The Fifteenth Edition of the RTC Under-18 World Cup
Welcome, one and all, to Tumbra, the site of the fifteenth edition of the Under-18 World Cup.
Participants and Groups
With 28 participants, the tournament will be played with 7 groups of 4, with the winners and runners-up of each of the groups proceeding to the second round, accompanied with the two third-placed teams with the best record. Teams will be seeded according to their record; the group winners will be the first through seventh seeds, the runners-up will be the eighth through fourteenth seeds, and the two best third-placed teams will be the fifteenth and sixteenth seeds. From there, a single-elimination bracket will be played.
Groups
With the exception of Tumbra as the hosts, none of the other countries were seeded. Tumbra will participate in Group A.
Group A
Tumbra
United Adaikes
Garbelia
Ardengard
Group B
Bollonich
Equestrian States
Qasden
Sarzonia
Group C
Hispinas
Zeta Reka and Hugeltaldom
Pemecutan
Commonwealth of Baker Park
Group D
Adab
Indusse
Brookstation
Sharktail
Group E
The 14 Stars
HUElavia
Abanhfleft
Starblaydia
Group F
Estorvipa and Estorpiva
StrayaRoos
Independent Athletes from Quebec
Græntfjall
Group G
Cassadaigua
Mertagne
Chromatika
The Cordian Isles
Tiebreakers
- Points
- H2H Points
- Goal Difference
- H2H Goal Difference
- RP Bonus
- IC coinflip (scorinated match)
Should there be a case where three or more countries are tied the criteria will be applied to all three teams until one wins the tiebreaker. The criteria will then be applied from the top to break the tie between the remaining teams.
Schedule
The cutoff window will be between 22:00 and 23:00, UTC + 8. As the tournament will intersect Christmas, an additional bye day will be given.
Thursday, December 9 - Everything thread opens
Wednesday, December 15 - MD1 (1v4, 2v3)
Friday, December 17 - MD2 (4v3, 1v2)
Sunday, December 19 - MD3 (2v4, 3v1)
Wednesday, December 22 - Round of 16 (Please note the extra day to get your RPs in)
Friday, December 24 - Quarter Finals
Monday, December 27 - Semi-Finals (Please note the extra day for Christmas)
Wednesday, December 29 - Finals and 3PPO
Additional Notes
Please post all your rosters and roleplays in this thread. OOC comments may be taken to the signup thread for the event.
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You may begin posting your rosters and your RPs in this thread.