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Welcome to the 87th Cup of Harmony! From the ashes of the World Cup qualification stage, we are selecting the best, most entertaining, and most consistent RPers who didn't quite reach their goal of World Cup glory, and giving them one more chance to wrap up stories, try something new, have fun RPing with each other, and maybe win something after all.
The field of 32 is set!
Pot 1: Delaclava (71) (hosts), Pasarga (14), Huayramarca (16), Independent Athletes from Quebec (19), Squornshelan Remnant States (21), Saint Eleanor (22), Audioslavia (23), Eura (25)
Pot 2: Cassadaigua (29), Milchama (31), Gnejs (33), Kandorith (34), Juvencus (35), Archalit (40), Cardenao (43), Naixi (44)
Pot 3: Qasden (45), Cap Nord (51), Xanneria (52), Acastanha (57), Stevencousin (58), Krytenia (59), Saterun (72), Brannfjord (87)
Pot 4: Beefsteak City (90), Carpathia and Ruthenia (91), Polar Islandstates (93), City of Myrtle Beach (100), Hapilopper (103), Reçueçn (111), The Kytler Peninsulae (114), Sarzonia (144)
For convenience and currentness, you are encouraged to post your roster to this thread; you are welcome to make any changes or adjustments that you see fit. If you accept your invitation by TG and do not post a new roster, the roster you posted for qualifying will be linked in this thread instead, and all information and RP permissions will be adopted for the purposes of roleplaying.
You may post a style modifier ranging from -5 (most defensive) to +5 (most attacking). Please display it clearly (at the beginning or at the end of the roster is best, and please do not put your style modifier inside a spoiler). You may change your style modifier once during the tournament by notifying the host by TG.
Please include your RP permissions in your roster, whether from a standard template or by some other means. Please respect the RP permissions of your fellow roleplayers, and of your host while you are ICly in their territory. It is best to contact the user if you are unsure.
The target size of the tournament is 32 teams (8 groups of 4), although a smaller field is possible. Group stage ranking criteria: Points, then overall GD, H2H results, H2H GD, then IC coin flip (OOC match scorinated with RP bonuses). Knockout format information will be provided once the format and group draw is finalized.
Group A
Delaclava (71)
Brannfjord (87)
Reçueçn (111)
Milchama (31)
Group B
Cap Nord (51)
Squornshelan Remnant States (21)
Kandorith (34)
City of Myrtle Beach (100)
Group C
Archalit (40)
Stevencousin (58)
Beefsteak City (90)
Independent Athletes from Quebec (19)
Group D
Eura (25)
The Kytler Peninsulae (114) *
Krytenia (59)
Naixi (44) *
Group E
Polar Islandstates (93)
Xanneria (52)
Pasarga (14)
Cassadaigua (29)
Group F
Sarzonia (144)
Huayramarca (16)
Cardenao (43)
Qasden (45)
Group G
Saterun (72)
Gnejs (33)
Saint Eleanor (22)
Hapilopper (103)
Group H
Juvencus (35)
Carpathia and Ruthenia (91)
Acastanha (57)
Audioslavia (23)
* denotes that the linked roster is from WC qualifying.
I will be using xkoranate 0.3.3 with the SQIS formula. Cutoffs will occur every 48 hours. I will cut off at 0200 UTC (9PM Eastern of the prior day). Matches by Delaclava and Beefsteak City will be scorinated by third parties.
Days are listed in UTC time - for those in North and South America, the cutoffs will be the prior day.
Saturday, December 9 - MD1 (1v4, 2v3)
Monday, December 11 - MD2 (4v3, 1v2)
Wednesday, December 13 - MD3 (2v4, 3v1)
Friday, December 15 - Round of 16 - A1vB2, C1vD2, E1vF2, G1vH2, B1vA2, D1vC2, F1vE2, H1vG2
Sunday, December 17 - Quarterfinals
Tuesday, December 19 - Semifinals
Thursday, December 21 - 3PPO and Final
I emphasize again to respect the RP permissions of the competitors and host. Do not RP destruction or damage to the host nation, or subject competitors and citizens to severe injury or harm (including pandemics). This thread is IC only: please keep OOC discussion to the Discussion Thread linked above. Do not plagiarize content from fellow users or other sources.
Any user who breaches RP etiquette, including but not limited to what is discussed above, will be warned the first time, then subsequently have their RP bonus reset to zero. Except as subject to Moderation, all host decisions are final.
With all the serious stuff out of the way - get to posting. I've really enjoyed your RPing thus far and look forward to more! Best of luck!