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The second championship is nearing completion - only four teams left to fight for the trophy - so for those who want to join in again or for those who'd like to try for the first time, here it is.

Eight teams as a starting point, might be expanded to twelve depending on signup rate.

Signed up teams:

Cockbill Street
Rejistania
The Belmore Family
NEWI Cefn Druids
Towlieban
Sliponia
Delicious Frankfurters
Liverpool England
Kaze Progressa
Lovisa
KOR3A
Valient
Telewest
Wella
SirLakousMan
Celtico

Hosts:
TBF/Rejistania

[16/16]

Go Orange-Whites! Win the cup once more!

TBF will lose again.....

The Griffins of NEWI Cefn Druids would like to enter again.

Go Orange-Whites! Win the cup once more!

You mean the Burgundy-Lavenders.

GO BURGUNDY-LAVENDERS!

And i'm not signing up, since I don't know what handball is and only RP WC stuff :P

The Incorporated States of Towlieban shall enter.

Sliponia will give it another go!

The Republic of Delicious Frankfurters shall enter. Our specially trained athletes, specially selected and fed with the finest hotdogs available since the age of 3, shall have no problem in attending this simple competition.

BUMP

Liverpool England will sign up.

Slot 8 goes to the Progressans.

You could go with ten - two groups of five, as with the abortive cricket tournament.

A good healthy bump never harmed anyone.

Lovisa will start too

Noted.

Tournament starts on Friday, with 10 or 12 (or more) signed-up teams. If there is 11, Cockbill Street's puppet Gleam Street will fill up the numbers.

Oh, and this is a bump, if you didn't notice.

Also-TBF and Rejis will be putting in a joint hosting bid.... I think. Rejis, please confirm.

Noted as the only hosting bid as yet.

Bump.

Noted as the only hosting bid as yet.

Bump.

Noted as the only hosting bid as yet.

Bump.

Confirmed the hosting bid.

WOW! That was fast, if you can't wait a little between championships then Bariloche is out. I know you do a good work managing the threads and your team, but I cannot RP enough to make it worth it.

See you around people d_ :D _b

Sliponia has a puppet we can volunteer if needed. Let me re-state that. NS Handball II Champion Sliponia will send a puppet if needed. :lol: That puppet being Celtico

WOW! That was fast, if you can't wait a little between championships then Bariloche is out. I know you do a good work managing the threads and your team, but I cannot RP enough to make it worth it.

See you around people d_ :D _b

Well, you don't have to RP every match - I think you did a great job with RPing the 3 games in WC2, and I know how hard it is myself.

Bump.

TEAM KOR3A will be returning to the NSHC. We can't give up our second-place ranking! If Cockbill Street is getting tired of hosting we would be happy to co-host with either them or another nation.

Be the Blues!

P.S./OOC. Not including KOR3A I think Bariloche did the second or third best job of roleplaying so I'd love to see them return to. And hey, maybe keep this open a TAD longer, no reason we couldn't have 14 teams if we do, at the pace this is going.

T T T

P.S./OOC. Not including KOR3A I think Bariloche did the second or third best job of roleplaying so I'd love to see them return to. And hey, maybe keep this open a TAD longer, no reason we couldn't have 14 teams if we do, at the pace this is going.

OOC: Yeah, why not. I need to catch up on WCXI anyway.

Ummm, I've seen this around, but never got in. If there is still a spot, I'd like to give it a go :D

Noted.

I've made a decision - give this time over the weekend, to get either 14 or 16 teams.

The supreme ruler of Telewest would like his country to take part in an international sporting event. Baseball is our national sport but we are equally proficient in handball and would like to enter.

Von Helfsberg
PA to Milwamber
Supreme ruler of Telewest

Noted.

We would like to mention though, that this is European handball - with goals at each end in which you score. Just to be on the safe side.

Wella will be start in HC

The current champions from Sliponia will offer a hosting bid, however, we'd like a co-host. Anyone interested? Perhaps you KOR3A, Cockbill Streets, or Kaze Progressa would be interested?

The current champions from Sliponia will offer a hosting bid, however, we'd like a co-host. Anyone interested? Perhaps you KOR3A, Cockbill Streets, or Kaze Progressa would be interested?

KOR3A wanted a co-host a couple of posts back (just to be a matchmaker).

14...maybe two more before Monday?

The second championship is nearing completion - only four teams left to fight for the trophy - so for those who want to join in again or for those who'd like to try for the first time, here it is.

Eight teams as a starting point, might be expanded to twelve depending on signup rate.

