Field Hockey World Cup 19 [OOC]

[Schutzenphalia and West Ruhntuhnkuhnland]

We're long overdue for another Field Hockey World Cup.

Signups are closed.

Anyone is welcome to sign up.

Anyone is also welcome to host. Because it has been such a long time since the last WC and because of the infrequency of the competition over the last few years, I recommend we not use ranks but that will obviously be for hosts to determine: if you do intend on using rankings, please indicate what they will be, as well as a method of scorination, the proposed format, and any other relevant details. Here is the winning bid from last time.

Signups:

1. Lisander
2. Sarzonia
3. Poafmersia [PotatoFarmers]
4. Quebec and Shingoryeo
5. Bollonich
6. HUElavia
7. Lathamford
8. Anglo-Saxe Coburg
9. The Jovannic
10. A Kea
11. Srednjaci
12. Barunia
13. Kriegiersien
14. Trolleborg
15. Hannasea (puppet of SWR)
16. Schutzenphalia and West Ruhntuhnkuhnland
17. Wrengoh
18. The Gothanita Isles (puppet of Poafmersia)
19. Brookstation
20. Takeshwar
21. Indusse
22. Ko-oren
23. Sylestone
24. Hopal
25. Melbergia
26. Doge Land
27. Eraman
28. Sendhang (puppet of Eraman)
29. ABEN Union [Britonesia]
30. Polkopia
31. Rhaecia (puppet of Lisander)
32. Qasden
33. Moliza
34. Hebitaka
35. Commonwealth of Baker Park
36. Pratapgadh

Host bids:

1. Lisander

[Lisander]

I'm joining whatever hockey it is. I may or not consider a host bid.

[Sarzonia]

Defending champions sign up!

[PotatoFarmers]

Poafmersia will sign up. If puppet rules are made clear, we can add another one.

[Quebec and Shingoryeo]

Aye.

[Bollonich]

Yessss!

[HUElavia]

Oh Hell Yeah I love playing Games!

[Lathamford]

yeah why not

[Anglo-Saxe Coburg]

Yes yes

[The Jovannic]

Sure I'm in

[A Kea]

A Kea to debut in the event

[Srednjaci]

Yeeeeiiii

[Lisander]

Hockey World Cup - Metropolitan Soria, Lisander Hosting Bid

Lisander
Lisander is a sports-loving nation in somewhere near Astyria. Its government is a Constitutional Monarchy. The nation is ruled by a Prince, Johannes VII, and it's governed by a Prime-Minister, currently, Ferdinand Ecker, a Social-Democrat politician. Gifted with a beautiful and protected environment and a very cultured population, Lisander boasts of its social advancements, including a high HDI, a national health system free to everyone, public education being among the top 6% in the multiverse, marriage equality and ridiculously low crime rate. Contrasting with this, Lisander have a very high tributary charge, and most things you could buy are probably a little more expensive than in the rest of the world. Well, it's the price of the life quality.

Lisander is also known (or at least wants to be known for) its completely digital identification/banking/public services system, the LSiD, that unites all data of the citizen in a microchip that can be carried in a card or in any wearable equipment. Foreigners visiting Lisander also get temporary LSiDs with its own information, in case of they need to use some public service, like a hospital.

Sports
When it comes to sports, there are four major team sports. Rugby is the most famous one. The Irises are currently the Rugby World Champions. Association Football is the biggest in number of teams and athletes, and also have the biggest fanbase, however, its federation lacks organization and the Lisanderian Eleven never reached the World Cup Final Tournament. Basketball and Hockey divide the third position in the preference of the fans. While the former is most popular at the midnorth agricultural cities, the latter share popularity with Rugby in Soria, the capital of the nation. Other sports that attracts Lisanderian people, but on an amateur basis, are gridiron football, cricket, volleyball and the "racing" ones, be it in bycicles, motorbikes, cars or boats. Recently, fencing, tennis and golf has surging (with the increase of population's general income)

Hockey
Hockey started as an elite sport, exclusively for women, but with the decades passing, it become more inclusive. Men's hockey is still a level behind Women's hockey in Lisander (In Olympics, lisanderian men reached Round of 16, while women reached quarterfinals), and only the women have a professional league, the MetroLeague (named Hellebank League by sponsorship reasons). Metropolitan Soria is the seat of National Hockey, and have the most number of clubs.

