Valanora CoH 90 Bid
Invite Criteria
To be eligible to be invited to the tournament, the VSC will be looking for at minimum a roster and RPs in three RP windows. This may be lowered to two RP windows if needed to get more favorable contestant numbers for the format.
Format
The preferred format would be X groups of 4 teams each. At this time I am estimating between 24 and 32 entries into the tournament and thus would necessitate the use of best X third placed sides making it into the Round of Sixteen, from where it will proceed as a straight knockout competition. Other formats will be considered but those would likely require need additional qualifying method such a best X of X placed sides.
Formula and RP Bonus
One of the unique approaches this bid is going to take is that it is going to use the KPB+ rankings to determine pots, but the starting scorination rank will be the bons from the World Cup Qualifiers, which the hosts of the World Cup have already agreed to provide. Following this, as the tournament was originally created as a tournament for those who RPed well but missed out on the Finals, there will be a substantial and cumulative RP bonus being used. Quality will be valued over the quantity of RPs, such that if you posts multiple RPs per window they will be judged as a single RP. SQIS will be the formula used with xkoranate modifiers, but style modifiers will be limited to +-3 rather than +-5.
Tiebreakers
For teams that finish tied on points, the following tiebreakers will be used in order, and if multiple teams are tied they will be applied to eliminate a team and then reapplied until the tie is broken
1. Head to head
2. Goal difference
3. Wins
4. IC Coin Flip (match scored with pure RP bonus)
AI Policy
The use of AI for text will not be allowed with the exception of it being used to translate. AI images must be disclosed to receive credit for them.
Experience
The user behind Valanora is one of the most decorated and experienced hosts in the sub-forum, having hosted over a dozen WCC events, IFCF events, the Hui La, the Copa de Campones, the Hockey Champions League, multi time host of conferences in both NSCF and NSCAA, host of the DBC, as well as numerous regional and other sporting events.