Welcome to the Kingdom of Banija for the 53rd World Baseball Classic! We are excited, after hosting both the Olympic tournament for the sport, and the International Baseball Slam, to bring the sport's most prestigious championship to Banijan soil for the first time- the World Baseball Classic. The Olympic Committee of Banija will serve as the organizing body for the event.
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Format
We have 48 teams! There will be 8 groups of six, per tradition for this tournament. There will be a 30 game group stage. The format is relatively straightforward. The top 2 teams in each group will advance straight to the Round of 16.
The 30 games, of course, will be against the teams in your group. You will play each team in your group in two sets of three game series. So Matchdays 1-3 will be against the same opponent at the same venue, then switch opponents for another 3 game series on Matchdays 4-6, and so on. Look at the group stage formats during WBCs 51 and 52 if you have questions. These series, of course, are all played home & away.
The knockout stages will see teams seeded 1-16, with group winners seeded 1-8 and group runner-ups seeded 9-16. It will be a fixed bracket from the first round onwards(aka there will be no re-seeding). All knockout rounds except for the championship round will be best of 5, while the championship round will be best of 7.
Groups
Group A
Ardengard(UR)
Eshialand(41)
Drawkland(26)
Ranoria(31)
Banija(5)
Bardney(17)
Group B
HUElavia(25)
Tikariot(14)
Alzavola(UR)
StrayaRoos(UR)
Quebec and Shingoryeo(28)
Kohnhead(7)
Group C
South Americanastan(20)
Aji No Moto(79)
Cassadaigua(12)
Hannasea(29)
Soldera(UR)
Sarzonia(4)
Group D
The Greater Nordics(22)
Quintessence of Dust(7)
Delaclava(32)
United Adaikes(UR)
Nova Anglicana(11)
Sangti(117)
Group E
Atheara(55)
Behetij(UR)
Zwangzug(2)
Super-Llamaland(13)
The 189(30)
Le Choix(24)
Group F
The Sherpa Empire(9)
Sevendia(40)
Brookstation(UR)
Chromatika(1)
Abanhfleft(27)
Equestrian States(21)
Group G
Kriegiersien(18)
Muralos(UR)
Mylderm(UR)
Milchama(39)
TJUN-ia(3)
Liventia(15)
Group H
Caleon(UR)
Ko-oren(16)
Daskel(19)
Barnettsville(48)
South Newlandia(6)
Ethane(33)
Calendar - TBA
Group Draw- Wednesday, December 1st, at 3:00 PM EST(Live on Discord).
Group Stage Dates & Matchday Schedule (Dates currently TBA). Remember, for baseball, home team is listed second- the opposite of NS Sports norms.
CUTOFF TIMES: 7 AM- 10 AM EST.
Matchdays 1-3: Sunday, December 5th. 1@6, 2@5, 3@4
Matchdays 4-6: Monday, December 6th. 6@4, 5@3, 1@2
Matchdays 7-9: Tuesday, December 7th. 2@6, 3@1, 4@5
Matchdays 10-12: Wednesday, December 8th. 6@5, 1@4, 2@3
OFF DAY - Thursday, December 9th.
Matchdays 13-15: Friday, December 10th. 3@6, 4@2, 5@1
Matchdays 16-18: Saturday, December 11th. 6@1, 5@2, 4@3
Matchdays 19-21: Sunday, December 12th.. 4@6, 3@5, 2@1
OFF DAY - Monday, December 13th.
Matchdays 22-24: Tuesday, December 14th. 6@2, 1@3, 5@4
Matchdays 25-27: Wednesday, December 15th. 5@6, 4@1, 3@2
Matchdays 28-30: Thursday, December 16th. 6@3, 2@4, 1@5
OFF DAY - Friday, December 17th.
Knockouts (Dates currently TBA)
Round of 16, Games 1 & 2: Saturday, December 18th.
Round of 16, Games 3 & 4: Sunday, December 19th.
Round of 16, Game 5(if necessary): Monday, December 20th.
Quarterfinals, Games 1 & 2: Tuesday, December 21st.
Quarterfinals, Games 3 & 4: Wednesday, December 22nd.