IC hosting information
The Real Federação de Hóquei de Lisander (Royal Hockey Federation of Lisander, one of a few public boards that is allowed to use a royal title despite the nation being a principality) expects to host the Hockey World Cup in order to continue to rid the sport of its former elitist and metropolitan-centred image. Still, in what was considered an oxymoron, it plans to host matches only in venues in Soria and nearby towns like Linville, Kasandora, Casterwill and Azhaar, claiming that they are the venues with the best structure. At least four venues are confirmed, two of them in Soria (Metropolitan Hockey Stadium and Nordland Metropolitano), one in Linville (Linville Athletic Stadium) and one in Casterwill (Duchess. Stadium).

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Format
Because of the great commotion caused in the recent discussions about the Hockey Nations League, the Hockey World Cup and the proposed International Hockey Council, my plan is to seek a compromise solution. I plan to talk individually and collectively in order to help develop hockey equally (whether for HNL nations, nations that may not participate or club hockey). After all, the more hockey the better.

For this HWC, I plan to have groups divided by venues, regardless of number of teams. Just as planned for the HNL, I want to have as many teams in a group as possible, with a limit number of eight. Initially, I plan on one MD per IC/OOC day, so large squads will be welcome. With large groups, my idea is to do just a single round-robin, with the winner of each group getting a bye to the knockout stage, while the second and third place finishers in the groups played an extra round of knockout. The amount of knockout stages will depend on the number of groups.

Puppet Policy
Puppets will be accepted in order to complete the groups if needed, but they can be removed if non-puppets apply for the spots, in order from last one signed.

Scorination
The usual. Xkoranate 0.3.3, with skill modifier applying (-5 to +5). I plan to ask for third-party scorinators if Lisander team reaches the Knockouts.

Rankings and RP Bonus
Due to the great timeskip between tournaments, I plan to not using previous rankings. A system of grading RP is being thought, but in order to have workable numbers, I plan to give a big Roster (Presentation) Bonus, depending on how your nation team and relationship with hockey is presented. I decided for this in order to award people for their commitment to the sport. RP bonus will be generous and non-degrading, to a maximum of 10% of the current points per matchday.

When?
As soon as possible. I plan to hold talks with the hockey community in order to get the most of this tournament, ICly and OOCly.

Why?
Because the more hockey the best.

Questions can be directed to this topic or to Discord (blanchecroix#4463), and will be answered as soon as possible.

[Barunia]

In

[Kriegiersien]

sign

[Trolleborg]

In

[Hannasea]

We sign up, puppets of SWR.

[Wrengoh]

would like to sign up too

OOC: would be happy regarding some guidance with rules and all, new to NS Sports

[Schutzenphalia and West Ruhntuhnkuhnland]

We sign up, puppets of SWR.

Confirmed. And we sign up too, to confirm!

Poafmersia will sign up. If puppet rules are made clear, we can add another one.

Fair point. I'm going to use all of my zero authority to say: for now anyone can sign up under standard NS puppet rules i.e. 1 main and 1 puppet per user, puppets must be identified. Once a host is elected it will be for them to decide on the specific rule to be used.

Speaking of electing a host, I will propose the following. If anyone objects speak now or forever yadda yadda:

1. We have a bid, so let's set a deadline for any further bids of 1 week from today. 02:00 UTC Sun 5 September.
2. When it comes time to decide the vote, absent any organized community, we'll say everyone signed up (sans puppets) by the deadline will be eligible to vote.

[The Gothanita Isles]

Poafmersia will sign up. If puppet rules are made clear, we can add another one.

That's us, btw.

would like to sign up too

OOC: would be happy regarding some guidance with rules and all, new to NS Sports

Hi there, typically these don't go here, but for a start, you can check the 3 pinned threads. The first one is for you to ask questions, second is the guide, third is a history of the numerous tournaments in this forums.

[PotatoFarmers]

Poafmersia will sign up. If puppet rules are made clear, we can add another one.

That's us, btw.

Yes, it is the Gothanitan team that will be our puppets.

[Brookstation]

ADD ME AS WELL

[Takeshwar]

Even I would like to join

[Indusse]

Me! Me! Me!

[Wrengoh]

Poafmersia will sign up. If puppet rules are made clear, we can add another one.

That's us, btw.

would like to sign up too

OOC: would be happy regarding some guidance with rules and all, new to NS Sports

Hi there, typically these don't go here, but for a start, you can check the 3 pinned threads. The first one is for you to ask questions, second is the guide, third is a history of the numerous tournaments in this forums.

I'll check them out and thanks!