scorination and RP bonuses:
Scorination will be made via Northwest Kalactin’s new web-based scorinator known as Kalactinator. Style modifiers will be in use.
RP bonuses will be generous and cumulative, with rosters gaining up to twice the amount of one matchdays’ worth of RP.

Format:
If groups contain six or fewer teams, then a double round-robin will take place. If this occurs, then it will be a home-and-away.
24 teams: Four groups of six, top four from each group to the round of 16.
28 teams: Four groups of seven, top four from each group to the round of 16.
30 teams: Five groups of six, top three from each group and best fourth place to the round of 16.
32 teams: Eight groups of four, top two from each group to the round of 16.
36 teams: Six groups of six, top two from each group and the four best third-placed to the round of 16.
40 teams: Eight groups of five, top two from each group to the round of 16.

Tiebreakers:
H2H Points
H2H Goal Difference
Goal Difference
Goals For
IC coin flip (OOC: RP Bonus)
OOC coin flip

Questions? Feel free to ask!

by **Sarzonia** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 6:50 am

Sylestone's bid to host WLC 36 has been added to the OP.

by **Sarzonia** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 6:58 am

This host bid is coming fairly soon after the Baptism of Fire Cup is wrapping up. I'm slightly concerned about the prospect of host burnout in terms of asking as a curiosity.

My only slightly larger concern is your relative lack of experience with lacrosse, but even that's only enough to warrant curiosity rather than be a deal breaker.

I've been in the Cup of Harmony that Sylestone co-hosted and the Aussie Rules World Cup he hosted. I have no doubt that Sylestone has the maturity to handle this tournament. He allayed any concerns about that when he bid to host the aforementioned Cup of Harmony as a completely inexperienced host. Now that he has larger tournaments under his belt, I would feel confident if he were voted in as host.

by **Sylestone** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 2:35 pm

Sarzonia wrote:This host bid is coming fairly soon after the Baptism of Fire Cup is wrapping up. I'm slightly concerned about the prospect of host burnout in terms of asking as a curiosity.

My only slightly larger concern is your relative lack of experience with lacrosse, but even that's only enough to warrant curiosity rather than be a deal breaker.

I've been in the Cup of Harmony that Sylestone co-hosted and the Aussie Rules World Cup he hosted. I have no doubt that Sylestone has the maturity to handle this tournament. He allayed any concerns about that when he bid to host the aforementioned Cup of Harmony as a completely inexperienced host. Now that he has larger tournaments under his belt, I would feel confident if he were voted in as host.

First of all, thanks for the feedback and queries.
With the prospect of host burnout, I do understand that, yes, it is a possibility, but I do feel like I can handle it. The Baptism of Fire hasn't been too hard on me, Graintfjall has been an excellent cohost, and it's been really smooth, in general.
As for your other concern, I completely understand this, too. I have only been around for WLC 34&35, and while I've RPed actively, lacrosse certainly hasn't been my strong point. However, I have seen the way it works and I feel confident in running a smooth tournament.

I hope this answers your questions.

by **Flexanewmega** » Fri Jan 01, 2021 12:52 pm

In if the sign up deadline has not yet past.

by **Sarzonia** » Sat Jan 02, 2021 4:16 pm

PRESIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:

The deadline for host bids has come and gone, and it's now time to vote for the host of WLC 36.

There are two bids for host:
1. Banija
2. Sylestone

The options to vote are as follows:
1. Vote FOR the Banija bid
2. Vote FOR the Sylestone bids
3. Vote to re-open nominations

Please TG your vote to Commonwealth_of_Baker_Park by 6:15 p.m. EST on Thursday, 7 January.

by **Silvedania** » Sat Jan 02, 2021 4:20 pm

Guessing it's still open, if so I'm in

by **Muralos** » Sat Jan 02, 2021 7:01 pm

Sarzonia wrote:Please TG your vote to BakerPark by 6:15 p.m. EST on Thursday, 7 January.

Think you mean Commonwealth of Baker Park if I'm not mistaken! Just for convenience.
(Just stopping by; I don't think I will be signing up, as the WC87 qualifiers are coming up and I am not that prolific of an RP-er.)

by **Sarzonia** » Sat Jan 02, 2021 7:45 pm

Muralos wrote:Think you mean Commonwealth of Baker Park if I'm not mistaken! Just for convenience.
(Just stopping by; I don't think I will be signing up, as the WC87 qualifiers are coming up and I am not that prolific of an RP-er.)

Um, right. Thank you. :oops:

Corrected in the appropriate post.

World Cup 81/82/83/84

that's OK boss...

Yes, bring on your votes until Thursday.

World Cup 81/82/83/84

I've only received two votes for host bids, so a reminder that you have about 40+ hours or so (I'll push it back to 11:59 UTC or 7pm EST) until Thursday January 7 to submit a ballot. I'm aware that there is a lot going on for all of us at the moment prep wise, so this is a friendly reminder.

World Cup 81/82/83/84

final totals for the WLC 36 host bidding:

Sylestone--4
Banija--3

With that, tournament is now in the hands of Sylestone.

by **Banija** » Thu Jan 07, 2021 9:12 pm

Congrats to Sylestone! This will be a fun tourney

by **The Royal Kingdom of Quebec** » Thu Jan 07, 2021 10:16 pm

Strippers.

by **Sylestone** » Thu Jan 07, 2021 10:25 pm

Well, I wasn't really expecting that!
So, I currently count 26 nations signed up, up to Quebec. I think we will be aiming for 28 nations, with groups of seven and the top four qualifying for the round of 16. I will try and prepare the everything thread in around 24 hours, and get ready to post it for when the final two nations sign up.
Let's get this show on the road!

by **Silver Beach** » Fri Jan 08, 2021 2:19 pm

We are in.

Puppet of Banija.

by **Banija** » Fri Jan 08, 2021 2:20 pm

Silver Beach wrote:We are in.

Puppet of Banija.

Confirmation that this is, indeed, my puppet.

If you need to cut out nations for numbers, you have my recommendation to cut out Silver Beach first.

by **Soldera** » Fri Jan 08, 2021 9:01 pm

Soldera signs up as a puppet of Sarzonia.

If we get someone else who wants in with a main nation, feel free to kick us out.

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