Signed up teams:

Cockbill Street
Rejistania
The Belmore Family
NEWI Cefn Druids
Towlieban
Sliponia
Delicious Frankfurters
Liverpool England
Kaze Progressa
Lovisa
KOR3A
Valient
Telewest
Wella

Hosting bids:
TBF/Rejistania
KOR3A/???
Sliponia/???

[14/14 (16?)] :) :shock: my nation would like to join this competition. -The Republic of SirLakousMan-

The Rejistanian roster:

Coach:
Juu Junu

Starters:
Lyku Syku (goalie)
Hikiru Da
Jen Aji~l
Syku Kansu
Tida Ju
Hada Isra (captain)
Kada Sulny

Substitutes:
Ha~e Lata~n (goalie)
Xira Sikil
Hana Vel
Iki Jamu
Daru Inru
Radaka Ly
Kiha Ly

(Radaka Ly and Kiha Ly are twins)

First kit: Orange shirts, white shorts, orange socks
Change kit: Blue shirt, orange shorts, blue socks

(CS agreed to use this thread as roster thread too. It bumps it)

Cockbill Street roster:

1. Callous
2. Helen Peters
3. Alan Jones
4. Chris Pietersen
5. Benjamin Ioannou
6. Chris Mariner
7. Andy Healy
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8. Neil Quinn
9. Hreidar Trollfighter
10. Martin Read
11. Andrea Durham
12. Peter Sanders
13. Matt Pollock
14. Glod Glodscousin

Hey. quick question. DOes anyone have a link to the past two championships so that I can refresh my memory?

This should definately be fun :D

Here we go:

Handball World Cup RP thread (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=104936)
Handball World Cup II RP Thread (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=110812)

Only one change has been made to the NEWI Cefn Druids Griffins' roster for World Cup III, as it was very young at World Cup II. It is now as follows:

1. Trevor Johnson ( GK, 25 )
2. Trevor Lee-Davies ( LB, 30 )
3. Stuart James ( CB, 25 )
4. Dave Yeats ( RB, 31 )
5. Trevor Cannon ( LW, 29 )
6. Trevor Chapman ( RW, 18 )
7. Rhys Chapman ( CR, 17 )

Substitutes:

8. Trevor Jones ( RW, 32 )
9. Eric Renton ( CB, 32 )
10. Trevor Ormillton ( RB, 29 )
11. Robert Thakes ( LB, 26 )
12. Trevor West ( LW, 24 )
14. Terry Hat ( CR, 30 )
15. Trevor Neville ( GK, 17 )

Only first choice goalkeeper Trevor Johnson is going to his first World Cup, and he would have been at the last one if it hadn't been for a freak injury in the build-up to the tournament.

The griffins' new kit is of gold and red halves, even as far as having one sock gold and the other red. Their change kit remains all blue, with the old black and white striped kit only being used if both kits clash with the opposition's.

This should definately be fun

Can agree with you there, once it takes off.

One more team needed. If this team is not in by Monday 6pm forum time, Celtico will be the 16th team, and the tournament will start on Tuesday.

Oh, and this is Cockbill Street's puppet bumping the thread.

Hard bump ;)

More bumps...

Lovisa roster:

coach: Waldemar Wspaniały

1. Arkadiusz Kwiecień
2. Janusz Nowak
3. Grzegorz Papke
4. Kamil Prus
5. Arkadiusz Świderski
6. Damian Zagumny
7. Mateusz Kudelski
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8. Jan Komenda
9. Marcin Dzieński
10. Wojciech Panuś
11. Krzysztof Jarych
12. Bogusław Lembas
13. Leszek Muratow
14. Jan Gondek


First kit: White shirts, darkblue shorts, darkblue socks
Change kit: Darkblue shirt, white shorts, darkblue socks

KOR3A would be glad to co-bid with Sliponia, if it's not too late... If it is too late, we'll bid next time!

* indicates the number of NSHC each player has previously played in.
This year's squad:
18 Lee, Kun-Hee (GK) **
29 Kim, Young-Sam (CR) **
06 Choi, Soon-Yong (RW) **
02 Lee, Chul-Soo (LW) *
31 Flexengasher, Hans (LB) **
55 Ha, Tae-Eun (C, Captain) **
11 McBashy, Willie (RB) *

Bench:
12 Chung, Tae-Bak (GK) **
66 Park, Jung-Hien (CR) **
99 Park, Dan-Young (RW) **
83 Kim, Hyun-Siek (LW) *
72 Von Smashengräben, Siegfried (LB) *
17 Hee, Red-Yun (C) *
79 Lee, Jason (RB)

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Telewest team roster released!!!!


