Copa Rushmori XXXVII - Sign-Up Thread (ONLY Rushmore)

[Norrhem]

Norrhem is in, Tikariot puppy, uh, puppet.

[Tikariot]

Norrhem is in, Tikariot puppy, uh, puppet.

I woof the above.

[Cassadaigua]

Sounds like fun, we'll be there!

[Tveidalen]

Let's light it up

[San Ortelio]

Hand lifted.

[Taeshan]

Sure

[Astograth]

Signup

[Rushmore]

Signups updated to Astograth. Also, the deadline for Copa Rushmori host bids is now set to Sunday, March 7th, 2021 at 17:00 UTC.

[Qzvarkian Qaz]

We sign up. Also were a puppet of Southwest Eastnorth.

Also if any nation has to be cut, of rather cut SWEN than QQZ

[Southwest Eastnorth]

We sign up. Also were a puppet of Southwest Eastnorth.

Also if any nation has to be cut, of rather cut SWEN than QQZ

Confirmation

[Thibaea]

Would love to return

[Soldera]

Soldera would like to make its international debut in the Copa Rushmori.

[Eura]

EURA37
EFA bid to host the 37th Copa Rushmori

Experience

I have previously co-hosted two major international tournaments, the 24th Copa Rushmori and 60th Baptism of Fire. On a smaller level I have also briefly hosted the CR Under 21’s and Under 17’s. It has therefore been a little while since I last hosted a major tournament and my hosting experience is surprisingly sparse as a regular on this forum for many yeaars, but I do have the requisite experience to host and I have plenty of experience in my professional life of running scheduled events, as well as writing, reading and evaluating text. I’m also a very experienced RPer having been on NS Sport for nearly a decade, putting me in good stead for evaluating RPs.

The plan – format, schedule, scorination

As far as I can tell we have 32 signups (including a couple of puppets), so my plan would be to keep it simple; an eight-group single round robin (either 8 x 4 teams for 32 signups, or 8 x 5 teams if we get closer to 40), followed by Round of Sixteen > QF > SF > 3PPO/Final.

The schedule would obviously be subject to change as needed, but my default plan would be:
March 18 – Groups MD1
March 20 – Groups MD2
March 22 – Groups MD3
March 24 – Ro16
March 26 – QF
March 28 – SF
March 30 – 3PPO and Final

The order of tiebreakers for the group stage will be:
1. Goal Difference
2. H2H results
3. H2H goal difference
4. Wins
5. Coin toss

Scorination will be based on the NSFS scorinator, using the CR ranks (with WCC bonus), with cutoff taking place at 23:00 UTC on every matchday. RP bonus will be cumulative, non-degrading and generous, and there will be a roster bonus equivalent to one extra matchday. Third party scorination will be requested for any Eura games if Eura makes the knockouts.

Why Eura?

Situated in the south east of Rushmore, Eura is a huge, Anglophone nation stretching from the Endemian Ocean in the east to Austroslovakia and the Askoy mountain range in the west. A federalized parliamentary democracy home to nearly three billion people, Eura was once a conflict-riven land of many small states and warlords, eventually brought together by centuries of civil war, political developments and the growth of a Euran national identity. Now it has become a central focal point of political, economic and cultural significance in modern Rushmore, dominated by overpopulated but thriving megacities and sprawling towered suburbia; a big presence in sport and the arts, a leading member of the Common Rushmori Community, long-term holder of the Rushmore delegation for the World Assembly and an economic juggernaut.

Eura is a well-established footballing nation with a highly successful national team and domestic football system, and as mentioned in the “Experience” section above it has previously co-hosted this tournament – but it is better known as a participant, having been almost ever present in the tournament for most of its history and champion three times. The country possesses not just footballing pedigree, but also infrastructure, with a wide array of large, modern stadiums across the country and advanced (if at times a little stretched) public transport systems for getting fans moving. The competing teams will all be dreaming of playing in the iconic Bastion Arena, but to get there they will have to navigate other iconic venues of Euran football such as the intimidating concrete leviathan of the Sasky Rising Memorial Stadium, the passionate and blood red Castle Road, and the picturesque Olympic Stadium in Spartangrad (which ironically has never hosted an Olympics!)

Despite struggles during recent years, including the all-consuming conflict with Sameba that still scars the country a decade on, Eura has bounced back to see off those challenges and put itself in a good position to host international football tournaments once more.

[Graintfjall]

Bid looks fine so this doesn't affect my vote, but assuming the default format, would the Round of 16 be re-seeded, or just be A1 v B2, etc.?

[Rushmore]

Voting for the hosting rights for Copa Rushmori XXXVII:

Voting for the hosting of Copa Rushmori XXXVII is now open. Any user that has signed up for the competition (except for the bidders) is allowed to vote. As with any other previous host bid votings, only one vote will be allowed per user, which means any users who have signed up both master and puppet nations may only vote once.

There is one bid to host the event, which is:

• Eura

Voters may:

• Accept the bid proposed by Eura
• Reject the proposed bid and re-open the bidding process

Voting for Copa Rushmori XXXVII Hosting Rights will close at 23:00 UTC on Thursday, March 11^th, 2021.

All votes should be sent to Rushmore, by TG only.

[Ancharmunn]

in?

[Eura]

Bid looks fine so this doesn't affect my vote, but assuming the default format, would the Round of 16 be re-seeded, or just be A1 v B2, etc.?

Good question - the plan in my head was to go A1 v B2 and so on.

[Schutzenphalia and West Ruhntuhnkuhnland]

Puppet of Græntfjall. To be included only if it makes up a convenient sign-up number.

[Rushmore]

Voting for the hosting rights for Copa Rushmori XXXVII:

Voting for the hosting of Copa Rushmori XXXVII is now closed. A total of 12 votes were received, and the results were distributed as follows:

Accept the bid proposed by Eura: 11 votes
Reject the proposed bid and re-open the bidding process: 1 vote

Congratulations to Eura, who has been elected as host of the thirty-seventh Copa Rushmori!

Timings, numbers, and other organizing responsibilities are now handed over to the newly-elected host.

[Soldera]

Congratulations, Eura!

I'll admit to a little bit of a brain fart here. I thought it was a different user when I cast my vote.

Oh well. Looking forward to finally fielding a team in a sport other than lacrosse!

[Eastfield Lodge]

Last minute entry, I hope.

[Eura]

Hi all,

Apologies for the lack of updates since I was selected as host; the schedule will probably be a few days behind the original plan (partly due to issues I've had getting NSFS to work on my new computer), but nevertheless a full thread will be up soon.

I was in a bit of a tight spot with signups given we had 31 nations + 4 conditional puppets, but with EFL's signup we are now at 32. As EFL is a regular user and main nation I think it makes sense to proceed with 32 nations (EFL being the 32nd), so unless anyone has any suggestions for getting to 40 in the next day or two, the four conditional puppets will not be included.