Mcleod Cup VI
An international Babbage rules football tournament
An international Babbage rules football tournament
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The Mcleod Cup is the premier international competition in Babbage rules football. Cup management issue a call for teams representing the nations of the world, be they bona fide national select teams, professional or amateur clubs, universities or other bodies, to gather at Wye, South Island to compete in Mcleod Cup VI.
We have 22 teams entered from the last tournament, and are prepared to accept any multiple of four up to 32 teams. Should more than 32 teams apply they will be accepted first come, first served. A maximum of one team per nation and two teams per controlling entity will be observed. (Various puppets of the host nation are available if and only if needed by management to fill out the field to a multiple of four teams.)
The competition will run over two weeks, with six match days scheduled. The first week will see the contestants divided into four-team pools using a pot-system draw that recognises international rankings. A single round-robin of three games per team will be contested in each pool. The second week will see the field split into single-elimination brackets to contest the Mcleod Cup and also (in descending order of precedence) the Plate, Bowl, and Shield minor awards in a manner frankly borrowed from rugby sevens competition.
Tuesday, October 11 -- Pool play, round 1
Thursday, October 13 -- Pool play, round 2
Saturday, October 15 -- Pool play, round 3
Monday, October 17 -- Quarterfinal matches
Wednesday, October 19 -- Semifinal matches
Friday, October 21 -- Final matches
A technical document is appended that outlines precise structures for varying numbers of teams.
Technical support will be provided using the xkoranate 0.3.2 system. Fair play assessments (OOC: RP bonus) are generous and based on an accumulation of performances for each round. Early submission of team rosters to facilitate media coverage is viewed favourably in addition to other efforts.
Future editions of the Mcleod Cup will be scheduled annually (OOC: Babbage time--monthly IRL), instead of the ad hoc scheduling of the past. To ease the burden on federations and encourage continuity of programmes, all nations that enter and complete the sixth Cup will automatically receive complimentary entry to the seventh Cup without further application. Of course, requests to not receive automatic entry will be honoured, and such entry will be withdrawn should the national federation cease to exist.
Mcleod Cup VII is expected to begin on November 8.
Mcleod Cup VIII is expected to begin on December 13 (and finish on December 23, just before holidays).
Signups:
- The Babbage Islands (defenders)
- Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuk
- Andossa Se Mitrin Vega (Bowl holders)
- Armorgames
- Beldonia
- Carmadin
- Cassadaigua
- Civil Citizenry
- Cyborg Holland
- Darmen (Plate holders)
- Delaclava
- Garon-Averia
- Kerblaekistan
- Krytenia
- Solra
- Spitfyred1
- Tamarindia (The Golden Tamarind)
- Tarrentum
- Thatius
- Vettrera
- Wadomia (Shield holders)
- Wolfmanne
- Megadia
- The Kytler Peninsulae
- Tekcirb
- Mossulia
- Chuckio
- Mytannion
Current Rankings:
Andossa Se Mitrin Vega 0.860
Darmen 0.839
The Babbage Islands 0.799
Cassadaigua 0.791
Newmanistan 0.755
Tamarindia 0.686
Delaclava 0.627
Wolfmanne 0.586
Krytenia 0.571
Armorgames 0.461
Wadomia 0.427
Civil Citizenry 0.424
Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuk 0.422
Thatius 0.370
Vettrera 0.356
Cyborg Holland 0.336
Kerblaekistan 0.336
Tarrentum 0.335
Spitfyred1 0.333
Jimmer Fredette 0.289
Chuckio 0.231
Beldonia 0.214
Green Jello Salad 0.210
Carmadin 0.202
Mytannion 0.178
Virabia 0.163
Beaverriver 0.156
Southwest 2Fort 0.156
84733842 0.125
Garon-Averia 0.122
Solra 0.122
Ruadha 0.100
Lithatrius 0.067
Undeadzombiee 0.063
Burchadinger 0.056
Toiletdonia 0.048
SarahRed-n-BarryBlue 0.033
New Nations 0.033
