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The teams entered into this tournament and included in the list above may now begin to post their rosters and roleplay posts. I will also post results in this thread as well as keep this original post updated with tournament details. If you have any questions or OOC notes, please either TG me or post in the Discussion thread linked above.
Keep reading for further details on this edition of the tournament!
Format
Qualifying Round: Ten groups of six where every team will play each groupmate twice (once home, once away) for a total of ten games. Standings will be determined by Wins, head-to-head record, overall point differential, head-to-head point differential, then RP bonus. If a particular tiebreaker resolves a tie of three or more teams, but two or more teams remain tied, the tiebreakers will restart to resolve the new tie.) The top two teams from each group will advance to the Final Group Stage.
Group Draw Procedural Notes:
- TJUN-ia was randomised into Pot 1 and Kriegiersien into Pot 2.
- Delaclava was seeded in Pot 2 according to its ranking, and placed in Group A at the beginning of the draw.
- Squidroidia, Indusse, and Cassadaigua were randomised into Pot 3, and Southwest Eastnorth and Hebitaka into Pot 4.
- Of the unranked teams, United States of the Adirondacks were randomly selected into Pot 4. The rest were randomly drawn into Pots 5 and 6.
- At the end, the order of each group was randomised for the purposes of determining fixtures.
Group A
Delaclava (20)
Saint-Domingues (UR)
Equestrian States of Poland (UR)
Pemecutan (25)
Valanora (5)
Hebitaka (35)
Group B
Silvedania (UR)
Kriegiersien (10)
Cassadaigua (35)
Crystal Empire (51)
United Vietussia (UR)
Equestria (7)
Group C
Nova Anglicana (21)
Zeta Reka and Hügeltaldom (41)
Smosh games (UR)
TJUN-ia (10)
Srednjaci (UR)
Squidroidia (35)
Group D
Royal Kingdom of Quebec (3)
Chromatika (25)
Vangaziland (17)
Crilland (UR)
East Lemyone (UR)
Kohnhead (41)
Group E
Omerica (16)
Juvencus (22)
Drawkland (4)
United Volcano Isles (UR)
Oscioru (UR)
Southwest Eastnorth (35)
Group F
Valladares (12)
Filindostan (32)
Sarzonia (6)
Nateros Sill (UR)
Hannasea (UR)
Ethane (66)
Group G
Xanneria (34)
Mapletish (UR)
Trolleborg (17)
Khytonya (UR)
Newmanistan (2)
Rwekazaland (66)
Group H
Mytanija (UR)
Græntfjall (17)
Baker Park (UR)
Maccian (41)
HUElavia (31)
Banija (1)
Group I
Hispinas (30)
Qasden (15)
Marigred (UR)
Acastanha (UR)
Lisander (8)
United States of the Adirondacks (UR)
Group J
Northwest Kalactin (13)
Savigliane (UR)
Wizcity (UR)
Sannyamathland (51)
Indusse (35)
Abanhfleft (9)
Final Group Stage: The top two teams from each Qualifying Round Group will be invited to Delaclava and split into four groups of five, and a single round-robin phase will be played. Like the Qualifying Round, standings will be determined by Wins, head-to-head record, overall point differential, head-to-head point differential, then RP bonus. The top two teams from each group, for a total of eight teams, will advance to the Finals.
Consolation Group Stage: Ten other teams will be invited to Delaclava, consisting of third-placed teams from the Qualifying Round. This is intended as a non-competitive phase, with the main purpose of providing additional RP opportunities. They will play two groups of five, followed by single-elimination playoffs that determine their final ranking.
The group draw for the Final Group Stage and Consolation Group stage can be found here.
Finals: The top two teams in each group of the Final Group Stage will advance to the quarterfinals, and a single elimination bracket will be played to determine the 31st International Basketball Champion.
Additional playoffs will be contested by teams eliminated in the Final Group Stage and in the Finals to determine their final ranking.
Tournament Schedule
Note: The numbers correspond to the order in which the team is listed in their group above. The first team listed is the home team.
Saturday 2/6 — Gameday 1: 1v6, 2v5, 3v4
Sunday 2/7 — Gameday 2: 6v4, 5v3, 1v2
Monday 2/8 — Gameday 3: 2v6, 3v1, 4v5
Tuesday 2/9 — Gameday 4: 6v5, 1v4, 2v3
Wednesday 2/10 — Gameday 5: 3v6, 4v2, 5v1
Thursday 2/11 — OFF
Friday 2/12 — Gameday 6: 6v1, 5v2, 4v3
Saturday 2/13 — Gameday 7: 4v6, 3v5, 2v1
Sunday 2/14 — Gameday 8: 6v2, 1v3, 5v4
Monday 2/15 — Gameday 9: 5v6, 4v1, 3v2
Tuesday 2/16 — Gameday 10: 6v3, 2v4, 1v5
Wednesday 2/17 — OFF
Thursday 2/18 — Final Group Stage Day 1
Friday 2/19 — Final Group Stage Day 2
Saturday 2/20 — Final Group Stage Day 3
Sunday 2/21 — Final Group Stage Day 4
Monday 2/22 — Final Group Stage Day 5
Wednesday 2/24 — Quarterfinals
Friday 2/26 — Semifinals
Saturday 2/27 — Third Place Playoff
Sunday 2/28 — IBC 31 Final
The Consolation Group Stage will take place concurrently with the Final Group Stage. The classification matches for places 21st through 30th will be scored on the 24th. The classification matches for places 9th through 20th, consisting of teams eliminated in the Final Group Stage, will be scored on the 24th and the 26th. The classification matches for 5th through 8th place, consisting of eliminated quarterfinal teams, will be scored on the 26th and 27th.
Scorination
xkoranate 0.3.3. The RP cutoff window will be 6pm-7pm US Pacific TIme (9pm-10pm US EST, 0200-0300 UTC).
(Note: The host bid incorrectly stated that the cutoff window would be 6pm-7pm US Eastern time. I was trying to be more accommodating to a larger population of our IBC players and in the process simply confused myself. However, the UTC time provided in the bid was correct.
Roster/Roleplay Notes
Please post a roster that at a minimum includes your starting five players and any other bench/reserve players. This is in consideration to your fellow RPers so that they can more effectively roleplay a completed or upcoming game. Your roster may also include any further information that you may wish to include, such as national background, player and coach descriptions, home court and uniforms, etc.
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. If you have any concerns regarding this, please contact me via TG or the Discussion thread.
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If my opponent RPs first, they may:
Choose my scorers: Y/N
Choose other statistics (e.g. rebounds, assists) for my players: Y/N
RP injuries to my players: Y/N
Godmode sporting events: Y/N
Godmode injuries: Y/N
Godmode other events: Y/N
Additionally, please do not reserve a post for a roster/roleplay and edit it later. This will make it harder to track when an RP has been completed so it can be graded. You are welcome to make necessary adjustments throughout the tournament, i.e. for injuries, substitutions, roster changes, etc, to help out yourself and your fellow RPers, although those will not be graded separately..