The excitement is building in the capital after Harsorna released the roster for the national handball team for Telewest

03 Von Helfsberg, Eric (GK)
14 Fritz, Shwartz (CR)
49 Dragovic, Boris (RW)
13 Crychek, Lars (LW)
08 Plesto, Teemba (LB)
21 Dragovic, Ivan (C, Captain)
09 Hamdon, Lothar (RB)

Subs:
32 Grenthan, Amadeus (GK)
02 Van flazachec, Marco (CR)
17 Bahia, Kalwant (RW)
23 Baratoff, Kyle (LW)
05 De Sect, Oscar (LB)
12 Slaychec, Richard (C)
31 Ricentoff, Francis (RB)


Manager
Harsorna, Symon

After a shock qualification the team prepare to head off to Rejistania/TBF
to make their World Cup debut, taking with them the hopes and prayers of an entire nation. Their purple and orange kit has been laughed at by many, especially seasoned nations who say it is a sickening combination but kit designer Karl Mantside says different. "What these fellows don't realise is that the Telewest team are used to these colours where as they are not, its a ploy to distract the opposition!!". If you say so Karl. Lets face it Telewest need all the help they can get.

Dora Telborne
Telewest Today

Of the two hosting bids, the winner will be

Rejistania/TBF

The KOR3A/Sliponian bid was good, but in the end the jury decided to ask the more experienced hosts. However, I'd say that a KOR3An bid for WCIV might be favoured.

The final signup, of 16:

Signed up teams:

Cockbill Street
Rejistania
The Belmore Family
NEWI Cefn Druids
Towlieban
Sliponia
Delicious Frankfurters
Liverpool England
Kaze Progressa
Lovisa
KOR3A
Valient
Telewest
Wella
Celtico (Sliponian puppet)

Ranks will be posted shortly

TBF are ready to go.

CS: did you want us to use your spreadsheet, if so, could you e-mail it to me please.

Ranks for HBWC3:

1 - Sliponia
2 - Rejistania
3 - Cockbill Street
4 - KOR3A
5 - NEWI Cefn Druids
11 - Kaze Progressa
12 - The Belmore Family
17 - Towlieban, Delicious Frankfurters, Liverpool England, Lovisa, Valient, Telewest, Wella, Celtico, SirLakousMan (who IS signed up, sorry)

Double post.

KOR3AN Finance Minister O-Ren Ishii: We will certainly be bidding for NSHC IV and will be preparing our bid throughout the coming year.
Rest assured, this time next season you will be marveling at the beauty of KOR3A's beaches...

OOC: Am I correct to assume that the ranks have been calculated by averaging the rank of NSHC I with NSHC II?

OOC: Am I correct to assume that the ranks have been calculated by averaging the rank of NSHC I with NSHC II?

OFFICIAL RELEASE FROM THE NATIONSTATES BOARD OF HANDBALL - RANKINGS DEPARTMENT:

The ranking values for NSHC III shall be calculated as follows: Take the final position of the teams in the championship two years prior to this championship, and multiply by 0.45. Add to this the final position of the teams in the championship prior to this. The team with the smallest ranking value shall be ranked as 1, the team with the second smallest as 2, etc. Teams that do not enter NSHC III are not removed from the rankings list.

The ranking rules for NSHC IV and onwards shall be calculated as follows: Take the final position of he teams in the championship three years prior to this championship, and multiply by 0.2025. Add to this the final position of he teams in the championship two years prior to this championship, and multiply by 0.45. Add to this the final position of the teams in the championship prior to this. Again, the team with the smallest ranking value shall be ranked as 1, the team with the second smallest as 2, etc. Teams that do not enter the championship in question are not removed from the rankings list until they have failed to enter three consecutive championships, in which case they will have zero points.

OOC: The groups were generated by The Belmore Family and Rejistania live on the IRC-channel #wcc on irc.esper.net. Cockbill Street, Total n Utter Insanity and Warnocks Wizards watched the draw.

IC: The group draw took place in the KaMaRi kali Congress Centre. The officials from The Belmore Family and Rejistania announced, that this cup will be the first one, using four groups instead of two. The group draw had this result.

Group 1:
KOR3A
The Belmore Family
SirLakousMan
Lovisa

Group 2:
Cockbill Street
NEWI Cefn Druids
Delicious Frankfurters
Telewest

Group 3:
Sliponia
Liverpool England
Wella
Valient

Group 4:
Rejistania
Kaze Progressa
Towlieban
Celtico

The Rejistanian Handball Association hopes for a fair cup in which the best team will win.

