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Welcome to the 37th International Basketball Championship, hosted by Poafmersia! This would be Poafmersia's first time hosting the IBC, with the nation expanding the variety of sports played competitively. The defending champions are currently Nova Anglicana, who won the finals against Delaclava in Hannasea.
If you are new to the sport of basketball, the BBC has a basic intro to the sport. Here is a BasketNews guide to the difference between FIBA and NBA rules. (The tournament is scorinated based on a 40 minute game, and therefore, it is assumed that FIBA rules are used. However, neither the FIBA and the NBA are canon in the NS Universe.) This would be the thread for the IC information only. Any OOC posts should either be made on the discussion thread, or on the Signup Thread as linked above.
Format
Given our numbers, we would be using the two-stage format for our tournament instead. This will be made up of a single round robin group stage, comprising 4 groups of 11, followed by an elimination bracket. Top 4 teams of each group will play in the Round of 16, to be held in Poafmersia. As promised, there will be an opportunity for teams to host selected games, though with the new format, there are changes to how it would work (see below section)
Pots
Pot 1
Nova Anglicana (1)
Hannasea (3)
Quebec and Shingoryeo (4)
Valanora (5)
Pot 2
Tjorl (6)
Chromatika (7)
TJUN-ia (8)
Valentine Z (9)
Pot 3
Abanhfleft (10)
Græntfjall (11)
Mytanija (13)
Drawkland (14)
Pot 4
Ko-oren (15)
Juvencus (17)
Banija (19)
Qasden (20)
Pot 5
Trolleborg (22)
Pemecutan (25)
Indusse (27)
Magnecia (28)
Pot 6
Cardenao (29)
Lisander (31)
Southwest Eastnorth (33)
StrayaRoos (36)
Pot 7
Atheara (40)
Gatchingerrak Union (41)
HUElavia (41)
Srednjaci (41)
Pot 8
United Adaikes (45)
Aristian Republic (46)
Macbon (49)*
Poafmersia (49)*
Pot 9
Diarcesia (49)
Dod Rava (49)
Rastopochje (55)
Cassadaigua (73)
Pot UR
Benjium (UR)
Eire Agus Albion (UR)
Geektopia (UR)
Gran Saguaro (UR)
Islerum (UR)
Katterimunk (UR)
Melbergia (UR)
Sky Reavers (UR)
*Poafmersia, as hosts, were placed into an Pot 8 automatically. The remaining 3 teams were placed in a bowl and Macbon (49) was drawn in Pot 8 ahead of the remaining 2 teams.
Group Stage Draw
Group A
Ko-oren (15)
Lisander (31)
Benjium (UR)
Mytanija (13)
Indusse (27)
Katterimunk (UR)
Aristian Republic (46)
Gatchingerrak Union (41)
Quebec and Shingoryeo (4)
TJUN-ia (8)
Rastopochje (55)
Group B
Abanhfleft (10)
Atheara (40)
Valanora (5)
Poafmersia (49)
Cassadaigua (73)
Melbergia (UR)
Tjorl (6)
Banija (19)
Pemecutan (25)
StrayaRoos (36)
Eire Agus Albion (UR)
Group C
Valentine Z (9)
Trolleborg (22)
United Adaikes (45)
HUElavia (41)
Southwest Eastnorth (33)
Gran Saguaro (UR)
Geektopia (UR)
Juvencus (17)
Dod Rava (49)
Drawkland (14)
Hannasea (3)
Group D
Macbon (49)
Srednjaci (41)
Qasden (20)
Diarcesia (49)
Cardenao (29)
Chromatika (7)
Magnecia (28)
Islerum (UR)
Græntfjall (11)
Nova Anglicana (1)
Sky Reavers (UR)
Schedule
(Note: In the event that the schedule conflicts with the upcoming WCQ, adjustments will be made so that cutoffs alternate with Tumbra's cutoffs.)
26th Jan (Thur) - Group Stage Draw
30th Jan (Mon) - Cutoff for IC Hosting bids (Delayed till midnight EST)
31st Jan (Tue) - Announcement for fixture locations & IC Info
3rd Feb (Fri) - MD1 (1 bye, 2 v 11, 3 v 10, 4 v 9, 5 v 8, 6 v 7)
5th Feb (Sun) - MD2 (7 bye, 8 v 6, 9 v 5, 10 v 4, 11 v 3, 1 v 2)
7th Feb (Tue) - MD3/MD4 (2 bye, 3 v 1, 4 v 11, 5 v 10, 6 v 9, 7 v 8; 8 bye, 9 v 7, 10 v 6, 11 v 5, 1 v 4, 2 v 3)
9th Feb (Thur) - MD5/MD6 (3 bye, 4 v 2, 5 v 1, 6 v 11, 7 v 10, 8 v 9; 9 bye, 10 v 8, 11 v 7, 1 v 6, 2 v 5, 3 v 4)
11th Feb (Sat) - MD7/MD8 (4 bye, 5 v 3, 6 v 2, 7 v 1, 8 v 11, 9 v 10; 10 bye, 11 v 9, 1 v 8, 2 v 7, 3 v 6, 4 v 5)
13th Feb (Mon) - MD9 (5 bye, 6 v 4, 7 v 3, 8 v 2, 9 v 1, 10 v 11)
15th Feb (Wed) - MD10 (11 bye, 1 v 10, 2 v 9, 3 v 8, 4 v 7, 5 v 6)
18th Feb (Sat) - MD11 (6 bye, 7 v 5, 8 v 4, 9 v 3, 10 v 2, 11 v 1) NOTE: CUTOFF AT 9AM INSTEAD
20th Feb (Mon) - Ro16 (A1 vs D4, B2 vs C3; C1 vs B4, D2 vs A3; A2 vs D3, B1 vs C4; C2 vs B3, A4 vs D1)
22nd Feb (Wed) - QF (A1/D4 vs B2/C3; C1/B4 vs D2/A3; A2/D3 vs B1/C4; C2/B3 vs A4/D1)
24th Feb (Fri) - SF
26th Feb (Sun) - Finals/3PPO
Cutoffs will be held between 9-11pm SST/MYT (UTC+8); or 2-4pm CET (UTC+1), 8-10am US Eastern Time (UTC-5). [EXCEPT FOR MD11]
Edit Log:
1050 SST, 30th Jan - Changed the cutoff date for the IC bid posting
1230 SST, 6th Feb - Cutoff Window Adjusted to reflect reality; Rosters updated as per MD2 cutoff.
2343 SST, 11th Feb - Added Magnecia's roster link.
0905 SST, 17th Feb - Schedule slightly changed due to RL matters