Welcome to Lisander for the 19th edition of the Hockey World Cup! (or for those living in Northern American countries, Field Hockey) The Principality welcomes you for some days of fun in some cities of the Metropolitan Region of Soria, the capital of our beautiful nation. The 36 signed nations will be divided into four groups in four cities, spanned around 100 Km. Azhaar, the old capital city of Lisander, a peaceful town, full of history and with great tourist potential; Linville, A suburban city with a developing technological industrial park neighbouring Soria; Kasandora, a city in southeast Lisander, with nice beaches and an inviting nightlife, and Casterwilll, another smaller city, but with a population completely mad about sports and facilities among the best in the entire world! The teams will play a single-round robin in a format similar to the planned Hockey Nations League, which is soon to be started! The best 12 will then head to Soria, a vibrant and cosmopolitan Port City where two arenas will receive them for the knockout rounds. Nordland Metropolitano, one of the most modern indoor stadiums in the nation, will receive the semifinals and the final match!
Signups
Lisander
Sarzonia
Poafmersia [PotatoFarmers]
Quebec and Shingoryeo
Bollonich
HUElavia
Lathamford
Anglo-Saxe Coburg
The Jovannic
A Kea
Srednjaci
Barunia
Kriegiersien
Trolleborg
Hannasea (puppet of SWR)
Schutzenphalia and West Ruhntuhnkuhnland
Wrengoh
The Gothanita Isles (puppet of Poafmersia)
Brookstation
Takeshwar
Indusse
Ko-oren
Sylestone
Hopal
Melbergia
Doge Land
Eraman
Sendhang (puppet of Eraman)
ABEN Union [Britonesia]
Polkopia
Rhaecia (puppet of Lisander)
Qasden
Moliza
Hebitaka
Commonwealth of Baker Park
Pratapgadh
Group Draw, Pots and Format
With no rankings defined, there will be no pots for the tournament. The group draw will happen Saturday, September 11, around 19-20h UTC, in NS Sports Discord. The hosts and the top 3 finishers of the last edition of FHWC (Lisander, Sarzonia, Barunia and Huelavia) will be top seeders for one of each group. No bonus will be assigned to these nations for this reason. With four groups of 9, there will be 8 matchdays. The group winners advance to quarterfinals, while second and third-placed team will have a playoff round before it.
Groups
GROUP A
Lisander
Wrengoh
A Kea
Bollonich
Srednjaci
Polkopia
The Gothanita Isles
Hannasea
Quebec and Shingoryeo
GROUP B
Barunia
The Jovannic
Eraman
Trolleborg
Lathamford
Pratapgadh
ABEN Union
Kriegiersen
Indusse
GROUP C
Sarzonia
Doge Land
Moliza
Ko-oren
Poafmersia
Hopal
Sendhang
Anglo-Saxe Coburg
Sylestone
GROUP D
Huelavia
Melbergia
Takeshwar
Hebitaka
Brookstation
Commonwealth of Baker Park
Rhaecia
Qasden
Schutzenphalia and West Ruhntuhnkuhnland
Scorination, RP bonus and cut-offs
As usual, xkoranate 0.3.3 will be used, with the default hockey formula. RP bonus, as stated in the bid, will be cumulative and generous. To cover for the lack of established rankings, however, a variable (but game-changing) presentation bonus will be provided to all nations that provide a good background of hockey in its domains. The intention of this is to reward those able to present a credible hockey culture in their backgrounds, which would subsidise a good performance on the field. Cut-offs will be every day starting from Tuesday, September 14, and will be everyday around 20-21h UTC. After the end of the group stage . Results should come in the following one or two hours.
Calendar
Group Draw: September 11
MD1 (2 v 9, 3 v 8, 4 v 7, 5 v 6): September 15
MD2 (7 v 5, 8 v 4, 9 v 3, 1 v 2): September 16
MD3 (3 v 1, 4 v 9, 5 v 8, 6 v 7): September 17
MD4 (8 v 6, 9 v 5, 1 v 4, 2 v 3): September 18
MD5 (4 v 2, 5 v 1, 6 v 9, 7 v 8 ): September 19
MD6 (9 v 7, 1 v 6, 2 v 5, 3 v 4): September 20
MD7 (5 v 3, 6 v 2, 7 v 1, 8 v 9): September 21
MD8 (1 v 8, 2 v 7, 3 v 6, 4 v 5): September 22
MD9 (6 v 4, 7 v 3, 8 v 2, 9 v 1): September 23
Play-off: September 25
Quarterfinals: September 26
Semifinals: September 27
Finals: September 28