Independent Associations Championship, Edition 16
Drawkland & Juvencus
Welcome all independent nations to the greatest indie-only sporting spectacle!
Drawkland welcomes the independent world to their shores for the fourth time, and Juvencus opens their doors for hosting for the first time in their history.
With HUElavia finally breaking their finals curse last cycle, can they ascend to greatness twice? Will another former champion rise to claim the throne again? Or will the IAC Hall of Champions gain a new member? Here, 40 nations battle to stand atop of the independent multiverse.
This is the In-Character thread for IAC-16. All rosters, roleplays, and results should be posted in this thread. Any OOC content or commentary can be directed to the Discussion Thread or the NS Sports Discord.
Signup Thread / Host Bid / IAC-15 / IAC Discussion Thread / IAC Rankings
40 nations will compete for the IAC-16 title. They will compete in 8 groups of 5 nations each. The group draw will be commenced in the coming days and posted on the thread once completed (there will be no live draw). In the meantime, here's the list of competing nations in alphabetical and pot order.
Group Draw
Groups A-D will play in Drawkland, scorinated by Juvencus. Groups E-H will play in Juvencus, scorinated by Drawkland.
Group A:
Drawkland (7)
Octapolis (26)
Sett Forest (UR)
69X (49)
Abanhfleft (19)
Group B:
Sannyamathland (9)
TJUN-ia (3)
Imoto (UR)
New Eestiball (48)
Geektopia (21)
Group C:
Trolleborg (5)
Bohr (UR)
Space (32)
Britonisea (37)
Tjorl (20)
Group D:
Ealdracaland (UR)
Kriegiersien (6)
Togonistan (24)
Cakranegara (71)
Valentine Z (18)
Group E:
Juvencus (16)
Poafmersia (12)
Arjunnagar (65)
Montaña Verde (22)
Elmyia (UR)
Group F:
West Barack and East Obama (UR)
Eshialand (13)
HUElavia (2)
Saterun (25)
Bears Armed (UR)
Group G:
Adab (10)
Sevendia (74)
Azevedocity (UR)
Indusse (1)
Strayaroos Barrier Islands (26)
Group H:
Belnegau (23)
Bliuji (UR)
Omerica (14)
Sudilia (59)
Squidroidia (4)
The teams will compete in a single round robin group stage, with 8 groups consisting of 5 nations each. The group stage will be four games. At the conclusion of the group stage, the top two nations in each group will advance to the playoffs. The four best remaining third-place nations from each group will also advance. The playoffs will feature 20 nations, with the four third-place nations and the bottom four second-place nations facing off in the Round of 20. The rest of the bracket is single elimination, culminating in a championship and third-place match.
Cutoffs will be every 48 hours, so scores will be posted every other day. Changes to the schedule will be notated on the Discussion thread linked above.
JUVENCUS CUTOFF WINDOW: UTC 9pm-11pm, EDT 5pm-7pm, EEST 12am-2am (ND)
DRAWKLAND CUTOFF WINDOW: UTC 3am-5am (ND), EDT 11pm-1am, EEST 6am-8am (ND)
(ND) refers to Next Day from what's listed on the calendar, due to late night cutoffs.
Cutoff Schedule
Wednesday, July 27th: Group Stage MD1 (1 BYE, 2v5, 3v4)
Friday, July 29th: Group Stage MD2 (4 BYE, 5v3, 1v2)
Sunday, July 31st: Group Stage MD3 (2 BYE, 3v1, 4v5)
Tuesday, August 2nd: Group Stage MD4 (5 BYE, 1v4, 2v3)
Thursday, August 4th: Group Stage MD5 (3 BYE, 4v2, 5v1)
Saturday, August 6th: Round of 20
Monday, August 8th: Round of 16
Wednesday, August 10th: Quarterfinals
Friday, August 12th: Semifinals
Sunday, August 14th: 3PPo / Championship