aka Doodle Cup 2
The Eight Nations Shield is a new competition aiming to bring together some of the best baseball teams in the multiverse in preparation for the upcoming World Baseball Classic, in order to build chemistry while competing at the highest level and giving young players a chance to earn their way into the national team.
First Series: (team listed first will be considered "at home" for games 1 and 2, team listed second will be considered "at home" for games 3, 4, and 5)
The Kytler Peninsulae (5) vs. Drawkland (1)
@Elephant Stadium, Elephant Valley
Milchama (7) vs. Dhemixia (18)
@Elephant Stadium, Elephant Valley
Banija (4) vs. Zwangzug (6)
@Southern Valley Arena, Elephant Valley
South Newlandia (Hosts) vs. Ranoria (8)
@Southern Valley Arena, Elephant Valley
Format:
Every team will be playing three Best-of-five series. The first round will be randomly drawn. Every subsequent round will also be randomly paired, but always matching up teams that have the same series record so far -- in the second round, winners will play each other. One team will win all their three series -- this team will be the winner of the Eight Nations Shield.
In order to make the scheduling more predictable, teams are encouraged to play out their 5-game series even if the outcome has already been decided. This is optional, however, and teams may choose to decline playing extraneous games. These additional games, if played, will count for medal placement, though.
Tiebreakers: Series Wins – Game Win Percentage – Head to Head Record
The tournament will be scorinated with xkoranate, using the Snelweg formula.
Schedule: (cutoff times will be between 19 and 21 UTC)
February 11th – First Series Opponents Revealed
February 20th – Series One Games 1 and 2
February 22nd – Series One Games 3 through 5
February 24th – Series Two Games 1 and 2
February 26th – Series Two Games 3 through 5
February 28th – Series Three Games 1 and 2
March 2nd – Series Three Games 3 through 5
RP Information
Given the nature of the competition, Roster and Roleplay Bonuses will be much higher than usual. Additionally, you're invited to use larger roster sizes than usual, giving your youngsters a chance to prove themselves.
You may choose to send a youth team of some sort, but sending senior squads (or squads close to that) is encouraged. Also, feel free to simply copy over the roster from the last WBC (or prepare the one for the next one early!) -- this is not supposed to be work for you.
Any undeclared use of AI will be treated as plagiarism.
My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Play all five games regardless of outcome: Yes/No
Choose my runscorers: Yes/No
Choose my lineup: Yes/No
Follow my pitching rotation: Yes/No
Godmod scoring events: Yes/No
RP injuries to my players: Yes/No
Godmod injuries to my players: Yes/No
Eject my players: Yes/No
Godmod other events: Yes/No
Use DH at home: Yes/No
If you have any questions, feel free to ask!


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