Quarterfinals, Game 5(if necessary): Thursday, December 23rd.
CHRISTMAS BREAK- Friday, December 24th-Sunday, December 26th.
Semifinals, Games 1 & 2: Monday, December 27th.
Semifinals, Games 3 & 4: Tuesday, December 28th.
Semifinals, Game 5(if necessary): Wednesday, December 29th.
Championship Series/Third Place Series, Games 1 & 2: Thursday, December 30th.
Championship Series/Third Place Series, Games 3 & 4: Friday, December 31st.
OFF DAY - New Year's Day 2022.
Championship Series/Third Place Series, Game 5(if necessary): Sunday, January 2nd, 2022.
Championship Series, Game 6(if necessary): Monday, January 3rd, 2022.
Championship Series, Game 7(if necessary): Tuesday, January 4th, 2022.
Group Stage Tiebreakers
1) H-2-H Wins
2) H-2-H Run Differential
3) Overall Run Differential
4) Overall Runs For
5) Coin Toss
RP Permissions
Please post this either with your roster or your first RP with a yes or a no(with any qualifiers) for each question. These are all permissions to help facilitate an acceptable RP to you if somebody else RPs your match first, and vice versa.
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[u]RP Permissions[/u]
[b]Choose my runscorers:[/b] Yes/No
[b]Choose my lineup:[/b] Yes/No
[b]Follow my pitching rotation:[/b] Yes/No
[b]Godmod scoring events:[/b] Yes/No
[b]RP injuries to my players: [/b]Yes/No
[b]Godmod injuries to my players: [/b]Yes/No
[b]Eject my players:[/b] Yes/No
[b]Godmod other events: [/b]Yes/No
[b]Use DH at home:[/b] Yes/No
Here is an explanation(as written entirely by Chromatika for WBC 52!) of these RP permissions.
Choose Runscorers: This allows your opponent to look at your roster and decide which players scored the runs in the game. Almost everyone grants this because it's hard to RP fully without it.
Choose Lineup: This allows your opponent to choose the order that your players bat in. If you already have a specific lineup specified in your roster, your opponent will probably use that, but it doesn't hurt to specify here.
Follow Pitching Rotation: If you have a pitching rotation on your roster, this allows your opponent to follow the rotation and assume which of your pitchers started in which games. This basically allows your opponent to specify your pitcher without having to ask you first.
Godmod Scoring Events: This allows your opponent to make unrealistic things happen leading to scores. These can range from statistically improbable stuff, like 5 straight batters hitting a homerun, or straight up impossible, like a dragon swooping into the stadium and stealing the ball so the batter can score. If you are strictly realist with your RP, you should say "No" to this permission.
RP Injuries: This lets your opponent RP realistic injuries to your players without having to consult you first. If you don't want that, you could also specify that they can as long as they ask you first.
Godmod Injuries: This is the same as above except the injuries could be more unrealistic, like career ending injuries or deaths.
Eject Players: This allows your opponent to eject your players in their RP if the situation arises.
Godmod Events: Same as the other godmod permissions, except this covers any other events that don't involve scoring or injuries.
Use DH at Home: The Designated Hitter is a unique position in baseball. This permission tells your opponent whether or not your team uses a DH normally (the home team always decides whether or not a designated hitter is used in the game based on their preference).
Feel free to RP about whatever you want! While most people RP about the games themselves, there is no restrictions to what can be RP'd- there are always people running tangential storylines. I will give optional RP prompts starting with the first cutoff- and, as always, following the prompts does not give you a higher score, nor does not following the prompts give you a lower score, so do not feel bound by those when they are given!
Lastly, a few housecleaning issues
#1 - Only the host nation may reserve posts.
#2 - Any post can be graded at any time, for RP bonuses, as soon as it is posted. It is of course fine to not be able to finish a RP in one go- use the save drafts feature if you want to walk away from your RP and then pick up your post later on, rather than editing in significant portions of RP later! There is no guarantee an edited post can be graded.
#3 - Feel free to begin posting your rosters and RPs! And of course, if there are any questions- please refer to the discuss thread linked above, or TG me (or find me on Discord). This thread is for in-character posts only. May the odds be ever in your favor!