The Daily Examiner

Sports

Group draw in for NSHC III
Rejistania Desk - Today Rejistania along with The Belmore Family released this year's NationStates Handball Championship group draw. KOR3A was drawn in group one, along with The Belmore Family, SirLakousMan, and Lovisa. SirLakousMan and Lovisa, newcomers to the NSHC, should not prevent much of a threat to the more experienced KOR3AN team. Pundits, however, are divided on whether The Belmore Family will be able to use its' hosting of the tournament to gain advantage in a match against KOR3A. Coach Allen X. Kou exuded confidence, however, at the team's kickoff press conference. "We acknowledge they've got the home court," said Kou. "But we're bringing the most skill to this match, and we think that's what counts. If you KOR3AN fans out there can buy tickets, though, we'd appreciate having a cheering section as we win." It remains to be seen if TEAM KOR3A can actually win that match, but fans worldwide are looking forward to an exciting set of games.

Sliponia roster:

Anthony Williams [goalie]
Brett Snyder
Carl Snow
Devin Richards
Eric Scott [captain]
Fred Davenport
George Little
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Henry Corey
Isaac Rale
Jake Walker
Kevin Jackson
Luke Thompson
Mike Platte
Nick Harrison

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http://www.biezanow.net/~dominik/TVLovun/sport.jpg

Hard Group

Lovisa is in Group 1 with KOR3A,The Belmore Family and SirLakousMan.
KOR3A (actually 4th in ranking) and The Belmore Family (12) are a favorites this group, but I thing Lovisa will be a black horse in this group and maybe go to next stage in this Champs.

We know that Lovisa start first time in Handball Champion, but we belive we are not weak and will play with fairest. :wink:

Telewest Today

Sport


There was scandal today as the rankings and group draw was announced for the world cup handball championships in Rejistania. The director of Telewest sport has declared that manager Symon Harsorna, is incapable of getting the team past the first stage after he was caught reading 'Handball made simple - the pop up edition'. This comes just weeks after he was accused of sleeping his way to the top. Quite how he did that seeing the directors of sport are all male is anyone's guess, but this reporter will bet his house that Harsorna isn't averse to a little sausage.
The rankings were no surprise to Telewest, who have been seeded last (along with the other newcomers)and the draw was as difficult as expected. With 2 top seeds (Cockbill Street and NEWI Cefn Druids) to contend with, no-one in Telewest is expecting very much from the team. The only light at the end of the tunnel (however dim it may be) is the fact that we have also drawn handball newcomers Delicious Frankfurters, though whether their manager is having to study childrens books of the game is anyones guess.
The whole of Telewst will be watching this, their first entry into an international competition, with baited breath. Bets are on, sickies have been thrown, and 'handball made simple' is a bestseller. God help us all.

Excellent RP, Telewest!

The RP thread is finally up: http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=117420

don't worry, the RPs in this thread were also taken into account when calculating the RP-bonus.

The Daily Druid

GRIFFINS' KEEPER CONFIDENT OF PROGRESS
Trevor Burgess reports on the Handball World Cup

The NEWI Cefn Druids handball team arrived in The Belmore Family today, as they prepare for the imminent World Cup.

After finishing fifth in their first attempt at the sport, goalkeeper Trevor Johnson told reporters that they were hoping to do even better this time.

"To do so well first time around, it would be a shame for us to lose progress on the top teams. Obviously, the biggest match is going to be the one against Cockbill Street, but we should be fired up for them this time around."

The Griffins were beaten soundly by Cockbill Street at the last World Cup, but Johnson knows that his team is stronger now. "We have a full strength team, as well as tournament experience, so this one will be a lot closer than the last."

But Johnson is aware of the threat of the new teams on the stage. "Obviously, Telewest and Delicious Frankfurters will be up for their games against us as we are now one of the big boys, but we were in a similar position to them last time out, so in no way will we be underestimating them."

When questioned about the potential scandal involving Telewest, Johnson was reluctant to reply. He told us, "It's none of our business really. If their coach likes delicious frankfurters, that's his choice. And when I say that, I don't mean the team, if you know what I mean!"

Griffins' Group 2:

Cockbill Street (3)
NEWI Cefn Druids (5)
Delicious Frankfurters (17)
Telewest (17)

OOC: Should we just leave this one here or bring it over to the RP thread?